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Do you know anything about this topic? Share your expertise with our thousands of visitors each day by submitting your quality, informative 'Tennis' article, and if you become a member we will pay you for your unique and original work (note that all submissions are reviewed by our editors). Your Tennis Guide is Michael Russell. Recent articles submitted to your independent guide to Tennis 1. The Different Strokes Of Table Tennis - By: Michael Russell The basic strokes of table tennis are the drive, the flick, the chop, the block shot, or half volley, and the smash. The player should stand about two or 3 feet from the end of the table facing it. Each shot is played in turn by facing the ball, stepping forward or backward to bring the ball to a co... Featured ArticleThe Courtesy Stroke: How And Why To Master One Of Tennis' Most Crucial Skills In Tennis, as an introduction to mastering all ball placement and a variety of strokes, the courtesy stroke should be learned. This stroke is a forehand volley with a half swing, used to start the ball for a rally or to get it back to the opponent before service. It allows the player on the opposite court either to catch it in their hand on the first bounce, or to get it into play for the rally. The ball flight of the "courtesy stroke" is an upward arc over the net. The ball is not ...
Read full story 2. Table Tennis-a Sport Not A Game - By: Michael Russell Some people will say table tennis is not a sport but I have to vehemently disagree. Table tennis is an activity which requires endurance, skill, hand eye coordination and power. All of these necessary skills make table tennis a sport and not simply a game. Table tennis is not an in... 3. Table Tennis Tips - Some Final Tips - By: Michael Russell Sometimes the most complicated games to master are the ones that are the simplest to explain. What can be simpler than the game of table tennis or ping pong? Two players on opposite ends of a table, separated by a net. Each with a paddle in his hand. One serves, the other ret... 4. Table Tennis Tips - Playing Exhibitions - By: Michael Russell Table Tennis Tips - Playing Exhibitions If you're planning on putting on an exhibition then you might want to read this summary of basic things you'll need to do to prepare for the exhibition and what to do and not do once you're there. Once you've reached the point where you have ... 5. Table Tennis Tips - All Around Tips - By: Michael Russell There are more tips for table tennis play and care of equipment than you can possibly imagine. In this instalment we're going to try to give you a bit of variety because after all, variety is the spice of life. We're going to start off with a tip for the care of your blade. This is... 6. Table Tennis Tips - Clean Paddles And More - By: Michael Russell Table Tennis Tips - Clean Paddles And More For those thinking that a clean table tennis paddle isn't going to mean the difference between winning and losing may want to read this article. Tips on cleaning and choosing a paddle based on table surface on given. Think it doesn't... 7. Table Tennis Tips - More Mind Games - By: Michael Russell Like any other sport, table tennis is usually won and lost on one square foot of real estate, your brain. Sometimes all the ability in the world can't make up for a poor mental attitude or simply not concentrating hard enough. Hopefully, these tips will help improve the game that's going... 8. Table Tennis Tips - Expand Your Mind - By: Michael Russell In table tennis, as with any other sport, there is only so much you can do on your own. Each one of us has our limits, either within the barriers of our own minds or within the skills that God has given us. There comes a point where we need help from the outside, either in the form of in... 9. Table Tennis Tips - Power Tips - By: Michael Russell Table tennis can be a very competitive game. There are some people out there who are quite skilful and putting them away is not such an easy task. That's why this first tip is one that you're going to want to pay very close attention to. This first tip is on closing points. E... 10. Table Tennis Tips - Serves And Pips-out - By: Michael Russell If you're having problems with your game or are just a beginner and need all the help you can get, this article we'll go over a few tips while playing that can help develop you into a better player over time. It may surprise you, but table tennis strategy can be quite complicated as there are ... 11. Table Tennis - Picking A Paddle - By: Michael Russell If you're interested in taking up the game of table tennis and want to get a paddle that you can actually do some damage with, then this review may be of some help. We'll discuss the different types of paddles you can get as well as some of the different materials paddles are made out of and h... 12. Table Tennis - A Brief History - By: Michael Russell In spite of the fact that there are actually table tennis tournaments all over the world, especially in China where table tennis is a major sport, the game itself isn't really taken seriously by many people. We could debate on the why of this until our sun goes nova but we'll leave that debate... 