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USPTA TEST QUESTRIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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USPTA TESTcontinental, eastern, semi western and western - answer The four basic grips
1. Easy to generate power
2. Waist-high balls
3. Adaptable to different surfaces
4. More support
5. Topspin
6. Good for beginners - answer Eastern Forehand grip advantages
1. Grip change
2. Weak on slice
3. Low volley
4. Finesse and touch shots 5. Difficult to hit high balls - answerEastern Forehand
disadvantages
• Contact point in front of the body with a vertical racquet face.
• Often referred to as the "shake hands" grip. - answerEastern Forehand
Panel 3 - answerEastern Forehand Heel
Panel 3 - answerEastern Forehand Base knuckle index finger
Panel 1 - answerEastern backhand Heel and base knuckle
1. Easy to generate power
2. Waist-high balls
3. Adaptable to different surfaces
4. More support
5. Topspin
6. Good for beginners - answerEastern backhand advantages
1. Grip change
2. Weak on slice
3. Low volley
4. Finesse and touch shots
5. Difficult to hit high balls - answerEastern backhand disadvantages
• Contact point is slightly in front of the body with a vertical racquet face.
• This grip calls for a definite change between forehand and backhand positions. -
answerEastern backhand
,Panel 2 - answerContinental heel and base knuckle
1. Low balls
2. Slice
3. No grip change
4. Adaptable to different strokes
5. Degree of versatility
6. Topspin on serve
7. Late hit on forehand side
8. Good serve and volley
9. Good for hit touch shots - answerContinental advantages
1. High balls
2. Weak wrist or forearm
3. More difficult to generate topspin than eastern grip
4. Requires good timing - answerContinental disadvantages
• Contact point is just as far in front of the body as with the eastern grip. However, the
player must learn to ad- just the racquet face with his or her wrist in order to hit flat or
topspin shots.
• Tennis teachers recommend this grip for netshots where there is little time for grip
change.
• Should be used on the serve, this grip makes it easier to hit a slice. -
answerContinental grip
Panel 4 - answerSemiwestern forehand heel and base knuckle
1. Topspin
2. High balls
3. Disguise
4. Passing shots
5. Power - answerSemiwestern forehand advantages
1. Low balls
2. Underspin
3. Major grip change to backhand
4. Serve
5. Low volley - answerSemiwestern forehand disadvantages
• Contact point for the semiwestern grip is more forward of the body.
• This is the grip that most of today's competitive players are using for a number of
reasons.
• In this grip, the inclination of the hand is toward the western grip. Many players prefer
this grip because of the
comfortable feeling of the hand behind the racquet. - answerSemiwestern forehand
, Panel 5 - answerFull western forehand heel and base knuckle
1. Topspin
2. High balls
3. Disguise
4. Passing shots
5. Power - answerFull western forehand advantages
1. Low balls
2. Underspin
3. Large grip change
4. Serve
5. Low volley - answerFull western disadvantages
• Contact point is very early and preferably higher than your waist.
• This grip closes the face of the racquet and is used for exaggerated topspin and
groundstrokes where contact is
preferably made in front of the body.
• Some players who use the western grip for forehands keep the same grip for
backhands, hitting the ball with
the same face of the racquet. - answerFull western
1. Power
2. Topspin
3. Sharp angle
4. Disguise
5. Helps tennis elbow
6. Early success - confidence
7. Gives support - answerTwo handed grip advantages
1. Weakness at net
2. Difficult to slice - answerTwo handed grip disadvantages
The teacher should learn several things about a pupil, such as how long he or she has
played tennis, prior lessons, if either singles or doubles have been played primarily, any
competitive experience (ranking or rating), the style of play enjoyed and
strengths/weaknesses. Discover the student's tennis goals, both during that lesson and
long-term, and whether he or she wants a lesson on a specific technique or tactic, or a
series of lessons to cover several areas. - answerInstructors should first
Use the student's name a lot. Maintain eye contact when talking or making a point.
Enthusiasm. - answerInstructors should
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