Your Strokes: Kevin Bryant Forehand

What elements should the average player copy and from whom?

Since he joined Tennisplayer last year, Kevin has been one of our most avid
and active subscribers, and has also helped spread the word about the site to a lot of other
players and coaches. This is actually the second version of his forehand he’s sent me
to look at on video. Based on that I can tell you that Kevin has worked hard to improve
his unit turn and the stretch of his left arm across the body. And it shows.

I also know Kevin has spent, shall we say, a ‘substantial’ amount of time
on the site, reading about forehand technique, and also studying videos of the top players
in the archives. He has been particularly fascinated by the swing pattern on the forehand
and the variety of finishes you see with the top players.

In this issue Paul Lubbers has some interesting things to say about the pitfalls of copying the pros, and I have to say that I agree that there are dangers. (Click Here.) No I’m not saying that players shouldn’t study the top players or that creating the Stroke Archive was some type of…