@Gregory19sia we truly live in a great era of some of the greatest athletes of all time........Federer (who may go down as the greatest when it's all said and done). Sampras (Same argument as Federer). Nadal (Who knows? Maybe he will be the greatest when we tally up the records in 10 years). Agassi (the most entertaining sports personality, possibly ever). Borg (the man who did the most prior to his 26th birthday. Had he continued, maybe he would have been the GOAT?). McEnroe (Pure genious).
With this raquet you are able to hit and pull off certain shots that i have never experienced as easily or at all with other raquets! The perfect balance between weight and head size! The head weight of the raquet helps to pull your arm and the raquet through the swing and because of that weight you have to have a loose wrist and be able to whip or snap it as Roger does! Roger obiviously has incredible timing but your arm can get tired quickly and slow down!
Roger has an incredibly fluid technique on both forehand and while he does shank here and there don't be fooled if you see videos of him making the contact outside the sweet spot! Remember, heavier raquets give you more control and with this raquet I can tell you (I play with it myself) that you can hit perfect shots with contact point outside the sweet spot! It's an absolutely incredible raquet to play with if you can handle the weight (12oz. unstrung) as it can take a toll on your arm!
Roger has an awesome forehand. But not in this clip. Never watch clips of a pro practicing or warming up and assume that it is his forehand technique he would use when playing a match. There is like zeo rotation in this clip. Maybe his hip was sore that day or something - but this is not Federer's normal forehand. This clip confuses young students especially those being taught by dogmatic classic tennis teachers.
While working out the other day with Kohlschreiber in our Zurich club the twins showed up, in identical pink skirts and huge diapers with a pink RF logo on the bottoms.
While they squealed for daddy at the fence he went sternly: "Quiet, please!"
@oldpossum It is. He doesn't middle it and the racquet twists. Pretty normal for a warm up. Compare it with the contact at 1:45, he strikes it cleanly and the face stays open.
The only thing I can copy quite decently from Federer is his "Come on", however what's different from my "Come on" and his "Come on" is that when I use it, I use it when my tennis ball doesn't come in, which is most of the time. :P
I've been learning to play tennis by teaching myself for a few years now (the instructors in my town are really bad), and I have to say, nothing has helped me more in terms of form than watching pro's strokes in slow motion, and observing everything about their form. Especially Federer, his forehand was and is perfect. I still watch old vids of Pete Sampras for his serve though :)
now i finally get the secret of a good forehand , its the forearm and arm that u move that makes u brush up with your wrist adding that amazing topspin , and pushing that ball deep by following through
It's all about racket head speed, people don't get that. They try to hit harder by using the rest of their body but you get most of your racket head speed and topspin from your wrist.
@hattrickster33 jesus, mary and joseph!!!! finally, at last! i was waiting 10 years for this day....... finally someone who understands tennis posted a comment :)
it's funny. there are only three pro players who keep their arms straight when they hit a forehand--federer, nadal, verdasco. Incidentally, these are the biggest forehands in the game.
among about a million things including superior talent....the more I watch him play the more I think it is perfect racket speed. On any given shot he appears to have such specific intentions at the contact point and efffortless technique through the ball. So many players appear to me to swat at the ball with reckless, one dimensional abandon I guess to get the power they need. I have never actually seen him play other than on television, just a fan comment.
erm btw, these arnt his proper match play forehands, these are federer's practice forehands at about 50% intensity...his intense ones in matches, sometimes his feat lift of the ground...
Hey Will, I've watched some training videos of fabio fognini and I really wonder how he can generate enough pace on his groundstrokes for the professional level since he barely hits the ball but just pushes it with some arm action only, I've never seen such an extraordinary simplified technique..
idk how he does it, cuz youd think with such a large cocking motion that he may mess up on shots with a slight spin on them. like if a ball were to come straight at him, and hes prepping the way he does, but it takes a nasty hop to the left or right, and he'd have to collect himself quickly. thats why i dont do that in my forehand.
@SternSupremacy@raducurteanu I used to have the racquet move around too much when I missed the sweet spot. I had a tip this year from a pro who said to cock the racquet up (at least 90 degrees) on the take-back. Notice how fed and all the other pros use their opposite hand to push the racquet head up. It took me awhile to 'change the wiring', but now I can walk on court and hit really well even if I miss a few weeks or even months. Now the racquet doesn't shift in my hand even on mis-hits.
If I hit a forehand and I manage to hit perfectly with the sweet spot the forehand is extremely powerful and I win the point, but If I don't manage to hit perfectly with the sweet spot the raquet is moving around in my hand thus loosing all the control on the ball. If I lock my wrist the forehand is not that powerful anymore and it hurts after a while. Which is the correct way to hold the wrist ? How does Federer hold his wrist while hitting a powerful forehand ? Thank you.
@raducurteanu Keep your wrist still, but don't tense it. Use your entire arm in your stroke. The swing should generate the spin. Let you legs and rotation of your body handle the power. No matter what you do, a miss hit will be a weak shot.
@raducurteanu his wrist is both firm and relaxed/loose at the same time. u have to realise that the more tense ur forearm or wrist is, the slower u swing and the most relaxed or loose u are, the faster u can swing. ur wrist should be firm but relaxed
Waht the fuck!!?! At 0:34 just before he hits the ball he has an eastern grip. At 0:36 instantly after he hits the ball his racquet twitches to a full western grip. WHAT THE FUCK?
