How to Hit the Inside Out Tennis Forehand + Drills

How To Hit The Perfect Inside-Out Forehand In Tennis:
If you want to dominate baseline rallies with your forehand you'll need to be able to attack with your inside-out forehand.
What is the inside out tennis forehand?
As a right hander, when you run around your backhand to hit a forehand from your ad side into a right-handers backhand side. On the other hand, an inside in forehand would be a down the line shot hit from the same position, going into a right-handers forehand.
Why do you want to use the Inside Out Forehand?
1. Most recreational players' forehands are better so you hit your stronger shot more often.
2. You can open up angles and push your opponent off the baseline forcing them to hit shorter balls that you can attack...
3. You force your opponent to hit very precise shots if they want to hit to your backhand
4. It's easier to control higher balls with your forehand.
5. You can disguise the change of direction better
In this video, I'll go into details why you should hit the inside out forehand, which balls to use for it and, of course, I'll show you a drill progression so you can go out and work on it!
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[@AaeriosYT]

Best tennis content on TH-cam. You’re the best!

[@MeikeBabelTennis]

Thank you!

[@alexcheriel7306]

Great advice- I definitely have a habit of falling off the ball and pulling my inside-out forehands. Thanks!

[@bjreed1251]

Wow, great video...oh my, more drills to practice.

[@MeikeBabelTennis]

Always :)

[@tcrow9599]

Best videos out there !!!

[@MeikeBabelTennis]

Thank you

[@stevenmckelvey4210]

Great video Meike!

[@MeikeBabelTennis]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ruslanbekukh3702]

The best of the best o the best !

[@MeikeBabelTennis]

Thank it som much

[@johncharles2357]

No one ever talks about the location at which you need to hit the ball. The location at which you hit the ball when hitting cross court and when hitting inside out is very different.
To me, it feels like the ball needs to be more back when hitting inside out. If I try to take the ball in front, like when hitting cross court, the racket head will simply not face the inside out direction. To hit inside out, you need to take the ball a little later than when hitting cross court.
I struggle a lot with hitting inside out because I was always taught to hit the ball "in front". Now I'm realizing that to hit inside out, you need to hit the ball more on the side of your body.

[@thomasmedeiros5722]

I coach my players in the three P’s of shot making. Every shot should have a strategic purpose. Aggressive, Neutral or Defensive. Every shot should have a strategic placement. It could be angled, straight, deep or shorter. Every shot should have a strategic pace. It could be slow but with lots of net clearance to give you time to recover or hard and fast to reduce you opponents to react. I believe in changing spin to work with your purpose, placement and pace. Personally I always tried to disguise my shots especially my Forehand. Like a skilled boxer you set up your opponent by hitting cross court for 3 -5 shots then when you can step close to the baseline surprise them with the inside out. Tennis is an athletic chess match.

[@MeikeBabelTennis]

Agree! You gotta work on all of the things you're talking about. ESPECIALLY, if you don't have a huge weapon. I couldn't blast anyone off court so I had to play smart.

[@smashthestateX]

can u get into the : why play tennis at all? before u say why hit inside out

[@volodymyrdrobot9454]

I call it a Steffi Graf forehand because no one probably used it as much as her.

[@MeikeBabelTennis]

So true