How To Watch The Ball Perfectly In Tennis
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
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How To Watch The Ball Perfectly In Tennis. In this video tennis lesson, Top Tennis Training coach Simon Konov will go into great depth about how to really watch the ball like the worlds best players. Simply watching the ball just prior to contact for a few split seconds will not cut it if you truly want to hit the sweet spot on the strings over and over again. - Спорт
Simon is legit a world class instructor.
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This is so valuable. Always been told to do this but now that I started trying to actually CONTINUOSLY watch the ball closely, it's like something opened in my game. Takes so much focus...I guess it's something you have to get used to.
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My biggest flaw, especially on the volley: looking at the place I want the ball to go. Thanks for all the great videos.
Thanks for watching Patrick
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Late reply. Actually, I'd love some more drills that I can do on the court by myself: feeding myself balls, using the wall, etc. Any games or challenges that I can use when I get to the court early before a match. Thanks.
This is probably one of the most important videos I've ever seen. I've been obsessed on trying to watch the ball for over a year but what you said abut watching the ball approach the racket and watching it leave the strings was so key for me. Thanks you so much.
Thank you for watching Vince!
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Top Tennis Training - Pro Tennis Lessons Hi Simon, thanks for asking. For me, it's two things - 1. my footwork as it relates to the ball bouncing. I find myself often backing up and then my momentum takes me either backwards or to the left as i try to give myself space to hit a forehand.
2. volleying -
when to approach
How to approach
where to stand on the first volley
where to stand on the 2nd volley
where to hit the volleys
How to minimize getting passed
Stretching for wide volleys - how to anticipate better - not just split-stepping
How to anticipate a lob.
Thanks much for your tips. Again, this video was a game changer for me and it is the reference by which I know if I'm playing well.
12/17/2018
You left out the most important component of the stroke that all coaches leave out: mind on the ball. You can watch the ball and not see it, as when your mind is on your opponent’s moves. Here is the scenario: Your opponent hits a ground stroke from his baseline, as the ball is coming to you, your opponent moves into the net, and suddenly your mind focuses on your opponent’s movement; that is to say, you get distracted by your opponent and you take your mind off the ball, i.e., you take your focus off the ball, so that you don’t see the ball and you miss-hit or fail to hit an aggressive ground stroke.
A very good point.
However higher level players tend to be able to deal with what you're talking about. They've been in that situation thousands of times so know what to do to hit the ball well.
But at club level what you describe happens very often.
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Simon
Good point Frank, It happens to me a lot, to focus on my opponent and not focusing the ball. Still, the Key points off tenis video are of great importance for tennis. Thanks a lot!
Incredibly valuable advice. Thank you very much Simon!
perfect video! best one so far
Thanks dude
Great video. I really like the practical 3 step process. It really gives concrete things to focus on. Thanks!!
Great video! my coach recommended to me! Now it's time to apply it on the court! Thanks for the help!
Great info, thanks for posting this video!
Thanks so much! The most concise and precise explanation, ever!
Thanks for watching, glad to hear you enjoyed it!
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Simon
Great advice. I'm a senior player and occasionally have difficulty on return of serve. Watching the ball come off my opponents strings has been some of the best advice I've been given. Actually, all the advice in this video really helped improve my service returns a lot. Thanks for a simple but highly effective fix for my problematic returns .
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just what i need!!! Thank You
Great video,Simon👍 it is so important to understand what “watch the ball” means. I am using these tips with my students and see the improvement of a point of contact. Thank you for the structured explanation 🎾💛
Thanks for watching Maryia.
Glad to hear the videos are helping.
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Simon
Thank you, for important tips.
Really enjoyed those tips. Can’t wait to try them out at tennis clinic today. Thanks!
the way mentioned by you to track the ball makes so much sense. great points to make clean shots!
Simon, thank you for yours great tennis leasons... They até healp me a lot in Brazil!!! Great job!!!
Thanks for watching Joao
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Simon
Great stuff! Also it helps you to hit the ball front to have the optimum contact point well in front of you. I do focus on watching the ball to visualise the contact point in front.
Good lesson! Really helpful. Thx!
Could you also make a video on racquet face angle?
Thanks for this great video! Whenever I make a mistake, I sometimes get annoyed because I know i'm looking at the ball, but I think I might be moving my head too much and am rushing a bit. Thanks to this video I can identify this and work at improving this!
