Beginner Stroke Tips

Visualize standing in water up to your shins. Your racket starts from just dipping in the water, moves through and then up out of the water

- With a racket edge facing you, place your dominant hand on your strings

- Keeping the racket in that same position, slide your dominant hand down near the bottom of the grip so the V of your hand lines up with the racket edge. Be sure your fingers are together.

- With your left shoulder facing the net and feet apart hip width, point the top of your racket toward the fence behind you with the racket head in a somewhat low position.

- Extend your left arm from the shoulder so your body is balanced

- Swing from low (the starting point) to high being sure to follow through all the way up to your left shoulder.

- Your swinging arm should be relaxed and your grip should be firm.

Ideally you want to make contact with the ball near waist level and slightly in front of your left foot.