Windshield Wiper Forehand Shoulder Rotation

http://www.fuzzyyellowballs.com/improve-your-forehand-in-45-minutes/

This video explains how the amount of shoulder rotation you get during a windshield wiper forehand can differ from a classic forehand. After you hit the tennis ball, you typically have to rotate a little bit more than you otherwise would on the windshield wiper. There are a number of reasons for this, but in this video we keep our focus relatively narrow.

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Category:

Sports

Tags:

• tennis
• forehand
• windshield
• wiper

[hockey10st]

isn't the windshield wiper forehand bad for your wrist?

[FYB2007]

nope!

[FYB2007]

wels -- thx :) i would hope so after 20+ years of playing.

[azbc13]

good job on explaining

[welsjager007]

man- your forehandgroundstrokes (both technices) are very good

[dugu9999]

Will, to me, your "classic forehand" looks like a combination of the classic and the WW forehand. Would you agree?

[YoelfromNL]

@FYB2007 Would you say the WW forehand is the forehand if you want to have spin, or does the classic forehand add enough spin for regular hits?

[iownyou224]

i like buttholes

[TsunetaroMoriyama]

I hit kinda like this, my main problem is that my follow through is bad and I will occasionally punch myself in the face

[pikachewie]

@FYB2007 Sir, I respect your videos a lot. BUT, windshield wiper topspin is actually somewhat bad for your wrist because many people tend to overuse their wrist for the topspin. I would know since I have experienced TFCC Inflammation. Do you know rehabilitation methods for TFCC possibly?

[AtlantisArch]

enough chitchat and pseudo technical, that is just over lift effect. no power, only ctrl, period.

[bengtmartin]

Using the WW forehand on approaches makes good sense due to the added topspin. Since you´re further into the court hitting the approach, a standard forehand will often result in hitting long.

But the WW forehand is good to have from the baseline as well. It´s sort of a safety shot thanks to its extra spin, and should keep your opponent from approaching. Remember: most of the points, especially on lower levels, are decided by someone missing, and not by someone hitting a pure winner...

[MinhDoan]

Hey, can you give examples or explain why/when someone should go for a WW forehand vs a standard forehand? An instructor once told me to do that on short, mid-court balls as I'm rushing the net only.