Forehand Missing Link
What if the forehand isn't really a swing at all?
In this video, I explain why the modern forehand shares many similarities with a lasso-throwing action. By understanding the natural throwing mechanics behind the stroke, you'll develop a smoother swing path, better racket acceleration, and more effortless power.
You'll learn:
• Why elite forehands resemble throwing actions
• How the lasso analogy improves swing path
• Common mistakes that destroy racket-head speed
• A simple drill you can use immediately
This concept has helped many players stop forcing the forehand and start producing power naturally.
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Please take your seats quickly ladies and gentlemen. Hi guys and welcome to OneMinuteTennis.com.
In today's session I want to talk to you about the kinetic chain in the arm of the forehand
and I've got a question for you. How many links, how many pieces, how many segments are there in
your forehand stroke? Because for most people watching this video the answer will be way too
few. I want to show you what the answer is and how you can achieve the segmentation of the forehand
that means that you'll have the most powerful stroke that you possibly can. In biomechanics
the serve and the modern forehand are often referred to as segmented strokes. This is because
the different parts of the arm and the racket are in individual segments traveling in different
directions. So when you look at very old-fashioned classic tennis, although amazingly I still see it
taught this way sometimes, then you have the racket going back and forwards and this is a
non-segmented stroke. See back and forwards and all of the possible pieces of the arm and the
racket are traveling as one. As the game developed then we found the windscreen wiper forehand and
that created a two-segment stroke. See how this part of the arm is traveling different to this
part of the arm. But the game then moved on and now the wrist was freed up and so now we have
three segments of the stroke. But there's a better way because when you look at the pros on tv they're
really throwing the racket at the ball and I've got a question for you. If I take this ball instead
of a racket and make the forehand stroke and shape and swing path and throw the ball then is the ball
connected to my hand or is it independent? See I make the stroke here so as close as I can to a
forehand stroke and now release the ball and obviously the hand and the ball were two separate
entities. Now what happens if I try for the same feel with my racket? So let's reverse engineer.
First of all let me keep hold of the racket so I have one segment here, one segment here and one
segment from the wrist through the racket and that's a nice stroke. But now I'm going to distinctly
separate that as I have the feeling of throwing the racket but I'm going to keep hold of it just
and this has a distinctly different feel. Now one way of thinking of this is like a lasso.
You see if I had a lasso here then to keep it going I'm going to have to create momentum.
If I take away momentum it would just fall to the ground. I have to give it centrifugal and
centripetal force and by doing that I create the momentum and leverage that will keep the object
moving. So now in the forehand I want to have the four segments separated, isolated and separated
but moving fluidly in harmony with each other. So back, swing and through and I'm trying to get that
effect as much as I possibly can and by having the feel of a lasso I start to get real power
on this forehand and I'm not losing control at all. So by getting the feel of this lasso type
movement, this freedom of the racket, by getting the feel of the separation of the hand and the racket
by implementing a throw, I create the true segmented forehand. I have the fourth piece of
the chain. One, two, three and four. You can do the same. Practice now, free up the racket, feel the racket
moving in different directions, almost conflicting the direction of your hand and you will create a
segmented forehand. When you have a segmented forehand you have immense effortless power and
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For more information contact us, email us or check out the website. So apply the segmented
forehand to your game. It makes a tremendous difference. It's so much easier to hit and so
much more powerful. Try it now, it really will make a great deal of difference to your forehand.
Thanks for watching and see you next time for more unique tennis lessons that really work.