That heavy topspin moonball is really effective in a doubles match. Keeps opponents on defensive and you can follow it to the net to be aggressive. Great stuff!!
Love the energy and quality of the vid. Some of the best instructional vids are when the coach uses a student to demonstrate the principles, corrections and impact from doing the technique correctly. Good luck!
i think the "finish" is very important in the heavy spin forehand because you can control the deep of your shot. I am agree that the finish comes after the shot but different kind of finish position like pointing the base to the sky can make your ball get higher and more deep. Shelton is a great example of this. Basically to end with the base up you have to create the path to that so at the end you are working the movement to get that finish!
Hey Gem, nice job. What I see from most club players is that they overuse their smaller muscles and devlop only one or two different shapes of shots. Heavy topspin forehand has two elements, power and drive with spin. When hitting the heavy forehand I want the ball to be rising up and driving past pushing my opponents back and negating their ability to generate topspin. To accomplish this put a jr net, or teaching cart at the opponents service line and practice having the top of your arch over your new target. You should be using your large pec and lats muscles in the internal shoulder rotation to control the top of your arch. The earlier you start the shoulder rotation the earlier the dip. Your racquet path shows the ball what to do.
A little not natural but yes. I’ve used semi western or even western grip but sometimes use eastern grip for fun. Just a matter of setting the racket significantly lower than the contact point so when you swing the racket forward from a lagging position you will brush more vertically at the ball and follow through with a higher elbow position.
@@haljam8828 Leg drive helps so much in heavy topspin production, you’re not going to get the same effect if you only use your arm! I’m unfortunately not an aspiring pro anymore, I competed to an international level as a junior but I am now focused on coaching
@gemtennis. cool, what grade were you competing at? I'm an aspiring pro and it's great to see how you have turned tennis into a profession for you. Your website also looks very professional. I'll keep an eye out for your videos, they're useful.
@@prasadc-ic9jc yes you’ve probably just got used to hitting with the open stance. Try shadow swings in semi-open and closed stances, and during practice try to become more aware of your footwork and consciously think about stepping forward with the left foot on some forehands to try and break out of your habit!
During your stroke you seem to take the racket from the inside to the outside when the racket is falling prior to ball contact. I have been advised to keep my racket always on the outside, but your stroke seems to work well. Any thoughts?
The WTA take back is typically a little more pronounced than the ATP bc the female athletes rely a bit more on hips/thighs to generate power, whereas the men have a bit stronger upper body. That’s also why the ladies tend to keep upper arm a little closer to the body too. I still coach beginner girls to try not to go WAY past the 180° mark with their takeback, because yes-you can lose some efficiency, speed, and economy of motion by doing that. But it’s not uncommon to see female pros “break the plane” often on their back-loop.
@@prasadc-ic9jc it’s important to know when to go for this type of shot, the best type of incoming balls to go for a heavy topspin forehand would be; high balls and weak/loopy balls because you can maximise the upward swing path.
Going for a heavy topspin forehand is probably not a good idea when the incoming ball is; low (below knee height), hit hard & fast or outside your strike zone
That heavy topspin moonball is really effective in a doubles match. Keeps opponents on defensive and you can follow it to the net to be aggressive. Great stuff!!
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Love the energy and quality of the vid. Some of the best instructional vids are when the coach uses a student to demonstrate the principles, corrections and impact from doing the technique correctly. Good luck!
Excellent explanation
Thank you coach Gem for another great content! 😀
@@Papi-v2y you’re welcome! :)
Excellent video !!! Can you make a video on how to counter heavy topspin?
@@surn6551 sure!
i think the "finish" is very important in the heavy spin forehand because you can control the deep of your shot. I am agree that the finish comes after the shot but different kind of finish position like pointing the base to the sky can make your ball get higher and more deep. Shelton is a great example of this. Basically to end with the base up you have to create the path to that so at the end you are working the movement to get that finish!
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Hey Gem, nice job. What I see from most club players is that they overuse their smaller muscles and devlop only one or two different shapes of shots. Heavy topspin forehand has two elements, power and drive with spin. When hitting the heavy forehand I want the ball to be rising up and driving past pushing my opponents back and negating their ability to generate topspin. To accomplish this put a jr net, or teaching cart at the opponents service line and practice having the top of your arch over your new target. You should be using your large pec and lats muscles in the internal shoulder rotation to control the top of your arch. The earlier you start the shoulder rotation the earlier the dip. Your racquet path shows the ball what to do.
I guess that was very well explained....thank you :-)
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Just the video I was looking for. Is it still possible to hit a heavy topsin ball with an eastern grip?
@@goldencalf5144 yes you can hit a heavy topspin ball with eastern grip!
A little not natural but yes. I’ve used semi western or even western grip but sometimes use eastern grip for fun. Just a matter of setting the racket significantly lower than the contact point so when you swing the racket forward from a lagging position you will brush more vertically at the ball and follow through with a higher elbow position.
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Ur awesome, just taking the odd nuggets
Can you only create heavy shots with legs? Also first time comimg across your channel. Are you an aspiring pro?
@@haljam8828 Leg drive helps so much in heavy topspin production, you’re not going to get the same effect if you only use your arm! I’m unfortunately not an aspiring pro anymore, I competed to an international level as a junior but I am now focused on coaching
@gemtennis. cool, what grade were you competing at? I'm an aspiring pro and it's great to see how you have turned tennis into a profession for you. Your website also looks very professional. I'll keep an eye out for your videos, they're useful.
are you using the extreme pro or mp?
@@jayyango5188 extreme MP here
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would lob is rather
why do i only hit open stances on all ball.... i can never do semi.. u think i got used to it
@@prasadc-ic9jc yes you’ve probably just got used to hitting with the open stance. Try shadow swings in semi-open and closed stances, and during practice try to become more aware of your footwork and consciously think about stepping forward with the left foot on some forehands to try and break out of your habit!
@@gemtennis. great , i shall do that
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Why is it necessary to take the racket so far back behind you? Aren’t you losing time with the back swing?
Are you referring to the take back in general, or my take back?
During your stroke you seem to take the racket from the inside to the outside when the racket is falling prior to ball contact. I have been advised to keep my racket always on the outside, but your stroke seems to work well. Any thoughts?
The WTA take back is typically a little more pronounced than the ATP bc the female athletes rely a bit more on hips/thighs to generate power, whereas the men have a bit stronger upper body. That’s also why the ladies tend to keep upper arm a little closer to the body too. I still coach beginner girls to try not to go WAY past the 180° mark with their takeback, because yes-you can lose some efficiency, speed, and economy of motion by doing that. But it’s not uncommon to see female pros “break the plane” often on their back-loop.
@@trentsmith5184 thank you. Very clear
good vid .... are you Simon's little sister ??
@@FairwayJackthanks! Who’s Simon?
arent u taking the ball too high ?
@@prasadc-ic9jc it’s important to know when to go for this type of shot, the best type of incoming balls to go for a heavy topspin forehand would be; high balls and weak/loopy balls because you can maximise the upward swing path.
Going for a heavy topspin forehand is probably not a good idea when the incoming ball is; low (below knee height), hit hard & fast or outside your strike zone
@@gemtennis. please do videos on slice.. thanks