Tennis Tutorial Part 1 - The Forehand

[acrididi]

Thanks man, now it's over for you guys... i'm coming!

[bruperina]

Coach My Coach!

[Diamondketo]

i keep doing the low to high thing and it just goes too high and when i try to hit it very light it goes too far

[lshelbourne1]

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[TheLeilisa]

how tall are you ?

is 5'10 good for Tennis?

[lshelbourne1]

@TheLeilisa - Hi,yep 5'10 is fine for tennis-any height or body shape is ok as tennis is pretty much a sport for all as well as a sport for life.The taller you are the longer your 'levers' are so it can be easier to gain more power and acceleration/rotation of the arms & shoulders therefore increasing racket speed (biomechanics). Extra height is also an advantage when serving - I think the crucial height is 6'5 or 6'6 where you can hit directly down into the service box. However,Roddick is 6'2..

[lshelbourne1]

@TheLeilisa - ...so there is hope for us mere mortals, I'm 6'1, against the giants of modern tennis - Karlovic 6'10, Berdych 6'5 & Soderling 6'4... David Ferrer who is currently ranked number 7 in the world and is shorter than you at 5'9 - shorter players tend to develop more all-court games which, I think, are more attractive to watch - think Michael Chang in the 90's.

[TheAsianPranks]

@TheLeilisa , tennis never tells height.

[emi3chan]

@TheLeilisa I'm 5'0 and I play tennis

[chocobosROK]

i was told to lock my wrist by a friend who plays well at tennis... ?????????? help!

[lshelbourne1]

Hi c-ROK,soz about slow reply been making most of gd weather n been on-court all-hours.Soz to contradict your friend but locking your wrist on your groundstrokes will stop you achieving any top-spin or feel on the shot-a loose grip will keep your wrists flexible enabling you to roll them and allow you to brush up or skim the back of the ball,this will give you top-spin and control.Practice your swing whilst skimming the tape at top of the net.Lock your wrist when volleying.Hope this helps.Cheers

[chocobosROK]

thanks a lot!

[urafatfagface]

no that eliminates control

[lshelbourne1]

You're right to a certain extent 'urafatfagface' (interesting tag btw!) for beginners and v young players it is best to start off with an abbreviated swing and a FIRM wrist, not a locked wrist, to enable the player to achieve a good clean controlled strike of the ball. However, once this has been achieved, the swing should be lengthened and wrist loosened to gain more distance and create some spin on the shot. Hope this clears things up, many thanks for your comment. Cheers

[hsu912174]

The point is the racket must not be knocked off direction it contacts the ball.

[MrAnnunaki]

lets make it 2 comments

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thank for the forehand...

very handy..

lol

[jgcastel]

Very interesting. Thanks. Regards from Colombia..