Forehand Drive

The forehand drive is an attacking stroke played against long or medium length balls.

Stance

• Start in the ready position.

Backswing

• Rotate your body to the right, turning your hips.

• Elbow and bat rotate back with you.

• Close the bat angle.

• Shift your weight on to your back foot, right foot for a right-handed player.

• The body moves the arm, not the arm moving the body.

Strike

• Hips and shoulders rotate forwards to meet ball.

• The arm moves forward with body.

• Accelerate forearm slightly as you make contact.

• Weight transfers forwards to the front foot.

• Bat angle stays closed throughout shot.

• Hit the ball at the peak of the bounce and out in front of you.

• Keep a small gap between your elbow and your body.

Finish

• Follow through, forward and upward.

• The bat should finish pointing in the direction you have hit the ball.

• Return to the ready position.