The best way to hit a forehand

正手拍最好的方法

正手拍最好的方法有一點迷思。

網球的正手拍與棒球，高爾夫球等運動比較，事實唯一相似之處是在較高水平打乒乓球。

這並不是說其他一些方法沒用。他們也能在球場上打球，但是現代的正手拍（今天所有頂尖職業球員）更容易和高效能。也產生更多的上旋球，這有助於讓球打在球場上，激勵你越來越厲害。

任何級別的運動員可以用一個非常簡單的練習來改善他們的正手拍（這裡以右手持拍者來解釋）。

站在牆壁或柵欄前面，面對它（開放姿勢），距離大約是你可以舒適地用雙手碰到它（約一英尺半，50厘米）。握住你平常正手拍，放在右邊，你的手稍低於腰部, 拍頭更低約在膝蓋位置。球拍面（拍線）面向牆壁。

現在帶著球拍向前微微向上，就像你要從下面尋找球，當你接近牆壁時帶球拍向上並以擋風玻璃雨刷弧狀劃越過去，垂直地，不要碰到牆，然後拉它向後，以你的右手越過左肩結束, 而球拍屁股則面對圍牆柵欄。球拍面應垂直，手掌朝外，而不是對著你的臉。

請注意你的手肘跟上來了，幾乎是在你的下巴前面完成。

重複一遍又一遍，直到你的手臂習慣了這種向上提拉。

記得要慢慢接近牆，然後才加快上去穿越過去，不碰到牆壁或柵欄。由於球員的趨勢是往前衝去，這是訓練肌肉往上和跨越過去。以後，當你在球場上時，能結合這些力量作出超讚的正手揮拍。

你可以在我的書和所有五個影片學習這個動作，為不同球員水平解釋。有時，一個是視覺影象勝過千言萬語。

這種類型揮拍對初學者如何有效呢？從愛德華教練，約翰卡彭特，打電話給我，告訴我完全初學者能夠在一小時內穩定地對抽。我有電話來自於芝加哥，聖地亞哥，布法羅，和許多其他地區的教練, 他們無法相信自己的學生如何學得這麼快。

我還教很多家長教導孩子，有的像Spadea和斯里查潘，父親是教練，已經成為頂尖職業高手。這是很奇妙的 , 這些技術可以幫助任何選手，不只是我自己而已。

There is a bit of a confusion as to which is the best way to hit a forehand.

The forehand swing in tennis gets compared with that of baseball, golf, and other sports, when in actuality the only similarity is with ping-pong played at a high level.

It is not that some other ways of hitting the forehand do not work. They can get the ball in the court, except that the modern forehand (used today by all top pros) is much easier and efficient. It also generates much more topspin, which helps get the ball in the court, encouraging you to hit harder and harder.

Players of any level may improve their forehand with a very simple drill (explained here for a right-hander).

Stand in front of a wall or fence, facing it (open stance), at a distance where you can touch it comfortably with both hands (about one and a half ft. away, 50 centimeters). Hold your racquet with your normal forehand grip and put it to your right, with your hand slightly below waist level and the racquet head lower, about knee level. The racquet face (strings) will be facing the wall.

Now bring the racquet forward and slightly upwards, as if you were trying to find the ball from below, and when you are close to the wall bring it up and across in a windshield-wiper arc, vertically, without touching the wall, then pull it backwards, ending with the right hand over your left shoulder and the butt of the racquet facing the fence. The racquet face should be vertical, with the palm of your hand facing outwards, not towards your face.

Remember to approach the wall slowly, and only then accelerate up and across, WITHOUT TOUCHING THE WALL OR FENCE. Because the tendency of the player is to go forward, this trains the muscles to go upwards and across. Later on, when you are in the court, the combination pf these forces make for a great forehand swing.

You can learn this movement in my book and all five videos, explained for the different player levels. Sometimes a visual image is worth a thousand words.

How effective is this type swing for beginners? A coach from Edwardsville, John Carpenter, called me and told me complete beginners were able to rally consistently within the hour. I got calls from Chicago, San Diego, Buffalo, and many other areas, from coaches that could not believe how quickly their students are learning.

I also taught many parents to teach their children, and some, like Spadea and Srichaphan, coached by their father, have gotten to be top pros. It is wonderful what these techniques can do on anyone hands, not just my own.