Work on pushing your whole body through the stroke with this session, improving both the technique and control of the groundstroke, as well as adding extra power.
What?s in the session?
A lot of players use only the arm to generate power and get good control over the forehand stroke. This session looks to add hips to the shot which is crucial to develop a solid stroke, from the perspective of both control and power. The player works on proper upper body preparation for the forehand stroke to accelerate the racket and use their whole body to get more control over the shot.
Creating a forehand that is more powerful and controlled!
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