What is the best forehand position

Since tennis began, top players have hit fh's front on and bh's halfway side-on. Why? Because it is natural. Have you ever seen someone cleaning the dishes side-on or shaking hands. So what happened? And it happened in every sport and popped up in every text book, except the very natural sports, running, cycling, swimming, boxing It only takes one person who fancies themselves a technical genius, and without research, publishes a book on tennis technique, This leads them into the coaching hierarchy, as they could not make it into tennis as a player, 'Knowledge' spread from one guessing coach to another and from one sport, country to another. Many of these coaches hold PHD's so they must be right, yes? Below are pics from Dr Groppell and Dr Ann Pankhurst UK technique book. Jack Groppell USA claims to be a expert biomechanist They have destroyed many players play and via injuries. See their pictures below from their books. But they still blame the parents. And the coaches get the sack if they coach any other way. In the 60's, the number of coaching books escalated, all preaching the same thing. You were not any body if you did not have a book out.

If you pull out any coaching book from the library, you will be in hysterics: side-on, step in, shoulders turn, knees bent, weight forward. It was common for players coming out of the 1960-70's to have weaknesses on their fh's, especially slow balls, where they have difficulty with direction and especialy generating pace. without error. And running, movement, agility is much harder.

Before the 1960's players were not preached waiting position and left hand on racquet to help the shoulder turn so pre 1960's players had superb fh's, Laver, Rosewall, Emerson, Stolle, Frazer, Riggs, Hoad, Cooper, Sedgeman, Mcgregor Pails, Bromich se pics attached

Consequently, the modern game has a big weakness, trying to hit too many balls, too hard.