OT: Tennis

"elyob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I've just taken up tennis

please help 🙂

"elyob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I've just taken up tennis and am hoping this will help round my exercising
regime. I've only played a couple of times (boy was I hurting last
Sunday), and have lessons booked, starting this Sunday. However I wondered
if anyone here is a keen tennis player? What I'm looking for is a good
place to chat about it (at first look rec.sport.tennis looks like they
talk about the famous players, and not so much amateur game advice).

So, I'm looking to do some extra curriculum reading on techniques,
postures, shots etc etc. Can anyone point me to something of this sort on
the interweb?

Thanks

Would these be of use?

http://www.lta.org.uk/

http://www.tennisforfree.com/index.cfm

Cheers, helen s

elyob said:

I've just taken up tennis and am hoping this will help round my exercising
regime. I've only played a couple of times (boy was I hurting last Sunday),
and have lessons booked, starting this Sunday. However I wondered if anyone
here is a keen tennis player? What I'm looking for is a good place to chat
about it (at first look rec.sport.tennis looks like they talk about the
famous players, and not so much amateur game advice).

So, I'm looking to do some extra curriculum reading on techniques, postures,
shots etc etc. Can anyone point me to something of this sort on the
interweb?

I used to play tennis many years ago. Unfortunately a sufficiently long
time ago that it pre-dates my access to the web, so I'm afraid I can't
help with links. I would say that comments from people who can't
actually see what you are doing aren't necessarily worth a lot. My
advice: join a club (if you haven't already) - most clubs arrange group
sessions with coaches, and there will be plenty of other people there
keen to talk about it. Be prepared to be not very good - it can take
months to get your eye in as well as experienced regular players, and
years to match their level of anticipation. If you are doing it for
exercise, though, this is a good thing because what you lack in
anticipation you have to make up for with running around. If you have
just taken up tennis at this time of year, does that mean you have
access to an indoor court?

I was once advised that tennis and cycling are not compatible sports if
you want to do both at a high level, but for general fitness I didn't
find any problems except playing tennis for several hours and then
cycling a long way home - that can be very hard on the knees.

--
JimP
--
"We don't have a plan, so nothing can go wrong" - Spike Milligan

elyob said:

I've just taken up tennis and am hoping this will help round my exercising
regime. I've only played a couple of times (boy was I hurting last Sunday),
and have lessons booked, starting this Sunday. However I wondered if anyone
here is a keen tennis player? What I'm looking for is a good place to chat
about it (at first look rec.sport.tennis looks like they talk about the
famous players, and not so much amateur game advice).

So, I'm looking to do some extra curriculum reading on techniques, postures,
shots etc etc. Can anyone point me to something of this sort on the
interweb?

Thanks

A good tip is that a 48 spoke wheel and an old touring fork can be
pressed into service as a make shift tennis racket in an emergency ;-)

--
Tony

"The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the
right."
- Lord Hailsham

"Jim Price" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I used to play tennis many years ago. Unfortunately a sufficiently long
time ago that it pre-dates my access to the web, so I'm afraid I can't
help with links. I would say that comments from people who can't actually
see what you are doing aren't necessarily worth a lot. My advice: join a
club (if you haven't already) - most clubs arrange group sessions with
coaches, and there will be plenty of other people there keen to talk about
it. Be prepared to be not very good - it can take months to get your eye
in as well as experienced regular players, and years to match their level
of anticipation. If you are doing it for exercise, though, this is a good
thing because what you lack in anticipation you have to make up for with
running around. If you have just taken up tennis at this time of year,
does that mean you have access to an indoor court?

Yes, I've joined a local club, it's an excellent one so I'm lucky to have it
so close. My original thought was to play on council courts, but I quickly
realised that I'd be the only one there. Hence the reason to join a club.

They have two indoor bubble courts, but also have three floodlit outdoor
courts. After ten minutes the cold isn't a problem, and I'm not paying extra
to play indoors. However I think that my lessons will indoor, so that will
be nice.

Quoted message said:

I was once advised that tennis and cycling are not compatible sports if
you want to do both at a high level, but for general fitness I didn't find
any problems except playing tennis for several hours and then cycling a
long way home - that can be very hard on the knees.

I'm not 'serious' about any sport, I'm too old to be serious!I've decided
that going to a gym is a complete waste of time, I can't stand the things,
so tennis it is. I'm enjoying it so far!

elyob said:

I'm not 'serious' about any sport, I'm too old to be serious!

A leading tennis player once famously declared, "You /cannot/ be
serious."

--
Dave...

In article <[email hidden]>, Tony Raven (junk@raven-

family.com) said:

A good tip is that a 48 spoke wheel and an old touring fork can be
pressed into service as a make shift tennis racket in an emergency ;-)

I remember reading, about half a megafornight ago, a magazine article
about touring in Mexico. The writer related how he had met an American
couple, also touring by bicycle. Neither had a water bottle, but each
of their bikes had a tennis racquet in a holder on each fork blade.
When asked why, the very reasonably replied that it was in case they met
another couple who fancied a game of doubles.

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
All your call centre are belong to us.

Tony Raven said:

A good tip is that a 48 spoke wheel and an old touring fork can be
pressed into service as a make shift tennis racket in an emergency ;-)

http://toomanybikes.com/Tony_raven_racket.jpg

Like this :-)

Tom

Tom said:

Tony Raven said:

A good tip is that a 48 spoke wheel and an old touring fork can be
pressed into service as a make shift tennis racket in an emergency ;-)

http://toomanybikes.com/Tony_raven_racket.jpg

Like this :-)

Anyone for tennis?

--
Tony

"The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the
right."
- Lord Hailsham

Dave Larrington said:

I remember reading, about half a megafornight ago, a magazine article
about touring in Mexico. The writer related how he had met an American
couple, also touring by bicycle. Neither had a water bottle, but each
of their bikes had a tennis racquet in a holder on each fork blade.
When asked why, the very reasonably replied that it was in case they met
another couple who fancied a game of doubles.

Eeh, that brings back memories of when I had a tennis racket holder on
my fork blade and a Dunlop tennis racket to go in it. Wonder if you can
still buy them.

--
Tony

"The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the
right."
- Lord Hailsham