How To: Serve in tennis
Find how to hit a great serve in tennis. Learn about the basics of the tennis serve in this free tennis lesson video from a professional tennis instructor.
Find how to hit a great serve in tennis. Learn about the basics of the tennis serve in this free tennis lesson video from a professional tennis instructor.
Dog grooming is an important part of keeping your dog healthy and happy. Learn how to do basic dog grooming with tips from a professional dog groomer in this free pet care video series.
This instructional photography video shows how to setup large white infinity backgrounds in the photo studio. The key components to this setup is include this six foot octobox softbox light, which requires quite a bit of power; a framed aluminum reflector; the background itself is vinyl floor painted white; and a black baffle to shield the camera from lens flare. Set up professional looking shoots and take great portraits with this tutorial.
This cinematography tutorial video provides the basics of working with a photographic light meter as well as how to read the meter. A light and flash meter is nothing expensive. All you need is something that will measure the light and your flash. Most light meters are relatively the same. Metering is a relatively simple process. Just key in the ISO, key in the shuttle speed, push the button, and it gives you the f-stop to use on your professional photo camera.
The Manhattan is one of America's classics. It originally was based with rye but now predominately uses bourbon as the base. Rye is quite a bit more dry and there are a lot more smokey woody tones in it where as bourbon is slightly sweeter and carries vanilla tones. The vermouth used in this recipe was Ponti Rosso. It has some spicy notes that complement the sweeter flavors very well. If you want to use a really good vermouth, use Carpano Antica Formula. Any high quality bourbon such as Maker...
A professional taxidermist demonstrates the "bondo ear" method for a whitetail deer mount in this video taxidermy tutorial. The mixture used is half bondo and half polyester resin, and the ears on the deer mount are further stuffed with a fiberglass mat to reinforce the material. The mixture is then placed on a stick and then slid down the ear of the deer skin cape. Amateur taxidermists can watch this instructional video and learn how to prepare the ears on a deer mount by the bondo method.
Professional BMX rider Ben Snowden teaches you how to do a 540 on a box jump landing, quarter pipe, and vert ramp. He also throws down some extra moves at the end of the video tutorial in a bonus solo riding session. So, if you want to be an awesome BMX bicycle king, just learn how to do a 540 trick on a BMX bicycle. Ben Snowden will tell you all about it, but he recommends you already know how to do a 180 or 360 spin on your bike.
Check out this video tutorial on how to model your very own Apple iPod in Maxon's Cinema 4D. Why go out and buy one when you can make your own animated version?
Straight from the professionals at AMF, get the skinny on our favorite... ummm sport. Is bowling a sport? Well here's a retro tutorial on how to strike all the pins and leave the lanes clean. Get your 300 tongiht!
Learn more about trucking or how to drive a semi with a professional driver and teacher in the American trucking industry. Also, don't forget to drink plenty of water and juice and try to stay away from the soda.
While we personally like to learn a new software program by playing around with its buttons and various functions, sometimes it's a nice primer to actually read the instruction manual. And when it comes to video editing, knowing the particularities of each and every function is crucial to producing professional-quality results.
The one thing missing from you baseball card collection is card of yourself when you were playing in your little league baseball game. Maybe you want your son or daughter to be immortalized forever, just like the professionals. Photoshop can help. This video tutorial will show you how to create a sports card in Photoshop. This applies not only to baseball, but also hockey, football, soccer, basketball, etc., etc. This makes a great gift for any sports collector! Now you just have to find that...
This video shows you how to assemble and install a Thule ladder rack (part # TH375) pick up truck rack system, part of the professional series line. The second video goes over adding the Thule ladder tilt rack and the third part shows you quickly how to use it.
Learn how to ski by watching "The way to better skiing." This skiing tutorial sequence consists of 11 professional teaching videos taught by six of the best Danish ski instructors for all levels in all terrain: Lasse Lyck, Klavs Klavsen, Rasmus Lundby, Tue Bak, Martin Hulten and Pernille Hornhaver. In the sixth lesson, learn how to execute a good carving technique. With carving, the skis turn almost by themselves. This is a tutorial video that introduces the fundamental carving technique. Enj...
Discover how After Effects redesigned Motion Tracker (After Effects Professional only) gives you more power to synchronize motion between two elements in a composited scene. Learn how Motion Tracker works by analyzing the moving pixels in each frame and then using that data to control the motion of a new layer. Set as many tracking points as you like or choose from a list of defaults. Also see how Motion Tracker's interface and controls have been simplified to be faster and easier to use.
If you've accidentally jiggled your Xbox while a game was playing (or maybe your pet did), you might experience the Perfect ring scratches - or a laser burn. Ignore all the advice that tells you to use toothpaste, an eraser, or even crazier substances. All you need to do is go down to your local video game store or rental store (like Vintage Stock, GameStop, EB Games, or a similar place) and ask for a disk resurfacing. It's usually either cheap or free, and definitely worth it!
This short video tutorial will outline the process of making acoustic wall panels using a simple wooden frame and rockwool insulation. These DIY broadband acoustic panels, or bass traps for treating music studio rooms, performance rooms or home theater rooms, will save you tons of money.
In this first aid video, learn the simple procedure of caring for burns and scalds, in sign language. It's specifically geared to helping the deaf and hearing impaired.
