Legendary Reverse Forehand

Key Points

• Hit with an open stance and short backswing, brushing up on the ball and finishing on the same side of your body
• To hit more spin on the reverse forehand, brush straight up and finish on the same side of your body
• To hit it flatter or with more pace, extend through contact a little more before finishing on the same side of your body
• Sampras hit the flatter version of this with a shorter follow through, and Nadal hits with more spin and a longer follow through reversing behind his head
• The reverse forehand can be a very effective technique on the lob
• The best time to hit the reverse forehand is when the ball comes low, fast and into the body or on wide balls
• Coaches should feed fast, hard, deep and wide balls so players can practice this shot
• This forehand is used by some of the greatest players of all time and was taught by Robert Lansdorp to over 50 Top 100 players that he coached at the junior level