Bad Decisions… Or Just Bad?
What do Karue Sell and Scott Adams have in common? Believe it or not, both have addressed a very common, often misunderstood match play decision: When should I take my forehand up the line?...
How to Hit the Perfect Forehand
The calendar just switched over to April, and I’d like to christen the new month by recapping the technical underpinnings behind a perfect forehand. Before we start, a quick word of warning: Don’t click...
The Rafa-Style Follow-Through
The “buggy whip forehand.” The “reverse forehand.” The “over the head follow-through.” It goes by many names, but my favorite pays homage to the first man to really abuse it on the pro tour...
The Felix Flick
I get this question a lot: If I’m trying to master the modern forehand, who should I emulate? Look no further than 2022 Rotterdam champion Felix Auger-Aliassime. We always talk about how the optimal...
The Swinging Volley is a Cheat Code
There’s one shot in tennis that changes the geometry of the court in a way unlike any other: The swinging volley. This shot allows a player to attack in ways that are physically impossible...
Your Brain Will Trick You (Into Missing)
Sometimes, it’s amazing now “lucky” Novak Djokovic gets. He hits line after line without missing, appearing to aim to targets not even 6-inches wide, and yet never hitting the ball out. But what’s really...
Stop Losing Winnable Matches
One of the beautiful things about learning a fundamentally sound, fault tolerant forehand, is that the speed of said forehand can be easily dialed up or down, without fundamentally changing the swing. The grip...
The #1 Forehand Consistency Killer
I can’t trust my forehand. I’ve heard the above sentence more than any other when it comes to fixing the forehand. It’s an extremely common problem that I struggled with myself as a teenager...
Forehand POWER Checklist
There are two kinds of “forehand power.” The first is effortless power. Effortless power is the power we gain simply by using proper biomechanics. It’s gained while barely sacrificing any consistency or fault tolerance,...
Thou Shalt Not Backswing
When I say that the volley should utilize “no backswing,” I mean no backswing. Not a quick backswing, not an abbreviated backswing. No backswing. The racket travels directly from its position in the ready...