Cullin Kin
Rookie
Hello,
So lately, I don't know what has happened. My forehand has basically taken a dump and my competition can see it... It's not hard for a 5.0 or 5.5 to pick out a lack of confidence and consistency in a stroke and exploit it, thus I have been on the defense a lot lately in matches.
I mean, my backhand, serve, volley, approach, are all fine so I have plenty of weapons, but it's pretty hard to avoid hitting a forehand when an opponent keeps dumping it in the deuce corner of the court because they know you're struggling and you're right handed.
Plus, you shouldn't be afraid to hit a forehand, it should be a weapon!
I've just lost all consistency on that one shot and I basically either dump it into the net, or spray it long every 3rd or 4th ball. I've attached some video's of me hitting with the ball machine... I've been hitting forehands for 3 days straight now and my hand is starting to get torn up (as indicated by the photo below). I realize some of the issues come from that, and some come from a lack of footwork (hitting off the back foot and not moving forward), but I would really appreciate some critiques on the mechanics of my forehand and where that might be causing issues.
Here is my torn up hand from practicing my forehand extensively the past few days:
Here are some videos:
Excuse my negativity at times, it's a combination of being tired and frustration.
Thank you for any help you might provide!
Cullin Kin
So lately, I don't know what has happened. My forehand has basically taken a dump and my competition can see it... It's not hard for a 5.0 or 5.5 to pick out a lack of confidence and consistency in a stroke and exploit it, thus I have been on the defense a lot lately in matches.
I mean, my backhand, serve, volley, approach, are all fine so I have plenty of weapons, but it's pretty hard to avoid hitting a forehand when an opponent keeps dumping it in the deuce corner of the court because they know you're struggling and you're right handed.
Plus, you shouldn't be afraid to hit a forehand, it should be a weapon!
I've just lost all consistency on that one shot and I basically either dump it into the net, or spray it long every 3rd or 4th ball. I've attached some video's of me hitting with the ball machine... I've been hitting forehands for 3 days straight now and my hand is starting to get torn up (as indicated by the photo below). I realize some of the issues come from that, and some come from a lack of footwork (hitting off the back foot and not moving forward), but I would really appreciate some critiques on the mechanics of my forehand and where that might be causing issues.
Here is my torn up hand from practicing my forehand extensively the past few days:
Here are some videos:
Excuse my negativity at times, it's a combination of being tired and frustration.
Thank you for any help you might provide!
Cullin Kin
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