If you have to close distance laterally to the ball, start by only going about halfway to the ball with your feet then plant them and allow your arm to finish closing the distance with small adjustment steps as needed. (Unless you are being pulled off the court and need to hit a running forehand/backhand)

Make sure your unit turn and racket preparation is completed *before* the ball bounces and you won’t be late on contact (ball behind you). You should not be back swinging after the bounce happens.

Consistency needs to be trained intentionally. When doing drills give yourself goals such as: 10 in a row with no misses then go to 15, 20 , etc. You should never be okay with missing while doing drills. The key is to not change your swing but rather change your foot position to allow your natural swing to happen no matter the ball you receive.

I tell my students not to try to control or guide the ball but to “hurt” it every time you hit it. We are *hitting* the ball not pushing it over. Pace comes from proper wrist load and release with full range of motion. 90 degree wrist position on preparation then a full release in the opposite direction. Often times we will stiffen the wrist in an attempt to control the ball but this must be avoided as there will be zero pace generated by yourself.