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All the best forehand have quite a high takeback then they let the racquet dropdown before pulling it forward.
And infact feds forehand in particular used to have a bit bigger higher set point and after he made it smaller to take balls more on the rise his forehand was not quite as lethal as it was before.
You cant possibly believe that you can achieve the same racquet speed when pulling it from a standstill compared to building momentum beforehand like a runway.
Why would all the best forehands bother doing it otherwise, it makes the timing harder and it takes more time.
Go on court and try it I dare you haha
I did yesterday and its quite a difference, more power and more effortless while pulling from zero is jerky and feels like a pull on my shoulder.