How to Take the Ball Early in Tennis | Gain Massive Power on Your Forehand and Backhand
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- In today's lesson, we'll explore the technique of seizing opportunities to hit your forehands and backhands early or on the rise. This approach is highly effective for generating power, enhancing your offensive strategy, and putting pressure on your opponent by taking time away from them.
Of course, in tennis, we're restricted to only one bounce or none at all. Nevertheless, this drill serves as an excellent practice method to work on the correct timing of taking the ball on the rise. The advantage lies in the fact that when the ball rises off the second bounce, it does so a bit slower compared to the first, making it more manageable to time, especially for those new to this technique.
Observe the spacing between Cookie's feet. This positioning allows him to fully leverage his leg power as he launches into the shot. Notice how he intercepts the ball at its peak, commonly referred to as the apex-a key moment when aiming to take the ball early. As we progress to the final phase, note the complete rotation of hips and shoulders, with his feet now slightly closer together. This adjustment signifies the successful transfer of weight onto the leading foot, in this instance, his left foot for the forehand.
Now, we're onto racket feeding, the last of the three feed types before we transition to point play. I'm emphasizing the importance of initiating his preparation early. As soon as you anticipate a relatively high bounce and the chance to strike the ball on the rise, start your swing preparation. This ensures you're primed to make contact swiftly as the ball enters your strike zone.
Next, we replicate the process on the backhand side.
It's worth mentioning a drawback of the two bounce drill: it often results in hitting the ball at a lower height than ideal. When you aim to advance up the court and take the ball early, the goal is to make contact slightly higher than waist height, and sometimes even at shoulder height if you're positioned further up the court. Nonetheless, despite this limitation, it remains a great method for honing early timing skills when hitting on the rise.
I'd like to emphasize a final point: reading the ball accurately is super important when aiming to take shots early. Before initiating your backswing, it's essential to anticipate the ball's trajectory early, facilitating quick movement and optimal positioning. Pay close attention to your footwork, ensuring you position yourself slightly closer to the ball's bounce than usual. Consistent practice is key. During your next session on the court, challenge yourself to remain inside the baseline throughout. This will compel you to practice seizing the ball early more frequently.
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Some clean hitting, taking on the rise is my current challenge so just seeing someone manage it consistently was good.
Thanks! How is the current challenge going for you?
@@SupremeTennis Think the biggest challenge is learning to hit more open stance and not swing so low to high as a lot of rising balls will be contacted more shoulder height.
He's rockin' it.
Yes!
Smooth and clean, very nice
Thank you 👍
Do you transfer the weight to the front foot before hitting?
Love this video
Thank you 👍
Beautiful back hand
👍
Cookie has great consistency! Can’t wait for the next video!!
Thanks 👍
wow! what power - what is his gym routine
😂
Where is this club ?
Paddington sports club in west London
Paddington Rec?
Not Paddington rec. Paddington sports club. It’s a private club just 2 minutes away from the rec. I guess you’re local?
How about a wall?
Cookie seems to be moving his head a bit on contact.
Never noticed this. Will have another look!
His body rotation is just off...its like twisting too much or something
I’ll let him know 😉
Ah yes - down the alley Maida Vale thanks
Played there before?
@@SupremeTennis Yes. Grew up in the area. Paddy Rec and tennis at your club over the years. Love your channel.
@imonlydancingsal1509 thank you! 👍 where do you play now?
@@SupremeTennis Finchley / and Globe
@imonlydancingsal1509 ah cool! Funnily enough I live in Finchley now. I use the David Lloyd to film my videos sometimes
This guy hits like a pro. I don't see a clear difference.
A clear difference? Thanks for the comment
Next lesson Chocolate chip and charge
😂
What should I do for low balls, coach? I usually slice back on the backhand side but what can I do on the forehand side apart from tapping it back up? It just leads to the opponent getting an easy shot to attack.
If it’s really low, there isn’t much else you can do. If you are in that situation, try to be more precise by nudging into one of the corners (preferably your opponents backhand). At the very least, get some decent depth on your shot.
Ideally, you want to get to the ball in time whereby you can still hit top spin. The better you anticipate, the sharper you react, the more chance you have of getting to the ball at a reasonable height.. where you can still do some damage.
When hitting top spin off low balls, try to engage the wrist a little more, swing steeper and again, try to be more precise with your placement. Do not prioritise power with these balls.
I hope this helps.
You want to hit most balls in your strike zone, which is between your knees and shoulders (typically waist high). IF it’s a lower ball drop your strike zone by dropping your hips and bending your knees. GET LOW without bending over. Getting low and abbreviating your back swing will allow for you to still take the ball early and rush your opponent.
Great video to fix the timing and NOT to drop the racquet early.
Thanks 🙏
The best tennis shot has to be moonball
nice clean technic, he should only not following the ball too early, better keep the head for some miliseconds at the contact zone
Good point 👍
Very nice 👍🏻
Thank you 🙏
best instruction video
Thank you for the kind words 👍
I'm assuming Kuki isn't your average or even high level club player? His forehand is clearly a pretty high level.
It wouldn't surprise me if he's high level county at minimum based off his forehand.
Some great hitting there👍
You got it. County level
@@SupremeTennis I thought so. Is he playing British Tour events? He looks good enough to compete in them.
Mainly grade 2 and 3. Good enough to play British tour now I’d say. He’s studying at the moment, so not as much time to compete. But looks to enter some tournaments this summer with more free time on his hands. Sounds like you know the LTA system. Are you from the UK?
@@SupremeTennis yeah, he looks like he could hang easily at grade 2 maybe even have a crack at Futures qualies.
Yeah I'm from Surrey and I'm a senior and played many grade 4/3's and senior ITF's over the years.
However I'm certainly not close to Kuki's level😂👍
I't looks like you're coaching at the Connaught club?
@grantdelmege2724 that’s cool! You must play at a decent level then. I work at Paddington sports club in Maida Vale. This is where I filmed the video. I’m between here and David Lloyd Finchley