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    Default Does “A bad forehand.” mean "a crazy bad miscue" (hit the mark by fluke)?

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    Years later, when a child asked her what made her decide to be a scientist instead of a tennis player, she laughed and said, “A bad forehand.”

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    Default Re: Does “A bad forehand.” mean "a crazy bad miscue" (hit the mark by fluke)?

    Hi,

    She was making a joke. As you will see here, a forehand is a way of hitting the ball in tennis. One cannot have a hope of performing well in tennis if his/her forehand/backhand/volley are not good enough.

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