How to Improve your Tennis Games: Some Tips and Steps
Sep 6th, 2008 | By jong | Category: Featured Articles, How toTennis is a tough sport, don’t let anyone tell you differently, but as hard as it is, you can improve your game right now, all you have to do is continue reading and if you are truly interested in getting better, do one or all of the recommended steps.
Steps
- The only way to improve your tennis game and skills is to play, but just playing is not enough, you have to play the right people, play often, play under the right learning atmosphere.
- Here’s what I mean - just getting together with your regular partner 1-3 times a week is not enough and may even hurt your game, it will most definitely stop you from improving. You will make the same mistakes over and over, the game will continue to be a major challenge.
- Play more than one player
- Play against more than one style
- Play against better players
- Treat matches as tennis lessons
- When practicing, Practice with intent- pick specific things to work on and practice your weakest shots
- The best way to play with a variety of players at or above your level is to sign up for a summer tennis camp. A good camp will have:
- professional tennis instructors who are career tennis instructors
- instruction for every level of player
- low instructor-to-camper ratio
- plenty of competitive match play
- at least three hours of instruction per day in addition to match play
- and most important you must play under pressure, where if you don’t win you will lose something, and if you win you will win something, there must be a reward and punishment. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat goes a long way at improving your tennis game.
Tips
- The standings
- Make sure you are not at the bottom of the pile, protect your ranking.
- The seasonal points race
- Earn points to buy Prince and Wilson stuff
- The playoffs
- Your standing must be good enough to make the playoffs, get far and even win the whole thing.
- The year to date points
- Finish in the top 20 for the year and automatically win big prizes.
- You can improve your tennis through practicing alone. Hitting against a wall (ideally a “real” rebound wall or net) develops both your shot placement and your returning ability. Serving practice is invaluable; it allows you to relax and to take many more serves than game play allows. And of course you can do these things any time you desire, no need to coordinate with a partner.