Beginner

Beginner Foundations

The handful of fundamentals that make the biggest difference when you're starting out: a reliable serve and return, the dink, your grip and ready position, and your first third shot.

7 lessons
  1. 1. The continental grip and ready position: your home base
    grip
  2. 2. Build a legal, reliable serve from the ground up
    serve
  3. 3. Return deep, then run to the kitchen
    return
  4. 4. The dink: slow down, stay in control
    dink
  5. 5. Third shot: drop or drive? Picking the right one
    third-shot
  6. 6. Doubles: move as a pair, not as two singles players
    doubles
  7. 7. Lobs and overheads: look up, don't fall down
    strategy