Show I I HOI THROCKMORTON PLAYS TENNIS I I F Forehand Drive Drive Most Important Stroke for Novice to Learn First Second of a series of articles Illustrated by specially posed pictures of Harold Throckmorton Americas America's foremost tennis tennis tennis ten ten- I nis star pointing out the essentials of the game for novices I I IBy By Paul Paul- Purman After learning the grips on the racquet the tennis novice should learn the strokes The simplest of these Is the straight forehand drive This is the stroke the beginner will use most often oCten lit in games with players players players play play- ers of ot his own class and it should b be perfected fi Il It m must bo r remembered re- re m e m b ere d in int t p practicing r a a. c t icing that thata a s the tho follow through of the racquet Is very t. t Important Without Without With With- out this a a. great part of the effect e I of the stroke is lost tf In the lower p ph photograph h o a t tog o g raph of II H a r old Throckmorton Throckmorton morton Americas America's At e l a foremost I t e n n is star stal I the he course of the to arrow indicates what is meant liy by Jv the follow tollow through h When driving the ball in this case Throckmorton's racquet met it above and anda a little In front of his head but the racquet has followed its natural circular arc In practicing the drive have someone toss toS the ball bail so it will bound in front and to the right side bide Always Alwa's hit the ball on the upward bound not after it has started to descend This increases the speed of your return In driving the body should rest on the foot furthest away from the ball bait The ball is taken with a Ion long sweep of the thu racquet as shown in the photograph the weight of the body body being added to the force of the swinging arm As the drive is finished th the body is resting ot 01 Ola Olathe the other foot The lower photograph shows this exactly The upper photograph shows Throckmorton's Throckmorton's Throckmorton's mortons morton's position while waiting for the ball preparatory to driving In early practice the main thing to learn Is accuracy in placing your drives Have the ball tossed to you time after aftertime aftertime aftertime time and try to drive It to some spot across the net The player who does not place his shots well will never never play good tennis The Tho forehand volley when the ball is taken in the air before the bound re requires requires requires re- re quires quickness of eye and absolute co co- co ordination The beginner should not at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt this until he has first mastered the drive The volley should be started close to the n net t where there is no chance to pet get the ball on the bound The rac- rac Continued on page 6 G. f I 7 w ww t J t b 5 I II I a n I II I I I 6 J A fI Jd J-Jd 6 r lly posed photos of Harold Throckmorton Americas America's foremost tennis player showing forehand drives Below Throckmorton has just finished a forehand drive Arrow shows course of racquet Indicating a perfect follow through Upper picture shows Throckmorton waiting for a return HOW THROCKMORTON Continued from page page-i. should be held tight for the force of the tho ball bal Is very ver likely to turn tur it In Inthe Inthe inthe the hand The danger in volleying is that ball tho-ball is often ofen driven into the net net This Is overcome by playing close cose to the net and driving the ball bal deep into the court The main thing for the beginner to re remember remember re- re member In learning any tennis stroke is that smashing the ball bali bal is not the main matia object Learn to meet the ball bal airly at first then learn lear to place It accurately After that one may begin to pick up force Trying Tring to kill km the ball bal at first l will wi tennis result only in irs wildness widness and wretched |