How To: Tie a Parnell Knot for stringing your tennis racket
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to tie a Parnell Knot. This knot is used for restringing a tennis racket when you're finishing up mains or crosses. Because of this, you don't want to pull tension directly to it.
How To: Tie a starting knot for your tennis racket
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to tie a standard starting knot. As the name suggests, this knot is used for starting off your crosses and can withstand direct tension. It's not something your want to use for the end of your mains or crosses on the racket.
How To: Understand main skips and cross weaving on the racket
So you just picked up a tennis racket. Have any idea what main skips are? How about cross weaving? These are two things you'll need to know if you decide to restring your tennis racket. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to tell when to skip by counting the grommets. This tutorial also covers cross weaving.
How To: Remove the rattle in a tennis racket
The rattle coming from your tennis racket may be loose graphite that didn't get cleaned off when the grommets were being punched in. Take a look at this tutorial and learn how to rid your tennis racket of that rattling noise. Don't confuse the vibration sound of your strings as a rattle in your racket. If you can hear the sound only on impact, it may be the strings. Try adding a vibration dampener first.
How To: Practice with Roger Federer's Eastern forehand grip
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Do tennis forehand stances: the Open, Neutral & Closed
Every time you hit a tennis forehand you choose how you position your feet -- what stance you will use. You can hit a forehand with an open, neutral, or closed stance, but you should stay away from the closed stance if possible. This last stance makes it difficult to rotate your upper body through contact, making it difficult for you to use correct forehand mechanics.
How To: Get mains started on a 1-piece string job for a racket
String a tennis racket yourself. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to lace your mains on a one-piece string job for your tennis racket. The number of grommets in the yoke of the tennis racket determines where to start off. After dividing the number by two, if you yield an odd number, you would start from the throat. If you yield an even number, you start from the top of the racket.
How To: Use & operate swivel clamps to String a Tennis racket
String a tennis racket. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to use and operate swivel clamps. The two main components of the swivel clamp are the tightening teeth and locking down the clamp. The clamp keeps it from moving along the side bar, some are spring assisted, some are not. The tightening teeth is used to keep the clamp attached to the string.
How To: Use Teflon tubing for your tennis racket
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to use Teflon tubing to help prevent the further breakdown of cracked grommets. Teflon tubing also helps protect the racket frame from the stress of tensioned string.
How To: Exercise for Tennis Elbow
Here is a simple exercise to help you heal and recover from tennis elbow without having to spend money on Doctors or medical treatment.
How To: Use drills to develop a reliable, accurate forehand in tennis
Practice is the key to success in any sport, and tennis is no different. If your forehand is lacking in power, accuracy, or consistency, watch this video to learn about some easy drills you can perform to improve your forehand shots.
How To: Use the right practice drills to improve your serve accuracy in tennis
Serving in tennis is the flashiest part of the game, and if you've got a nasty serve you won't need the other parts of your game nearly as much. Watch this video to learn about some drills for beginning players that you can use to improve the accuracy and consistency of your serves.
How To: Put topspin on your forehand tennis shots like Rafael Nadal
The basic forehand shot in tennis is predictable for your opponent and not likely to get your very far against advanced players. This video will teach you how to put topsin on your forehand shots like Rafael Nadal, allowing you to move the ball a lot more and confuse the opposition.
How To: Use footwork and movement to win tennis matches
Tennis is much more tiring than players of other sports often give it credit for. A match is most often won by the more agile player. If you need to work on your footwork and movement to improve your tennis game, watch this video for drills that will help you do it.
How To: Use different grips to hold a tennis racquet for beginners
If you're new to tennis, you might not have realized that there are a lot of different "correct" ways to hold the racquet. These include Eastern, Western, and Continental, as well and single and double-handed backhands. Watch this video to learn about the different grips and how to decide which one is right for you.
How To: Use advanced forehand groundshot drill to improve your tennis game
The forehand shot is the preferred shot for many tennis players. If you feel like you've reached the limits of your current forehand shot, you should practice up and add some new techniques to it, and this video will help you do just that.