In this how to video, you will learn how to serve a tennis ball. Start off with an eastern forehand grip. You can pretend to shake hands with the racket to find this grip. The knuckle of the index finger should be on top of the handle. Make sure your stance is sideways to the net and the feet are shoulder width apart. Your foot should point at 1 o'clock. The back foot should be parallel to the base line. Your racket should start at pointed towards the net. The first step of the swing involves...
This video shows how to weave paper. This paper can then be used to make crafts such as origami. You may want some supplies: a cutting board, a paper cutter, scotch tape, and square origami paper (6"x6"). Start with two sheets of paper. Cut the paper into thin strips, 1/2" each. Reassemble one of the squares. Carefully align the pieces close together. Place a piece of tape on the top, and tape it to the cutting board. Take a strip of the other color paper, and weave it through every other str...
Chef Gordon Ramsay will show you how to make a really terrific steak with out all the guess work. He will help you take your steak cooking skills from amateur to professional grade steak, or at least help improve your result with some professional tips.
Looking to give a personalized gift for a birthday or for the holidays? How about a personalized bar of soap, specific to your friend or family's style? In this episode of ThreadBangers's Decor It Yourself, Meg visits Bobbie Thomas, an editor for the "Today Show" and learns how to make your own soap, and how to customize it to be just about any color, shape, or size!
Ever desired your very own masquerade mask? ThreadBanger takes us through the fun, multiple steps to acquire your very own custom-fit plaster mask! Materials needed include plaster wrap cloth, water, scissors, petroleum jelly, spray paint (in your color choice), sand paper, paint sealer spray, and decorative additions to personalize your mask! This project will need to dry overnight, so be sure to leave enough time before your party or event.
Steal Lady Gaga's eccentric look from MTV's 2009 VMA Awards for your next big costume party with help from ThreadBanger. You will need some poster board, red spray paint, flesh-colored stretch fabric, an excessive amount of red lace, sewing skills... and about four hours. Blonde ratty wig not required, but a big plus!
Ready to get into custom hat-making? Be your own milliner, with the tips from this video fashion lesson. In this video episode, Rob and Corinne hook up with Hat make Victor Osborne for a super DIY lesson on how to make Hat Molds on the cheap.
Check out this DIY video tutorial from Curbly, the best place to share pictures of your home, find design ideas, and get expert home-improvement advice.
Check out this DIY video tutorial from Curbly, the best place to share pictures of your home, find design ideas, and get expert home-improvement advice.
Check out this DIY video tutorial from Curbly, the best place to share pictures of your home, find design ideas, and get expert home-improvement advice.
Check out this DIY video tutorial from Curbly, the best place to share pictures of your home, find design ideas, and get expert home-improvement advice.
Hanging closet hooks is one of the simplest ways to expand your storage space. You will need hooks, drill and bits, a steady hand, a stud finder (optional), a hammer (optional), & wall anchors (optional).
Want to learn how you can make some awesome YouTube videos of your own? Maybe your own Internet show or maybe even a short indie film... well, one way to make things easy is a green screen. This two-part video tutorial will show you how to make your own green screen studio and key it out. With a green screen, a YouTube show with special effects is easy!
This tutorial covers the ABC's of getting started in Web Development. Mike Lively shows you how to get a server, a free HTML editor, and free FTP Software.
Dumbbell flys are some of the best exercises out there for building your chest. However, many people don't know the proper way to do this and their workout suffers because of it. Follow the techniques and advice in this video to start building killer pecs.
You just got a new pair of ballet shoes, but you're unsure how to sew on the elastics or where to place them. Depending on whether the shoes are canvas or leather, there are different ways to attach elastic to your ballet shoes. Learn how to connect the ballet elastics properly with advice from this video tutorial.
Speed up that egg production in FarmVille by speeding up your chicken coop harvesting skills. No cheating, just some normal everyday tips for getting better at egg harvesting.
So you want to party with celebrities. Whatever you do, don’t cry. You won’t just look silly—you’ll look unstable. Follow these steps to get you one step closer to hanging with the stars.
Figure out the 17th puzzle, entitled "The Bunker", in Assassin's Creed 2. Code wheel puzzle: Here’s a tricky one; your clues are “<” and “2,” and the only advice you’ll get from your handlers is that maybe there’s “something we can count” on the strange symbols. In this case that “something” is the number of times each symbol bends sharply. Don’t expect consistency across the wheel on this one; just take a look at what symbols flank the blank spaces and pick a shape with the number of bends t...
Running out of costume ideas for your next Halloween? How about a tutu-clad ballerina, french maid, pirate or fairy? Or if you're brave enough, why not wear a tutu to the supermarket? ThreadBanger shows us how to make a tutu out of an old petticoat, some tool, and ribbon... This project takes a while to complete, but once done, you'll be the bell of the Halloween ball! And isn't that worth any amount of sewing?
ThreadBanger pays homage to the movie "Fame" by showing us how to make the perfect "80's-tastic" duffel bag out of old umbrellas. With this thrifty idea, you will need a few umbrellas (broken is fine), scissors, a square pattern, a sewing machine, a zipper, and anything handy that will work as a strap. Use your new custom duffel bag to carry all your leotards or dance shoes in, or make a statement on your way to the video store to rent "FAME!"
If you've ever wanted to learn how-to transform yourself into a skunk here's the perfect opportunity. In this 2 part special, Infinity Circus shows us how-to make a skunk hoodie. Not a hoodie out of a skunk, not a hoodie for a skunk, but a hoodie that makes you look like a skunk.