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Tennis Tips
Basic Techniques in Tennis
AST presents an insight to understand the basic fundamentals to the sport.
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One: The Ready Position
Begin with your feet shoulder width apart,
Your knees slightly bent. Hold your racket
in front of you with both hands.
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Two: The Grip
One of the easiest grips to use for the
Forehand is an Eastern Grip. To find this
grip, ‘Shake hands’ with your racket.
The ‘V’ between your thumb and index
finger should appear on the corner of the
handle.
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Three: Preparation
As soon as your opponent contacts the
ball, start your preparation by turning your
right hip and shoulder away from the ball.
This will build up and store elastic energy.
Ensure that your racket head drops down
low behind you.
Four: Contact
Accelerate your racket upwards towards
your ‘contact point’. To add pace to the
shot your hips and shoulders can now
rotate back to a front-on position. The
ideal place for your racket to meet the ball
is slightly in front of your hips.
Five: Follow Through
Continue the swing out towards your
target, finish with your elbow bent over
your left shoulder.
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TENNIS TRIVIA - Do You Know?
Theoretically, there are 24 different kinds of tennis balls. Some of these combinations being illogical
or simply not produced. If you visit most pro tennis shops, you will generally find only 4 types of balls
being sold. These are the 4 balls that AST is currently using. Please read the brief description below
on the balls being used by AST.
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The Yellow Sponge Balls are used for our Tots Tennis lessons. It gives the very small beginners the
perfect chance to hit and control accurately. It is used ideally as young as 18 months to 5 years of age.
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The BIG SLOCOACH™ Balls are mainly used for our Mini Tennis. Its low compression is ideal for young
kids just starting tennis. The balls are soft enough so that the young kids can play tennis safely. It bounces
high enough almost similar to a standard tennis balls which can readily prepare them for the next level.
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We call it The 'Orange Balls'. It's a good start for young enthusiasts who are just starting tennis on a
full sized court. It's 50% slower than a regular tennis ball and it's ideal for juniors between the age of 8 to 15 years old.
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AST uses Pressureless Balls because of its solid core. These tennis balls are great for anyone from
beginners to advance. They do not lose their bounce. As the felt will slowly wear off, AST replaces the
balls once every month for better games.
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