Learn a More Powerful Forehand -- Like Fernando Gonzales's
Wednesday January 24, 2007
Fernando Gonzales has reached the semifinals of the Australian Open largely on the strength of one of the best forehands in tennis, which he hits with an exceptional mix of power, topspin, and often incredible angles. Fernando's forehand swing is bigger and faster than the one illustrated in this step-by-step, photo-based lesson. Learning this somewhat less ferocious version will be an easy, yet major step toward having your own huge forehand.
Comments
it taght me in a way. the way u worded it was hard for me to understand.. i would get it more if you showed a video on what you just said.
Hi Lauren,
I’m sorry you found the step-by-step hard to understand. Sometimes seeing the flow of the stroke as you can in a video does help. Try saving each of the photos in the step-by-step article into a folder on your computer. Name them 1.jpg, 2.jpg, etc. so that they’ll appear in the right order when you open the first photo and then click on the NEXT button in your pioture viewer rapidly enough to see the stroke much like a slow-motion video. I try this out with all of my stoke photo sequences. It works surprisingly well.
JC
yes lets follow how gonzales palys & get beat by a 200 + ranked player in the 1st round of us open
I feel that you use too much of your arm on the stroke and not enough hip rotation with the shoulder and arm coming into play. I like your open stance and the way you have the racquet back without doing the full loop thus ensuring your timing is correct.