How to Hit a Harder Tennis Forehand

Improving the pace and strength of your forehand is one of the most important things you can do to before a better tennis player. Since the forehand is one of the most common and crucial shots in tennis, its important that you can use it as a weapon against your opponent. Here's how to improve your power and hit a harder tennis forehand.

Things You'll Need

  • A tennis racquet
  • Tennis balls
  • A tennis court
  • Someone to play against or
  • A ball machine
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Instructions

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      To hit a more powerful tennis forehand, you need confidence. You need to be able to know that your ball is not going to fly out of bounds if you hit it too hard. So when you pull your racquet back to a forehand, don't be afraid to hit it hard, especially when you're in practice.

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      Next comes the most important part. A lot of people think the more muscular you are, the harder you can hit a forehand. However, this is not true. A faster forehand comes from racquet speed, especially the acceleration of the racquet head. So in order to hit a faster tennis forehand, you want to accelerate your racquet as fast as you can right before you hit the ball. Another way to do this is to pull your tennis racquet back further in order to get a larger wind-up. This will give you more time to accelerate your tennis racquet to a faster speed and hit a harder forehand.

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      Finally, if you find you are hitting the tennis ball out too often, try adding more topspin to your tennis forehand. It will cause the ball to dip as it comes down and will still allow you to hit a harder tennis forehand.