Informative Speech On Tennis

Kennedy Dumas

Informative Speech Outline

Aimee Miller Topic: Stringing tennis racquets

General purpose: To inform

Specific purpose: To demonstrate to my audience how to effectively string a tennis racquet for their game style.

Thesis: Stringing a tennis racquet is best performed in three steps: choosing a string, choosing a tension, and stringing the racquet. Introduction

Attention-getter : Imagine you’re Serena Williams. You’re in your 3rd hour on the court and it’s match point against one of the toughest competitors in the tournament. You run to the net to smash the ball for a winner and a string in your racket breaks. The ball sails. You lose the match. You’re devastated. All of this could’ve been prevented by one slight adjustment

It can help you change your style of game if needed. Learning these methods can help you understand how the racquet can help or hinder your abilities. The math and science that goes into this technology is very interesting even for people who don’t play tennis as well.

Thesis Statement: Stringing a tennis racquet is best performed in three steps.

Credibility statement:

I am a tennis player on the women’s tennis team at Ferris and have been playing tennis for 7 years.

I learned to string tennis racquets at one of the most prestigious tennis clubs in America and have been stringing for my team for the past year.

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In the United States, we measure the string tension in pounds and it generally ranges from about 35-70 lbs.

Low string tension offers a range of pros and cons

The pros of a lower tension include more depth, feel, spin and comfort.

The cons of a lower string tension include less control of the ball.

High string tension is just the opposite, offering more control of the ball and less depth/spin.

Most racquets come with a recommended tension range for that particular racquet.

For beginners and players who generate less depth on the ball, a lower tension would help give their shot an extra boost.

For players who are advanced and/or hit the ball with extreme pace, making the tension slightly higher will give their big strokes more control.

Let’s look at the physics behind string tension.

According to a USRSA certified stringer, lower tensions cause the ball to leave the racquet at a slightly different angle of incidence so the ball's flight path is slightly higher (Bower & Cross,