how to include hip rotation in forehand strokes?
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venkatesh a Asked 15 years ago
I use penhold grip. When I play forehand strokes, I use only forehand snap for speed. How to make a habit to do hip rotation and weight transfer? Any tips to practise hip rotation and make it part of forehand strokes?
Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago
Hi Venkatesh,
You will need to practice this slowly at first. In training, you can just play some slow forehands and start to incorporate the hips slightly. It is just a little extension of the rest of your body, it is not a separate movement.
Even when you are doing your forehand to forehand warm up work on this skill.
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Hari Krishnan Posted 2011-08-10 13:33:49
mat huang Posted 2013-08-10 13:33:49
try doing dry counter hits wih hip and then try for loop. It's easier
Erriza Shalahuddin Posted 2023-08-10 13:33:49
Hi all, currently I'm having a similar question. Rather than asking a new question, I searched for old questions and stumbled into this discussion
If I'm about to practice body rotation in basic FH counterhit drill, should I do it a liiiiiitle bit further away from table, or close to the table?
Hi Erriza,
Glad that you are looking into this and found this previous thread. You don’t need to be any further back. Just use a small rotation.