If you are wondering how to improve the forehand in tennis to add 25km / h to this shot of yours, then you have landed in just the right place and at the right time and you know why?
Because in this article I will explain the 3 main steps to hit a precise and powerful forehand and reduce the number of free mistakes in the game by 50%.
Interesting as what, right?
The ‘blunt’ technique of 98% of fans
You have to know that the vast majority of the fans out there have no idea how to improve the forehand in tennis precisely because they started playing completely ‘random’ thinking that tennis is an easy sport or….
They have been playing for many years and still hit with continental grips and behind-the-body impacts.
No, that can’t work!
The 3 disadvantages of a ‘blunt’ technique
You can also understand by yourself that playing with an incorrect technique your forehand cannot start as well as you would like and this essentially causes 3 main disadvantages:
– muscle contraction
– movement ‘blocked’ just after impact
– risk of frequent inflammation of the tendons and injuries to the muscles
Apart from this, there are also other performance disadvantages that concern
– lack of weight, control and depth of the ball
– increase in unforced errors
– little chance of generating winners
How to improve the forehand in tennis – Step # 1
To overcome all this step # 1 that allows you to obtain a more powerful and explosive forehand is precisely that of crossing the arm of 15 cm. towards the front after hitting the ball .
You see, the most common mistake of almost all fans is just to transfer the racket from one side of the midline of the body to the other immediately after hitting the ball by exceeding in rotation but generating little thrust towards the front.
All of this results in a ‘short’ and ‘tight’ finish with ample chance of seeing your forehand fall into the middle of the pitch, full of rotation but weightless.
Watch out for the ‘scarf ending’!
The finish commonly referred to as ‘scarf’ by all masters is an excellent finish if performed after the horizontal arm crossing.
In practice, the importance of pushing forward and ‘accompanying’ the shot again even after hitting makes all the difference in the world between a heavy forehand and a ‘half notch’ forehand .
Just as you see in the photo, in fact, all you have to do is imagine that you have a series of 5 balls in succession in front of you and, starting from the first, insert them all by pushing your arm forward after hitting.
This ‘trick’ that I call ‘the game of the skewer’ is essential to cross the ball and give that extra weight to the blow .
How to improve the forehand in tennis – Step # 2
The second step I recommend you take to find out how to improve the forehand in tennis is precisely that of ocular fixation .
In fact, in modern straight, many researchers have focused on the study of visual training to fully understand the importance of the dominant eye and laterality.
In practice, it has been proven that ocular fixation greatly improves the performance of your forehand because it allows you to keep the head fixed on the shot and not to preventively rotate the trunk causing poor ball control.
In fact, as you can see from the photo, the head and the gaze are in line with the impact of the ball which is 40 cm. in front of the front foot .
Watching the ball is really essential to improve timing and to achieve solid core posture.
How to improve the forehand in tennis – Step # 3
The third step in finally being able to discover how to improve the forehand in tennis concerns the action of the non-dominant limb that is underestimated by most fans.
The non-dominant limb is of fundamental importance to ensure the accumulation of elastic energy during the unit turn and the balance of the body during the second phase of preparation, acceleration, impact and final.
Accumulation of elastic energy
Retracting at the same time as the arm-racket position, the non-dominant limb brings the chin to touch the shoulder and guarantees the correct rotation of the shoulders and hips, creating the conditions for a separation angle of 30 °, which is essential for generating energy on the ball .
In addition, this action carried out by the non-dominant limb allows to increase the angular momentum and, therefore, guarantees more development of the top spin rotation on the stroke.
Role of stability and balance
After having ‘accompanied’ the racket behind the body by generating an accumulation of elastic energy, during the second phase of preparation and of maximum width, the non-dominant limb is placed in front of the body to ensure stability and balance to the continuation of the stroke .
Conclusions
Very well! Even today we have reached the end of this article where we have seen together really many very interesting and above all practical things to improve your forehand right away!
Before concluding this ‘succulent’ article I wanted to tell you that….
* If you want to discover other tricks or useful tips to improve the technique of your shots you can click here.
* If you are looking for simple and intuitive video tutorials to improve your forehand technique you can click here.
For my part, thank you for reading this article ‘how to improve the forehand in tennis’ and I am sure that if you train with these secrets you will become a much more solid and consistent player than before!
If you wish to receive any clarification or have any doubts about this topic you can comment below, I promise to answer you as soon as possible!
In the meantime I wish you all the best and as always….
Play Tennis with Passion!
