Tennis forehand issues?

Question

Sometimes, my forehand always goes out. I try to close my racket face but it still always goes out! And when I close it too much, it goes into the net.

How can I correct this?

Answer 1

Make sure your stroke is in line.

Judge how fast the ball is going

While waiting for the ball to get to the optimal distance, make a large loop with the racquet hand.

and of course make sure the racquet head drops below the ball

and then pull it up behind your neck

Answer 2

Closing your racquet face won't work unless you are leaning forward.  If you are leaning back, the ball often goes high and/or out.  If you aren't leaning back, then try putting more top spin on the ball.  With a top spin swing, the ball will go long if you don't put enough top spin.  The spin makes the ball dip, and have a higher percentage of going in than flat or slice shots.

Answer 3

More or less, if your stroke is consistent, that is a timing issue. I have a very heavy topspin and hit the ball in front. Analyze where do you hit your ball when the ball goes in and match that with when the ball goes out.

With short stance, ball going out might be because of you leaning backwards instead of "locking and loading"

Answer 4

Sounds like you're hitting the ball too low. I play racquetball and tennis, and I noticed that if i don't pay attention, i tend to let the tennis ball drop before i hit it.

If someone gives you a low shot, you could either slice back, or use topspin to make the ball go into the court (or just hit slower so that gravity does its job)

Otherwise, try to always hit the ball as high as possible (as long as you're comfortable).

Imagine this scenerio...you hit the ball when its 2 feet off the ground through the middle of the court from your the baseline. The net is 3 feet tall there, so you would be looking for something like a foot of clearance. Not counting for the ball slowing down from wind resistance or any topspin/bottomspin, it is easy to see that in order to make the ball hit the opposite baseline, you have to make the peak of the path of the ball occur right over the net. Now, lets say, the same power shot you hit when its 4 feet from the ground. Now, since you are above the net to begin with, the trajectory that the ball takes to make it to the opposite baseline is one where the peak is where you are, not where the net is. So, there is much more distance for the ball to drop into the court.

So, the higher the tennis ball is when you hit it (within reason) the more it seems that the net is right near you, and the opponents side of the court is very long.

An extreme example would be if you are trying to hit a ball that is 6 inches from the ground, when you are standing 1 foot from the net - it will be impossible to hit any useful shot with pace (but you have options like dropshot, lob, etc) But, from the same place, if the ball is 5 feet above the ground, you can just slam it into the court.

Answer 5

you need a very very good coach to analyse your hitting. I just had a pro go over my game all week, and he noticed I start my follow through swing (w/ my body) too soon. So it was one little thing to tweak but made a huge difference.

Focus on your shoulders and where they are. Watch slow motion Federer videos on his forehead and study his shoulders.

Answer 6

Well you need a coach to help you. We cant do it.

Answer 7

ya, when you are asking this question, you aren't really helping us try to figure out the answer.  Do they go out like deep, or to the left or to the right? Are you shanking them all or are they still hitting in the sweet spot, and yet you are still hitting them out?

If they are going out to the left or right, you are havig timing issures.  You are either swinging too soon(if you are hitting them out left) or too late( to the riht).  If you are hitting them out, you might be hitting them flat and yet hitting them hard and out? Or shanking them out? Try hitting with more topspin, and try to hit the ball in the court.  During your matches or practice, make sure to notice if you are moving your feet to get positioned to the ball, because that might be a reason also. Also, keep track of the wind during the match so your balls aren't going out because of the wind. hope this helps, thanks