soft tennis anyone?

J-man

Hall of Fame
I saw this to on the asian game website. I would like to play!! But more importantly I want some fortage.
 
Is this 'frontennis'? Or is it a little different?

Sounds pretty cool.
My friend had an elbow problem and wanted to go for a run instead of hitting with me. After a mile, we played a set of singles with regular frames and Dunlop Speedballs. Wonder if Soft Tennis is as cool as that was. Maybe better.
 

pham4313

Professional
oh yeah...it must be fun considering that it is official Asian sports since 1994. Personally i havent got a chance to play but i d like to try some day. You ll be a lady's man too as sung in that video clip :)
 

damasta55

Rookie
I played soft tennis. YOu can really swing out at the ball, and you can't really put spin, but have to hit flat. The racquet heads are also a lot smaller like old racquets.
 

nickarnold2000

Hall of Fame
The appealing thing about soft tennis is that it takes much less time to learn. Regular tennis is the hardest racket sport because you always must be thinking about what spin to use or the ball flies out. But in soft, you basically can hit the ball as hard as you can and it still stays in! Of course, if you're competing in the Asian games you've got to be good but, like badminton, to get a decent rally going isn't that difficult.
 

Phil

Hall of Fame
Is this 'frontennis'? Or is it a little different?

Sounds pretty cool.
My friend had an elbow problem and wanted to go for a run instead of hitting with me. After a mile, we played a set of singles with regular frames and Dunlop Speedballs. Wonder if Soft Tennis is as cool as that was. Maybe better.

I've never played it, but I've seen it played; sometimes, when I reserve a clay court, I watch the softies play until it's my turn to go on. It can be played on hard court, but is usually played on clay or omni surfaces.

I don't think you can play this once you've had a taste of "real" tennis. This is for people who can't learn tennis, or are too scared to try. As someone else said, you can basically hit the ball as hard and flat as you want and the ball, which "floats", will stay in. Another technique is to hit one moonball after another. There's not much subtlety to the game, that I've seen.
 
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