Friday, August 05, 2005

Forehand dance

I read an article on tennis.com with a forehand analysis. It's difficult to summarize; the point that stuck in my head is that if I connect my hands in front of me, they will form a triangle. The imaginary line coming out of my chest through the pinnacle of the triangle is the line around which I need to organize my balance. When I prepare for the forehand, the point is not to put the hand across my body, but to connect two hands and turn my body as a unit. Now, the important part: as I take the right hand back, the left hand moves forward to balance the movement. It starts to feel like a smooth dance movement: as the ball comes up over the net, swivel my body to the right and move my hands up; as it comes down, separate the hands move the hands down, with the left arm starting to move back. Hits feel a lot more balanced this way. I really like the smooth, unbroken rhythm of this movement.

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