Chop stroke. ———— In Tennis, a chop stroke is a shot where the angle towards the player and behind the racquet, made by the line of flight of the ball, and the racquet travelling down across it, is greater than 45 degrees and may be 90 degrees. The racquet face passes slightly outside the ball and down the side, chopping it, as a man chops wood. The spin and curve is from right to left....

Table tennis, also known as Ping Pong is a sport that can be played indoors and outdoors as long as the designated table divided by a net is present and outdoor conditions are ideal to play. But generally, table tennis is an indoor sport. The basics of the game involve two or four players hitting a ball back and forth to each with the use of paddles. If you have seen a professional table tennis match you’ll...

Even athletes with the most dominating serves will find their feet dragging, their legs burning, and their service power diminishing more and more as each point passes. And when a match is tight, some players will feel conserving energy for their opponent’s service return is almost a necessity. With this, it becomes easy to drop the pace on serves allowing the player across the net to dictate your every move,...

While the majority of the people include/understand that to play tennis with a suitable racket is of primary importance, little realize that they should also put the accent on the cords that them racket is made of. In this article, the we’ll discuss some ends to help you to make the good choice when it has suddenly chosen cords for your racket. To include/understand which cords are exact for you, you must...

The single most important piece of equipment a tennis player will purchase is a tennis racket.  With the wide variety of tennis racket brands, models, types, and specifications on the market, selecting a tennis racket can be a daunting task.  Prospective tennis racket buyers should consider several important criteria.  These criteria are brand, racket weight, racket length, grip size, balance, and head size. Many...

The field of tennis psychology is not just common advice and tactical or mental tips. It is based on general and sports psychology and then applied to tennis specifically. There are many common elements in the psychology of tennis which can be found in other sports too. An athlete that wants to perform at his peak needs to learn: Bookmark It Hide Sites $$('div.d96').each( function(e) {...

Watching a tennis match between two promising juniors, one an Australian and the other a New Zealander, earlier this year, I observed a very interesting incident. At matchpoint down in the second set, the Australian player clearly failed in an attempt to run down a drop volley from his opponent.  Scooping the ball (which had clearly bounced twice) over his opponent’s head, the Australian player continued...