{"id":43689,"date":"2020-12-12T15:46:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T15:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=43689"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:39:15","slug":"some-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=43689","title":{"rendered":"Forehand \u6b63\u624b"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forehand isn&#8217;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=46700\">my best shot<\/a>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47369\">Pickleball&#8217;s forehand<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>My <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_8978-2.mov\">forehand<\/a>\u00a0is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_8901.mov\">the most<\/a> improved form <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=43669\">this season<\/a>. I used to rely on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=26691\">my serve<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=165\">backhand<\/a>, from single handed, then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/001_WC-EditVideo_1-2.mp4\">double<\/a>-handed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=43651\">backhand<\/a> due to laziness.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, I got many kind and valuable criticisms on FB:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2023: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1B1PtTcyo4\/?\">5.18<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1HWBZKLFuc\/?\">12.10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2024: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1NZXnqRYTL\/?\">4.16<\/a> pick up ball;<\/li>\n<li>2025: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1DrXdZu9Bo\/?\">7.22<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1ArB1bQhuw\/?\">10.16<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1Qw4A4Tuhx\/?\">12.05<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9762.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-47312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9762-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7614.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-47228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_7614-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><sup>3.30 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47654\">played well w\/ fh<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>3.06 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47544\">turning in warm up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>2.23 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47462\">again, L arm isn&#8217;t turning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>2.14 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47411\">left arm isn&#8217;t runing<\/a>\u00a0&#x1f645;<\/li>\n<li><sup>2026 <\/sup>many practices <sup>Jan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47309\">02<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47298\">03<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47292\">04<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47300\">05<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47317\">07<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li><sup>12.24 \u00a0<\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47273\">warm-up<\/a> w\/ Tammy<\/li>\n<li><sup>12.23 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47272\">butt faces the ball<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>12.17<\/sup>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47268\">keep arm straight<\/a> n extended<\/li>\n<li><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8204-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-47251 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8204-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>12.12<\/sup>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47235\">not parallel<\/a> &#8211; face downward<\/li>\n<li><sup>12.05 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47222\">still hit on the ball going down<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>11.24 <\/sup>coach: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47207\">it&#8217;s good<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>11.22 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47161\">2 sets of pix<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>11.08 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47114\">practice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>11.04 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47089\">closed face<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>10.31 <\/sup>a lesson: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=47080\">western grip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>10.21 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=46976\">warm up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>7.30 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=46903\">Slinger 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>7.24 <\/sup>a game: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=46896\">forehand is better than serve<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>7.22 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=46879\">w\/ Slinger<\/a>: need to hit early<\/li>\n<li><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7014-e1763913708375.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-47179 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_7014-e1763913708375-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>6.24 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=46831\">a blue day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>4.29 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=46799\">feeling pretty good<\/a>: prefer deuce court<\/li>\n<li>2004<\/li>\n<li><sup>2.21 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=46036\">lesson with CB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>12.27 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=45977\">the grip<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2023<\/li>\n<li><sup>12.23 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=45970\">before Xmas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>5.08 <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=45256\">still trying<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>2020.12.05<\/sup>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=43669\">looks ok?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"tennis: serve n forehand\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8xhH6EJmCno?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/001_WC-EditVideo_1-3.mp4\">My\u00a0serve<\/a> has always\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/001_WC-EditVideo_1.mp4\">been reliable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9115.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-43693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9115-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9116.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-43694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9116-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9117.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-43692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9117-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-43695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9121-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9118.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-43697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9118-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9119.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-43696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9119-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forehand isn&#8217;t my best shot. (Pickleball&#8217;s forehand) My forehand\u00a0is the most improved form this season. I used to rely on my serve and backhand, from single handed, then double-handed\u00a0backhand due to laziness. Along the way, I got many kind and valuable criticisms on FB: 2023: 5.18, 12.10 2024: 4.16 pick up ball; 2025: 7.22;\u00a010.16;\u00a012.05 \u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tennis-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43689\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}