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Rotate the Torso and Double Bend Into the Ball

You can really see the "double rotation" into the ball in this monstrous forehand by Juan Monaco. First, Monaco uncoils his shoulder/torso towards the net as his hitting arm locks into a "double bend" position. Notice how his torso is almost facing the net while the butt cap of the racket faces the net and his strings face the side fence. By opening the shoulders/torso first, it creates a stretch and pull of the entire double bend, which lags behind.

Now Monaco will continue to rotate his torso into contact, but at the same time, the entire double bend will rotate into the ball. Notice how his racket is the last thing to come into the ball, because it is the last link in the torso/double bend chain. The racket never swings ahead of or speeds up in front of the larger double bend structure. Instead the entire double bend structre rotates into the ball along with the torso..

On contact, everything is perfectly lined up and Monaco can rip the ball with a full wiper motion, using his entire arm and shoulder to drive the ball.

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