These are arguebly the best forehand tips I ever heard. My backhand always feels natural and its my best shot but I often struggle with my forehand. With these tips my forehand instantly felt better. Thanks
Thanks a lot for this awesome video. It really helps. I think it is quite different for the backhand. I am two handed backhand, do you have any other videos regarding the same topic of swinging faster?
If I could recommend only one of the tens of thousands of video lessons on ground strokes available to club players on the internet, it would be this one. Thanks, Jeff!
@@TennisEvolution Will be nice to have your concise breakdown of the stroke. Backhand isn’t as natural as forehand. Like your backhand slice video, I leant a lot despite playing for 30 years. So pls if you could make one. :)
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Awesome video. I think the last point about keeping the head still is very important and takes time to train. I have a tendency to look over on the other side of the net to see where the ball lands, as soon as ai hit the shot. This severely impacts my forehand power. Are there any tips on how to train oneseld on this?
Hey there, Tomaz Mencinger has 2-3 good videos on *watching the ball* on his "Feel Tennis" UA-cam channel (or website). That's where I hang out when I'm not here at my first choice, Jeff Salzenstein's always excellent Tennis Evolution!
My chest soft? How about my gut, that's plenty soft. I have to swing "out and around" just to NOT HIT IT. I'm a natural! I could make it all the way to Whimble Town! Hey, my swing is already pretty Funky Town. Thanks Jeff, good stuff, as always!
I have a problem with my forehand which is that it sometimes goes to the net and sometimes it flies ten miles too long... What is the problem? Before i thought it was because of my late preparation and i started to focus on preparing early. But still i have the same problem. Now im not late so often but the Ball still sometimes flies ten miles too long and sometimes it almost bounces on my side of the court... Do you as a former pro player have any tips to fix my problem?
Sounds like your forehand is very flat. You should make sure you have a grip other than continental (preferably eastern or semiwestern) and figure out how to add more topspin.
Annoying Whisper back again I agree with all the excellent points here but one! Jeff, I have to strenuously disagree with the position of the front shoulder at contact on the forehand. The position of the front shoulder at contact has to be one of the biggest differences between recreational and professional players forehands. Yes, the head most definitely must stay still, but the shoulders should rotate so the racquet holding shoulder is slightly in front of the opposing shoulder at the time of contact for easy power. It is not even a question of opinion, it is a question of geometry and physics. Hell, even you do it when you demonstrate the out and around swing path from 7:53 which funnily enough being an ex-professional tennis player I would bet a large amount of money you are going to be doing on the majority of your forehands. It is also another reason to catch THEN pretty much let go of the racquet with the hitting hand on a forehand to learn to moderate grip tension AND to get the shoulders rotated correctly on the forehand, a lesson I might add I learnt from you over 10 years ago now. 😍 Poor Ian Westermann's at ua-cam.com/users/EssentialTennis forehand could be improved immensely if he could work out how to get his right shoulder out of the way of his left shoulder on his forehand. My usual explanation is, the power generated by the rotation of the hitting shoulder is reduced if the hitting shoulder has to expend half it's energy trying to push the front shoulder out of the way. Oh well, nobody will listen to me anyway so no harm done. P.S. On the grip another point you could make is the handle of the racquet should not be held deep in the palm of the hand, there should be some sort of gap unless you are using the butt cap in the middle of the palm technique. If you slap the handle deep into the palm of the hand it is next to impossible to NOT hold tight, and most people, including coaches are even aware that as soon as they bury the racquet handle deep in the hand that a tight grip is inevitable.
You are absolutely correct about the hitting side shoulder being slightly in front at contact (match footage of most ATP pros shows this when they are hitting moderate to aggressively). But I don't think Jeff's point about over-rotation is mutually exclusive or contradictory to yours - you can still drive the front shoulder through properly with minimal body rotation. Nadal is a great example of this, see the first forehand below and how quiet his entire core stays well into the follow through, but that front shoulder is significantly forward at contact: ua-cam.com/video/-L5zyYdT5Yw/v-deo.html
@@FrozenShade Hi Mark What Nadal does (at least in the 1st 5 swings I bothered to watch, it is 10 minutes of slow motion forehands after all) is exactly what I am talking about when it comes to front shoulder rotation. Nadal's right shoulder is never in front, the chest isn't even parallel to the net but the right shoulder is slightly diagonally back BEFORE contact is made. That very small difference in front shoulder positioning makes a huge difference at the opposite end where the racquet tip is. It is a lever where a small change at one end leads to a large change at the other end with the centre line of the body being the pivot point. P.S. Where Nadal has his racquet BEFORE the bounce and starts his swing from is also a major differentiation between pro/properly coached and recreational players.
