Most people who take up tennis seem to feel that it isn’t worth the effort unless they can master the game in a short time. I can only say that I have never discovered any short cut to learning tennis. I feel that the player who is willing to learn slowly and soundly from the basic foundation of the game will benefit in the end. He will go ahead far faster than one who superficially picks up a flashy but unsound style in a short time, and then stops working. Weeks spent in laying a sound groundwork of correct strokes at the start will save years in the end.
