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Show Ia::io: PicEiioi tet Spl One of the sources of motivation mo-tivation in this game is hitting the ball in the center of the racket strings. IT's AN exhilarating feeling. It occurs just often enough to keep us at it. Even at 06, day is not totally wasted if we can just execute one perfect, solid winning shot. CENTER HITS occur more often if we adhere to several rules of shotmaking. First, don't attempt to hit the ball until you've first teamed how to stroke it. Too many inexperienced players pre-maturely try to play an aggressive point-winning game style, but fail to get the desired results. INSTEAD OF attacking the ball, swing smoothly through it. Make your strokes long and fluid. Swing slowly. Carry the ball. Feel it on the strings. Direct it. Control it. Second, don't attempt to hit a moving target while moving. mov-ing. Make something stationary: sta-tionary: You! BALANCE IS the most important im-portant fundamental in tennis. ten-nis. Concentrate on getting your weight forward onto your front foot with every shot. Bend your front knee and keep your foot flat on the ground. STABILIZE yourself so you can swing from a secure position. Hold your balance until the ball has left your racket and is well on its way over the net. THIRD, TURN vour head so you're looking at "the ball with both eyes. This is called "tracking." Follow the ball with your head so you are facing the point of contact. To get the idea, practice keeping your eyes, and head, down until the ball leaves your racket. SMOOTH stroking, balance and tracking should greatly improve your hand-eye coordination, coor-dination, which will make it possible for you to make more center hits, and earn more respect from your opponents. |