Actually Im playing your video then pause it and compare it with my own exercise video ! I can easily find out my mistakes but I hope I can be careful about them next time :( cuz when we go to the court little points get out of mind , u know ?
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Best of its kind!
Thanks!
Great stuff
Thanks!
Wonderful lesson!!! You should get the you tube award for this!
Thank you Oliver!
nice tips, thanks a lot
You're welcome!
You are my definition of tennis. I wish I could play every day with you ! Amazing content, thanks goat coach :)
Thank you! Appreciate your kind words.
One of the best video ive ever seen
THANKS JEFF. IT CAN'T BE GREATER THAN THIS! MORE POWER!!
You're welcome Mirian! That's right ;)
These are arguebly the best forehand tips I ever heard. My backhand always feels natural and its my best shot but I often struggle with my forehand. With these tips my forehand instantly felt better. Thanks
Thank you Magnus! Appreciate your comment.
Excellent lesson! Very helpful information!
Glad you enjoyed it Jay!
Good video. Getting people to execute these things is another story. Some people just don’t have a very live arm and it’s extremely difficult for them
Thanks! I agree.
So much fantastic content!
Thanks Edmond!
That was an immensely important 11 minutes for me. Bravo! I'm a block-grip, death squeezer and a bent off-arm, ball too close kinda guy. Thank you!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Hey Hoosier, you better have that arm looked at, who bent it off anyway? And quit squeezing Death, you don't want to piss him off.
Thank you very much. Quite useful tips...
You are welcome Prasad!
Thanks a lot for this awesome video. It really helps. I think it is quite different for the backhand. I am two handed backhand, do you have any other videos regarding the same topic of swinging faster?
If I could recommend only one of the tens of thousands of video lessons on ground strokes available to club players on the internet, it would be this one. Thanks, Jeff!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
You are really an excellent coach!
Thank you!
Wow! These tips are gold. Thanks for sharing Jeff
Glad you like them Terry!
Great!
I Love you for making me an Amazing Tennis Player! You are Brilliant!!!!!
Wow, thanks!
Fantastic Jeff... digging on your instruction from Argentina
Awesome Ryan! Thanks for watching.
Do you have a vídeo about over rotation in forehand?
Awesome!! Thanks!
You're welcome Rafael!
Great lesson, Jeff! Excellent
Thank you Nathan!
What about your breaking the wrist tip on the follow through?
Thank you very much Jeff !! Simply and Perfect !!
You're welcome Roberto! Thanks for watching.
Thank you ever so kindly, Jeff! You are great help. Awesome lesson too!
You're welcome Opa! Glad to read your comment, appreciate it.
Is the out & around swingpath compatible with the slot hand position some coaches emphasize?
What is the slot hand position?...
@@matyverona9407 If I've understood it correctly, it's the place close to the hip at the beginning of the forward part of the swing.
@@dammitol25mg19 Ah ok, thanks
Jeff, one of the best. Thank You, great video!!!
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Thanks 👍
You're welcome Adib!
Great video. Can you do one with a single hand backhand?
What would you like me to do on the backhand ?
@@TennisEvolution Will be nice to have your concise breakdown of the stroke. Backhand isn’t as natural as forehand. Like your backhand slice video, I leant a lot despite playing for 30 years. So pls if you could make one. :)
What a nice video!
Thanks!
My lefty forehand "popping" thanks to you!
That's awesome! Keep it rolling.
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Great lesson, thank you so much. And if I want to make more power on my forehand, how can I use my hip? Is it useful？
He already talked about it at the beginning
@@matyverona9407 Thank you
good job
Thank you Nivaldo!
Awesome video. I think the last point about keeping the head still is very important and takes time to train. I have a tendency to look over on the other side of the net to see where the ball lands, as soon as ai hit the shot. This severely impacts my forehand power. Are there any tips on how to train oneseld on this?
Hey there, Tomaz Mencinger has 2-3 good videos on *watching the ball* on his "Feel Tennis" UA-cam channel (or website). That's where I hang out when I'm not here at my first choice, Jeff Salzenstein's always excellent Tennis Evolution!
The out up and around seems diminished when you keep your head still... but interesting concepts ... thanks for sharing.
You're welcome! Thank you for watching.
