Strike, Don’t Swing
Tennis is a series of strikes, and strikes are like snowflakes – no two are exactly the same. No two forehands are exactly the same. No two backhands are exactly the same. What matters...
Alcarize Your Forehand
There’s one defining aspects of Carlos Alcaraz’s world class forehand that often gets overlooked – generous use of gravity. Carlos’s unique mechanics are precisely the result of this technical decision, so let’s dive in...
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...
Losing the Feeling
The perfect forehand release is elusive. That loose, explosive, natural flick through contact feels amazing when it works, and when it’s not there it feels… frustrating. One day you’ll have it, and the next...
Accelerate Late, Like Jannik Sinner
Velocity is a measure of speed and direction. The sentence “my racket was moving fast when I struck the ball” is referencing the racket’s high velocity. Acceleration, on the other hand, is a measure...
1 Trick to Stop Missing Forehands Out
Almost every tour player prepares for their waist height forehand with their strings down, often with their palm down as well. Some even begin with the hitting face of their racket pointing behind them....
1 Trick to Eliminate 90% of Net Misses
Tour level players hit surprisingly high over the net. The amount of net clearance they’re getting is pretty difficult to see from the typical broadcast view: the bird’s eye camera, and as such, I...
Emma Raducanu’s Elite, Explosive Forehand
There are many ways to hit the wide forehand, but Emma Raducanu’s way is the best way. At Fault Tolerant Tennis, we believe in finding the optimal biomechanics for a particular swing, and then...