Forehand wrist hinge

[FailBetter]

Should the wrist in the forehand work like a hinge?

If you initiate the forward swing the wrist lays back (maybe down a bit) and while driving forward the wrist acts like a hinge, "snapping/releasing" forward?

To make things clear, I am not talking about a active "snap". Its a passiv thing when the wrist is very loose.

 

[FiReFTW]

Yes, the wrist clearly works like a hinge and releases forward, but how much depends on where ur aiming and what ur position on court is.

As long as you grip the racquet loose these things happen naturaly and you learn to do them as you play more and more... simply said, if you aim crosscourt your going to initiate your swing sooner, so the passive wrist will release more and the racquet will orient towards crosscourt as you make contact.

And on the other spectrum, if you swing inside out your timing of the swing will be later so the wrist will be more laid back and racquet will aim more inside out.

0:35 is a crosscourt shot, his wrist is released much more further infront because his timing of the swing is earlier, so the wrist starts releasing more as he is swinging forward

1:18 and 1:34 he aims inside out so his swing timing is at a later point, so the swing takes less time and the wrist does not release forward as much.

I think you sometimes also slightly inhibit the wrist release when really aiming inside our for example specially if your swing timing was a bit off, I think some guy Yandel did some experiments with analyzing pros with this.

 

[heninfan99]

The two main hinges on the forehand are the shoulder and the wrist. Some like delpo favor the the shoulder more than the wrist slap. Others have favor a more wristy action and use less shoulder.

It's an individual choice.

 

[Pete Player]

The two main hinges on the forehand are the shoulder and the wrist. Some like delpo favor the the shoulder more than the wrist slap. Others have favor a more wristy action and use less shoulder.

It's an individual choice.

Not allways deliberate choice thouhg. Delpo might be favoring he shoulder, cause his former wrist injuries.

Also felxibility may result different ratio on which part the release consists more of, yet the muscle work were the exact same. Ofcourse musclework is also individual, yet the principle were the same.




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[FailBetter]

Yes, the wrist clearly works like a hinge and releases forward, but how much depends on where ur aiming and what ur position on court is.

As long as you grip the racquet loose these things happen naturaly and you learn to do them as you play more and more... simply said, if you aim crosscourt your going to initiate your swing sooner, so the passive wrist will release more and the racquet will orient towards crosscourt as you make contact.

And on the other spectrum, if you swing inside out your timing of the swing will be later so the wrist will be more laid back and racquet will aim more inside out.

0:35 is a crosscourt shot, his wrist is released much more further infront because his timing of the swing is earlier, so the wrist starts releasing more as he is swinging forward

1:18 and 1:34 he aims inside out so his swing timing is at a later point, so the swing takes less time and the wrist does not release forward as much.

I think you sometimes also slightly inhibit the wrist release when really aiming inside our for example specially if your swing timing was a bit off, I think some guy Yandel did some experiments with analyzing pros with this.

thx, great post!

The two main hinges on the forehand are the shoulder and the wrist. Some like delpo favor the the shoulder more than the wrist slap. Others have favor a more wristy action and use less shoulder.

It's an individual choice.

How is the shoulder acting like a hinge? I cant imagine it.

 

[heninfan99]

Not allways deliberate choice thouhg. Delpo might be favoring he shoulder, cause his former wrist injuries.

Nah, his forehand looked the same before.

You'll find old school players like McEnroe also favor the shoulder over the wrist slap but it's always a balance between the two.

 

[heninfan99]

thx, great post!



How is the shoulder acting like a hinge? I cant imagine it.

Move your upper arm. Bingo!

 

[FailBetter]

Move your upper arm. Bingo!

Yeah but I cant imagine getting this "slap* from the shoulder.

 

[heninfan99]

Yeah but I cant imagine getting this "slap* from the shoulder.

you don't get wrist slap from the shoulder. Your question should the wrist work like a hinge? Yes but to the extent depends on your style of forehand. No one hits bigger forehand than delpo though some wrist slappers come close.

It's not a yes or no question but how much.

 

[ProfessorC]

Ground Strokes should be built off of the wrist action. Are people here still claiming that the wrist is passive?