The Art of Lawn Tennis

that is a short distance away, advance the foot that is away from the shot and thus swing into position to hit. If a ball is too close to the body, retreat the foot closest to the shot and

he serve is started on the way to court, the receiver should at once at

us swing of the racquet that, for the purpose

behind the body, which deter

determines the direction and, in conjunction with weigh

to the golfer's "follow through," determine

ped. The slice shot is a

ll at a point about 4 to 4 1/2 feet from the body immediately in front of the belt buckle, and shift the weight from the back to the front foot at the MOMENT OF STRIKING THE BALL. The swing of the racquet should be flat and straight through. The racquet hea

d be between the knees and shoulders. The most

eight a fraction of a second sooner. As the weight shifts, pivot slightly on the L foot and drive flat, diagonally, across the court. D

IN DRIVING CROSS COURT. ALWAYS

conceive of a diagonal line from your backhand corner to his, and thus make your stroke with the footwork as if this imaginary line were the side-line. In other words, lin

rist. There is no wrist movement in a true drive

so as to bring the body clear of the swing. The ball should be met in front of the right leg, instead of the belt buckle, as the great tendency in backhand shots is to slice them out of the side-line, and thi

nd and backhand, and do not "run around" your backhand, particularly in return of service. To do so merely opens your co

. If you have a fair cross-court drive, do not use it in pr

for it has not the room owing to the increased angle and height of the net. Pa

rive should be shorter than a straight drive, so as to increase the possible angle. Do not always play one length drive, but learn to vary your distan

a shot he likes if you can possi

that you pl

body sideway

lat, with long

hifting just as

ard William A. Larned remark, when asked the most important thing in tennis, "Put the ball over the net into the other