Forehand

Forehand Techniques

FOREHAND TECHNIQUES (Listed in their order of importance)

Watch the ball all the way to the strings (watch impact)
Maintain a firm wrist through the entire stroke; backswing, hit, and follow-through (solid strokes)
Turn TM2 to the proper o'clock position (turn sideways)
Use full strokes; follow-through completely (complete strokes)
React quickly; get your racket back and wait (early preparation using a two-step stroke)
Hit the ball with an awareness of racket pitch at impact (open racket face at impact)
Use the wrist to point the racket low on the backswing
Recover quickly back to the ready position
Check your grip after each and every shot
Use low to high strokes (let the ball fall into your strings)

How to learn this?

1. Put the butt of the racquet on your right hip (if right-hander) and just rotate your body to see how the racquet moves forward and backward together with the body.

2. Have someone toss you a ball and you try to bump it with the racquet (still on your hip!) by just rotating your body backward and forward.

3. Hold the racquet away from the body at the comfortable distance and again try to hit the ball just by rotating your body.

4. Combine this feel with your arm movement and try to use mostly body rotation for power.

I'm On Your Side Tennis w/ Dan Brown Modern Forehand Lesson