Monday “Building the baseline shots”

Reminder of forehand and backhand strokes without movement

Forehand technique

• • Forehand grip: close to an eastern grip. (video 1)
  • Lateral position
  • Racket Guide Path – Backwards (tip of racket above hand pointing up)
  • “Snail” movement Wide and semicircular between the waist and the shoulder without separating the elbow from the body too much.
  • Contact in front of the body and between hip and shoulder
  • Finishing the shot over the shoulder, picking up the racket with the non dominant hand.

Backhand technique

• • Backhand Grip (two hands): continental in the dominant hand and eastern in the non dominant (video 2)
  • Basic position: sideways.
  • Racket Guide Path – Backwards (tip of racket above hand pointing up)
  • “Snail” movement Wide and semicircular between the waist and the shoulder without separating the elbow from the body too much.
  • Contact infront and between hip and shoulder
  • In the backhand shot, finishing with the non dominant arm extended and above the shoulder.