Your Strokes: Param Srinivas: Straight Arm Forehand

Can a 10 year old develop Roger's forehand using Tennisplayer? What can players and coaches learn from the resources of Tennisplayer - our incredible collection of articles and Stroke Archives? Could you learn to hit a perfect Roger Federer straight arm forehand for example? Could you do this at 10 years old? If your name is Param Srinivas the answer is yes, or at least pretty close. Param's dad sent me this amazing piece of video. The family lives in India and has used the resources on Tennisplayer to build a gorgeous technical forehand for Param. He did something I wish more people would do, filmed at 60 frames per second with a shutter speed of 1/500th of a second. Make a note if you want your strokes considered for an article here! I love it when I see examples of how our site is actually helping actual tennis players, especially young guys. Amazing to think he might be hitting this shot we helped him craft for the next 40 or 50 years. A lot of people talk about the straight arm forehand. Some of them send me videos. But often times what they say or think is happening differs...