Anonymous
Post 05/06/2016 14:22     Subject: Re:45 too late to start tennis?
Anonymous wrote:I'm 52 and have been considering taking up tennis again. Does anyone know a place where I can hit a ball against a wall, just to get back into the swing of things? I'm in NOVA.


There are tennis walls you can practice on at Jefferson Park off of Lee Hwy in Merrifield and at Wakefield Park off of Braddock Road in fairfax
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2016 10:06     Subject: 45 too late to start tennis?
I'm around your age and would also like to start. I took lessons about 10 years ago and liked it, but never continued. I don't want to be a tennis pro, just want to be able to be able to play at a social level.

If anyone has recommendations for someone "older" who is a beginner, please feel free to drop names. NoVa.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2016 08:47     Subject: 45 too late to start tennis?
My Dad started in his late 50s. He liked it. But he did develop some issues in his elbows and shoulders that forced him to stop. He was in pretty good shape (bikes a ton usually) but it was a bit too high impact for him I think.

It will depend!
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2016 08:31     Subject: Re:45 too late to start tennis?
I'm 52 and have been considering taking up tennis again. Does anyone know a place where I can hit a ball against a wall, just to get back into the swing of things? I'm in NOVA.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2016 05:43     Subject: Re:45 too late to start tennis?
Coincidentally, this was just published, and talks specifically about tennis.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/opinion/better-aging-through-practice-practice-practice.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Anonymous
Post 05/04/2016 04:19     Subject: Re:45 too late to start tennis?
Rock Creek tennis at Carter Barofn on 16th Street has beginner clinics. I started playing tennis when I was 50.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2016 02:48     Subject: Re:45 too late to start tennis?
Anonymous wrote:Please get a complete thorough physical and get an ok from your dr. before you start something like this. Please. A cardiologist need to give you ok too.


This made me laugh! It is tennis, not pro-wrestling.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2016 22:52     Subject: 45 too late to start tennis?
could someone recommend a tennis coach? In NW DC?
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2016 20:34     Subject: 45 too late to start tennis?
Go for it. You will have a blast and get fit.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2016 20:21     Subject: Re:45 too late to start tennis?
Anonymous wrote:Please get a complete thorough physical and get an ok from your dr. before you start something like this. Please. A cardiologist need to give you ok too.


45 is not 80, FYI.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2016 15:29     Subject: Re:45 too late to start tennis?
Anonymous wrote:Please get a complete thorough physical and get an ok from your dr. before you start something like this. Please. A cardiologist need to give you ok too.


This should be said more often on the explicit thread.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2016 15:10     Subject: 45 too late to start tennis?
Of course not.
I always find these sorts of "am I too old" questions weird. The answer is almost always "no."