Importance Of Grunting In Tennis

BREATHING AND GRUNTING IN TENNIS

Monica Seles, Jimmy Connors, Serena or Venus Williams, Rafa Nadal, Maria Sharapova and so many other awesome players, as well as thousands of martial arts enthusiasts and professionals could not possibly be wrong in their breathing/Screaming/Grunting techniques. As we wind up our body and racquet to make a hard hit, we inhale deeply, and as we make contact with the ball, we exhale hard, creating a sort of explosion. Grunting in Tennis helps time impact, as well as creates a cadence as we exchange groundstrokes. Letting out all air inside relaxes the body fully at contact, facilitating a cleaner and more explosive hit.

Grunting or yelling at impact happens naturally in Tennis, and it can be trained. In some cases, it can be very

Connecting with the ball at the right moment is of extreme importance to solid hitting, consistency, and technique; this can only be achieved through huge amounts of practice! Timing goes hand in hand with hand-eye coordination obviously. Cross training in other sports helps players develop timing for Tennis. So many things are happening simultaneously as we get ready to hit a Tennis ball, be it a serve, a volley or an on the run forehand. How and when we load our body for the shot and start the acceleration process; needs to be extremely accurate. Tennis players need to hit the ball in such a way that they are super efficient while applying the exact amount of force, be it a hard hit ball or a delicate drop shot or finesse angle winner. On hard hits, always remember the hammer/nail relationship. If a man has a little nail and he has to hold it with his opposite hand as he winds up the big hammer; is he going to take a huge swing at it? No… He will probably hammer his hand… right? We need a short, accurate but fast swing, so we don’t end up smashing our fingers, right? And once the nail is set in place, we can let it have it: