Forehand Stance & Technique | Diego Moyano’s Key Tips

Key Points

• Push the ground using a “back leg load” and a nice turn with the hips going first
• Racket head above the hand with some separation between the arm and the body
• If the non-dominant hand is released too early, you have the problem of being too front on and the racket “getting lost on the backswing”
• The elbow is closer to the body with the western grip and further away with the eastern and semi western
• The closed stance makes it difficult to handle balls coming with a lot of pace
• When you have time, the closed stance with the front foot forward helps with a natural transfer of the weight
• Semi open stance helps players with western grips release the hips more
• Stay side on a little longer for the semi open stance
• Drive the hip through, while getting that nice acceleration with the arm and wrist across the body
• “Open stance” - The outside foot has to be parallel to the line with a loose wrist and the trunk aligned with your body
• As you hit, the outside foot should turn from parallel to the line to perpendicular to the line to help you push back and recover to the middle
• If you have a little more time on the open stance, your hip should follow your swing and “snap” towards the direction of the ball