Blog post 7: How to hit a tennis forehand

This post is to show you how to hit a tennis forehand in 5 steps.

What you will need:

• A tennis racket
• A tennis ball (or maybe a few to make it easier)
• A space big enough so you can hit a ball, preferably a court of some sort
• And someone that can help throw a ball at you (It's not necessary but would make things a lot easier)

Step 1: 

Find a space that's big enough for you to play in. Get ready in your ready pose with both hands on the racket (right hand on the bottom if you are right handed and left hand on the bottom if you are left handed) and bent knees so you are ready to hit any ball.

Step 2: 

Get someone to stand opposite of you so they can bounce a ball at you. Before you hit the ball you must move so that the ball is to the right of your body and not right in front of you. Your right hand (or your left if you are left handed) must go back quite far so you will have enough power to hit it. You also have to put your left foot in front and bend your knees. That along with the backwards arm motion must be done at the same time. To get the perfect touch and timing your hand must already be behind you before the ball bounces.

Step 3: 

Now, since the ball is coming at you and you are ready with your arm behind you and bent knees you can start bringing your arm forward and keeping the racket angled so that the ball wont go straight up but nicely over the net. Make sure to keep bending your knees! For the ball to absorb the power from your arm you must make sure you hit the ball in the middle of the tennis racket. You can also use your other free hand to point at the ball or if you find that helpful.

Have the racket angled when hitting the ball

Hit the ball right in the
middle of the racket

Step 4:

After you have hit the ball it is still not the end. You must still follow through. Your hitting arm should end up over your neck. When you finish the hit your right leg will also probably come forward so you are standing in the ready pose which is ok, because that will just help put more weight into the shot.

Step 5: 

Practice that quite a lot of times and just find a rhythm for hitting the ball. As long as you remember these steps you will be able to hit a forehand ball in no time! 

If you think you have mastered that try asking your partner to throw it further away from you so you have to move more.

Good luck and I hope you found this easy to follow!

Here is also a video to help you out:

Click here to watch a video on how to learn the tennis forehand