The Most Important Element Of Tennis For Consistency
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2015
- www.feeltennis.net/intention/
With so much tennis instruction on technique you may start to believe that it's correct technique that puts the ball in.
It doesn't. It simply helps you hit it more efficiently and control it more easily.
But YOU still have to control it. And you control it with intention. Meaning that you know EXACTLY what you want to do with the ball.
You must see the ball's trajectory in your mind's eye before you hit, ideally way before the ball bounces on your side of the net.
The video above shows you the importance of clear and early intention and how you need to work on it. - Спорт
Just wanted to say... You are my tennis coach! I have never had a single tennis lesson in my life but I started two years ago and from all the tennis instructionals on youtube, your videos were the most helpful and clear to me. I won my first tournament this summer and I'm only getting better! Thanks for everything and keep up these videos because these are Life to me!
What’s ur utr now I’m curious
I had lessons in the 1970s. They didn’t stick. I didn’t play again until 2019-almost like starting from scratch with modern forehand and core oriented strokes. I don’t have a coach within 50+ miles. Tomaz has helped greatly with my tennis, too.
He is like the tennis's philosopher of youtube. Thanks for the video!
Simplemente St Tomás!
Phd in tennis made easy
Intention .....makes so much sense. Thanks, Ann
Holy shit! Your lessons are so pedagogical. This one is so simple yet so crucial. You really have a gift.
Of all the videos that I’ve seen from you , this is the one that helped me the most and that I saw the biggest change in my game. After I started forcing myself to have intention with every shot, a lot of lessons and techniques I had learned became second nature and my body subconsciously new where and how to move for the highest percentage shot my current skill level could give. I use to shoot without intention and it was all over the place. This is by far imo for a beginner the most important lesson. It makes you do so many things you’re not even aware of. Thank you so much !!!
So many times I watch one of your videos I just think “why hasn’t anyone told me that before”. Always so simple but so effective, best tennis channel on UA-cam hands down !
Actually my wife began to simultaneously say "Hi, I'm Tomaž from Feel Tennis." when I start the next clip lying in bed. Best instructor on youtube!
Coach Tomaz - you are by far the best on UA-cam because you teach not only technique by "feel". You stress being fluid, relaxed and comfortable which is extremely important and usually overlooked.
Thank you for sharing for philosophy and drills.
This is also called "visualization" and is very common is most endeavors, not just tennis. With enough practice, you will begin to form a good intuition of what kind of hitting produces what kind of results. It then becomes natural, a second nature so that even before you hit the shot, you'll visualize it and try to do what you see in your mind's eye.
Getting there is a big step and is a very important part of transitioning from conscious thought/planning/action to instinctive/reflexive play.
This is a great theory. Personally when I play in a bad mood and have no confidence the ball just simply doesn't listen. My swing is shaky and hesitant. Mental attitude in tennis is a frequency that instantaneously manifests into body movement.
Clear intention! I never had this in my learning, practice, focus. But it's making a lot of sense. Tennis from an engineer/scientist/neurologist - excellent! Thank you.
I guess this is the secret of life itself. Having intention, aim, purpose etc
for me this is your best video so far, taking paralysis from analysis right out of it!
Easily the best tennis tutorial channel out there.. D best part is you give emphasis on the little but very important things which most ppl ignore.. Thank you for making such awesome videos and making it easier for us on the court..
You are by far the most articulate, accurate and inspiring tennis coach on UA-cam. Your lessons resonate with my practice as I have started playing tennis recently. In fact I recently realized the intention phenomenon and you're absolutely right!
Hi. I really like your perspective. Your lessons are the perfect complement to a great tennis book I am reading: "The Inner Game of Tennis" W.T.Gallwey. Thank you.
Excellent work out for consistency and effortless hitting with power & precision.Thanks.
Thank you coach Thomas for making these amazing helpful videos. Not only I've learned so much but mentally your videos answered so many questions. I've been learning to play without a coach and found your videos to be extremely valuable
Hi Tomaz, first of all i would like to thank you for all the teaching you’ve provided through UA-cam. You’re hands down the best tennis instructor out here if not in general. Anyways i would personally like to highlight how important this piece of “intention” impacts your shotmaking skills. sometimes we can get very focused on the technique, such as when and how you want to prepare your racquet, but in fact what really affects your technique fundamentally is the image you have in mind. Personally i think this really shows when you’re training against a wall, when you are forced to think and “intend” the ball to be sent to a certain direction (usually in the dead center of the wall). That way you get to line up your mind and ultimately technique to make the ideal contact. All in all I again want to highlight how important this sense of image is and how big of an impact this has on your technique - sometimes it’s all in your mind. After having the Eureka moment, I now hit with clear imaginary target - usually imagining a circle on top of the net. Hope everyone benefits from this great piece of advice from the tennis master. Thanks again Tomaz!
