How do I fix my broken forehand in tennis?

Question

I have the standard forehand where the index knuckle is on the large side of the grip(parallel to the face of the strings.

When I start a rally with my backhand, the plane of my swing is perfect and I hit a good deep shot. Also when I am rallying and the ball is hit to my backhand, i have a normal swing and the ball goes back just fine.

My forehand is a different story. When I start a rallly and hit with the forehand, the ball goes out 90% of the time. The swing just doesnt feel natural. Im gettin the racket back in plenty time, keeping eye on ball.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

Answer 1

I'm too stubborn and pressed for time to go get lessons bc of my hectic schedule. What I do is I bought a tripod and mounted my digital camera. Then I recorded my groundstrokes (in video recording mode). When watching playback I can analyze things like, whether i'm hitting in front of my body, if i keep my wrist back, low to high motion, if i'm hitting the sweet spot, shoulder turn, etc... Sounds though like you're using an eastern grip for all your shots. You should really use the continental for your backhand but if its broke don't fix it. If your shots are going long, move to the semi-western, which is the next bevel down and brush up more on the ball. Putting spin on the ball produces a Magnus effect which creates a difference in air pressure and pulls the ball down.

Answer 2

make sure your hitting the ball by stepping in and rotating ur waist. not your arm or wrist . make sure the contact point is in front of your body. like wayy out there until you cant reach anymore. dont hit the ball like ping-pong. its a common error..

STAY LOW!!!! keep your waist low, bend your knees. try put some topspin on it. dont overdo it like nadal. he is a pro. he can hit like that.

watch the ball hit the racquet.  kiss your muscles when you follow though. dont jump up. dip the racquet head  down ALOT until you feel the racquets gonna hit the ground. if you dont know how to hit topspin, here. this shows you.

http://www.tennis.com/yourgame/instructi...  

good luck!!

Answer 3

It maybe your foot positioning.As the placement of where your foot is affects how you hit the ball. If its not that you might need to rework your stroke.