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Kids Tennis Racquets, Choose the Right Size
The tennis club that I belong to, Evergreen Racquet and Fitness, located in Evergreen Park, Illinois has a Quickstart Tennis program for kids under the age of ten, which is sponsored by the Love To Serve Tennis and Education Foundation. The mission of Love To Serve is to provide an affordable tennis program and academic enrichment to urban youth of all racial and socio-economic backgrounds in the greater Chicagoland area.
Love To Serve was founded by its Chairman and CEO, L. Lamont Bryant, a tennis professional and former school teacher. The goal of Mr. Bryant’s organization is to keep impressionable inner city youth off the streets. In light of all the cuts in school funding around the country, organizations like Love To Serve continue to put tennis on the forefront.
If you enroll your child into a tennis program; supply them with the right equipment. The tennis racquets for kids are different than the tennis racquets for adults. For a child under the age of 8, the racquet should be 19″, 21″, or 23″ and for 10 and under, the racquet should be 23″ or 25″.
Enrolling your child into a tennis program will greatly enhance their physical and mental outlook. Tennis is truly a game for life.
Upgrading to the Open Stance
If you watch tapes of old tennis matches, you’ll probably notice a few drastic differences compared to the modern day. Yes, the fashion trends have changed and racquet technology has improved by leaps and bounds, but look even closer. The fundamental technique behind the forehand groundstroke was completely revolutionized within the last decade.
The old, closed-stance forehand required a right-handed player to keep both feet perpendicular to the baseline when hitting the ball. Today, the open-stance forehand is much more popular among professionals as it allows for more power and quicker recovery time after executing a shot. To hit the open-stance forehand, players must step into the ball with the outside leg, striking early with their tennis racquets. When in doubt, switch on a televised match and do your best to emulate the players’ movements.
Tennis Racquets – How To Choose
A few months ago there was a very informative article on how to choose a tennis racquet and I would like to share it with you. I use to shop for a tennis racquet with the assumption that shomehow through luck or divine intervention, I would pick out the right tennis racquet. The article appropriately applies six fundamental principles for choosing a tennis racquet.
The first principle is. 1. Head Size: The head size of the racquet varies, a larger head provides more power and a smaller head size more control.
2. Length: A longer frame may help you on serves and groundstrokes.
3. Weight and Balance: A heavier racquet supplies you with more power, stability and absorbs less shock. A lighter racquet is more maneuverable.
4. Frame Stiffness: A stiffer frame provides more power, but a flexible frame may be more comfortable on the arm.
5. String Pattern: An “open” string pattern helps you add more spin, while a “closed” pattern helps with control.
6. Grip Size: If you do not know your correct grip size, go smaller then add an overgrip to build it to the right size.
Tennis Racquets – How To Choose
A few months ago there was a very informative article on how to choose a tennis racquet and I would like to share it with you.