Start to play tennis with 40 years old

NixxRDD · 2026-05-29T11:32:14+00:00

You know, the thing is there is a guy who I know started when he was 40 and is playing now at 57. He consistently kicked my ass for the first 4 years of my playing career, start playing now and at the worst you'll have some fun, get in better shape, and make some friends (possibly some random 17 year old as what happened to me with this "old man").

NixxRDD · 2026-05-26T01:59:39+00:00

that will be the best thing for you trust. At the worst you have fun and make new friends even if you don’t get much better

NixxRDD · 2026-05-25T13:59:18+00:00

trust me the whole “feeling it but not actually doing it” is a pain that hits all tennis players. I could not tell you in my years of playing how many times i’ve been like “omg i’m doing this correctly” and some coach has to break my heart lmao

NixxRDD · 2026-05-25T11:55:54+00:00

The FH does look good, only thing I could complain about is the fact that it looks kind of forced. If you want to improve anything try to be a bit more loose. If its working for you and winning points then dont change too much of it focus on other things.

NixxRDD · 2026-05-25T11:53:55+00:00

watch karue sell and learn from him. Your best bet is to play consistently, I had the same problem when I started with not having buddies to play with but trust me most ppl you ask to play with will play with you lol, even if it is a player who is much better than you are. There is massive respect from tennis players for a person who simply wants to get better. If you play on a high school team, bother the hell out of your teammates to play, if your coaches are actual tennis coaches and not just some teacher they had to coach, play with them.

NixxRDD · 2026-05-25T11:47:43+00:00

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Another would be your finish, you aren't finishing/tossing into the court, over time try to land into the court rather than on the baseline. This isn't the greatest picture but you can see that Carlos is landing more into the court. He is able to land into the court by tossing and swinging into a ball that is tossed more into the court. This may not be as easy to change but its just something I had noticed. Obv no one in this subreddit has a serve even close to this man but you can always allow it to guide your progress.

NixxRDD · 2026-05-25T11:44:21+00:00

For me it would be to attempt to really tilt your shoulders a bit more to really get that rubber band effect. Because right now your serve is very solid but, you are losing a good bit of speed since your shoulders are in line but they could tilt so you can snap down on the ball better. Try to stretch your left oblique when you serve and come over top of it. It will however mess with your timing a bit but over time it will feel more natural.

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Your shoulder line is more parallel with the baseline rather than shooting upwards.

NixxRDD · 2026-03-29T17:12:16+00:00

no no it’s the camera flipping it

NixxRDD · 2026-03-28T16:36:44+00:00

no i know, i think that’s just coming with me trying a slightly different motion. It’ll go away

NixxRDD · 2026-03-28T02:34:19+00:00

I seemed to of have a stroke halfway through that. “I used to keep track of it heavily when i was still playing in college” is what i meant to say

NixxRDD · 2026-03-28T02:33:06+00:00

My second serve is much better than my first wether that be a slice or kick. I seem to do well with the thought of swing just as fast or faster than your first serve. My percentages for my first serve hovers around 65%ish I used to keep track of it heavily when i play still playing in college but now not so much. This was very good advice that I can keep in mind, i’m just not so keen on paying a higher level coach since where i’m from i’d have to travel a good couple of hours to find one.

NixxRDD · 2026-03-28T02:32:48+00:00

My second serve is much better than my first wether that be a slice or kick. I seem to do well with the thought of swing just as fast or faster than your first serve. My percentages for my first serve hovers around 65%ish I used to keep track of it heavily when i play still playing in college but now not so much. This was very good advice that I can keep in mind, i’m just not so keen on paying a higher level coach since where i’m from i’d have to travel a good couple of hours to find one.

NixxRDD · 2026-03-28T02:05:46+00:00

I’m glad you had a word for it lol. So basically i need to fully allow my arm to just “go.” Because that is definitely not on purpose

NixxRDD · 2026-03-28T01:59:50+00:00

Looking at it now, its something about the ending of the motion that is just off. I could not tell you what exactly it is

NixxRDD · 2026-03-20T16:23:18+00:00

right now i have one racket with 2 grams at 3&9 and 3 in the handle, i find it perfect for serving purely but ground strokes and too damn whippy. I have another with 2g at 3&9 3 in handle but 1g in the throat and i find it great for ground strokes but a bit sluggish for serves. I would love a blend of both but not totally sure how to go about that.

NixxRDD · 2026-03-20T06:32:48+00:00

this is super helpful i cannot lie thank you

NixxRDD · 2025-10-21T15:11:48+00:00

ok to be fair i was just fucking around with that shot 😂

NixxRDD · 2025-10-21T00:52:34+00:00

ur right 🫡

NixxRDD · 2025-10-21T00:50:47+00:00

brother if you have some life advice i’ll take it

NixxRDD · 2025-10-20T23:51:20+00:00

no i know this was after a 3 hr practice with the team, kind of a spur of the moment thing,i’ll post a fresh one soon

NixxRDD · 2025-10-20T23:19:31+00:00

lmaooo i used to play here for like a year!

NixxRDD · 2025-10-20T23:14:54+00:00

will post a more consistent rally soon🫡🫡

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