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How To: Use a guide Awl on your tennis racket

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to use a guide Awl to pass string through blocked grommets on your tennis racket. Wax or chapstick can help the guide Awl ease through the block grommet. When attempting this, try spinning it as it'll help reduce the friction.

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: Start mains on a tennis racket with a flying clamp

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to start your mains on your tennis racket with a flying clamp, but without the double pull. This isn't a perfect replacement to starting with a starting clamp, but it's close.

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: Stencil a tennis racket

Want to stencil the strings on your tennis racket? Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to stencil. The things you'll need for this process are paint, a protective backing, a stencil, and naturally, your tennis racket. Pay particular attention when picking out your paint as some paint can be detrimental to the strings.

How To: Find the balance of your tennis racket

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to find the balance of your tennis racket. This tutorial utilizes a balance bar, but if you are steady, you can perform the same thing with a broom stick and a yard stick.

How To: Widen a tennis grommet

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to widen your grommets on a tennis racket in order to use it as a tie off hole. In this tutorial, the instructor uses an Al screwdriver and chapstick to widen his tennis grommets.

How To: Put on a tennis racket grip

Check out this tutorial and learn how to replace your tennis racket grip with a new one. This instructional video shows you how to do this with an overgrip, but also explains how to go about it with a replacement grip.

How To: String a Tennis Racket better by pre-stretching string

String a Tennis Racket. Check out this instructional video and learn how to pre-stretch your tennis strings by one method. The reasons why someone would want to pre-stretch his tennis strings are to maximize tension life and to get rid of coil memory. The strings' coil memory makes it harder to string a tennis racket.

How To: Start the mains on a tennis racket

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to start the mains on your tennis racket. Before you start, you need to know how many pairs of grommets your racket has on the racket's throat. This process requires fixed clamps.

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: Diagnose the broken strings on your tennis racket

Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to diagnose a broken string on your or someone else's tennis racket. These are merely the most likely reasons the tennis string has broken the way that it does.

How To: Cut strings out of a tennis racket

Looking to take out the strings on your tennis racket? Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to properly cut the strings out of your racket. This tutorial explains two ways of going removing your tennis strings, as part of stringing a tennis racket.

How To: Start the mains on your tennis racket

The strings on your tennis racket can become less taut and efficient over long term use. It may be time to get some new strings. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to start the mains on the tennis racket.

How To: Get the right footwork in tennis

Are you wanting to improve your tennis game? Is your footwork a problem when trying to get to those short balls? Get tips on improving your footwork from a professional tennis instructor in this free sports video series.

How To: Play beginner tennis

Are you wanting to learn the basics of the game of tennis? Are you looking to improve your understanding of ground strokes, volleys and serves? In this free sports video series our tennis expert, Hill Marks, will give you some tips and drills so that you can become the tennis player you've always wanted to be.

How To: Serve and return in tennis

Are you wanting to improve your tennis game? Are your serve and return strategies lacking? Get tips on improving your service and return games from a professional tennis instructor in this free sports video series.

How To: Use cross-court tennis shots

Improve your cross-court game in tennis, from forehands to return strategy. Learn how to improve cross-court game and shots in tennis with this free video lesson.

How To: Use exercises for tennis players

Staying in shape will give tennis players an edge over their opponents. Learn how exercises and increasing strength and agility will make you a better tennis player in this free workout video.

How To: Use tennis agility drills

Improve agility and the quality of tennis movements with practice and drills. Learn about tennis agility drills with this free video lesson.

How To: Teach kids tennis

It's never too early to get kids on a tennis court. It's great exercise and teaches them the competitive spirit. Learn how to get your kids started with these free video clips.

How To: Do tennis approach shots

Use topspin, backspin, and slices on tennis approach shots. Learn tips for hitting tennis approach shots with these free video lessons.

How To: Serve in tennis

Find how to hit a great serve in tennis. Learn about the basics of the tennis serve in this free tennis lesson video from a professional tennis instructor.

How To: Pick your tennis court position and shot selection

Getting into position to hit a shot is a key element of the game. Learn how to get into position on the court in this tennis lesson video from a professional tennis instructor.

How To: Get tips for playing tennis doubles

Improve your tennis doubles game with these easy tips! Learn tips and techniques to become a better doubles tennis player in these free tennis lesson videos from a professional coach.

How To: Improve your forehand and backhand volley in Tennis

Volleys are a bit more difficult to execute than the long forehand and backhand from the back court. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to improve your forehand and backhand volleys with Tennis Coach Paul Baccanello. A mastery of the volley technique can often determine the outcome of a game

How To: Hit a great serve in tennis

In tennis, the serve can often help singly win a match. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to hit a great serve with Tennis coach Paul Baccanello.

How To: Properly execute the backhand in Tennis

Want to improve your backhand? Proper technique and form are extremely important for this move. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to execute the backhand with Pro Tour Coach Paul Baccanello.

How To: Improve your forehand in Tennis

Do you play tennis? Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to improve your forearm. This tutorial covers hand grip, form, and technique.

How To: Do a topspin lob in tennis

The forehand topspin lob is one of the most effective shot in the game of tennis. Learn how to improve your topspin lob with this tennis tutorial. Practice the tennis tips in this how to video and you'll be on your way to a better topspin lob.

How To: Improve your backhand volley

Learn how you can improve your backhand volley with this tennis tutorial. The backhand volley is all about the shoulder turn. With the tips from this how to video you can improve your backhand volley in tennis.

How To: Volley in tennis like Roger Federer

If you're familiar with tennis, you would know that volleying can be both risky and difficult. But often a good volley can determine the outcome of a match. In this instructional video, Penn State tennis player Mark Barry teaches you how to properly volley in tennis like the pros. Footwork, racket placement, swing, and other strategies are covered in this tutorial to help improve your game.

How To: Psych out the competition when playing sports

When your best is nothing special, you must master the intangibles that separate winners and losers. Trash talk might be unsportsmanlike, but can be effective. These tips are pretty cheap, but sometimes that's what it takes to win. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to unnerve competitors when playing sports.