i want to start playing tennis?

Question

just wanted to know if since im 21 yrs old, if that is too late for me to start. I don't plan on going pro, just want to do it recreationally. i thought about playing in high school but was extremely overweight and couldnt move as well. i lost alot of weight since then and am thinking about it again

Answer 1

Of course you can start playing!
You wont become a pro but you can get a 5.0 rating if you work a little.

Answer 2

Age is not limiting factor to play tennis or learn it. As long as
you can run and hold a racket in your hand you can do it.
I have been a long time fan of tennis and never played until I
was quite old(35+)....with a year of good coaching I am able
to play decent tennis.

So you are quite young and get a decent coach. Start with a
community tennis center classes and then go on to hire to
a personal coach ($30-$50/hour). This will be help you.
Also try to play against the wall....

Answer 3

You're never too old to take up a sport - well, maybe if you were like 75 and you wanted to do ballet or gymnastics professionally...but you get my point! lol. I LOVE tennis; I was thinking about doing it in high school, too...but the coach was a joke and the team as a whole didn't really progress toward anything so...I didn't join. But it's great fun with friends! If I lived close to you, I'd definately join you! lol. You mentioned that you lost a lot of weight before you started wanting to play; but tennis is such an active sport that you will lose more! It's a great sport to play. Good luck!!!

Answer 4

Absolutely anyone of any age can play tennis all you need is a tennis racquet and some tennis balls,(maybe even a friend to play with) but hitting off a wall will most likely improve your serving and stroking also try volleying off a wall.

Answer 5

Yes! It's really fun. You can never be too late! Start, take up tennis!

Answer 6

There has to be a tennis club in your town.. Visit it and there should be a pro tennis instructor there. Sit down and have a serious talk with him and tell him what you would like to do. You will be surprised and hey he might teach you to play really good. Good luch Grant in Pennsylvania

Answer 7

sure why not, tennis is good for your body and is fun.

Answer 8

Why even ask? As long as you are in good health, of course! And it's only recreational, you don't even really need to be in good health for that.

Answer 9

its going to be frustrating in the beginning... but dont give up!
you can do it! its really fun.

Answer 10

Sure you can! But use your head me amigo. Tennis is an active and fun sport that gets your cardiovascular system reve'd up, and has high impact on your knees, elbows, and ankle joints, and to a lesser degree on your wrists, shoulders,neck joints, and back.

You will be using a set of muscles that you probably have never used in concert before, so don't be surprised if, after the first full day of tennis fun - when you get a good work out but decide this is tennis stuff is really fun, and something that you think you could be OK at - (with some practice), that you find that the next morning - or even the morning after that - some evil gang of thugs has broken into your house as you slumbered peacefully thinking of back hands, forearm slams, love, 15 loves, - and for no good reason these bruisers pummeled you with baseball bats and garden rakes so viciously that upon waking, -even the act of opening your eyelids made you cry like a little girl.

But inspite of it all, you are hooked. Here are some tips:

1. Get the right shoes. Spend the money and get a proper pair of tennis shoes, that will support your feet and ankles, and cushion your feet , ankles and leg joints as much as possible. Before you buy the shoes, I suggest that you visit a podiatrist, have him examine you feet and over all physique, and seek his advice with regard to foot wear for tennis play. Then ask him if he could recomend a shoe store and, (and shoe manufacturers), to buy from.. (I'm willing to bet that most shoe salesmen/women have no idea about what makes one product line better than another, or why one shoe is better for cross-training than for running, as opposed to weight training, or exercising. - etc. Or even how to properly fit you into a shoe.

2. Did you know that the best time to shop for shoes is mid-afternoon? This because your feet have swollen somewhat by then - but they are still not too swollen & tired to be up for some one-on-one after work.

3. Always "Warm up & Stretch out" before playing, and "Cool Down & Stretch out after playing. Never go into a game "Cold"; this is how 20 & 30 somethings wind up with torn ACL's.

4. Practice. Practice. Practice. You make good money now, - in addition to practice, and wacking away at balls spat out of a ball cannon, - GET SOME LESSONS, and practice, practice, practice.

5. Play "The wall" to improve ball control, hand/eye control, and foot speed.

6. Remember what you said when you started playing. "I don't plan on going Pro, I just want to do it recreationally" So you should be playing for fun - all the time.

7. It's time to quit when: You consider buying a racquet that costs more than $ 100.00. You consider buying tennis shoes that cost more that cost more dollars that you weigh in pounds.You start getting angry with yourself, swearing at bad shots, and arguing that the serve was "in".

Lastly, you decide that only John McEnroe really understands what you are going thru, and all these other idiots you have to suffer and share court time with should just be made to play golf instead.

Good luck King! (I'll stick with Golf - I just don't have the gams for tennis).