The tennis primer . ckerbockers for all athleticgames and in the Southern hemisphere they are used by^ome players. The climatic conditions in the Northernhemisphere make it almost impossible to use them withcomfort. No athletic game can be played to the best advan-tage in trousers, because they bind at the knee. Can we, forinstance, imagine a base ball team playing base ball introusers? But there can be little doubt that trousers aremost convenient and comfortable, although by no meansthe most suitable for tennis. It is of great importance that one should be lightly andtightly shod. One should
The tennis primer . ckerbockers for all athleticgames and in the Southern hemisphere they are used by^ome players. The climatic conditions in the Northernhemisphere make it almost impossible to use them withcomfort. No athletic game can be played to the best advan-tage in trousers, because they bind at the knee. Can we, forinstance, imagine a base ball team playing base ball introusers? But there can be little doubt that trousers aremost convenient and comfortable, although by no meansthe most suitable for tennis. It is of great importance that one should be lightly andtightly shod. One should not, of course, have ones shoesso tight as to cause inconvenience, but it is impossible tostart quickly in loose shoes and it is a point of consider-able importance to have the least possible weight to carryabout on ones feet. A lady player should have the skirtso short and light that it does not impede her progresson the court. Hard courts require a heavier shoe than isneeded for grass. SPALDING S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. Plate 16. THE BACKHAND DRIVE. Plate 16 shows the beginning of the stroke, which is most im-portant. It starts at the elbow. The following series of pic-tures is the most complete explanation of the backhand drivethat has ever been given. Spaldings athletic library. 33 The Grip of the Racket A proper grip of the racket is of the utmost importanceto the game; in fact, it may be said to be the foundationof the game. There is one outstanding principle which one mustabsolutely bear in mind in connection with the grip ofthe racket, and that is. at the time of striking the ball^ theforearm and the handle of the racket must be in one andthe same straight line. That is to sa}, if the forearm werecontinued in a line, it would run straight on to the handleof the racket. In many cases, the whole of the arm, fromthe shoulder, and the racket are in the same line or is particularly so in the backhand stroke. There are of course many cases where the racket andthe forear
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