Hi it's Brent Abel.  

I've got a quick story you might be able to relate to ... about my topspin forehand from years ago, how it was insanely inconsistent, the frustration it caused, and the ways I tried to put bandages on it that never really worked in the long run.

I mean my forehand groundstroke was an actual liability in my game.

I had such low confidence in it that it affected the rest of my game.

I never knew what was going to come off my racket, so much so that I avoided staying back on the baseline as much as possible or hoped I could just hit backhands.

I had to serve & volley 100% of the time, because if I served and stayed back, and that opponent discovered my topspin forehand was likely going to miss somewhere either deep, in the net, or land short ... yeah, I'd see a steady diet of their shots directed over to my forehand.

The worst part was I knew that they knew.

So I had this pressure to hold serve because breaking serve was such a challenge for me if they got a high percentage of 1st serves in which forced me to stay back on the baseline.

I'd try to chip & charge on every 2nd serve return. That was a lot of pressure to have to break serve.

So I knew something had to give or else I'd stay stuck with this liability in my game, the frustration I felt on the court, and the overall low confidence in my game.

Because I'd heard it was the thing ... that topspin was the answer, and since I like to go a little overboard & take advice to an extreme now and then ... I went all in on big, bigger, & biggest possible topspin.

Oh yeah, once in a while I could make the ball turn pretty well, but I was even more inconsistent than before. Now I had zero idea of what was coming off my racket.

That was a new level of frustration (shouting, racket chucking, and just good ol anger).

But what eventually changed for me was how I thought about the real challenge to my opponent of an in-play offensive topspin forehand.

And it definitely wasn't about having to turn the ball over like Rafa.

It wasn't about needing an extreme grip.

It was pretty simple. So simple that I felt ... oh I can do that.

2023 has been the best tournament year for me ... far and away. It's not even close. Won 3 out of the 4 Gold Ball events in singles. Same in doubles.

Because that old forehand I described above ...?  

It's no longer sailing deep, in the net, or landing short. I feel as if I can hit that thing all day long if need be, and without having to artificially make the ball spin like crazy.

It's how to effortlessly & consistently change the trajectory with just enough topspin that's THE thing that actually creates a problem for your opponent.

So look, if you've tried this and that and you're still not consistent with your topspin forehand, then I want to show you what's changed for me, how I now know I can hit that thing all frickin day long to a specific landing spot over there, and it never gives them a chance to unload on a short sitter.

And the best part? Without doing anything risky, very often it turns into an unintended juicy offensive opportunity.  

There are 3 things I've changed with my swing I want to show you that literally any player can do. This isn't major surgery. Yeah there's obviously some practice time required to get your 'feel' for it, but the payoff is crazy good.

Let's fix your topspin forehand in 3 steps ...