The Art of Lawn Tennis

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egrees and may be 90 degrees. The racquet face passes slightly OUTSIDE the ball and down the side, chopping it, as a man chops wood. The spin and curve is from right to left. It is made

IDE the ball, according to direction desired, while the stroke is mainly a wrist twist or slap. This slap imparts a decided skidding brea

oth are made with a short swing and more wrist play, without the need of weight, the rule

ing devices when your opponent is on the baseline. A chop or s

any worry. It should be used to drop short, soft shots at the feet of the net man as he co

any use. The racquet face passes around the outside of the ball and under it with a distinct "wrist turn." Do not swing the racquet from the s

n auxilliary to your orthodox game. They are intended to ups

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nnis skill: the half volley or trap

cquet work than any other, since its margin of safety is

hort swing, like a volley with no follow through. The racquet face travels along the ground with a slight tilt over the ball and towards the net, thus holding the bal

sort, when caught out of position by your opponent's shot. It is a desperate attempt to extr

s geniuses of the world-George Caridia, used the stroke successfully as a point winner. R. N. Williams, the leading exponent of the stroke in the present day, achieves remarkable results wi

ments such as generalship and psychology that matches are won. Just a

finite idea of what you are doing and

le on the same hitting plane for ground strokes and the head above the handle for voll

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erritory is a correct place to stand. Nothing could be farther from the truth. There

the baseline near the

ack from the net and a

all baseline players. The

return, do not remain at the point where you struck the ball, but

eep shot will catch you at your feet. After making your shot from the blank, as you must often do, retreat behind the baseline to await the retu

e to attain a position so that you always arrive at the spot the ball is going to before it actually arrives.

is going and take position accordingly, while others will never sense it. It is to the latter class that I urge court positio

as he can easily do. Pick out the side where you think he will hit, and jump to, it suddenly as he swings. If you gues

ctively senses the stroke, and suddenly bobs up in front of your best shot and ki

thout sacrificing safety, since the straight shot is the surest, most dangerous, and must be covered. I

aves many points, to say nothing of much brea

o consistently from the net. Wallace F. Johnson is seldom caught out of position, so his game is one of extrem

arning where to play on a tennis court is well expended, since it return

wo-thirds of a tennis court, so why wor

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