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How to Practice proper wrist grip at contact for forehand

A tennis player preparing to hit a forehand shot, with a presenter discussing techniques nearby.

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It's a common misconception that you should "snap" your wrist through contact on your forehand. The notion is that you will hit the tennis ball with more power and spin if you do this. However, as you will see in this lesson, that is simply not the case. Your wrist should not be moving independent of the rest of your arm at contact on your forehand.

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