Glad to hear it.
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Simon
Great lesson - thank you!
Thanks for watching.
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Simon
Great video that explains perhaps the most overlooked aspect to hit clean for recreational players!
100% right.
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Simon
good tips!
Best Explanation. Thanks a lot.
Many thanks 🙏
Thank you for this information. You must watch the ball then at every point. Never watching the opponent.
Absolutely
Many thanks Simon! Playing tomorrow and shall watching the ball as you have described
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What a wonderful explanation, Simón!
Congratulation from Barcelona (Spain)
I often watched this by Roger Federer and to try to do the same, my game is getting better and better!
Great video man!
Thanks for watching
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Two important reflexes operate in "watching" the ball. The vestibulo occular reflex which fixes the image of the object in the centre of retina and the vestibulo spinal reflex which is responsible for contraction of muscles of neck and head in allowing the eyes tracking the object. Certain eye and head exercises improve these reflexes.
I’m playing tomw! I can’t wait to try and see if this helps me! I love your videos!
Thanks for watching and good luck today.
All the best
Simon
WONDERFUL EXPLANATIONS BY GREAT TENNIS MASTER IT WILL WHO ARE BEGINNER'S TO MAXIMUM WITH THE BEST SUCCESSFUL EVENT GAME THANQ RARE VIDEO
This video was much needed as I have a tournament in just 2 days n I have too focus on the ball to the racket
Thanks mate
Thanks for watching.
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Simon
This video really helps me hit the ball!
Great to hear 👍
really nice tip. thank you for the tip.
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Simon
Funnily enough, coming from a basketball background and being new to tennis, I have been doing the reverse of what you said. I've been tracking my opponent's motion and position, the ball off my opponent's strings, the path it takes and the bounce etc, but never at contact!
Excellent videos
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Hi Simon, thanks for your video. Do you have a video(s) to improve my hand-eye coordination?
great instructions
Thanks for watching
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Simon
Great tips! Thanks Simon!
Thanks for watching Rico
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Hey guys, Good question! since you asked.. I think it would be good for you guys to add to your repertoire some instructional videos on doubles training/strategies for beginners and
intermediate as well as advance level players of course!..
Have you watched these lessons?
Doubles tips - ua-cam.com/video/dhKCJvnMqj4/v-deo.html
Doubles drills - ua-cam.com/video/ius5Yh2nZjQ/v-deo.html
This is a wonderful and totally unusual video. My biggest problem in tennis is tracking the ball with one eye since I have lost considerable vision in one eye. Any suggestion as to how to track the ball with one eye and how to improve the same? Thank you so much!
agree, this is crucial.
Thank you, it's the biggest fundamental of tennis. If you don't do this, you cannot play to your full potential.
I will try these steps from tomorrow and update again the result. My mistake is that as u said in the video , I look forward where my shot is going. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Hi Simon - I would love to see a video on how to slide on hard courts - like Djokovic ;-)
Great video, I love it.
Will you make a video for the importance of “Non-dominant hand” in Tennis?
Hi Matteo, thanks for watching.
I made a video a few years ago on the role of the non hitting hand on the forehand - ua-cam.com/video/feXzc3xtmHI/v-deo.html
The video is so good that I wish I could like it twice. As a beginner, I find it very hard to keep the eye on the ball. I am working on it.
Practice and patience 👍
Great stuff Simon! I heard you mention in other comments about this white racket, as a project you guys are working on. You have a timeline yet of when you can share more about it ? Thanks!
I believe that by spring of 2018 we'll have something in place in terms of the prototypes and be able to share much more
usefull !
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Simon
The contact point tip was great, I frame my shots way too much this should probably fix that. Thanks!
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Currently 3 players just don't have the mental focus to concentrate on tracking the ball 100% so disliked the video . . . Let's see if this illness spreads
hahah "dont have the mental focus" XD
Update - It's now standing at 5 players. Looks like it's spreading but slowly.
Hahaha, great video Simon!
Those are bots disliking the video ;) don't worry
Stupid bots, to boot.
Great insight, where are you located? Thanks.
Thanks Ron.
We're based in the UK but hold clinics around the world. You can find more information on our website - www.top-tennis-training.com/train-with-us/
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Hi Simon, I have this problem on my forehand that I always swing my forehand slow. What are ur recommendation for this problem to make it my forehand swing fast? Thanks x
I liked the tips about getting bad bounces or In The wind being ready for less predictable bounces. However I was looking for more on how long to look down at ball before checking where the ball went or focusing too much on the opponent or target.
