it would be really great to get tips on how to actually hit in boxing. when i try to repeat the same movements, i get what seems like almost random, non-repeating reactions from my character in the game. after 12+ hours of playing, and a score of 600+, the best i can do is still just randomly moving the controllers in every direction. the simple directions the game gave me (push the controller forward to punch, hold the controllers up in parallel to block) don't seem to work consistently.

in tennis there's still a couple things i can't figure out:

(a) how do you do the powerful fast serve that leaves the little smoking trail? a 9 year old girl can do it consistently but when i try to mimic her actions, it never works for me. why?

(b) do you have to make a backhand swing to make a backhand return or can you just make a normal swing? i've seen people play both ways and it doesn't seem to make a big difference