A. Ground strokes=All shots hit from the baselines off the bounce
of the ball.
B. Volleys=Shots hit while the ball is in flight through the air,
previous to its bound.
The Service=The method of putting the ball in play.
The Drive=A ground stroke hit with a flat racquet face and
carrying top spin.
The Chop=An undercut ground stroke is the general definition of a
chop. The slice and chop are so closely related that, except in
stroke analysis, they may be called chop.
Stop Volley=Blocking a hall short in its flight.
Half Volley or Trap Shot=A pick up.
The Smash=Hitting on the full any overhead ball.
The Lob=Hitting the ball in a high parabola.
3. TWIST ON THE BALL.
Top Spin=The ball spins towards the ground and in the direction
of its flight.
Chop, Cut, or Drag=The ball spins upwards from the ground and
against the line of flight. This is slightly deviated in the
slice, but all these terms are used to designate the
under-struck, back-spinning ball.
Reverse Twist=A ball that carries a rotary spin that curves one
way and bounces the opposite.
Break=A spin which causes the ball to bounce at an angle to its
line of flight.
4. LET=A service that touches the net in its flight yet falls in
court, or any illegal or irregular point that does not count.
5. FAULT=An illegal service.
6. OUT=Any shot hit outside legal boundaries of the court.
7. GOOD=Any shot that strikes in a legal manner prescribed by
rules of the game.
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