Prince of Tennis: The Strongest Teacher

After returning to the dojo, Longze took Xiao Jin to a sports court. Considering that Xiao Jin had wasted two months challenging him, Longze did not waste time and directly began to guide Xiao Jin in training!

"Pick a racket from above!"

Longze pointed at the few rackets on the wall and asked Kintaro

""I have a racket, don't I?"

Xiao Jin asked in confusion.

He didn't understand why the teacher asked him to choose when he already had a racket!

"Although you have a tennis racket, the quality is not up to standard. If I'm not mistaken, this racket should cost you less than 10,000 yen, right?"

Long Ze asked Xiao Jin.

"Um...well, the total cost was 7,000 yen!"

"That's right, a 7,000 yen racket is basically a low-quality racket, and the feel is also very poor! The power of the shot will also be reduced a lot.

For a tennis player, having a good racket is very important, just like a swordsman having a good sword!"

Long Ze said the importance of the racket.

"Is that so?"

Xiao Jin suddenly realized.

It turns out that having a good racket is so important!

Looking up, Xiao Jin glanced at the wall, and then his eyes fell on a red racket.

"Then I'll choose this one!"

This red racket was the one Xiao Jin chose when he challenged Long Ze on the first day.

"Are you sure you want this one?"

Long Ze asked

"This is it!"

Xiao Jin nodded.

"Since you have chosen this red racket, it will be your exclusive racket from now on, and it also represents your identity!"

After saying this, Long Ze took Xiao Jin to an empty court.

"The first training today is to hold the racket!"

Long Ze said calmly.

"Grip?"

Xiao Jin looked at Long Ze in confusion.

"That's right, it's the grip!"

Long Ze nodded:"A strong player, in addition to having a strong physique and superb skills, the way of gripping the racket is also crucial! A good grip can increase a tennis player's strength by at least 30%. Similarly, if the grip is wrong, it will greatly affect a tennis player's serve and hitting strength, and then the power of the hit will be greatly reduced!"

"If a person maintains a wrong grip for a long time, his wrist may even be injured!"

"No way?"

Xiao Jin looked at Long Ze in shock.

Is the way you hold the racket really that important?

"Don't believe it? Then open your palm and take a look!"

Long Ze said with a smile.

Opening his palm, Xiao Jin found that his palm was actually a little red and swollen. Although it was not very obvious, it was still visible to the naked eye.

"What is this?"

Xiao Jin was shocked.

Why did his palm become like this?

"This is the result of you holding the racket in the wrong way for two months. Do you still think a good grip is not important?"

Long Ze asked with a smile.

""Huh!"

Now, Xiao Jin finally believed how important a good grip is. Isn't he a good example?

The wrong grip caused his palms to become red and swollen!

"Now that you already know the importance of a good grip, I will teach you some grip methods one by one!"

"There are several ways to hold the racket, and the two most commonly used ones are the Eastern grip and the Western grip!"

As he spoke, Long Ze demonstrated how to hold the racket to Xiao Jin.

"This kind of grip is the oriental forehand grip. The V-shape formed by the thumb and index finger is aligned with the intersection of the right side of the racket handle and the upper right inclined plane. The palm is close to the right vertical plane, the first joint of the thumb is clasped on the left vertical plane of the racket handle, and the index finger and middle finger are slightly separated!"

"Just like me now!"

Long Ze pointed to his grip and said to Xiao Jin.

After the demonstration, Long Ze asked,"Do you understand?"

Xiao Jin nodded,"I understand! This grip is just like shaking hands!"

"That’s right! Just like shaking hands!"

Seeing that Xiao Jin understood it immediately, Long Ze was also very pleased.

Then, Long Ze demonstrated the Eastern backhand grip to Xiao Jin:"The Eastern backhand grip is based on the Eastern forehand grip and rotated 90 degrees to the left!"

"Just like this!"

Xiao Jin stood aside, watching and imitating Long Ze's grip.

"Teacher, the way to hold the racket is actually not that difficult, right?"

"These are the most basic things, naturally not difficult!"

Long Ze said with a smile

"I just demonstrated to you the Eastern forehand grip, and now I will show you the Western grip!"

After saying that, Longze began to demonstrate to Xiaojin.

As for Xiaojin, he learned very quickly. Longze only demonstrated it once and Xiaojin learned it!

After learning the correct grip, the next step is naturally to practice.

Longze said to Xiaojin:"Now try hitting the ball with the Eastern grip!"

""Okay!"

Xiao Jin nodded, then picked up a tennis ball from the ground and hit it with an oriental grip.

Bang!

A strong hitting sound rang out, and the tennis ball was shot to the opposite side like a sharp sword.

Both the speed and power were much stronger than Xiao Jin's previous serve.

""What a powerful force!"

Xiao Jin was stunned.

Although he had learned from his teacher the importance of gripping the racket, he had not expected that a correct grip would improve the power of the shot so significantly. The serve just now was stronger than any other he had hit in the past!