Using forearm

Wocking

New User
I have always kept a loose wrist and grip throughout my forehand. I completely use momentum generated by my body to fling my racquet and pronate my wrist. I never activated my forearm muscles during my forehand; However, earlier I did try using my forearm to grip my racquet slightly tighter, aim my shots, and a little snap my wrist as well. When I did this my shots became much more accurate, then elevation over the net was more consistent, and I hit the frame much less. Should I be using my forearm or just continue what I was doing before?

Thank you in advance.
 
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Jonesy

Legend
You shouldn't limit yourself, sometimes adjustments must be made that use even the smaller parts of your body. That is the difference between someone who have real experience and the theory warriors.
 

Wocking

New User
You shouldn't limit yourself, sometimes adjustments must be made that use even the smaller parts of your body. That is the difference between someone who have real experience and the theory warriors.
Thank you. I’ll just experiment with it more then.
 
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Deleted member 775108

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I have always kept a loose wrist and grip throughout my forehand. I completely use momentum generated by my body to fling my racquet and pronate my wrist. I never activated my forearm muscles during my forehand; However, earlier I did try using my forearm to grip my racquet slightly tighter, aim my shots, and a little snap my wrist as well. When I did this my shots became much more accurate, then elevation over the net was more consistent, and I hit the frame much less. Should I be using my forearm or just continue what I was doing before?

Thank you in advance.

I dont know about the wrist snap but many times what one thinks they are doing and what they are doing is a little different.

Maybe try engage the thumb a little more and keeping everything where it was before and see what happens.

Like anything - try it - keep what works - dont over do it. During Honeymoon phase everything can work... Will have to confirm on subsequent sessions.
 

ballmachineguy

Hall of Fame
Sounds a bit like you are trying to make up for some “bigger picture” mistakes in your stroke.
If you want, post a video of you hitting a couple forehands. Otherwise, everyone is just guessing.
 

Dartagnan64

G.O.A.T.
What's your goal? Become a pro and win tennis tournaments for money or become better than your peers?

If it's the latter then accurate strokes no matter how wonky looking will get you further than loose powerful strokes that can't find the court.

My golf handicap dropped from 18 to 10 when I just realized golf was a game of precision more than distance and evolved my swing to become more consistent even though I lost distance.

Same thing with tennis. If you don't have the coordination of an elite athlete, it's going to be tough to swing loose like them and be accurate. So playing within yourself will help you win. I beat loose swingers with powerful serves and groundstrokes all the time by being just a little more consistent than they are. Always make them hit one more shot.

IF you are a young pro trying to win tournaments for money then ignore my post. You need to redline all your abilities if you are going to make money in tennis. The rest of the tennis playing world is ruled by pushers.
 

Wocking

New User
What's your goal? Become a pro and win tennis tournaments for money or become better than your peers?

If it's the latter then accurate strokes no matter how wonky looking will get you further than loose powerful strokes that can't find the court.

My golf handicap dropped from 18 to 10 when I just realized golf was a game of precision more than distance and evolved my swing to become more consistent even though I lost distance.

Same thing with tennis. If you don't have the coordination of an elite athlete, it's going to be tough to swing loose like them and be accurate. So playing within yourself will help you win. I beat loose swingers with powerful serves and groundstrokes all the time by being just a little more consistent than they are. Always make them hit one more shot.

IF you are a young pro trying to win tournaments for money then ignore my post. You need to redline all your abilities if you are going to make money in tennis. The rest of the tennis playing world is ruled by pushers.
I would definitely consider myself the later. Ill take you advice and work my way up to a looser stroke as I improve.
 

nyta2

Legend
I have always kept a loose wrist and grip throughout my forehand. I completely use momentum generated by my body to fling my racquet and pronate my wrist. I never activated my forearm muscles during my forehand; However, earlier I did try using my forearm to grip my racquet slightly tighter, aim my shots, and a little snap my wrist as well. When I did this my shots became much more accurate, then elevation over the net was more consistent, and I hit the frame much less. Should I be using my forearm or just continue what I was doing before?

Thank you in advance.
"forearm" or ISR?
in general the idea of making sure you're accelerating through contact is good.. but "snap of wrist" to me evokes an image of a poor/hard to be consistent/easy to get injured - type of forehand "technique"...
 

CAREDDINGTON

Semi-Pro
"forearm" or ISR?
in general the idea of making sure you're accelerating through contact is good.. but "snap of wrist" to me evokes an image of a poor/hard to be consistent/easy to get injured - type of forehand "technique"...
Unless @Wocking is meaning 'snap' in the context of a high release with ISR. Probably ISR.
 

user92626

G.O.A.T.
I have always kept a loose wrist and grip throughout my forehand. I completely use momentum generated by my body to fling my racquet and pronate my wrist. I never activated my forearm muscles during my forehand; However, earlier I did try using my forearm to grip my racquet slightly tighter, aim my shots, and a little snap my wrist as well. When I did this my shots became much more accurate, then elevation over the net was more consistent, and I hit the frame much less. Should I be using my forearm or just continue what I was doing before?

Thank you in advance.
Young Grasshopper,

Go forth & do what you must to hit good shots. You got our blessings.
 

ChaelAZ

G.O.A.T.
I have always kept a loose wrist and grip throughout my forehand. I completely use momentum generated by my body to fling my racquet and pronate my wrist. I never activated my forearm muscles during my forehand; However, earlier I did try using my forearm to grip my racquet slightly tighter, aim my shots, and a little snap my wrist as well. When I did this my shots became much more accurate, then elevation over the net was more consistent, and I hit the frame much less. Should I be using my forearm or just continue what I was doing before?

Thank you in advance.


What are you looking to fix or improve?
 
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