A popular Youtuber with account name “Intuitive Tennis” creates content about the intuitive natures of tennis. While some aspects may be intuitive there are many aspects of tennis that are not intuitive at all. The modern groundstroke may be among those biomechanical anomalies that are require a deeper dive into how power, spin and most importantly control are achieved.
I’ll go out on a limb and state that tennis is not intuitive, otherwise many more recreational players would be much closer to college and pro level players. The skill gap between average college players and average recreational players is tremendous. Potentially more so than most individual sports like golf. I believe that gap is widening too, with better racquets and string technology that favor higher level players.
The modern forehand ground stroke is very unintuitive in how racquet head speed and directional control are created for the average or above average recreational player.
In this short clip, I explain why elbow path follows a 45 degree angle to impact on almost all strokes, regardless of the target. Which is not intuitive to the majority of players and largely not taught by your local tennis coach.
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