Welcome to Tring Tennis club
Tring Fun Run
Please note that the annual Tring Fun Run to raise funds for Iain Rennie will take place on Wednesday 17th June. For more details click here. On this day the car park will be closed after 3pm. We ask that all tennis club members wanting to play on the evening of 17th May follow the marshals instructions and park behind the cricket club house where there'll be lots of space. Many thanks.
Adult Coaching
Group adult coaching continues through the summer season. There are various sessions available to members. Download details here. We also have weekday coaching available for non-members to 'try-out' our club. Details available from the coaching team.
Midweek tennis
We have now added Monday to the midweek schedule, so midweek tennis will now meet on Monday and Thursday mornings
Tring's 'code of conduct'
We don't have too many rules at the club, but hopefully just enough to help us all enjoy our tennis. Here's a reasonably light-hearted take on what we would all like to see on and around the courts! Download the code of conduct
Line calls: LTA guidance - was it in or out?
So was the ball in or was it out? To get the definitive explanation of this rule the LTA have provided the following insight:
The rule states if “any part of the ball touches the line, the ball is in”. The call is made more complicated as the ball “squashes a little on impact”. In fact, the ball squashes a lot on impact, especially on serves and smashes. You may have noticed on Hawkeye replays at Wimbledon that the marks the ball leaves vary in shape and size. For example, if it is a lob, the mark the ball leaves is likely to be almost spherical. If it is a smash, the ball is likely to leave a long, narrower mark. Unfortunately many people think that the rule is similar to a ball crossing the line in football. It is NOT!. A football can still be in play without actually touching the line at all. It is the opposite in tennis, something has to touch the line. (Herts LTA)
So here's the graphic to help us. Example 3 may come as a surprise to some!.
The Call:
1. Both the overhead and along-the-line view show the ball touching the line on impact. Ball is IN
2. The overhead view shows the ball touching the line on impact, but this is not conclusive. The along-the-line view shows that the ball squashed on impact and did touch the line. Ball is IN
3. The overhead view shows the ball touching the line on impact, but this is not conclusive. The along-the-line view shows that although the ball overshadowed the line, it did not touch the line. Ball is OUT
4. Both the overhead and along-the-line view show that the ball did not touch the line. Ball is OUT
After all this it's no wonder that we so often have different views on a line call!!
British Tennis Membership
Many members have already signed up and joined 'British Tennis' but we still need to encourage other members to do so. There's no charge for membership, but there are benefits for us as a Tennis Club. The more members we have joined up, the bigger the benefits we receive! For example, it was soley due to our current BT membership numbers that we received an additional 11 pairs of tickets from the LTA for this year's Wimbledon tournament. Please do sign up! Thanks. Download a pplicatioin form
Fund raising for the Tennis; Cricket; Running & Hockey Clubs
Click here for more information and an application form
The 50/50 Draw is a new fund raising initiative for all of us associated with the tennis, cricket, running or hockey clubs here in Tring. The draw enables you to win cash prizes every week and also raise money for the Tennis club. It is due to start on Saturday 3rd May 2008.
HOW IT WORKS
For just £ 1 per week you are entered into the weekly draw which will be held at Tring Park Cricket Club every Saturday evening. There will be five cash prizes every week and also a chance to play for a jackpot if you are in the club when your number is drawn.
Membership of the 50/50 Draw costs £ 52 for a year and is payable by Standing Order or cheque. Nearly £ 21 of your money goes directly to the clubs (you may choose more than one) nominated on your form