Welcome to Tring Tennis club
Many thanks to all those who put in so much effort to make our Fun Day a success on 1st August. We attracted almost 150 people of all ages from 2 to 82, many of whom had never been to the tennis club before. Lots of free coaching was provided, the fasted serve was registered at just under 90mph, cardio-tennis was a big hit, we raised valuable funds for Iain Rennie and even signed up a few new members ..welcome to Tring Tennis Club!
Club BBQ - Saturday 18th September from 4pm
Chris and Sue Martin have kindly offered to organise a BBQ for members and guests on September 18th. Come along to club afternoon and then stay a little longer for something to eat and drink. See notices in the club house for more details
Iain Rennie & Tring Tennis Club
We are delighted to announce that Tring Tennis Club and Iain Rennie Hospice at Home will be working together through 2010 and 2011. Iain Rennie's skills in PR and marketing will be a real asset fo us and in return we will be helping Iain Rennie raise their profile even further in the local community and raise funds at special events.
For further information on Iain Rennie, go to their website here
New Head Coach
The committee are delighted to announce that Paul Hodbday has accepted the newly formed role of Head Coach at Tring Tennis Club . Paul will be the single point contact for all coaching at the club and will also be providing a racquet re-stringing service. You will now be able to get your racquet re-strung on a Wednesday club evening while you wait! Paul's contact details are on the coaching page of this website.
Congratulations to Paul
We need your help
In particular we need to fill the position of Ground Steward. This will involve liaising with various contractors and suppliers to ensure that the club house and courts are well maintained
New fencing project
The installation of new fencing around all of our courts has now been completed. This has been a major investment for the club to ensure we have safe and professional facilities for many years to come.
Floodlight keys
The committee has recently decided to make several additional floodlight keys available to members. This is to help ensure that the lights do not need to be turned off when members are waiting to play, just because someone needs to take their key home. (If the lights are turned off, they cannot be turned back on again within 20 minutes to protect the bulbs). The fee for using the floodlights is unchanged, so if members are using their new key, we ask that you are honest and pay the required amount (£3 per hour) into the light meter. Please note that a lighting key overrides the meter, but the meter will still take your money - honest! If you feel you have a need for a floodlight key, please contact Viv Bryan who is coordinating this.
Adult Coaching
Group adult coaching is available to members and non-members of all standards. Contact our coaching team or you can download details of current courses here.
Car park security
Please do not leave valuables in your car when playing tennis. We have recenlty had another break-in, this time on a Friday lunchtime. Also, please do keep an eye out for anyone who doesn't seem to fit. Let's not have any more victims. Thanks
Midweek tennis
We have now added Monday to the midweek schedule, so midweek tennis will now meet on Monday and Thursday mornings
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 application form