Roger Federer Forehand Tennis Strategy

By Adella Capri


Among those players who carry out the most beautiful tennis strokes these days is Roger Federer. His elegant stroke that is versatile, graceful with a powerful motion is called Federer's forehand. In addition, Roger Federer ensures that his strokes are powerful enough to execute some passing shots, topspins and peerless forehand shots, too. He also makes certain that he mixes up his strokes.

Federer's forehand begins with the initial preparation. When performing Federer, the racket is held in a modified eastern grip while the index knuckle is on the 3rd bevel. The preparation period starts when he identifies the approaching ball and also the flight path. The preparation period is accomplished with a full body swing that is different than the usual, which is to create a backswing with the racket. He finishes off the first phase through smoothly getting back the racket.

Once the ball has crossed the net, Roger Federer will then take his racket back to make certain that he's positioned on his desired side, the right. It can't be denied that Federer's forehand is flexible and efficient. By slowly taking his racket back his momentum is being kept to make sure power and efficiency of his strokes. This is often the mistake that many recreational and club tennis players make. They usually make a rush backswing without even turning their body sideways.

Moreover, Roger Federer's forehand won't be as good as it is without his excellent footwork. Among the things that will make Federer a professional is that he don't simply swing his racket, he makes certain that he's in a hitting stance to meet the incoming ball. Aside from remaining in the athletic foundation, Federer also ensures that he's lading his stance which he accomplishes by staying low when he his making his return blow.

What exactly makes Federer's forehand diverse from the others is that it has idiosyncratic elements to it. Roger Federer's forehand is also praised for its head position which enables him to concentrate on the incoming ball before, during and after making contact. Matter of fact, he's also good at pointing the position the ball even during doing a swing. On slow motion videos, you can effortlessly observe how focused his eyes are during impact, and his head position remains constant through the entire tennis forehand stroke.

Lastly, to finish things off, Roger Federer would make his racket drop to the level in which the ball is hit below to do topspin and also to make certain that his swing line is maximized. Next, he extends outward and upward towards the direction which he estimated as the direction where the ball will go most probably. He'll then finish it with the contemporary windshield wiper move.

Being able to appropriately execute the perfect combination of power, efficiency, and topspin is hard. However, with Roger Federer's forehand that contains both elements of contemporary and classic, perfectly doing it it not just possible but also easy. Federer can accommodate more variety of shot selection with his high ability to modify the swing sometimes. This is just the precise reasons why some other professional tennis players cannot match the strokes of Roger Federer and this also explains why he is excellent in the sport.




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