View Single Post Old 01-15-2013, 06:47 PM   #2 Talk Tennis Guru
Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 29,799  There is no "natural" way of
learning. Can you name one pro playing today who followed the
natural way of learning?  Right from holding the racket (the
correct grip for different strokes), tennis needs to be learnt
through its details. Ask someone who doesn't play tennis to show
you how the pros serve. They will never use the continental grip
and bring the racket edgeways.  Putting the outside foot first,
being sideways on the serve, leading with the edge, using the
correct grip, using topspin rather than hitting up with open
face, split-stepping - everything is taught to most people or
they learn on their own indirectly, but using the material other
people have learnt from. Seldom does anyone come up with any of
this on his/her own "naturally."  The correct way of learning
tennis which is followed by all proven pros and juniors and
college players is to learn the technical fundamentals
correctly. Then they can