Forehand wrist angle, should I lock the wrist?

[lidation]

This is another thread about the wrist angle during the forehand stroke.

During the back swing, my tutor tell me to lock my wrist, meaning that the racquet in relation to the forehand is locked, no movement during swing. But Federrer's wrist angle change during the swing, as manifested by this famous slow motion video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNPaZj4yn00 Shouldn't the wrist be locked?

 

[bizzle]

Well, your supposed to snap your wrist on all forehands to get topspin,EXCEPT

 

[bizzle]

oops messed that post up, your supposed to snap your wrist on all shots expect for volleys

 

[JCo872]

This is another thread about the wrist angle during the forehand stroke.

During the back swing, my tutor tell me to lock my wrist, meaning that the racquet in relation to the forehand is locked, no movement during swing. But Federrer's wrist angle change during the swing, as manifested by this famous slow motion video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNPaZj4yn00 Shouldn't the wrist be locked?

1. You aren't Federer
2. Your coach's advice is good. You can try to add the "educated wrist" before contact, but stabilizing the wrist in the takeback and in the pull/tug forward, is essential to the stroke.

 

[bizzle]

1. You aren't Federer
2. Your coach's advice is good. You can try to add the "educated wrist" before contact, but stabilizing the wrist in the takeback and in the pull/tug forward, is essential to the stroke.

I was always taught that you should snap your wrists, on all forehand besides volleys, so you can get extra topspin on the ball.

 

[JCo872]

I was always taught that you should snap your wrists, on all forehand besides volleys, so you can get extra topspin on the ball.

And how has that worked out for you - snapping your wrist on your groundstrokes?

 

[bizzle]

And how has that worked out for you - snapping your wrist on your groundstrokes?

very good, i snap my wrist upwards and i get a bunch of topspin on the ball.

 

[bizzle]

what i posted may not have been clear, calling it a wrist snap may be misleading. Dont snap your wrist down or anything, but what i do is more of a wrist turn upward and to the left (im a righty) which adds a good amount of topspin.

 

[JCo872]

what i posted may not have been clear, calling it a wrist snap may be misleading. Dont snap your wrist down or anything, but what i do is more of a wrist turn upward and to the left (im a righty) which adds a good amount of topspin.

Exactly! Much different than a wrist "snap".

As for the original poster, Federer is not the best example for someone learning to hit a forehand. Take a look at Hewitt or Hingis or Canas for simpler, more stable form. There is a reason why people are calling him the greatest of all time...

 

[tricky]

what i posted may not have been clear, calling it a wrist snap may be misleading. Dont snap your wrist down or anything, but what i do is more of a wrist turn upward and to the left (im a righty) which adds a good amount of topspin.

Yup. That's forearm pronation, which kicks off the "wipe" on the ball.