Right on! Clear intention as early as possible. Very encouraging. I will announce to myself what I will do with the ball well before I hit it.
Amazing lesson. So important to have this in mind than just worrying about technique/power/speed. Thank you!
Wow! Consistency of results depends on consistency of process, but I never thought of the process as beginning with intention. Now I can visualize trajectory early enough for technique to follow naturally when the ball arrives. Thank you Dave, Luis, Michael, Urban, and of course Tomaz.
Thomas you are THE teacher. I love your lessons. Thanks.
I'm really thankful for everything you share with us. Keep it up, you're an awesome coach!
I will try that one for sure. Let's fight for better consistency! Thanks Thomas.
Beautiful beautiful beautiful concept and drills. Thank you, brother.
Thank you very much!! This video gave fantastic information and understanding and examples. Great job! 👍🏾
So very logical! brilliant! and before my next match I'll be spending quality time with a basket of balls stating my intention prior to executing the shot. Thank you for sharing your insights and practical drills ... I'm grateful that quite by chance I found your online sessions
this is some quality stuff! keep it up Coach!
Tomaz thank you for this video! It is always interesting to see drills that not every coach knows about. I am eager to try this out, because I think that this is one of my main problems on the court. Thank you again and I am really looking forward to seeing more great videos from you.
Great instruction! Looking forward to getting out and applying this principle into practice.
Thanks Thomas... early clear intension, targets and such is the way to go... great video as usual.
Great video! For a while I wondered about why I was playing so bad in matches (and even sometimes in training) while my technique and physical shape were good. It's because I don't pick and visualize a trajectory for my shot. Instead, I just hope my shot goes in. When I play really relaxed or feel where I want to hit the ball, I play at double my normal level.
I watch Tomaz's videos for about 95% of my tennis self-improvement. I also have a book called 'USA Tennis Course' by Victor Tantalo, it emphasizes concept of holding the "aim point" (where you want to hit the ball to) in your head throughout the shot. I realize it is closely-tied, if not the same, to the concept of Intent that Tomaz demonstrates here. I agree from personal experience that intent and the concept of holding the aim point in your head are key to consistency. It's also so easy to forget, and is harder to achieve than it appears. The drills presented in this video are spot on. Once again, thanks Tomaz!
Each one of your videos is really brilliant. Thanks for sharing.
Let me also say that your videos are superb. They are easy to understand and simple enough to actually improve how I play. Thank you so much
You are a very good coach! Your voice alone is doing half of the job! Keep it up!
Thanks Tomaz, this is so simple and yet so important. A stroke of genius.
Another great video. Feel tennis is the best ..easy to understand and clear message
Wow! that's a very helpful information. Congratulations! you always do a great job explaining everything so clearly
finally! Intention guides our every physical action, from reaching for the salt shaker to opening a door. We can't really understand all that goes on in our miraculous brain and muscles to accomplish the intention, but there's no doubting it is driven by intention. Analysis and technique can make a huge difference over time, but without intention, things break down. Of course there are more factors - when intention is formed, how it can change depending on the situation, ability to recognize the situation etc. Endless.
Thank you, your instructions. they just make so much sense.
This instruction is useful for all sports. Intention is much less practiced than technique and form, which actually gives players bad form. I never thought about deciding early before this channel. Thank you.
Superb!!You have a great INTENTION of nailing the Tennis skills :)
Great video, many coaches focus only on technique, depriving all other natural aspects of the game like this one.
This is the best tennis lesson Thomas and transformed my game .I was focusing too much on the technique all the time and no intent which resulted in less consistency and I will go back and again look for flaws in my technique and got frustrated as I couldn’t find the real issue with the consistency
Thanks. It's a very interesting idea. I've never though about it this way. I'll definitely going to try it.
Thank you so much. You are a great coach!!!
Thomas, amazing. You are just awesome. Each and everything that we do, whatever it may be, has to have an aim or intention. That is what you taught. simply awesome.. I just implemented in my game, it changed just 200% within 14.24 minutes (the duration of the video) Thanks a ton again and keep up the good work. Eagerly waiting to have yet another amazing technique of transformation...
Yeah, he's a great instructor. Really enjoy his videos.
Yeah
Very good and very helpful advise. This video point out the true meaning of early anticipation. Early intention and decision is the key . Thanks . Great advise
Wow. This made a real difference to how I will approach my games in future. Thank you!
