Your Forehand and the Modern Forehand:The Straight Elbow Hitting Arm Position

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.

Last month we looked at the most predominant forehand hitting structure, the double bend arm configuration, where the hitting arm is bent at the elbow and at the wrist. This month we look at the rare, more controversial hitting arm structure – the straight elbow hitting arm position – that a select few pro players use….