A New Teaching Method
Technical Characteristics Part 2
John Yandell
The forehand may be the most complex and misunderstood stroke in tennis. These two introductory articles are designed to give a comprehensive overview of what actually happens when elite pros hit world class forehands.
Fascinating in itself--but also the groundwork for building or improving your forehand! So in this second article, let's pick up the analysis and look at the remaining key elements: the shape of the forward swing, the windshield wiper, the torso rotation with the body in the air, a second look at the contact point, the recovery steps, and more.
With an accurate overview--and only with an accurate overview--we can proceed in the following articles to address what it really takes to incorporate these pro fundamentals from the least to the most advanced.
If you haven't read them, two other articles are important in understanding the background and the approach you are seeing here. In the Introduction to the New Method series ( Click Here) I outlined the multi-dimensional methodology that underpins my approach and why it offers a powerful path to real improvement.
In a second article I addressed a core component in this approach--how to do your own high level high speed video analysis simply and inexpensively. (Click Here.) Both are important in understanding the series and learning to reach your potential with this amazing shot.
