 Tennis with Yoga
The game of tennis can be played at any skill level and by people of all ages. The singles game is much more strenuous than doubles so many seniors choose to play doubles. Playing tennis in mixed company is fun for couples playing on the same team or mixing it up with others. A good starting point might be to look at the free online tennis instruction and video that is available at the tennistips.net site. If you are a beginner, taking tennis lessons may be helpful. Books and video can be used to learn tennis but this is usually most productive after the basics have already been mastered. Tennis teaching professionals in your area can be found at internet sites like attennis.com where you can also find locations of tennis centers throughout the country and just about anything else you might want to find relating to tennis. The only equipment needed for tennis is a tennis racquet, balls, and a pair of shoes that are suitable for playing tennis. The racquet price can range from about $20 up to $300 or more. A beginner will do fine with an inexpensive racquet with a mid to oversize head, and after playing for a while can switch to a better racket. The more expensive racquets are stronger, lighter, and often have better damping to protect your arm and shoulder. Actually, heavy, head-light racquets are better for preventing tennis elbow than light, head heavy ones such as the hammer style racquets. Information like this and other information on the science of tennis racquets is very well covered at racquetresearch.com where you can find objective comparisons of 167 racquets. If you are playing a lot of tennis even as a beginner you probably will want to have a middle to high end quality racquet. As you become more proficient at the game the string tension and type of string used will become more important to you. More advanced players demand a wide selection of string options on the racquets they buy. The better tennis retailers such as Golfsmith (Click here ) will let you select almost any string made for your racquet even for a discount tennis racquet. In general you should choose the string tension within the manufacturers recommended range. Up to date complete information on choosing the best tennis racquet and equipment including what pro tennis players use is available at tennisracquets.com where you can also find links to just about anything relating to tennis. The tennis retailer or professional that you deal with will have instructions for choosing the grip size. There is a good diagram for determining grip size at the racquetmaxx.com site. The shoes for tennis will have some padding in them and will be designed to grip the court. Shoes that are built up such as running or walking shoes should not be worn because of the likelihood of spraining the ankle. Golfsmith has an excellent tennis buyer's guide that can help with racquet and shoe selection. Tennis apparel is available from Tennis Hut for those who want to look sharp. Tennis players of all skill levels can improve their tennis ability by doing Yoga exercise and advanced players will particularly notice the beneficial effect. Yoga improves the flexibility of the body so injuries are also less likely. The YMCA offers Yoga classes at many locations throughout the country. These classes are good for beginners because you can learn yoga without fear of intimidation at the YMCA. So the basic information that you need to play tennis is here. Of course practice is necessary and the advanced players will want more information. Mark Papas has a site called revolutionarytennis.com that should be helpful for advanced players including free tennis serve instruction and stroke instruction with photos. Other sources for learning are tennis professionals, books, videos, magazines, tennis camps, and tennis workshops to mention a few. There are leagues and tournaments available all over the country where you can participate meet new people and test your tennis skills. All that is left is to have fun challenging yourself to play better tennis.
Homer's Favorite Shopping (Click an Ad below to Shop)
  
Feature Article:
Tennis players do nothing 80% of the time! Question:
When the top pros talk about focusing well, what do they mean?
Statistics often show that, during a match, the ball is in play for just 20% of the time. Let's call that time "uptime". The remaining 80% of the time is spent doing other stuff, like walking, sitting, standing around, bouncing the ball, adjusting strings, collecting balls, and so on. Let's call it "downtime". When you're in uptime, you need to be totally absorbed in the dynamics of playing the rally. It's not the time to think about train times or what to have for dinner. More relevantly, it's not the time to indulge in excitement or anxiety about the implications of winning or losing the point. Players can sometimes sustain that total absorption for long periods. They can keep it going through downtime as well as uptime. You'll hear them refer to it as being "in the zone". However, we usually have to settle for switching in and out, i.e. focusing narrowly on the ball and the relevant periphery during uptime, and then relaxing the concentration during downtime. It's a difficult technique and requires lots of practice. Actually, what it really requires is lots of matchplay, because the mind wanders out of focus much more seriously when we're under pressure - when we get excited about winning, when we get anxious about losing. Emotions such as excitement and anxiety should be kept well under control during downtime as well as uptime. So what should you think about during downtime? Well, use it to evaluate and adjust tactics. For example, you might say to yourself: 'His backhand's breaking down - I must target it on the big points'. Use it also to remind yourself of something you might improve technically. For example, you might say to yourself: 'I must split-step when I move in to volley'. As uptime approaches, you must narrow your focus. A useful technique for achieving this is visualisation, whereby you play an image in your mind of what you want to happen, i.e. imagine your serve or your return going where you want it to. To simplify things, you might approach it like this: downtime: work out what to do uptime: in the words of the famous Nike slogan - 'Just do it!'
Copyright Dave Winship, http://www.tennisontheline.org
For fitness tips from award winning trainer, Tanja Baumann Click here !
dental career training schoolsbuy anadrol hereForeign Adoptionshair clippers,trimmers,calorad weight loss
Exchange Links Here
|
|
