. Lawn tennis for girls. Finishing backhand drive. Note the ithrough to the full extent of arm(See page 37). Overhead service—back view(See page 58) Spaldings Athletic Library 25 (1) Keeping the eye on the ball till ithit the racket, or nearly so. (2) A good style. The former is possible to all. The lat-ter every one of us must try to acquire. The very first thing you must do is togrip your racket right. There is a great deal of idle talk aboutthe unchanging grip. That is to say,one grip which does for both forehandand backhand. Mr. R. F. Doherty used this grip, and,as he was one of the great
. Lawn tennis for girls. Finishing backhand drive. Note the ithrough to the full extent of arm(See page 37). Overhead service—back view(See page 58) Spaldings Athletic Library 25 (1) Keeping the eye on the ball till ithit the racket, or nearly so. (2) A good style. The former is possible to all. The lat-ter every one of us must try to acquire. The very first thing you must do is togrip your racket right. There is a great deal of idle talk aboutthe unchanging grip. That is to say,one grip which does for both forehandand backhand. Mr. R. F. Doherty used this grip, and,as he was one of the great masters of thegame, many players think they must useit too. For not more than one player ina hundred is this grip a natural or acomfortable one. Give up the idea at oncethat this grip is necessary. I have neverused it. I always change the grip for thebackhand. Players who use it are quitethe exception. 26 Spaldings Athletic Library Grip your racket naturally for the fore-hand stroke. Grip it in such a way thatyou could strike the hardest blow with theface of it. No forcing of the hand andwrist into so
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