Your Forehand and the Modern Forehand:The Contact Point

Contact is the key moment, but what are the characteristics of great contact and how are they achieved?

Over the past 4 years we’ve used the high speed footage from Advanced Tennis to explore the modern forehand in pro tennis in virtually every aspect. Currently there are over a dozen detailed articles in the Advanced Tennis section on the modern forehand. These cover the commonalities and the differences among the top pro players. ( Click Here.)

Now in this new series called “Your Forehand and the Modern Forehand,” we are applying everything we’ve learned to your game and see what pro elements are universal and which are a function of primarily of level of play.

This month, we’ll take a look at the key moment in the forehand–the contact point. How do you achieve it and how does it relate to your position to the ball–and especially to your hitting arm structure?