US OPEN TENNIS

Pronation is a special type of arm movement that allows you to accelerate your tennis racket through the ball, increasing the amount of power and spin you can generate. All advanced players pronate when they serve, but very few club-level players pronate properly. Let’s start with a basic explanation of what exactly pronation is. Place your hands out in front of your body and point your palms at each other. Now rotate your forearm and wrist together, as one piece, so that your palms are facing the floor. This simple motion of your arm is pronation; the act of turning your palm to face away from you. If you rotate in the opposite direction so that your palms are facing the ceiling, then you are “supinating” your arm, which is the opposite of pronating. Another good way to understand the motion of pronation involves your cell phone. Take out your phone and hold it to your ear like you were talking to someone. Pretend that your computer monitor is a person and you want to show them who y …

Tennis is also one of the few sports that uses most of the muscles on your body, which means you get a very good overall workout, and it’s great for your cardio. For these reasons, tennis is ideal as a beginners’ sport, even for those who have never been active in sports. Tennis is also a very sociable game. It takes at least two to play tennis, just like it takes two to tango. You can chit chat with your partner in between sets. Unless you’re in a competitive match, you can even trade jokes during the game! For even more fun, when you’re more confident in your game, you can invite an additional two players to make it a “doubles”. What do you need? A tennis racquet A pair of tennis shoes (or track shoes) Some tennis balls A tennis court And a partner! What you need to know? Here are some of the things you need to know before getting on the court. 1. How to hold the tennis racquet Assuming you’re right handed, hold the tennis racquet on your left hand. Then open up the palm of your rig …

Babolat Junior AeroPro Drive (Cortex) Tennis Racquet - 1415 A junior-sized version of Rafael Nadals Babolat AeroPro Drive with Cortex, the Babolat AeroPro Drive Junior now features the vibration dampening benefits of Cortex. A great racquet for competitive juniors that are ready for a high end 26.5 inch racquet. This is the first step before moving into the 27 inch adult frames.

Racquet Specifications
• Headsize: 100 sq. in.
• Length: 26.50 in.
• Weight (strung): 8.7 oz.
• Grip Sizes: 4, 4-1/8

Racquet is pre-strung from the manufacturer.
Customer Review: Junior’s racquet
Really good racquet for ages 10-12. Almost adult’s size, heavier and longer than kids’ ones. Comes in different grip sizes, so that it can fit older kids’ palm.
Customer Review: Great racquet for my kid!
Great racquet for my 9 year old son (just slightly smaller than mine, mugh significantly lighter). Racquet arrived well packaged and both string and a babolat single racquet bag were included (bought from Midwest Sports), which i thought i’d have to pay separate.

Babolat Junior AeroPro Drive (Cortex) Tennis Racquet - 1415 A junior-sized version of Rafael Nadals Babolat AeroPro Drive with Cortex, the Babolat AeroPro Drive Junior now features the vibration dampening benefits of Cortex. A great racquet for competitive juniors that are ready for a high end 26.5 inch racquet. This is the first step before moving into the 27 inch adult frames.

Racquet Specifications
• Headsize: 100 sq. in.
• Length: 26.50 in.
• Weight (strung): 8.7 oz.
• Grip Sizes: 4, 4-1/8

Racquet is pre-strung from the manufacturer.
Customer Review: Junior’s racquet
Really good racquet for ages 10-12. Almost adult’s size, heavier and longer than kids’ ones. Comes in different grip sizes, so that it can fit older kids’ palm.
Customer Review: Great racquet for my kid!
Great racquet for my 9 year old son (just slightly smaller than mine, mugh significantly lighter). Racquet arrived well packaged and both string and a babolat single racquet bag were included (bought from Midwest Sports), which i thought i’d have to pay separate.