Forehand smash or loop

Harikrishnan U

Last updated on 16-Jan-2011 11:00:20 PM

Hi Alois and Jeff !iam a penholder as i have mentioned in my earlier question.when i swing my racket while smashing or looping i move it horizonally.i want to know the actual swing still where should take the racket and which portion of ball should be hit.and when should i be loose.what should my footwork be like. Which should the weight be

and Alois Rosario said...

Hi Harikrishnan,

That is a lot of questions. It is important that you don't try to break down the strokes too much, because you just don't have time to be thinking about all of those things while hitting a ball.

Watch a video of the stroke and then try to imitate it. Keep to some basics like we stress in all of our lessons.

Ideally, you should be loose all the time while playing. You should move your feet so that you are balanced when hitting the ball. At the point of contact your weight should be right between both feet.

As I said though, look at the bigger picture first and see if you can get it right.

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