13. It Is Important To Hold Your Serve. - By: Mpam Id 1982598 We are not all blessed with a hard serve, but it is still necessary to be able to hold our serve, if we want to win at tennis. However good your serve may be, we all have bad days, and therefore this article is of equal importance to all tennis players, it will get you out of a rut, if ... 14. Yoga For Great Tennis - By: Anastasia Dorohova You are on a tennis court and everything is looking good: your backhand is as strong as ever and your serve is impeccable. Point after point, you are winning the match. Inspired, you come back to the same court the next day and unfortunately, are faced with a different scenario: nothing ... 15. Winning Tennis Tips - From Warm Up To Match Point - By: Tomaz Mencinger There are probably thousands of tennis tips, but here are 10 great ones that begin at the warm up and end at the match point. Tennis tip #1 When you start your warm up before the match you first need to get used to the conditions and your feel and form for that day.... 16. What Never To Do When Choosing A Tennis Partner - By: Lissy Donovan Do you want to play better tennis? Then choosing the right tennis opponent could be the most important decision you make... Winning tennis means playing better! This requires you to play with a multitude of different players. If you continue to play with the same op... 17. What Do Tennis Balls Have To Do With Marketing? - By: Debbie Lachusa Years ago I was watching a documentary on advertising. The creative director of a major agency was being interviewed about what makes a successful advertisement. Halfway through the interview he pulled out three tennis balls and demonstrated something that still sticks... 18. What Are Dinkers And Moonballers And Why Are They Big Foes In Tennis? - By: Gregg Hall Tennis would be a boring world if every player used the same tricks. Winning would become very tedious. With this in mind, you are probably asking if Dinkers and Moon Ballers are beatable. You can beat them, but it is important to understand their tricks. A Dinker is the type... 19. Using Lawnmowers To Build And Mark Tennis Courts - By: A.caxton To build a tennis court properly means a lot of work and it should only be attempted under the direction of some one who understands it. The things most important are good drainage, good light, and sufficient room. A double court is 36 feet wide by 72 feet long, but in tournament games or on courts ... 20. Treating Tennis Elbow Condition - By: Sharon Hopkins Tennis elbow is also known as 'lateral epicondylitis'. Contrary to popular belief, playing tennis is not the only cause for tennis elbow. In fact, people who suffer from this problem have hardly played the game. In this condition the outer part of the elbow becomes painful and t... 21. Three New Years Tennis Resolutions - By: Srgio Cruz This article is about three New Years tennis resolutions. Number one, I will call other players and organize my match play practices. Number two, I will not get negative in matches, practice or tournament play! Number three, I will step inside the court and attack my opponents second serve! Here... 22. The Tennis Grip - By: Gavin Sanderson When playing tennis it is important to consider the grip. This is used to hold the tip of the racket from the frame. You must find the correct size of tennis grip for your hand because you can damage your wrist if it is too small or cause hand strain if it is too big. To figure out what g... 23. The Search For The Next British Tennis Champion Of Wimbledon - By: Steve Hill The latest Wimbledon tennis championships are nearly upon us and many people in the British Isles are wondering when and where the next home grown player is going to win the tournament. In this article I look at some of our hopes for this year and the future. This is the first... 24. The Most Fundamental Strategy In Tennis Is: Consistency - By: Mark Luyk Hi, This is the second in a series of tennis tips. I don't assume to tell you something new every time, however sometimes you need to hear something you already know one more time! As promised, this time I will give you some tactical advice. It's called: CONSIST... 25. The Courtesy Stroke: How And Why To Master One Of Tennis' Most Crucial Skills - By: Jon Weaver In Tennis, as an introduction to mastering all ball placement and a variety of strokes, the courtesy stroke should be learned. This stroke is a forehand volley with a half swing, used to start the ball for a rally or to get it back to the opponent before service. It allows the player on the opposite... Please feel free to submit your quality, informative article for our readers. |
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