Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Improving the Basics, the Forehand

Hi Everyone!

Besides serving, it is important to know how to improve and create a solid forehand.

As a tennis player, there are a few key steps you need to remember when hitting a forehand.

1. Get your racquet back early. This will help you set up your shot
2. At the same time you are getting your racquet back you should be pivoting and turning your shoulders. This will help keep your shot consistent.
3. Hit the ball with your racquet parallel to the ground for a basic forehand. The ball should make contact in the middle of the racquet.
4. Follow your stroke through. This will allow the ball to get over the net.

Here is a video that shows how important it is to turn your shoulder to the net.


Here is another video. This one explains the importance of a followthrough and how to effectively do one.



Lastly, An article from tennis.com explains the steps that I did to carrying out an effective and basic forehand in an article by Tony Lance. You should check it out it will help improve your forehand.

For a more advanced forehand check out some of youtube's videos on tips to topspin, slices, and much more, or visit tennis.com to see the many tips they offer in an advanced forehand.

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