Common Errors with Easy Corrections
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Forehand – The Super Spot
The Superspot:
The wrist should be taken back to create pree-strech
The raquet should be parallell to the ground
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Forehand – The Raquet Pronation
In the finish of the swing:
Pronate and let the raquet point down
You should be able to look at your watch (if right-handed pretending to have a watch on the wrist of the right arm)
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Forehand – Body Rotation
The body rotation:
Right-handed:
Rotate your upperbody and look over your right shoulder
Left-handed:
Rotate your upperbody and look over your left shoulder
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Forehand – Preparation
Preparation:
Keep the non-dominant hand on the heart of the raquet when you take the raquet back
The raquet should be pointing upwards, forward
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Forehand – The Free Arm in the Preparation
The free arm in the preparation:
Keep the free arm parallell to the baseline and the non-dominant hand on the heart of the raquet in the preparation
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Forehand – The end of the Preparation
The end of the preparation:
You should be able to see the watch on the raquet hands wrist
(If right-handed imagine a watch on the wrist of the right hand)
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Forehand - The Body Rotation in the Point of Contact
Body rotation in the point of contact:
Your stomace should be pointing towards the net in the point of contact
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Forehand - The Body Weight Transfer in the Preparation
The body weight in the preparation:
The body weight should be on the back foot
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Backhand – Body Rotation
Body rotation:
In the finish rotate the upperbody
Right-handed:
Look over your left shoulder
Left-handed:
Look over your right shoulder
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Backhand - The Supination in the Finish
The supination in the finish:
In the end of the swing supinate
Right-handed:
You should be able to look at your watch on the wrist of the left arm
Left-handed:
You should be able to look at your watch on the wrist of the right arm