Strokes: Forehands

Bring back the forgotten tennis shot in doubles

Rogers Cup Day 6

Here’s a shot rarely used yet can really help you in singles and especially in doubles.  What is this mysterious forgotten shot?  We call it “The Dip.” Out of sight – out of mind.  When you and your partner are both back on the doubles court, the only part of the court we see clearly   More >

Breaking Down the Topspin Forehand

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In this lesson, Adriana Ciarnuto, Teaching Pro at Castlewood Country Club in Pleasanton, California, deconstructs the topspin forehand. To find the proper forehand grip, if you’re right-handed, hold the racquet face down in front of your right leg as though you’re going to bounce the ball on the ground. Take your racquet back so the   More >

Tennis Tip: Add Top Spin to Improve Your Tennis Techniques

Top Spin FH Wipers

Top spin in tennis is key to improving your tennis techniques. Here’s one tennis tip we can all relate to – think “wind shield wiper” when attempting to add top spin to your shots in tennis.

Tool to Quickly Improve Tennis Techniques

Stringless Racquet

How do they do it?  How do the best tennis players like Federer and Stosur make their strokes look so effortless?  Sure, thousands of hours on the court helps.  Yet what can we do as mere mortals to get a taste of effortlessness on the tennis court? You have the tennis tool you need in   More >

Simple Way to Improve Tennis Forehands

Pointer Dog Post

Looking for more consistency on your forehand?  Well, here a simple way to add a bit of consistency to your tennis forehand:  focus on the other hand.  What??!!! Unless you have a two-handed forehand, your non-racquet hand isn’t doing much during your shot.  So I say give that hand a job! I’m right handed, so   More >