How To: Use the right tactics to win in singles tennis
Being more physically gifted than your opponent is only part of successful tennis. You have to have a keen mind well versed in the tactics of the game as well. This video will teach you some basic tactics for singles tennis that will help you win matches you would have lost otherwise.
How To: Use slice serves to serve with spin in tennis
If you've mastered the basic tennis serve, it's time to move on to the more advanced styles. If you want to put spin on your serves like Rafael Nadal instead of going for pure power, the slice serve is probably for you, and this video will teach you how to do it.
How To: Hit a forehand volley in tennis
The forehand volley is one of the most important shots in tennis, allowing you to get to the net and move the ball, far away from your opponent. Watch this video to learn the basic technique of forehand volleying and some more advanced pointers.
HowTo: Brawl With an Old Dude at the U.S. Open
For some of you, this is old news. But for those who spent Labor Day weekend cooped up like a hermit (me), you may have missed this recent nasty bit of U.S. Open news.
News: Tennis in Slow-Mo Looks Like Amazonian Ballet
The New York Times has posted a video gallery of top female tennis players — in slow motion. The result reveals (unsurprisingly) a beautiful Amazonian grace in the world's greatest players: Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva, Jelena Jankovic, Samantha Stosur, Victoria Azarenka and Vera Zvonareva.
How To: Use your forehand groundstroke while playing tennis
In this tutorial, we learn how to use a forehand ground stroke while playing tennis with Carl Hart. Take your racket and turn on your right foot. Drop the ball out in front of you and make contact following through in your shoulders. You should be able to see your elbow and see the back of your hand facing toward your cheek. You should be doing "step, drop, then follow through". To correctly place your hand on the racket, place your open hand on the racket and slide it down to hold it on the ...
How To: Serve in tennis with David Lloyd
If you want to learn how to serve in tennis this is for you. The serve is the most important aspect in the game because the server has complete control. You have two attempts to serve the ball; if both attempts hit outside of the service box the server double faults and their opponent receives a point. When you are serving the ball your front foot should be at a 45 degree angle and your rear foot should be parallel to the baseline. Your weight should be evenly distributed over both feet. The ...
How To: Serve a tennis ball with some basic rules
In this how to video, you will learn how to serve a tennis ball. Start off with an eastern forehand grip. You can pretend to shake hands with the racket to find this grip. The knuckle of the index finger should be on top of the handle. Make sure your stance is sideways to the net and the feet are shoulder width apart. Your foot should point at 1 o'clock. The back foot should be parallel to the base line. Your racket should start at pointed towards the net. The first step of the swing involves...
How To: Put overgrip on your tennis racket
This video explains how to put an over grip on your tennis racket. To begin you need to remove the plastic that is protecting the grip that you plan to put on your tennis racket. On the other side of the grip there should be a paper that you can remove so that you have a stick mark. Place the sticky mark on top of the handle and start to wrap in line with the end of the handle. Wrap clockwise if you are a right handed player or counter clockwise if you are left handed. Stretch the grip a litt...
How To: Smash your tennis serves like Ana Ivanovic
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to serve in tennis. Viewers are taught how to serve by tennis player, Ana Ivanovic. Ana provides tips that will help the viewer improve their serving skills in tennis. Some tips that are given include: be relaxed, slightly lean forward, start with the palm on the racket, toss the ball in a straight line, move your foot forward as you strike the ball and the ball should be hit in the middle of the racket. This video will benefit those viewers who want ...
How To: Master your tennis backhand step
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How To: Practice the knee bend in a tennis serve
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How To: Find a tennis grip
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How To: Pivot & shoulder turn in a tennis forehand
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How To: Drop the racket on a tennis serve
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How To: Handle a high backhand
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How To: Bring racket back in tennis forehand
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How To: Swing & pronate your tennis serve
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How To: Follow through in a tennis forehand
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How To: Focus swing path in a tennis forehand
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How To: Swing to contact in a tennis forehand
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How To: Swing & follow through in a windshield wiper forehand
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How To: Smash your tennis racket like Roger Federer
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How To: Practice tennis serve pronation
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