Why the Forehand First
The forehand is usually the most intuitive groundstroke for a new player, and it's one where meaningful progress comes relatively quickly. Developing one stroke a player trusts gives them something they can actually play tennis with — and it starts teaching concepts that show up throughout the rest of their game.
Building the Forehand
In reverse. We start at the end of the swing, then build what drives it, then what sets it up. Each entry is a concept rather than a week — a player might spend one session on one of these and come back to another months later.
Principle
Topspin is the central objective of the groundstroke.
Because topspin is the objective. Rather than teaching the whole swing and introducing spin later, we establish the action that controls the ball first, and build backward from it.
Explore The Finish→
Principle
The body creates the momentum; the arm delivers it.
Once the finish is dependable, the question becomes where its speed comes from. Answering it with the arm produces a stroke that has to be forced; answering it with the body produces one that can be repeated all afternoon.
Explore The Transfer→
Position and timing · in progress
Where This Happens
These are private lessons.
Which means the pace is set by the player rather than by a class — a concept takes as long as it takes, and nobody moves on before the one underneath it holds up.