forehand rotation

[tennispal]

for the forehand how much should u rotate ur trunks for open stance, semi open, and closed? I have a decent forehand but my coach tells me i am not rotating my hips and body enough on the preparation. some tips on how to wrok on this would be helpful.

 

[tennispal]

c'mon people
help me out here

 

[dave333]

Well its kinda early right now. I don't know why I'm up at 4 am...can't sleep.

But make sure that with your non-dominant arm you push your racquet back during the takeback and make that arm parallel to the net.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=V-D32RwsD_w&mode=related&search=

Look at how roddicks arm is parallel to the net in the video before he hits the ball. Doing this forces shoulder and hip rotation.

 

[tennispal]

just tried that, it helped a lot, thx