| How do they do it? Every single shot, one after the | | | | playing a lot. |
| other, perfect height, depth and speed. The short | | | | So how do you get a good balanced stance? |
| answer is of course they spent the last 15 years hitting | | | | Your legs should be just over shoulder width apart. A |
| hundreds of the shots each day. So it's not very likely | | | | good test to see how well balanced you are is to |
| that we will be able to wake up one day and know | | | | have someone try and push you when your in your |
| how to hit a forehand like the professionals. | | | | forehand stance. If your easily pushed over then you'll |
| But there are some things you can do right now to | | | | want to get lower with your legs and sit down in the |
| help improve your forehand straightaway. First of all | | | | position a bit more. |
| make sure your stance is firm and well balanced. All | | | | Another crucial part of the forehand is of course the |
| the power in your shot should come from your legs | | | | swing. You should make contact with the ball just in |
| and other big muscles in your body. The explosive | | | | front of your chest. The back swing should be as |
| power that the pro's get comes from explosive | | | | fluent and consistent as possible. You might not be |
| rotation in the hips and torso. Most beginners make the | | | | able to take down Federer after these tips, but they |
| mistake of using their arm to swing too much, which is | | | | should help out your tennis straight away. |
| much less powerful and can result in injury if you start | | | | |