How to work on the Junior Player's forehand

http://www.hi10spro.blogspot.com shows a very important point in the development of a junior player

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[jeffrx]

I would say this kid's racquet is too big/heavy for his size. It seems to be slowing him down. Thoughts?

[hi10spro]

DUDE! I agree. But now you're in a dilemma right. the parents have bought it. this is Thailand. that racquet is expensive so... you just shut up and let the kid grow :D

[hi10spro]

it's easy to hit flat too.

[hi10spro]

now that is an interesting thing. I would honestly think Roddick would hurt his shoulder from his serve

[GueorguiJoukov]

After changing all my flat to a more modern swing, I realised I was simply unable to do that regularly. It wasn't me; it was a copy of a great player, but not me.

Changed back my grip to the Eastern, tried to find a different swing and found Roger Federer. More like I used to play, more natural to me. Learnt many principles through this and focused on getting what works for Roger, work on me.

Since then, I can play very well. It's not a perfect copy; he's got his gimmicks, I got mine.

[GueorguiJoukov]

Nadal isn't the best example available, but yet, soem of his tendencies teaches us how to put more spin on the ball.

It's always tricky to work the technic and mechanics since they need a model as well as being themselves. But, we can definitly see over time how his swing evolves.

I started without any idea or instructions. My swing was more classic, mroe flat. At one point, I tried to get modern and change to the semi-western and play more like Andy Roddick. More spin, a more modern technic.

[GueorguiJoukov]

We have to understand the swing must be as natural as possible for the person. But, basically, you either swing like Federer or like Roddick.

Roddick uses his weight, Federer uses extension.

Roddick drives upward, Federer goes through and flick it.

It's either a modern swing or a more classical variation.

Better than Federer, it will be really hard to have a better, more fluent and efficient swing. Roger never really suffered injuries which tells me it's quite effective.

[hi10spro]

depends on your athlete. better talented people don't need as many steps. less talented need more. tennis is just a skill that is learned so time solves most things. that said, you're not going to hit the Fed forehand/backhand in one week. even given enough balls/time/reps/instruction, you might never hit that--based on body type, height, shoulder weight, strength, etc. sadly, i'm looking forward to the player better than fed/nadal to come out now. nadal keeps getting hurt

[GueorguiJoukov]

I do shadow the movement very often because I know by forehand was considerably bad. Now, I can play it very hard off very high balls, can even make airborne forehands like Federer does often.

When you start, your wrist tend to jurk around if you push too much. It opens the face and it make it sail long. If you shadow the movement, you can eliminate this problem and master your angles.

Skiping the steps will ineviatbly limit your abilities later on.

[hi10spro]

adults hate shadowing, they think it's lame. kids don't mind though. adults like to skip the steps and get to the next level asap sigh