Help teaching an inside-out forehand with an eastern grip

[Orion3]

Help needed: teaching an inside-out forehand with an eastern grip

Need some teaching advice please.

My youngest son (10) has got the tennis bug, but is getting very frustrated because he finds it difficult to hit an inside-out forehand. He hits with an eastern forhand grip.

His older brother hits the shot all day long but plays with a SW grip. I vary my grip depending on the shot/how I feel, and can hit the shot with any (continental through to western) forehand grip....but I can't seem to teach it :???:

I've tried to get him to change to a SW grip to see if it helps, but he either refuses to change grips or can't - not sure which.

HELP!!!!

Thanks in advance

 

[Larrysümmers]

the ISOFH is a tough shot. grip should be the last thing on any ones mind.

 

[mightyrick]

Need some teaching advice please.

My youngest son (10) has got the tennis bug, but is getting very frustrated because he finds it difficult to hit an inside-out forehand. He hits with an eastern forhand grip.

His older brother hits the shot all day long but plays with a SW grip. I vary my grip depending on the shot/how I feel, and can hit the shot with any (continental through to western) forehand grip....but I can't seem to teach it :???:

I've tried to get him to change to a SW grip to see if it helps, but he either refuses to change grips or can't - not sure which.

HELP!!!!

Thanks in advance

I'm no teacher, but I can hit both inside-out and inside-in forehands... with the inside-out being the higher-percentage more lethal shot for me. And I hold a very ordinary Eastern grip (usually).

Usually, I'm running around a high-backhand or slow floater. The most important thing I do is let the ball drop. With an Eastern grip, I find it nearly impossible to take the ball early. So run around it, set up, and let the ball drop -- but only to about a little higher than the waist . The next part is also a little different. The swinging motion is much more of a SIDE SWIPING (right-to-left)... as opposed to a low-to-high. You peel across the ball. No windshield wiper nonsense here. A swing from 4 o'clock to 10 o'clock or 3:30 to 9:30. The swing should be fluid. But I find my wrist very passive and possibly even a tad laid back at contact.

The resulting ball -- aimed to the far corner -- is probably 80% side spin and 20% top spin. It should be relatively flat and break away towards the alley due to the spin. It's an awesome shot if hit well. After hitting it... you should approach the net. If the opponent returns this shot... it usually is a weak slice backhand. Unless they are lefty.

 

[esgee48]

Yup, check his footwork. If using a closed stance, his leading shoulder should be pointed towards that corner. If using an open stance, he should still be facing that corner. If he does not set up this way, he'll have difficulty hitting the ISOF consistently.