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i dint understand the contact part. i m having many miss hits. i don't watch the ball during contact when the ball comes i just hit it. it goes clean but sometimes miss hit how do I stop this? Id miss hits related to watching the ball?
Thanks for the video
I have been doing this wrong from the very beginning. As you said i track the ball, see the bounce but i never see the contact hence i know why i shank my racquet while hitting almost 2 out of 5 balls.
I try to see the ball at the contact but i struggle doing this step.
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Great stuff!
Thanks for watching
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Simon
Oh boy! You are right! Watch the ball as it comes to you to position the body and unit turn. Watch contact and then some to hit it. The least important time to watch the ball is when it's flying towards your opponent over the net.
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how to play on a fast surface(hard courts)and please make a video
Class. Could you pls clarify the exact timing for uncoiling after the unit turn? When should the shoulders commence rotation after pat the dog?? After the ball bounces or after my knees have bent to their full extent? Tks a lot!
Check out our new forehand series here -
ua-cam.com/video/B5CbDQ0aRyI/v-deo.html
I want to learn nadal's curve forehand !!!!!
Pls Simon and Alex !
One does not simply learn Nadal's curve forehand
Hey Simon and Alex, I loved this video! I do have a question on when to watch your opponent. Much of the time, I try to watch the ball constantly like you said but then when it flies to the other side, I keep watching the ball. Is that what I should do or should I instead then focus on the opponent and then the ball when they hit it?
In general, you’ll want to focus more on the ball at all times. That gives you all the information you need.
Watching the opponent won’t do much, unless you’re reading their stance etc
Even then, you’ll be able to see that if you’re tracking the ball as they make contact
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Is there any instance we would want to look over to our opponent? For example, when I played a match recently, I watched the ball the whole time but when my opponent went to the net, I didn't see them so I gave them an easy shot to hit. Should I have looked at my opponent?
Great video. I come from a martial arts background where breathing is also an important aspect. I wonder if it would be a good excerise in addition to following the ball with your eyes to coordinate that with your breathing also. So exhaling when you are hitting and trying to follow the ball just as you would when breathing. Maybe it is too far fetched to do that. Just some food for thought coming from an intermediate player.
If you can work on doing both of those things at once, you'll be onto something!
I often start by tracking the ball for 5 minutes, then follow that by focusing on my breathing for 5 minutes and then try to join them up. It takes practice but the benefits are great!
Yes. Tennis is a combat sport! Breathing out while hitting is what all the grunting is about.
Can you do a video on Kyrgios's forehand? I would prefer you do his forehand from 2014-2015, but anything is fine.
I'll keep that in mind for future videos
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Sooo important lesson indeed! , by the way , did you play in Spain 🇪🇸, ? Wow,. Can you tell us where , out of curiosity if you don't mind ? Thank you 👍🏻❤️🎾
Thank you for watching 👍
I played all around Spain 🇪🇸
Alicante, Barcelona, Vic, Madrid, Malaga, Villena, Valencia, all around Murcia. I love Spain, great place for tennis 🎾
Shout out to Spain 🇪🇸
All the best
Simon
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial That's a bit of Spain indeed 😂, yeah, the weather is helping 😂, I'm glad you loved it, But we can not compete with the greener than green tennis lawns of England pleasant land 😉 .Hopefully you will be back soon and play under the Spanish 🌞 again , thank you Simon👍🏻🎾❤️
Hey simon, I've been watching your guy's video since I started playing tennis. But I was wondering what can somebody do if they just arent having the best day? Like if They're missing shots they would make on a normal basis or are just a bit inconsistent that day or week
Go back to the basics, are you moving into the right position, how's your footwork, are you tracking the ball well, also play with much more margin for error, higher net clearance, more topspin, more inside the lines. High percentage plays instead of risky ones etc
Top Tennis Training - Learn Tennis Online Thanks I'll be sure to be a war of those things! My tennis season for high school is coming this spring and during this fall I found my self playing inconsistent here and there but I figured it was i wasnt getting as much playing time like in the summer. And I dont want that to happen during the season so thank you very much for your time and advice!
