Articles in the Footwork Category
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Good Footwork to Prepare for Your Shot
by Director of Tennis, Dave McCain
One of the key things to improving your Forehand or your Backhand is good footwork. You want to take little steps to the ball and one big step in. The little steps give a chance to adjust to the ball and give you a good base before you take your big step into your shot.
The second key to improving your footwork on your forehand side is to make sure you get your right foot behind the ball before you …
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Poor balance equals poor timing equals poor stroke production.
One major problem that players of all abilities tend to experience is hitting shots off balance. Can a player improve balance? And can improvement in balance improve a stroke? The answer is ‘yes’ and ‘yes’. Lets talk about what causes imbalances in the first place.
1) Reaching with the hands instead of moving the feet.
2) Poor strokes
3) Poor timing
Reaching for the ball can be helped by taking smaller steps, which will allow quicker movement. Which allows the body to get into better hitting …
