Straight arm forehand

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jperedo

Not sure exactly what matchpoint 7 meant either, but he could be saying don't bend knees too much or too little if you want to get a nice easy turn of your hips.

This is one of the basic ideas of old Scotch golf pro Percy Boomer and modern American golf pro David Ledbetter.

Both put the golfer in a barrel. If he then bends his legs too much the hips won't go around right. Makes perfect sense to me and seems like a good time to attack.

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physical excercise for windshield wiper

I agree that it doesn't work exactly the same way because there is no racket in football, obviously. In tennis, the shoulder supports the arm, which supports the hand which supports the racket. And the racket is off to the side of the body, so the the force isn't in a straight line to the ball.

But the ball is driven (and lifted) by the palm of the hand (see John's articles on the "power palm position", so having the straight arm support the palm of the hand does provide more force, albiet not as as directly as the Wikipedia quote suggests for other sports.

Thanks for the comment and caveats about the comparison.

Jeff

Any ideas how to improve strength for windshield wiper of forehand?