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Also, if you're not already doing it, use more legs and push up (jump) into the ball while serving. Use lots of wrist snap, too.

Raiden031, From my own experience I can testify how hitting against a wall can mess up your game. When I was younger I hit against the garage quite a lot for about 2 weeks. When I had my next tennis lesson I was told that I was allowing almost every ball to drop too low before hitting it--a...

I've always had a pretty solid serve, but I've recently been trying to get as much leg power into my serve as possible and have found the results to be very positive. My serve has more speed, and better consistency--5 aces and only 2 double faults in a 3 set match last night. If your serve...

I agree with ChocolatePie--you're thinking about it too much. Just play tennis and forget about all the clothing and hype that really has nothing to do with how well you play. If a polo shirt causes problems, you're really going to be in a jam when you have to put on a sweatshirt for cold weather.

Noobplayer, I would love to post some video for everybody to make comments, but for now, I don't have the right cables and such to get the video into my computer and loaded to the web.

What makes good footwork? What are things to look for to know if I have good footwork, or the things that indicate poor footwork? Describe the ideal footwork for groundstrokes.

Federer, Nadal, and all the rest often take 3 balls, then reject one before serving. What are they looking for in a ball? Do the newest balls yield the fastest serves?

I probably have 10 matches on these strings and the racquet was strung 6 months ago. I recently started using it as my other racquet broke a string. The match was indoors and I noticed the mushiness late in the match. Perhaps it was the heat generated by my blazing serve :)

I'm playing with gamma tnt strings at 55 lbs in my Wilson N6.1 95 (18x20). I noticed a mushy feel in my strings the other night. Is this just me cracking up, or have the strings undergone a change, whether temporary or permanent?

I used to play soccer in Diadoras and even bought a few indoor soccer shoes from them for kicking around. How are their tennis shoes? I want something high performance.

Hi, This is my 2nd pair of the Prince T10s. Overall I have no complaints, but I noticed sore feet, particularly my heels, after my 90 min hardcourt match last night. I don't remember whether this has always happened or if it's a new phenomenon. Could it be that the absorbing qualities of the...

I use a backhand grip. This grip works well for my serve, which I hit at 2 o'clock on my first and at 7 o'clock on my 2nd (kick serve). Using wrist pronation and slight changes in my stance I can flatten the serve and get placement anywhere in the box. By adjusting the placement of my toss I...

I play with the Wilson Ncode 6.1 95 18x20 racquets strung with gamma tnt at 55 lbs. I don't have any real issues with what I have, but am curious if there is something better/different I should try next time I have them strung. Thanks

I'd like to know what problems this exercise actually resolves or how it leads to an improved serve when you go back to using your feet.

The 55 year old you describe brings back memories of playing someone very much like that. During warm up I thought, "I'm 20 or so years younger, I hope I don't hurt the old guy running him around the court." It didn't take long for him to clean up the match. At least he offered some advice...

Hi, Would it be effective to play harder and more aggresively in order to raise my level of play--I mean hitting more winners and going for more on every shot. I know initially that I would probably lose more matches due to blasting balls out of the court and unforced errors, but over the...

the sound of your balls indoors Andymac1, You said it, bro. I was in a tournament this morning on an indoor court between two very quality matches on either side of me (probably ~5.0ish). It was like the power hour and inspired more power and attack in my own game.

Footwork could have been my problem. I worked 12 hours building decks and general construction just prior to the match. I was tired when I started the match, which probably meant not getting low enough, not moving like I can, and lack of focus overall. Thanks for the tips.

This type of player may be a smaller category of the larger "pusher" category, but I'm wondering about strategy against these players. I played an individual the other night who hit almost every shot as a chop or slice. His serve was also very slicey. A lot of his shots stay low to the ground...

last night I played the pusher that beat me a couple weeks ago. Thanks in part to discussions on this site about pushers and how to beat them, I was successfull in beating the pusher. I was extremely frustrated last match, but during this match it was the pusher who was frustrated, thew his...

My serve is one of my most consistent aspects of my game. I usually will hit ~2 double faults in a two set match, sometimes more on a bad day. I have a topspin first serve where I aim to contact the ball at 2 o'clock and a kick second serve where I aim to contact the ball at 7 o'clock. My...

I got back into tennis about a year ago after taking about 10 years off from the sport. Several times during matches over the last year I have played pushers, lost the match, and heading home furious and completely disturbed at how I could have lost to a player with such weak strokes. I...

I like to call this condition "toe jam." I have experienced toe jam after matches involving a lot of agressive runs. After wearing out my shoes, I went to buy another identical pair only to find that the size I had was out of stock. I bought the next half size up and have not had any more toe...

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For those interested, I saw a sports medicine orthopaedic doc yesterday. He took some x-rays, asked some questions and tried some movements. After looking at everything he said my x-rays were "perfect" and that there is plenty of space between the bones, indicating sufficitent cartilage. His...

I've had a light-duty shoulder injury for about 6 weeks or so and it is gradually getting better, but I'm trying to figure out if I should pay to go see a sports medicine doc or not. I have no idea how the injury occured, but it was probably from playing tennis or sleeping on my shoulder all...

I just got my new wilson n six one 95 (18x20 string pattern) and with it came the long rubbery string dampener that goes across about 5 strings. I haven't used a dampener for 15 years. Why should I use this one? RK

One more thing-- if you show up to the court with the white bag, then proceed to wear pink armbands, a diamond tennis bracelet, and a pink racquet, then the white bag will fit right in. On the other hand, if you show up to the court with the white bag and play aggressive tennis dressed...

To be honest, considering that you have already questioned it, no matter what anybody says, you'll always have some thought in the back of your mind that makes you feel like a sissy when you hit the court with one. But, forget what anybody else thinks, if you dig the bag, make it yours!

I pulled out my old Graphite Edge racquet for a friendly couple sets of tennis this afternoon. The racquet has dead strings, but I still had a great time playing with it. The 81 sq inch head offered more "rim shots" than I usually hit. There was a definite pleasurable feeling when I made...