Forehand Follow Through Behind Head
Strokes
Bryan Lee Asked 7 years ago
Hi pingskills,
I've seen in some of your past videos that when you complete a forehand, your follow through should not go past your center line of your body. But then i have seen videos of top players bringing their follow through over their head and back a little (Ma Long) after a really powerful shot. Is this fine for us to do after a strong shot? or should try and stay with the normal follow through.
Thanks
Alois Rosario Answered 7 years ago
Hi Bryan,
The follow through will change slightly according to the shot that comes at you. Sometimes when the ball comes really fast at you the reaction is to finish behind the head to absorb some of the speed as you don't need any forward momentum to get it back on the table.
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Pasquale Mule Posted 7 years ago
Hi Bryan!, its normal yes.. the reason why Alois doesn't want us to cross the middle line is because we must finish our stroke nice and high, the most important part is that you finish high and make sure that arm follows the path of the elbow and that your underarm finishes at a 90 degree angle just as explained in the forehand topspin video. So you can cross it a little if needed but not exagerated. Correct me if im wrong Alois. Hope this helps!
Rohan Keogh Posted 7 years ago
My challenge with controlling the follow-through like this is that I end up creating tension in my arm, shoulder and torso in order to stop the momentum I've created in the pre-contact part of the swing. Without putting the 'brakes' on, my follow through ends at least level with or beyond my left shoulder (at head height).
So, how do we limit the follow-through yet maintain a relaxed disposition?
There need to be the ability to stop. The triceps at the back of your arm does a lot of this stopping. The hand and firearm can still remain relaxed.
I hope the firearm remains relaxed :)