Salvador Vargas Speed up the footwork and movement, move better, watch the ball better, play bigger margins and keep fighting into you find your game
In a nutshell, when you're not playing well, play better! :P
Great video. I have noticed that at the adult club level 4.5ish, this skill is perhaps more important than any other. The player with bad strokes due to not having any real instruction but has the natural innate talent to hit the sweet spot every time will beat a lot of players regardless. They will look like a 3.5 while beating them down. This skill might very well be the most important in the sport below the 5.5 level. Touring pros all have this as a default skill.
Very well said Kelly.
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Simon
Prob a dumb question, but how do you track your opponents position while you're focused on tracking the ball?
You can track your opponents position on court even when truly watching the ball by peripheral vision. If I track the ball off the opponents strings, I will see the ball flight but also where on court the opponent is and moving to. When the ball bounces if you are behind the bounce then you will see the opponent. When the opponent gets you on the run that's when you might not be able to track where they are and that is why many players ghost in when they hit a good shot that forces their opponent to run wide.
Here's probably a beginner's question, but if I watch the ball coming to me and off my strings, instead of looking at the place I want the ball to go, how am I supposed to actually aim?
The aim comes from the racket angle and swing path. Watching the target will not help you at all with the aim and cause you to hit off centre.
I’d focus on seeing the ball but knowing where you want to go prior to contact
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Many thanks for the answer! Can't wait to try out this entirely new outlook on the game which you have given me in only a couple videos. Really magnificent channel!!!
A friend told me to try track the seams of the ball. When i think about it works, but im just lazy and use to forget about it. :P
What racket is SIMON using?
Is that his regular day to day racket?
I'm testing out some prototypes. This is a new one, will try it out for a few weeks then try out another one. I have already tested out 2 different frames and will keep testing for a few more months. In this video you can see me using another prototype - ua-cam.com/video/RYB8ixTOSAE/v-deo.html
I find to ignore the ball as it is traveling away from me and to instead focus on the body language of the opponent. I know when I am focused on the ball because I can recall the spin. If I cannot recall the spin after the point, then I feel I am not focused enough on the ball.
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So, to clarify, you should basically ALWAYS be looking at the ball, at all times, correct? Should you ever look at your target? Your opponent? Or should that all be in your periphery? Thanks lol
Always the ball, you'll see the opponent when they make contact with the ball and with your peripheral vision
First one!
You're fast
Who is the winner sir please
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how much forward would you say sam groth tosses the ball when serving
It would depend on the serve he's hitting but when we were filming first serves he would normally toss the ball around 1-2 feet inside the court but as he uses his hips so much to stretch over the baseline it probably makes it look further than it actually is
thanks for the reply, i love the videos you post on here.
i always seem misplace, either late/too soon, too far/close trying to hit the ball
Keep working on your footwork along with tracking skills
What racket is simon using again? he said it before but I forgot
I'm testing out some prototypes. This is a new one, will try it out for a few weeks then try out another one
Top Tennis Training - Learn Tennis Online ah reminds me of the project one7 testing days
So this is why my coach says ‘watch your strings, keep your eye on the ball when I literally missed the ball
well. I was hoping to get advices to help me actually watch the ball (an "how to". not a "when to"). anyone ? Because for now, I KNOW that I have to watch it, but I simply can't ; my eyes loose the ball while it's travelling (and so my head is not even turned towards the racket when hitting the ball), I'm in the search of eye-exercices to help my eyes muscles to watch a bullet at 200km/h (ok, 100). thank you anyway for the vid
Thanks for watching,
All the best
Simon
ua-cam.com/video/aG8tN7tUHyM/v-deo.html
And who does know the name of Simon's racket in this video?
I'm testing out some prototypes. This is a new one, will try it out for a few weeks then try out another one. I have already tested out 2 different frames and will keep testing for a few more months. In this video you can see me using another prototype - ua-cam.com/video/RYB8ixTOSAE/v-deo.html
Thanks Simon, for the reply, but you did not reveal the name of your racket and I could not recognize it from the video ;)
Simon have u ever thought of going pro?
6:00 Not with the speed I hit at
Lol
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I'm not sure why you put Murray's clip in - He almost never watches the ball at the point of contact
I put the Murray clip in because it's a great clip to see how intensely he's tracking the ball and the contact zone.
:)
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Simon
How can someone NOT watch the ball in tennis. Im not going to watch the birds am I?
Happens to many players
That is the whitest racket I’ve ever seen. 😀
Polished to perfection