bruno's Blog

I tend to hit with a lot of spin, but not a ton of depth. So I'm trying to change that!

Here are a few articles on how to hit a deeper forehand shot (summarized for your convenience!):

1. Tennis.com - Get More Depth on Your Forehand
   Bottom line: overhitting and opening up your shoulders can take a bite out of your racquet speed. Focus on pushing your dominant shoulder through the ball to get more pace and depth.
2. TurboTennis - Making Your Forehand a PowerFul Weapon
   Bottom line: hit for your grip. Eastern grippers, close the racquet face on the backswing. Western & Semi-westerners, you'll have to 'get airborne' to get more power, despite the added spin on your shots. Everybody: power without control is useless.
   
3. TennisMindgame - Groundstroke drills
   Bottom line: keep score! Keeping score while doing drills helps you learn to control your mental state and your physical strokes at the same time.

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