My chest soft? How about my gut, that's plenty soft. I have to swing "out and around" just to NOT HIT IT. I'm a natural! I could make it all the way to Whimble Town! Hey, my swing is already pretty Funky Town. Thanks Jeff, good stuff, as always!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
I have a problem with my forehand which is that it sometimes goes to the net and sometimes it flies ten miles too long... What is the problem? Before i thought it was because of my late preparation and i started to focus on preparing early. But still i have the same problem. Now im not late so often but the Ball still sometimes flies ten miles too long and sometimes it almost bounces on my side of the court... Do you as a former pro player have any tips to fix my problem?
Sounds like your forehand is very flat. You should make sure you have a grip other than continental (preferably eastern or semiwestern) and figure out how to add more topspin.
Annoying Whisper back again
I agree with all the excellent points here but one!
Jeff, I have to strenuously disagree with the position of the front shoulder at contact on the forehand.
The position of the front shoulder at contact has to be one of the biggest differences between recreational and professional players forehands.
Yes, the head most definitely must stay still, but the shoulders should rotate so the racquet holding shoulder is slightly in front of the opposing shoulder at the time of contact for easy power.
It is not even a question of opinion, it is a question of geometry and physics.
Hell, even you do it when you demonstrate the out and around swing path from 7:53 which funnily enough being an ex-professional tennis player I would bet a large amount of money you are going to be doing on the majority of your forehands. It is also another reason to catch THEN pretty much let go of the racquet with the hitting hand on a forehand to learn to moderate grip tension AND to get the shoulders rotated correctly on the forehand, a lesson I might add I learnt from you over 10 years ago now. 😍
Poor Ian Westermann's at ua-cam.com/users/EssentialTennis forehand could be improved immensely if he could work out how to get his right shoulder out of the way of his left shoulder on his forehand.
My usual explanation is, the power generated by the rotation of the hitting shoulder is reduced if the hitting shoulder has to expend half it's energy trying to push the front shoulder out of the way.
Oh well, nobody will listen to me anyway so no harm done.
P.S. On the grip another point you could make is the handle of the racquet should not be held deep in the palm of the hand, there should be some sort of gap unless you are using the butt cap in the middle of the palm technique. If you slap the handle deep into the palm of the hand it is next to impossible to NOT hold tight, and most people, including coaches are even aware that as soon as they bury the racquet handle deep in the hand that a tight grip is inevitable.
You are absolutely correct about the hitting side shoulder being slightly in front at contact (match footage of most ATP pros shows this when they are hitting moderate to aggressively). But I don't think Jeff's point about over-rotation is mutually exclusive or contradictory to yours - you can still drive the front shoulder through properly with minimal body rotation. Nadal is a great example of this, see the first forehand below and how quiet his entire core stays well into the follow through, but that front shoulder is significantly forward at contact:
ua-cam.com/video/-L5zyYdT5Yw/v-deo.html
@@FrozenShade Hi Mark
What Nadal does (at least in the 1st 5 swings I bothered to watch, it is 10 minutes of slow motion forehands after all) is exactly what I am talking about when it comes to front shoulder rotation.
Nadal's right shoulder is never in front, the chest isn't even parallel to the net but the right shoulder is slightly diagonally back BEFORE contact is made.
That very small difference in front shoulder positioning makes a huge difference at the opposite end where the racquet tip is.
It is a lever where a small change at one end leads to a large change at the other end with the centre line of the body being the pivot point.
P.S. Where Nadal has his racquet BEFORE the bounce and starts his swing from is also a major differentiation between pro/properly coached and recreational players.
Actually Im playing your video then pause it and compare it with my own exercise video ! I can easily find out my mistakes but I hope I can be careful about them next time :( cuz when we go to the court little points get out of mind , u know ?
Hi Mahsa. Thanks for watching. I acknowledge your passion for the sport and willingness to improve. I can understand your point and we will be happy to help you get a systematic plan for improving your serve technique and tennis game.
You can find more information about our VIP coaching below. In fact, you can get 30 days of free and unlimited video reviews to start.
tennisevolution.com/vip-coaching-yt-org
Let me know if you have any questions.
@@TennisEvolution Hello thanks for responding and I will check it for sure 👌🏿🙏🏿🌟
@@mahsashalileh8601 Awesome! You’re welcome.
The 'Live Arm'.
Yes!
Swinging faster does not necessarily equate with hitting harder. Do you see the physics hidden in that statement?
Yes! Great point Don.
I believe in all 5 Steps. Thumps up... BUT nearly 80% of your hidden balls - in the video - are going into the net... I bet.
Thanks for watching. Give them a go and experience rapid improvement on your forehand.
I want to swing faster because when a ball comes to me very fast, I don't have that much time to swing, so I wanna ask how to swing fast