{"id":3843,"date":"2026-04-15T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/basics-of-forehand-for-beginner-tennis-players\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:01:00","slug":"basics-of-forehand-for-beginner-tennis-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/en\/basics-of-forehand-for-beginner-tennis-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Basics of forehand for beginner tennis players"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The basics of forehand do not need rush; they need clean repetition and the right body position.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The main goal in forehand is to build a stable and offensive first strike from the baseline. To get there, you need low legs, a still head and contact in front of the body.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start with: shadow swings in front of a mirror<\/li>\n<li>Continue with: crosscourt rally with a depth target<\/li>\n<li>Finish the session with: sets of 8 forehands with a recovery step<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>The most common mistake is hitting late and opening the racket face too much. If you fix it early, progress comes faster and with less strain on the body.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>For match use, remember this: start with a crosscourt pattern and change direction only when you feel fully balanced. Your goal is to make forehand simple, repeatable and reliable from the first ball.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>A simple weekly routine is: 10 minutes of technique, 15 minutes of rallies and 10 minutes of open-court targets. Keep notes on contact quality, errors and decision making.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The basics of forehand do not need rush; they need clean repetition and the right body position. The main goal in forehand is to build a stable and offensive first strike from the baseline. To get there, you need low leg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2163],"tags":[2255,2241,2239],"class_list":["post-3843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tennis-help-for-players","tag-baseline-consistency","tag-forehand-tennis-technique","tag-tennis-for-beginner-players"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3843\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisradar.gr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}