Your Strokes: TLM�s Extreme Grip Forehand

TLM: a forehand with an extreme grip, plus wrap and reverse finishes. This month we take a look at the forehand of TLM, a player I met on the Tennis Warehouse message boards. TLM posted some YouTube videos asking for input, and another teaching pro on the boards suggested that both I and another teacher, Oscar Wegner, each do an analysis of his forehand. So I agreed and this article is also available there in a thread called: “Head to Head Oscar Wegner and John Yandell.” If you are reading this as a subscriber on Tennisplayer, check out the discussion there as well. Let’s just say it’s lively. (Click Here.) You can also click to YouTube and see the raw footage he submitted. Click Here for the first sequence. Click Here for the second. Creating Video Footage To start I have to say that TLM’s video footage isn’t ideal, but you can see enough to reach some conclusions and see some key ways the stroke could improve. In my opinion video is essential in the learning process and some video is better than no video, but for those of you who are incorporating it, or thinking about it, here are...