Tennis Forehand for Playing Winning TennisCorrect tennis forehand technique is one of the most important elements of everyone’s game—from the beginning student to the pro tennis player. Hitting the shot is easy when you know what to do with the preparation, hitting zone, and stroke endings.
Pro players use the forehand as a weapon to open up the court and to end the point. Nick Bollettieri made this a big emphasis with his players back in the 1990s. I tried to imitate Andre Agassi with my own stroke, but I certainly didn't know how to convey this technique to my students... ...not until I learned the “bio-mechanical reference points” of the forehand form. Unfortunately for years, I was teaching the basic "low to high" method. Now I can help you take the modern stroke to the next level. The racket goes back with the body. Gravity and rotational forces are used. This is how racket speed is generated. You won't believe how easy it is to master after a few practice sessions. As you go out and apply the instruction to your game, you will experience what so many others have put into practice with this technique. Start out with the eastern or semi-western grip. The eastern grip has the “V” (between your index finger and thumb) on the second bevel from the top. Move the “V” over one bevel for the semi-western grip. Nadal uses a semi-western forehand grip, and Federer uses more of an eastern grip.
Here are a few basics for the forehand technique (this is for right-handers—lefties, reverse the instruction)... The Preparation The Hitting Zone The Ending For complete instructional videos on the tennis forehand technique, go to
Virtual Tennis Academy Magazine.
ACE System founder and VTA owner, Heath Waters, does several videos on the “millennium forehand” technique including “PROnalysis" videos. For more in-depth technical study, I encourage you to check this out or contact me for private instruction.
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