Par Gerell forehand

Strokes

Shripathi ramakrishnan
Shripathi ramakrishnan Asked 12 years ago

hi alois and jeff,

can u tell me how par gerell plays his forehand? its a really impressive shot with lots of speed and spin! :-)

thank you!


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Shripathi,

He follows all the basics.  He has very good basic technique with a big backswing and a slightly shorter follow through.

If you watch most of the top players they have the same basics to their shot. What you need to do is establish these basics yourself and then you can adapt it slightly to your own feel.  However it is really important to get the basics right.  We show you these in our lessons on the Forehand.


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Shripathi ramakrishnan

Shripathi ramakrishnan Posted 12 years ago

is it a similar technique to waldners/perssons?

 

also do you think he can in the future make it to the top ten?


Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago

HI Shripathi,

It is a similar technique to Persson.  His follow through is sometimes similar to Waldner.


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