Forehand - 10 years

[ga tennis]

Originally Posted by INTO10s

It was mesmerizing watching this girl play. She had the intensity of a Bartoli but unlike Bartoli had excellent technique. At first I thought it was RM, minus the bow, since the strokes and size where so similar. I watched like 20 mins of the match and although she made a lot of unforced errors, the other girl played calmly and soft and made fewer mistakes and therefore won. I could see this girl as a force to be reckoned with in 1-2 years. I tried to catch a glimpse of your daughter play but I did not have a chance. I spent most of my time at a different site since my daughter was playing in the 14s at this tournament.

The one with the bow is my favorite 10 year old in the country. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH TALENT!!!!!!!! She could hold up grand slam trophys one day.

[valsmokes]

When your son takes the racquet back with 2 hands to hit the forehand I see a little glitch after he takes the left hand off the racquet. That needs to be fixed. To take down the amount of errors from the forehand he needs to start the loop and go into the ball without the hitch. The racquet should start going into the ball with a small loop as soon as the left hand comes off. If you have just one hand on the raqcuet the stability of the shot is compromised therefore causing more errors. There are exceptions but the perfect shot is pretty much flawless with no hesitations..

[rgwarren]

Originally Posted by valsmokes

When your son takes the racquet back with 2 hands to hit the forehand I see a little glitch after he takes the left hand off the racquet. That needs to be fixed. To take down the amount of errors from the forehand he needs to start the loop and go into the ball without the hitch. The racquet should start going into the ball with a small loop as soon as the left hand comes off. If you have just one hand on the raqcuet the stability of the shot is compromised therefore causing more errors. There are exceptions but the perfect shot is pretty much flawless with no hesitations..

I agree. The motion should be smooth as the left hand separates. He should not wait with just one hand. That comes with having better timing on the ball. You need one lop motion.