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Tennis Lessons

Proper Positioning for
Better Ground Strokes

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Monty Basnyat, Tennis Director, Auburn Racquet Club

Photographs by Steve Margheim

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Hugging the Baseline and Hitting off the Back Foot
2. Standing Back and Stepping into the Ball
3. Dragging Foot

Introduction

Most club players have a common misperception that power is generated only through the swing (racquet acceleration). But, in reality, power and depth in your strokes come from a number of things:

  1. Shoulder and trunk rotation with proper racquet preparation
  2. Moving and stepping into the ball and starting your transfer of weight
  3. Proper point of contact
  4. Long follow-through

When you have incorporated all these elements into the stroke, you should have the power and the depth you're looking for.

This lesson will focus more on the second element mentioned above: moving and stepping into the ball and starting your transfer of weight.

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