Forehand tips? (Video included)

TennisNinja · 10-22-2012, 03:33 PM

I know the date is a bit late but I went on vacation and with the beginning of school I never got around to taking the video from my iPhone.

So when I took this video my forehand just felt off for some weird reason and I really couldn't get much power behind it. I get the same feeling sometimes in matches or whatever, and it really throws off my game. I couldn't really find anything specific, even though I did notice a couple things:

1) My feet need to be more active sometimes, but this could be partly because I was on a ball machine and feeling a bit lazy.
2) Takeback could occur earlier.
3) My racket goes up above my head too much.

Background: I play DIII tennis and I'm a sophomore.

That's pretty much it, any advice would be great, thanks! No need to be gentle, some real criticism would be nice as I want to play a lot higher in the lineup this upcoming season.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3gwV-xlcNo

10-22-2012, 03:33 PM	#1
TennisNinja Hall Of Fame Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Someplace, Somewhere Posts: 1,523	Forehand tips? (Video included) I know the date is a bit late but I went on vacation and with the beginning of school I never got around to taking the video from my iPhone. So when I took this video my forehand just felt off for some weird reason and I really couldn't get much power behind it. I get the same feeling sometimes in matches or whatever, and it really throws off my game. I couldn't really find anything specific, even though I did notice a couple things: 1) My feet need to be more active sometimes, but this could be partly because I was on a ball machine and feeling a bit lazy. 2) Takeback could occur earlier. 3) My racket goes up above my head too much. Background: I play DIII tennis and I'm a sophomore. That's pretty much it, any advice would be great, thanks! No need to be gentle, some real criticism would be nice as I want to play a lot higher in the lineup this upcoming season. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3gwV-xlcNo __________________ Wilson BLX Blade 98 strung with Solinco Tour Bite 16 at 52 lbs. My College Tennis Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SfqRalc0V8 Last edited by TennisNinja : 10-22-2012 at 03:43 PM.

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