The 4G Forehand: Maximizing Acceleration through Disassociation, by Donald Pompan

[joeldrucker]

You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more thoughtful explanation on how forehand technique has evolved over the last 50 years than when you read Donald Pompan’s new article, “The 4G Forehand: Maximizing Acceleration through Disassociation.” Please join in and share your thoughts:

https://www.tennisplayer.net/article...isassociation/

[Vera Rocha]

What causes the dissociation? Is this the same model as Brian Gordon's atp forehand? It seems that doctor Pompan is saying to force the lag by supinating the forearm while the hip is rotating forward. I actually feel that my timing is off in type 3 forehand from Gordon but if I deliberately supinate while rotating hips forward it seems to work for me. Can anyone please explain if there is a difference between this 4 G fh and Gordon type 3? Thank you

[Vera Rocha]

I just had Pompan video on, and tried to imitate.. so it feels like, the type 3 fh? I just set the hand to the outside, rotate the hips fully and the racquet drops to the lag position, and this is what he calls dissociation,as the hips have fully rotated and only then the racquet starts the forward swing. Doctor Pompan or anyone else can you please confirm if this is correct? Thank you