How to Teach Yourself Tennis

If you have solved the question of whether or not to learn tennis, the second question is that you have to think about how you want to learn it?

It is a recognized fact that tennis is much more difficult than other sports. So how to start playing without picking up balls all over the court is the threshold you must cross. There are three ways to go. The first is to find a coach; the second is to learn by yourself. Today we will talk about self-study first.

What you need to prepare for self-study is:

The first is the requirements for yourself.

1 Physical preparation. If you have good physical coordination and are good at any other sport except running, your success rate of self-study will be greatly increased.

The second is mental preparation. You must have firm beliefs, strong will, the ability to endure boredom, loneliness, setbacks and failures.

The third is time preparation. It takes at least half a year for you to learn by yourself, and you need to spend at least this amount of time.

The fourth is intellectual preparation, which requires relatively strong self-learning ability, imitation ability, and execution ability.

The second is hardware preparation.

1. Find a wall without windows and a flat, hard space in front of it. This was the condition Djokovic used when he was a kid. You are not him, so you need to find a much better wall than this.

2. Rackets, don’t buy a beginner’s racket! Don’t buy a beginner’s racket! Don’t buy a beginner’s racket! I’ll say it three times! All beginner’s rackets are garbage. Once you can hit it, even against a wall, it’s no longer suitable for you. The only value of an beginner’s racket is that if you are just impulsive, you won’t regret throwing it away. Think about how many tennis rackets are sold in a year and how many people are on the court? You will know that what I said is true.

I directly recommend PD Babolat. The so-called “street photography” is not this kind of street photography.

This “street shot” means that it is everywhere on the street. From Grand Slam champions to novice rookies, everyone can use it easily. But this racket has a disadvantage, that is, there are many fakes, and the more famous you are, the more gossip you will have. In other words, it looks like this. Due to generations and batches, its coating may not be like this. For beginners, it is enough to buy a 285g racket. Buying one that is too light will be inconvenient to use in the future. The handle of the racket is generally No. 2. If you have big hands, you can consider buying No. 3 or 4.

If you think the price of around 1,000 yuan is a bit expensive, you can also buy a second-hand one, but the premise is the same, keep your eyes open and don’t buy fakes. This model has the most fakes.

3 is the ball. The ball is consumable. At the beginning, buy this kind of children’s tennis ball. Don’t be embarrassed. This is the best for you. 20 or more. Actually, 20 is a bit too little, especially in the first few days, it is easy to lose.

When you can hit the wall with this ball for 100 rounds without breaking, you can change it to this one, Tianlong 603. There are three advantages to choosing this ball: it is durable, cheap, and very slow.

The third thing to prepare is the textbook. If you have no basics, you only need to learn the forehand now, and don’t rush to learn the others. Even though there are countless tutorials on teaching forehand, I recommend the following textbook first. It’s not because it’s good, but because it’s simple. There is only one problem with this forehand, which is that it puts a lot of pressure on the knees. If you are heavier, this textbook is not suitable for you.

The above is all you need for self-study. The most important part is the first part, which is yourself!

Let’s talk about the advantages and disadvantages of self-study.

Let’s talk about the benefits first.

The first is of course to save money, which I won’t elaborate on.

Secondly, you will be happy because the success rate is high! It is higher than learning from a coach! Why is this so? The reason is that those who dare to learn on their own must be people who have confidence in their athletic ability, so these people have higher abilities than ordinary people, so it is natural that the success rate is high. Another reason is related to the disadvantages of learning from a coach, which we will discuss in detail in the next [Tennis Talk].

Here’s the bad part.

The first is that it is easy to get injured. Anyone who plays tennis will have the experience of getting injured. It is very easy to get injured if you do not use the right force. It is difficult to ensure that you do not make detours when learning by yourself, and injuries are inevitable.

The second is that it will take a long time. If your time is valuable, you need to consider the cost of self-study.

The third is that technical improvement will be slower because you have to figure things out on your own and there are more chances of going the wrong way, which is the same reason as the injury.

Fourth, there is a high possibility that the movements are ugly. Of course, it is not absolute. I will post a video of myself to give you some confidence. You guessed it right, I am also self-taught.

I wish you all a happy tennis game! Follow “Quick Tennis QuickStart”, 20-30 hours, students will play 30+ rounds of baseline rallies, and the action will be better than 3.0! Individual improvements below 4.0 will be effective immediately!