Hitting through, finishing down and across, and reversing--the 3 forehand finishes in the modern game.
Over the years, I've tried to learn from the players as well as teach them. I've tried to understand how the game has changed, and my teaching has changed to reflect that.
I have always believed in teaching players to hit through the ball. And I still do. The followthrough is what determines how the ball comes off the racket and therefore the pace and the spin. That's why I've always paid attention to how the player finishes the stroke.
To be a complete player in today's pro game, I think you need to develop three finishes. The first is the classic out front finish that I have always taught.
The second one is the "reverse" finish where the player reverses the path of the racket and finishes on the opposite side of the body and over the head.
The next finish is something new that I've gradually added in the last few years. This finish is the across the body or the downward finish. This is the finish so many of the top players now use.