What is modern forehand?

The forehand in tennis and other racket sports such as table tennis, squash and badminton is a shot made by swinging the racket across one’s body with the hand moving palm-first. Most forehands are hit with topspin because it helps keep the ball from landing outside the court.

What is the purpose of a tennis forehand?

The tennis forehand is the first shot to add to any player’s portfolio of tennis techniques. It is an essential and fundamental move that allows you to keep a game going and score some serious points from the baseline. For beginners, it is also one of the easier techniques to execute.

How did Roger Federer Change tennis?

Modern string and racket technology and modern training methods have helped all professional players generate more pace and spin from extreme positions, and no shot better exemplifies the shift than the one the 39-year-old Federer has popularized over the course of his 23-year professional career.

Why is Federer’s forehand so good?

Federer has a technically sound preparation on the forehand and lets his body do the work rather than his arm. This makes the forehand efficient in terms of exertion and also from a biomechanical standpoint as it allows Federer to generate as much racket head speed as possible.

What is the modern tennis game?

Modern tennis is characterized by powerful ground strokes and short points, with players attempting to go for winners very early in the rally. A play called “one-two punch” (the name was inherited from boxing), in which a big service sets up a forehand winner, best describes how the game is played today.

What is forehand and backhand?

Forehand strokes are hit with the front of the hand leading (like hitting with the palm), whereas backhand strokes are hit with the back of the hand leading (like hitting with the knuckles).

Was Federer head hot?

But there is something that I admire the most about Roger Federer, and that is his mental attitude. Roger used to be a racket smasher, believe it or not. Roger described himself as a “hot head” during his younger days. It was a rare day back then when people didn’t see his racket fly over the fence at least once.

Why do most tennis players struggle with forehands?

Most tennis players struggle with forehands when they have to finish short balls or when they try to dictate the rallies from the baseline because they don’t know how to engage the right muscles and in what sequence to hit powerful forehands.

How does the modern forehand technique create power?

The modern forehand technique creates more power by creating different tension points in the torso and arm, and that stored elastic energy is released by rotating the upper body forward and pulling the arm forward, accelerating the racket head through forearm tension.

What is the best forehand grip in tennis?

The semi-wester grip falls neatly between the eastern and western and has become the most common forehand tennis grip in modern tennis because it allows for excellent topspin and quick grip changes. In the 90s and into the new millennium, players like Andre Agassi and Martina Hingis put the semi-western grip to work.

What happened to the Continental grip in tennis?

As we covered in the history of tennis grips section, the continental grip dominated the early years of competitive tennis, but it has disappeared from the modern sport as far as forehands go.