Ben's new HOT forehands

Well here it is. After watching the videos for a few minutes, and perhaps just a little bit of thinking off the court, Ben was able to improve his forehands quite considerably. Of course there are some issues here and there, but it is easy to guess that Ben is going to build a very efficient and powerful forehand. Beware!!

These shots were recorded only a week after the previous forehands. Try to find out Why these new forehands look so much better. I'm sure that Ben knows it!



Comparing these shots with the ones from last week we can see that now, Ben has positioned his left foot closer to the baseline while maintaining his open stance (or semi open stance) allowing his hips to turn perpendicular to the net. This is a major improvement and it was essential for Ben to see it before he could changed it so easily.



Watch the next picture and stop the video where Ben's racquet is in a similar position to Djokovic.



In a very similar way to Djokovic, Ben shows the back side of the strings on the power position. Although his left arm has collapsed a bit and he doesn't have the same amount of turn. I think Ben has the right hand more towards his left side of the body, and his right elbow is much lower, while Djokovic has his right hand further back with his arm almost straight and much higher.



Ben is not looking at the contact point. this is a very familiar element to my shot which I corrected just recently (video is coming...).

Yes I agree with Richard, the extension is very short. While extending we want to see the right hand and elbow reaching a point far away in front of the body during the followthrough. Watch the picture:



Ben's forehand is changing every day. It is great that Ben is really keen to have his shots posted. He will be the one to profit more from it...