How to increase topspin on your forehand to hit heavy and deep - Tennis lesson (+ drills!)

If you want MASSIVE topspin on your tennis forehand you need to use your larger muscle groups more! If you don't prepare correctly by loading and getting int the lock-in position you will not get the most out of your forehand. I'm breaking down all the steps needed to hit heavier and deeper forehands that will be hard to handle for our opponent.

Intro 0:11
Great prep for your forehand 2:04
Why the semi-open stance is the preferred way to hit baseline forehands 2:29
Loading your legs properly 3:44
Lock-in position and why it's so important 6:44
The wrist lag explained 7:05
Contact point 9:44
The follow through and finish 10:14
The role of the hips on your forehand 13:31
DRILLS! 14:39

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[VinhNguyen-fxrn]

I just feel the way you describe things show you care so much about the game. It is just

[debrawatson]

There is no one who describes and demonstrates things better than you, Meike. I look forward to your videos every day and watch them over and over again. Thank you!!!

[charlesdang]

This is excellent instruction, Meike. Even after 30 years of playing, I find new and refreshing perspectives in your video. Thank you!

[jakefan]

Great tips, 5.0 players here, still visiting channels, finding tips and practicing the right way, your pointers are right on the money! Thank you for posting.

[eddieteabagify]

One of the few if only former woman pro teaching on YT. Love her instruction. Keep up the great work.

[xlarraku]

I started playing tennis a couple of years ago and I have watched a lot of video tutorials to help improve my game. I can safely say that this was the best video I have seen so far. I had gotten stuck in the whole lag and snap mindset, to the point that I was flexing my hip to create the lag and breaking the kinetic chain, hence losing power on my shots. You explained it so well and the drills were the icing on the cake. I see a huge difference in my forehand within a few days of practice. Thank you. Subscribed!

[glennjohnston]

This one video answers so many of my questions about wrist position, swing path, contact position, and hip turn that I don't really need to watch any more. I learned the classic neutral stance, racket low, extend the follow through to the target and finish high. I was having trouble transitioning to more of a rotational swing and Meike's instruction lit so many light bulbs! Thank you!

[bobusan]

Classic cycle of frustration I go through often is first I sent balls flying high and long, then try to adjust how my racket, hand and underarm are positioned at impact, to then sent them into the net instead. I kinda think your video gives a clue what my problem is. Don't control the "blackbox" of racket, hand and underarm movement at impact, instead control what's around it and what leads to impact (and then what follows). Thanks for this insightful video. You really explain and illustrate it in a way that make your muscles tickle.

[andrehanderson]

This is one of the best instructionals I've seen on the subject! Very well done!

[hollis]

This level of knowledge is astonishing for a free video! Your ability to deconstruct technique into easily digestible chunks is such a talent

[LordStanley]

The wrist lag how you explain (WHEN PLAYER IS RELAXED) that it happens automatically—-SPOT ON!!! Exactly what I say too. Great 👍

[PathomponM]

Ah what a game changer to say that the lock-in is the last part of the preparation. Thank you, Coach!!!

[LetsBuildThatApp]

Coach your unit turn and stroke is so smooth, I love it. I've been focusing on way too much wrist action when hitting a forehand, leading to really sore joints. This exercise of turning and loosening up the swing really helps a ton.

[andrewwarren]

Awesome and interesting! I'm doing a class with 6 adults for 2 weeks on FH. Watching their FH shots frame-by-frame, the 2 main things I notice are not relaxing the wrist and arm to extend (resulting in cramping) and weight transfer being quite right to left (sideways, instead of forewards). Great video and thanks for sharing and investing in tennis players world-wide!

[strangerth]

Great introduction to modern forehand. Unlike many other videos on YouTube, it focuses on the decisive points and not on things like wrist snapping or the right follow through…these things are a mere consequence of the basic biomechanics as Meike teaches here so clearly. Thx, Rainer

[richardgarratt]

Best!!! modern forehand explanation I’ve seen on Utube 🎾🎾🎾🎾

[jennifershea]

Gave me things to try and consider that I had not previously thought about. Meike packs so much information into her videos. I find myself watching them over and over to absorb it all. Thank you!

[bernhardstruck]

Please share and promote, these videos are among the very best instructions out there. Thanks and danke for another great one!

[penelopethompson]

BEST VIDEO I HAVE EVER seen on the forehand. I have have spent HOURS on Utube. Thanks so much Meike!! Undo some more wrong muscle memory. Wheeee!

[MeikeBabelTennis]

Don't have enough topspin on your forehand to pin your opponent deep? Do you miss in the net too often? Watch until the end to see how you get MASSIVE topspin and for drills that you can do by yourself!