A New Teaching Method:
Keying the Forehand

John Yandell

So here is the payoff. We’ve explored the fantastic complexity and variations in the most dynamic shot in tennis—the one we call the forehand.

Now here are the mental images that allow you to create positive emotion and superior technical execution in competition. The full turn and the extension of the forward swing are magic positions. Make them and everything else in the stroke happens naturally. As we saw with the articles on the serve, high speed video is critical in developing your keys and assessing their accuracy. Click Here to understand that process and get a look at the way we do it technically at Tennisplayer.

How does it really work for actual players? Check this month’s Your Strokes (Click Here) where I used these images to transform the forehand of a student in about an hour.

Now go out and crush some effortless winners without having to think!