# Looking to start picking up Tennis **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 3, 2007, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731 "2007-05-03T10:55:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/1 "2007-05-03T10:55:33Z")
I suck at Tennis. I’m ok a ping pong, not that ping pong and tennis have anything to do with each other, but whatever. Where do I start… Seriously, I can hit a ball forehand back and forth, but beyond that, I’m pretty bad. ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/2 "2007-05-03T10:59:20Z")
learn to do a decent serve and how to backspin the ball and you should be decent enough to hold your own against most people ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/3 "2007-05-03T11:10:39Z")
I’d say learn to spin your groundstrokes first. Starting with topspin. (Angle racket with top slightly further forward, swing over the ball) You can’t get any type of power going until you can keep the ball down. Start at a speed you can control decently well every time and pick small targets. Keep going a little harder until you’re at a satisfactory level of speed and you can keep it in/in the general direction you want to go. Then work on your serve, like the groundstrokes only start out as fast as you can keep it in the box every time. Add speed gradually. I found that a bucket of ~50 balls and hitting them all in one sitting is the best way to try little things, kind of like the driving range. Finally, work on your volleying and court positioning, for this one you’ll need a partner to hit you balls just over the net and hustle you around the court. One of the easiest things to do decently, but one of the hardest to do well. You have to build into hitting power shots in tennis, starting with a wild shot and trying to control it is much harder than starting with a slow,accurate one and building speed. Plus, in the meantime, a well-placed shot can win you the majority of points. ---
**Author:** ![Pass\_McGass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pass_mcgass/32/7616_2.png) [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/4 "2007-05-03T11:14:47Z")
Before taking any of the advice given, just find a partner ( 😉 ) and fuck around for a few weeks. I got pretty decent at it a few summers ago, and it was all about getting the feel of the racket and how much power you need to use. ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/5 "2007-05-03T11:19:53Z")
if you hit the person with the ball it counts as a point, just aim for your opponent and dont worry about the court lines ---
**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/6 "2007-05-03T11:29:31Z")
I hit an ex-gf right in the boob. Hard. It ruled. ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/7 "2007-05-03T11:48:07Z")
[quote=“Daddie”"] I suck at Tennis. I’m ok a ping pong, not that ping pong and tennis have anything to do with each other, but whatever. Where do I start… Seriously, I can hit a ball forehand back and forth, but beyond that, I’m pretty bad. [/quote] you’re asian, and good at ping pong… go figure ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/8 "2007-05-03T11:50:41Z")
Post pics of this girl you are trying to score by learning tennis… ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/9 "2007-05-03T11:51:25Z")
Howie, screw work, come play ping pong with Mike, Justin, Joe and I. ---
**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/10 "2007-05-03T11:51:31Z")
[quote=“RuBiCaNT,post:8,topic:28731"”] Post pics of this girl you are trying to score by learning tennis… [/quote] HAHAHAH post of the day +120938 ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/11 "2007-05-03T11:51:59Z")
:lol: Truth. ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/12 "2007-05-03T12:04:55Z")
[quote=“RuBiCaNT,post:8,topic:28731"”] Post pics of this girl you are trying to score by learning tennis… [/quote] i guess whipping out his sweet phone doesnt work with all the chics he: “hey baby… check out this sweet phone. wanna fuck?” her: “uhm no…” he: “but baby, i play tennis.” her: [taking shirt and bra off] “oh, in that case lets roll back to your moms!” ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/13 "2007-05-03T12:06:21Z")
[quote=“Zer0DazE,post:12,topic:28731"”] i guess whipping out his sweet phone doesnt work with all the chics he: “hey baby… check out this sweet phone. wanna fuck?” her: “uhm no…” he: “but baby, i play tennis.” her: [taking shirt and bra off] “oh, in that case lets roll back to your moms!” [/quote] hahaha ---
**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/14 "2007-05-03T12:07:09Z")
[quote=“Zer0DazE,post:12,topic:28731"”] i guess whipping out his sweet phone doesnt work with all the chics he: “hey baby… check out this sweet phone. wanna fuck?” her: “uhm no…” he: “but baby, i play tennis.” her: [taking shirt and bra off] “oh, in that case lets roll back to your moms!” [/quote] He could make it easier. He could have a pic on his phone of himself playing tennis. ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/15 "2007-05-03T12:16:40Z")
^ hahahhahahahahahaha ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/16 "2007-05-03T12:20:46Z")
wtf? This girl doesn’t play tennis you fucks, well if she does, I don’t know. lol I can just use my s2000 :bloated: On topic you fucktards ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/17 "2007-05-03T12:31:47Z")
buy flourescent colored head band bring small radio to tennis court and blare inspirational music (eye of the tiger on repeat will work for the 1st match) scream/grunt everytime you hit the ball fake a huge slam and lightly tap it barely over the net ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/18 "2007-05-03T12:34:04Z")
MacInroe shorts FTW! ---
**Author:** ![Superium](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/superium/32/7405_2.png) [@Superium](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Superium)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/19 "2007-05-03T12:34:13Z")
Last summer I started getting into tennis just cause the courts at firemans park off broadway have stadium lights so you can play till 11pm. I got pretty good except for serves Im really in-consistent mainly on my power serves. I actually just came back from losson park from playing. ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731/20 "2007-05-03T12:36:11Z")
[quote=“Joe,post:3,topic:28731"”] I’d say learn to spin your groundstrokes first. Starting with topspin. (Angle racket with top slightly further forward, swing over the ball) You can’t get any type of power going until you can keep the ball down. Start at a speed you can control decently well every time and pick small targets. Keep going a little harder until you’re at a satisfactory level of speed and you can keep it in/in the general direction you want to go. Then work on your serve, like the groundstrokes only start out as fast as you can keep it in the box every time. Add speed gradually. I found that a bucket of ~50 balls and hitting them all in one sitting is the best way to try little things, kind of like the driving range. Finally, work on your volleying and court positioning, for this one you’ll need a partner to hit you balls just over the net and hustle you around the court. One of the easiest things to do decently, but one of the hardest to do well. You have to build into hitting power shots in tennis, starting with a wild shot and trying to control it is much harder than starting with a slow,accurate one and building speed. Plus, in the meantime, a well-placed shot can win you the majority of points. [/quote] This post makes me want to put my head through a fucking plate glass window. I just don’t know what else to say… [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-to-start-picking-up-tennis/28731.md?page=2)