[General Suburbia]

I rarely jump, but I notice many pros that do it seemingly as much as possible. Is there some secret method to improving my forehand that nobody told me about?

 

[BgStallion]

Well - the key to a good forehand is good weight transference.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ho3FRWm9Pw - check this video out

 

[Kolya]

Its not really important.

 

[GlennMirnyi]

In fact you shouldn't jump to hit a forehand unless you know pretty well how to hit a proper one from the ground.

 

[lazyman]

yeh i got a habbit of jumping but its something my coach and other coaches ive hit with have told me not to do. its about transfering your weight forward so just stay on the ground

 

[stebs]

Jumping is a side effect of hitting a powerful forehand after setting up from the ground up. It is an end itself, not a means to an end.

 

[AviramDj]

The posts above me mostly are correct .
Simple fact is if your in the air before the racquet hits the ball its usless and mostly a show instead of skill .

 

[GlennMirnyi]

Sometimes you end up in the air after the shot, as very correctly put by stebs.

 

[Young Boss]

The posts above me mostly are correct .
Simple fact is if your in the air before the racquet hits the ball its usless and mostly a show instead of skill .

how is it useless? you get power by pushing from the ground(not necessarily a jump though). you push from the ground roughly around the time you hit, which would cause you to make contact while in the air.