Cross-Court Tennis Shots with the Forehand

Video Transcript

"OK, in this segment, Ken's going to hit a cross court ball off a straight throw. So in a point situation this would be as if you hit a weak, relatively weak ball straight at them and he just takes it and hits an angled winner or puts you in a deep hole. So I'm going to throw the ball to Ken, and he's going to hit a cross court off this straight throw. Very nice Ken, move those feet, beautiful. Move those feet. Excellent. Move those feet. Excellent. So as you can see, this is a way of opening up the court when somebody gives you a weak ball, or something without much pace, because you can be at the baseline doing this but this drill is incredibly great training because you can get a lot of balls in a short amount of time and really practice, get your repetitions and your accuracy working for you. So changing the direction of the ball need not be dangerous if you practice enough. Work this drill a lot and you'll see your results will skyrocket once again."