Your Guide    Gavin Davison The rules of tennis, including the specifics for things like the net, are determined by the ITF – International Tennis Federation. As stated in the rules on their website, the height of the net should be 3 feet. This is 0.91cm, or 0.914cm if you want to be exact. […]

   Your Guide    Gavin Davison Tennis is an extremely technical game. In fact, I believe it to be one of the MOST TECHNICALLY CHALLENGING SPORTS in the world. Of course, other sports, such as golf might be considered just as technical by others, but I’m speaking from my own experience here. And on the

   Your Guide    Gavin Davison You’ve probably seen it before – people using tennis balls on the legs of their walkers. This has been done for DECADES ALREADY, obviously by those who need assistance with walking. While you might not be at that age yet, it’s worth taking the information in for future reference!

   Your Guide    Gavin Davison Hitting a double fault is one of the worst feelings in tennis – trust me. This occurs when you: Of course, nobody wants to hit double faults, as it gives the opponent a COMPLETELY FREE POINT. Now, at lower levels of tennis, double faults are actually fairly common. That’s

   Your Guide    Gavin Davison If you are to improve your game, FOOTWORK IS EVERYTHING. It paves the way to being in the right position FOR EACH AND EVERY SHOT YOU HIT. Great footwork means you can really maximize the way you strike the ball. Sloppy footwork will cause your technique to break down

   Your Guide    Gavin Davison The serve is ARGUABLY THE MOST important shot in tennis. It’s the only shot that you’ve got complete control over. And it’s ALSO CRITICAL that you hold on to your service games when playing competitively. Needless to say, it’s a shot that you need to learn if you are

   Your Guide    Gavin Davison Whenever you watch a professional tennis match, there are ALL KINDS OF BEVERAGES flying around. Novak Djokovic famously has his own concoction that he drinks on the court, although he hasn’t disclosed what’s in there. Whatever it is, it SEEMS TO WORK QUITE WELL, I’d say! With that said,

   Gavin Davison    Your Guide High school tennis is the STEPPING STONE for players before moving into college tennis. Anyone can play on the team ONCE THEY START high school. Both boy’s and girl’s tennis matches are played, and generally, there will be many inter-school matches played each season. As for how long the

   Your Guide    Gavin Davison This is actually a very interesting topic. The more you research, THE MORE YOU’LL REALIZE that opinions and facts vary greatly. However, historians believe that the original tennis ball dates back to the 1300s. With this being 700 years ago, sadly, NO LIVING HUMAN CAN CONFIRM – none that

   Your Guide    Gavin Davison Tennis elbow is one of the MOST FRUSTRATING INJURIES out there. In fact, at the time of writing, I am actually undergoing physio for this EXACTLY INJURY! When you play, your elbow hurts, of course. But away from the court, tennis elbow can actually impact daily tasks too. This

   Your Guide    Gavin Davison If you’ve watched a fair bit of LIVE TENNIS before, you’ve probably seen a foot fault called before. Basically, a foot fault is called by a lines judge; specifically, the baseline judge, should a player STEP ONTO THE BASELINE in the middle of their motion. It can happen in

   Your Guide    Gavin Davison It goes without saying that when you PLAY BETTER PLAYERS, the odds aren’t in your favor. After all, that’s why they would be viewed as being a better player THAN YOU ARE! Now, unless your name is Novak Djokovic, you are going to play against players who are better

   Your Guide    Gavin Davison There are few things MORE FRUSTRATING in tennis than unforced errors. Hit too many and your opponent could win the match without needing to do too much. As detailed above, an unforced error describes any error that has been hit without being under any pressure. Everyone from amateurs to

   Your Guide    Gavin Davison These are the three MOST IMPORTANT elements for me when looking at purchasing a tennis rebounder. This piece of equipment can be great if you get the right one, but there are some not so great ones out there that you definitely need to avoid. My personal favorite tennis

As sweat-absorbent as possible – indicated in the product description Tacky enough for optimum performance Sufficiently durable    Your Guide    Gavin Davison In my experience, overgrips are FAR BETTER at dealing with sweaty palms compared with replacement grips. They are usually much better at absorbing sweat, generally tackier, and in my personal opinion, they

   Your Guide    Gavin Davison If you’ve played a fair amount of competitive tennis before, there’s a STRONG CHANCE you’ve come across what we would call a ‘pusher’. Basically, this is someone who simply pushes the ball into play, not doing much with it and waiting for you to miss in order to win

   Your Guide    Gavin Davison Tennis rebounders aren’t necessarily something new, but not many people realize THE BENEFITS of actually investing in this piece of equipment. It may seem a little quirky at first, with a strange-looking mesh and a white line to represent a net, but these cool little gadgets can be awesome

   Your Guide    Gavin Davison Believe it or not, finding the RIGHT PLACE to store your tennis balls is super important. I’ve managed to choose the EXACT WRONG LOCATIONS in the past, so here, I’d like to help you to avoid making the same mistakes. This saves you A LOT OF Time, Money, and

   Your Guide    Gavin Davison If you HAVE BEEN or are experiencing any of the issues above, DON’T WORRY, I’ve been there. In fact, I’ve managed to crack several rackets over the course of my career simply because the racket was FLYING OUT of my hands. One of my not so fond memories was