The Forehand

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The Forehand

• A brief history on the evolution of the modern
  day tennis stroke

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The great Sultan of swat

• Pete Sampras Forehand is still one of the best
  in the game, even after more than 15 years on the
  pro tour.

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Movement is Key

• Sampras is Agile
• He is quick
• And his shot is explosive!

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Lets look at the Basics first.

• Proper stance is essential.
• A fluid backswing is the next step to
  performance!
• Make sure you hit the Ball out in front of your
  body.
• And now, lets follow through.

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Do You know what these 2 people have in common?

• Power!
• From where you ask?
• well, take a look at both of there stances, and
  the way they rotate there hips shoulders.
• Awesome!!

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Imagine this.

• A ball is struck with about 90-120lbs of force,
• To your opponent on the opposite end of the
• Court. The ball can will reach speeds of up
• To 170 Mph. Thats like throwing a fast ball
• Almost twice the speed of a major league
• Baseball pitcher. Whoa thats fast!!
• http//tennisone.com/membership/prostrokes/agassif
  hccosf.htm

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So whats next in the Evolution of the modern day
forehand?

• Andy Roddick, thats who.
• At 19 years of age, Andy has one of the best
  fundamentally sound forehands in the game.

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So what Have we learned Gang?

• Well, here is the winning formula
• StanceBackswingproperball contactFollow
  through

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Next week, A lesson in Mental Toughness!

• This is Tamir Dossiea, your guide to the world
  of tennis, saying so long and have fun out
  there!!