Tomaz is a scientist. This is a great video showing that you set the intention first, based on position, then you execute the intention. Love this.
Makes sense. Great video. Thank you. You are a tennis Guru.
love your videos. Wish that I lived closer to you so that I could take personal lessons and improve the power in my backhand!
Tomaz,
Yesterday I was hitting around with a Tennis Partner & he made several comments regarding my strokes. I told him that he needs to decide what he wants to do with the incoming ball as soon as it's hit on by the opponent. I gave him a link to this video. I hope he takes a look at it & hope he understands what I mean.
Every time I hit I try to keep my intention as clear as possible. It's working for me. Thanks & keep on making these amazing Instructional Videos
Thanks for the feedback and spreading the word, Bernie!
What a fantastic video. It's such a basic concept but one that most of us dont do! Bravo.
Coach Tomaz is using the discovery method of allowing the student to observe, think and learn by himself so the student is self-correcting and adjusting his behaviour by himself. This sort of learning is much faster and more permanent and it is a form of top level coaching that I have never ever seen this in many years of observing tennis instruction.
excellent, the first time i see such advices on the net and i agree 100% ...
Awesome video! Great tips!
Great video and makes complete sense
please make more videos. i'm 17 and its my first year playing tennis, but i've made it pretty far already. these are really helpful and i'm sure i'm not the only one who thinks so.
Very, very important and necessary. Thanks a lot!
Very good lesson. Thank you.
The best part of every video? When you're hitting, it's so clean
Couldn't agree more, my friend Urban is a super clean hitter. He used to train table tennis for 8 years when we was a kid and developed very good hand eye coordination which then transferred to tennis too.
amazing, intention and will are so important
Great lesson & drills! It worked with volleys. Next: groundstrokes!
Strangely, doing this with groundies also works. Once I make a decision about my intention, the many parts of a groundstroke seem to fall in place, eg, footwork, split step, unit turn, string face, etc. Former strategy was to “get the ball over the net."
You always inspire me.
So so so helpful. As usual!!!
I very seldom was thinking about the trajectory , jut trying to hit the ball.... This is very good advice , I will try to apply in my next game :-)
Great video. Wish you were in my area so that I could have direct coaching from you. Will keep watching the videos for sure!
Excellent instruction!
Thanks this is really cool and practical
The best, thank you!
Very good tip professor, I ll try to implement
This is sooooooo right.
Listen to this kids, this is maybe the most important thing to keep in your mind when playing
congratulations your are just great. high skill training
This tutorial was just what I needed. I’m a late convert to tennis ever since COVID stopped me playing football. With your help and from others I have developed a few good shots. Trouble is they have been fairly random - baseline shots are basically ‘quite hard, over the net, fairly deep’. Better players just get me running around and then kill me or wait for my error.
I will now use your drill of making early, clear intentions of each shot’s trajectory - I might not shout them out though!
Thanks for everything
Dave
Thanks for the feedback! Yes, you need to be crystal clear on every shot you play how exactly you want the ball to fly. Of course, it will not often fly exactly like that but "approximately like that" and that gives you high percentage shots.
another great video!
I llove Tomaz's teaching, and this one may be the most important for me, Intention.
Gezz dave the old bugger sure hits a good ball great footwork to. Top stuff cheers
I have never heared these before.Thanks a lot..
Hello Tomaz, Thank you for all your very technical breakdown videos. I would never have imagined that the answer was 'intention'. Will try it tomorrow in my match.
You're welcome! Make sure you try it in some practice sessions too so that you can get better at this.
thank you very much, I thought about release the racket to the target and the ball only on the way. It helps me with "when" and "where" to release the target.
Excellent, thanks.
"thinking about technique" is a major problem for me....when I forget about technique and hit freely, stroke is much better and more consistent....thanks for the video.
Very true. Great tip
Greetings from ATL USA. Most insightful and important tip of all time. Intentionality. Brilliance sir... Absolutely brilliance. 👍👍K. I. S. S.
This makes a lot of sense to me. I will try this out next time too
This advice is pure gold.
unique teaching technique. very interesting concept.
Brilliant! I am going to share your philosophy, "with clear intentions!" aloha(:
Tomas is simply the best!
Thanks good advice.
you are a good coach!
this reminds me of baby steps!
I love that anime - and now you
excellent tip!
I love this drill! I'm going to try to pass this video along to my pro - maybe he'll work with me on it.
Beautiful courts!
I was today years old when I learned that making a shot choice early was so important.
this video tranformed my game!