Thank you Brady. You´d suggest open stance for forehand cross on short balls too? It´s so easy backhand cross, but I´m struggling on forehand cross. Strange :-) Gunter
Great video! Nick Bolletieri taught me that when I was his protege in 1985 and he would have me hit against Aaron Krickstein who really flicked that angle wide on his forehand…Nick would say what you said: hit around the right side and curve it in with fast racket head speed and heavy topspin
@@DailyTennisLesson you are truly coming up with absolute perfection in your instructional videos and giving the tennis world a pure gift. A big bow of gratitude. I’ve learned so much from your videos. I’m excited to play tennis again after all these decades and when I get some good footage, I’ll upload an unlisted video of what you’ve taught me. Carpe diem
maybe I am asking a stupid question, but I am struggling to create angles from the center of the court. When I am more at the right side of court and I hit cross to me this is more or less a diagonal shot but still a straight shot strictly in terms of direction. How can I change direction, also by hitting the east side of the ball?
More vertical racket path for sure. Achieved with either a buggy-whip, windshield shield wiper, or just exaggerated high finish on a traditional swing.
Not really. Hitting over the right leg is very common in open stance situations. The reason why the right leg goes up is because of the upward motion of the stroke. In this case the force is more vertical rather than horizontal in order to allow the ball to go up and down in a shorter space and avoid the ball to fly towards the base line. If you keep the left leg on the ground you reduce the kinetic chain (composed legs pushing up and upper body rotation) and as consequence the spin you put on the ball. The right leg acts as a pivot to allow the rotation require to hit the angle with spin.
I am not saying it is impossible to hit a forehand (and make it) from a leaning back position - of course it is possible but by the book it is a major technical mistake. As a matter of fact it puts the body completely out of balance and greatly increases the chance of a mishit. Racket head does not need to go upwards vertically to make a tight cross court shot and that is what leaning back position does to racket head movement. So in effect you gain what is not necessary at the expense of a high risk of a mishit.
I love hitting angles but wasn't quite sure how to do it the right way so thanks for posting.
A few small adjustments is likely as there is.
Great tip Brady I did not know how to hit those forehand angles now I've got the right technique to do it, thank you.
Happy to help out Claudio!
Brady sir...very nice demo
Nice video
Thanks Thomas!
Excellent is the word. I will put it into practice
Thanks for watching Venugopal!
Excellent instructions but as you said give yourself a chance to master each component
Thanks Harold!
Thank you Brady. You´d suggest open stance for forehand cross on short balls too? It´s so easy backhand cross, but I´m struggling on forehand cross. Strange :-)
Gunter
Yes, definitely open stance on the forehand stance.
Great video! Nick Bolletieri taught me that when I was his protege in 1985 and he would have me hit against Aaron Krickstein who really flicked that angle wide on his forehand…Nick would say what you said: hit around the right side and curve it in with fast racket head speed and heavy topspin
Glad he and I are on the same page!
@@DailyTennisLesson you are truly coming up with absolute perfection in your instructional videos and giving the tennis world a pure gift. A big bow of gratitude. I’ve learned so much from your videos. I’m excited to play tennis again after all these decades and when I get some good footage, I’ll upload an unlisted video of what you’ve taught me. Carpe diem
Short angle forwhand most effective shot in twmnis? Bringing opponent off the court
Excellent video, did you play for Washington?
Nope, just went to school there and taught in the summers. Great school! Thanks for commenting.
maybe I am asking a stupid question, but I am struggling to create angles from the center of the court. When I am more at the right side of court and I hit cross to me this is more or less a diagonal shot but still a straight shot strictly in terms of direction. How can I change direction, also by hitting the east side of the ball?
Would appreciate slow motion video as a teaching tool. Thanks
I use it quite a bit actually, just not in these videos. Thanks for input and for watching!
Thanks! I should have watched this video earlier.
Happy to help, thanks for watching!
Just a little confused re the follow through. You didn’t mention the path associated with this motion suggested!
More vertical racket path for sure. Achieved with either a buggy-whip, windshield shield wiper, or just exaggerated high finish on a traditional swing.
Brady, I am confusing these shots with cross court shots. Do I still need to hit in front of my left leg?
A forehand angle is a type of crosscourt shot, just an extreme one with added spin and angle.
Open stance is not and should not be leaning back. I think the left foot should stay on the ground, unless you are Federer.
Not really. Hitting over the right leg is very common in open stance situations. The reason why the right leg goes up is because of the upward motion of the stroke. In this case the force is more vertical rather than horizontal in order to allow the ball to go up and down in a shorter space and avoid the ball to fly towards the base line. If you keep the left leg on the ground you reduce the kinetic chain (composed legs pushing up and upper body rotation) and as consequence the spin you put on the ball. The right leg acts as a pivot to allow the rotation require to hit the angle with spin.
I am not saying it is impossible to hit a forehand (and make it) from a leaning back position - of course it is possible but by the book it is a major technical mistake. As a matter of fact it puts the body completely out of balance and greatly increases the chance of a mishit. Racket head does not need to go upwards vertically to make a tight cross court shot and that is what leaning back position does to racket head movement. So in effect you gain what is not necessary at the expense of a high risk of a mishit.
Your body weight leans backward which reduces ball speed (around 5:25)
Helps create more topspin. Racket speed still high so not an issue!
Pepper needs new shorts!
You take care of that tennis elbow Ryan! These forehand angles will be gold for you.