Founding members · Limited seats

Focused progression. Every rep counted.

The Forehand Lab is a measured, drill-by-drill system for recreational tennis players. Every rep tracked, so progress stops being a feeling and becomes a number.

A short note on tennis

Most coaching is a little bit of everything. A group clinic here, a lesson on volleys there, a week someone mentions your grip. Nothing lands. Nothing sticks.

You've been playing for years. You know, quietly and privately, that you need a structured training program to make progress. There's a lot to work on but you can't work on everything at once.

Working on everything at once is how you stay a 3.5 forever. Depth beats breadth. Expect weeks, not days. This isn't a quick fix. Stay on one stroke long enough to produce a change you can feel in a match. Once that stroke is where you want it, move to the next one.

So, pick the stroke. We'll work on it until it's yours.

Which stroke, if you fixed it, would change the way you play?
How it works

Four phases.

Every cycle runs the same shape. Your intake decides if it's a fit. Your baseline film decides the focus. Your reps close the gap.

1
Intake
Free 15-minute call. We talk about your game, your goals, and decide whether it's a fit.
2
Baseline
You film a baseline session. I watch the tape, pick the focus, and build your custom drill progression for the cycle.
3
Grind
Drills, app-measured reps, Discord support. You do the reps. The app counts. I keep the plan honest.
4
Deuce or Ad
Same footage setup as week one. Side-by-side comparison. The difference is the proof. Then we run it back: next stroke, or deeper on this one. Your call.
What you get

Four deliverables

No dashboards, no modules, no content library to "unlock." Just the coaching you actually came for.

01
Video Technique Analysis
A 30-minute video review of your stroke. We'll pick the focus for the cycle together. Then review our progress bi weekly.
02
Drill report, automatic
You film the session. The app counts every rep, measuring targets hit, depth, consistency, height, and speed, and reports what moved. No waiting 48 hours for a human to watch the tape. The app doesn't grade your technique; it measures what you did.
03
Custom drill progression
A ladder of 7–9 drills each built on the previous one and around your focus for the cycle.
04
Private Discord access
A direct line for questions, clips, and feedback. Small channel with the other founding members, the people shaping what the app becomes.
Your coach

One coach. Every review.

Damon Ye, coach and founder of The Forehand Lab

Damon Ye

D3 walk-on · 3× conference titles

I picked up a racquet at 16 and walked onto a D3 college team two years later. A little natural talent, a lot of iteration.

Three conference titles later, I'd learned something: feel won't carry you. You need a system. I borrowed mine from engineering. Measure, iterate, repeat.

The Forehand Lab is that system, built for rec players who want to improve the way I did: by watching what actually happens on court, not what it feels like.

Become a Founding Member.
Limited seats available.

Help shape the experience. Here's everything you'll get upon joining.

Founding member
Lifetime price lock
$300/year
Regular price $600/year
  • Early access to The Forehand Lab beta (first group access)
  • Early access to future features as we ship them
  • Founding Member price locked for life, even as regular pricing climbs
  • Custom drills for the stroke of your choice, updated as you progress
  • Private Discord with me and the other founding members
  • Full refund within 60 days, any reason, no questions
Questions

In case you were wondering.

Why only one stroke?

Because depth beats breadth. Most coaching spreads attention across a whole game and moves nothing meaningfully. A focused cycle on one stroke produces a change you can feel in a match.

What if I want to work on my backhand, serve, or volley?

Pick any one. The program is the same structure regardless of stroke. You choose at intake.

How much time per week does it take?

Plan on 2–3 court sessions plus about thirty minutes reviewing your app report and Discord back-and-forth. Players who put in less still improve, but the gap shows.

What level is this for?

Recreational adults, roughly NTRP 3.0 to 4.5. If you've never played before, this isn't the right fit yet.

Does the app analyze my technique?

No, and that's deliberate. The app measures drill performance: whether the ball landed in your target zone, how deep, how consistently across the set. Technique is what I coach; the app counts. Most tennis-AI tools try to grade technique and mostly guess wrong. This one sticks to what a camera and a computer can actually measure.

What does "Founding Member" actually mean?

You're in the first cohort on The Forehand Lab. $300/year, locked for life. Once the cohort closes, regular pricing goes to $600, and it goes up from there. A direct line to me (Discord, biweekly calls, not a ticket queue). And a real say in what gets built next: the drills in the library, what the app measures, the features that ship first.

Is the refund really full?

Yes. Any reason, within 60 days, no questions. That's long enough to know whether it's working. I'd rather you leave than stay unconvinced.

What do I need to film with?

A phone held on a tripod or your best friend, shot from the baseline. That's it.

Pick a stroke. Fix it properly.

Fifteen minutes on the phone. No pitch. We'll agree it's a fit, or we won't.

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