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excellent video. to further help explain modern tennis footwork go to tennisteacher website and you can check out a couple of free videos on youtube. just type the exact words into the youtube search engine box not url
excellent video. to further help explain modern tennis footwork go to tennisteacher website and you can check out a couple of free videos on youtube. just type the exact words into the youtube search engine box not url
whoever said who is this guy obviously doesn't know tennis. He's won 16 Grand Slams and has been playing FOREVER! he's one of the world's greatest tennis players.
misstwilight123xxx - wow! World champion eh? I'd never have guessed that! Lucky he did take it up for a living. Sarcasm was obviously lost on you. Hehe!
@grgjallen um this guy is a tennis world champion!!! how can u not know that! hes roger federer.... does the name ring a bell!? best tennis player that ever lived!
@RoKr93 please refer to above comment in reply to misstwilight123xxx - I was being sarcastic. I haven't been living in a cave in outer Mongolia for the last ten years : )
So funky! So all yuo have to do is hold an eastern forehand grip, pre stretch your forearm then be so loose with your grip that the grip shifts in your hand as your striking the ball. WTF?
Despite what most conventional tennis clinics will tell you, most pros DO NOT make contact at the center of their racquet during their forehand. They make contact toward the bottom half of their racquet frame (as close to the bottom as possible) for maximum stability and plowthrough.
If you go out and try doing that consciously,I guarantee you'll be hitting your forehands much more consistently.
@kegsterino12 Yes, I noticed that. Some tennis commentators have pointed that out on TV. Do many other players on the ATP Tour watch the ball hit the strings (and keep looking at that space after making contact)? Don't see too many other players using that technique to the extent Federer does. Any thoughts on this?
@MrRunek0 try practicing on a wall, i play at my old middle school and the good thing about hitting on a wall is the ball comes back slow so you can learn the basic of your swing
why is it that when someone hits hard to me i can hit just as hard hard back with good strokes, but when a ball comes at me soft i am terrible and can only hit it soft back
Sometimes when people see a softer shot coming at them they think that they have more time then they actually do, so they don't get into position fast enough. Just make sure that you get to the shot early and once you are there, you need to STILL keep moving your feet to stay ready, try this out and i think that you will find it very helpful.
Sources: I am top ranked in the USA and have a lot of experience. Message me for any other help.
@delmar1985 you're using your opponent's pace to your advantage, when someone hits a slice or a slow shot to mix things up, my guess is you have trouble adjusting yourself to the shot and generating your own pace. ie, marat safin v andre agassi at australian open, i can't remember what year, i think it was 04, safin and andre were just feeding off of each other, but when safin played federer, federer knew to mix things up and make safin generate his own pace, and consequently his own errors.
Yeah he does. Marin Cilic hits his forehand the same way, and so does Svetlana Kuznetsova. Even though we can't see the flight of the balls he's hitting, you tell visually that he's hitting with a good amount of topspin. When he hits the forehand at 0:51, you can tell he's hitting a slightly flatter ball, since he doesn't seem to come over the ball as much.
No, look at how he comes to the ball, racquet face is flat, then when he strokes the ball his racquet comes over the top of the ball. that is the way you get spin with the grip he uses (in between eastern and semi western) If he were to hit a flat ball his racquet would not make such a severe change in the angle of it. it would stay more flat.
I'm not saying he's not applying topspin on that particular shot at 0:51, but it looks like he comes over the ball less than a shot like at 0:34. He comes over the ball much more at 0:34. So just to clarify, I knew he was hitting with topspin, just of varying degrees.
Yeah!...Ive actually had dinner with Roger. My uncle use to coach John Isner so I have connections. Oh and if you ever try and take a stab at criticizing me...learn to spell. Haha noob!
Firstly, realiSe is spelt with an s in Australia. If I'm not mistaken, it's also spelt that way in the U.K. You might know of it and it's not next to Canada. Secondly, who you know and who you've met doesn't in any way a.) make you knowledgeable in the field of tennis or anything else for that matter and b.) prevent you from being a wanker. I'd like to point out that b.) implies you being a wanker :) Peace out dooshbag.
Hahahahahaha omg "dooshbag" that's the best you can come up with??? My ten year old nephew can come up with better insults. I think someones just jealous that they're not related to Kelly Jones or the fact that you will never meet Roger Federer, like I have.
I'm surprised I reverted to name calling. Anyway... who the hell is Kelly Jones? Why should I care that I'm not related to him? And why are you unable to comprehend basic english? I already stated that who you are related to, who you know change peoples opinion about you very little. I believe this can not be stated any more clearly. Too bad everything has most likely been handed to you on a silver plate all your life and you can't look past the end of your dick even if your life depended on it.
great video, mate. federer has the smoothest game of all the great players i've ever seen, (including borg, mac, connors, lendl, laver, sampras, agassi, becker, edberg, you name it).......i always tell my students that the only question mark in my mind as to who's the greatest ever, is if federer met sampras at his best. I feel that federer is more "complete", but I don't know if he would have been able to play so smoothly with sampras bringing the heat & pressuring him every point.
If there is a player in history to pick to make passing shot, take Federer. On the back foot, solid, on the run, off both wings... he's the best player to do that.
Saw him play Roddick at Wimbledon? You could feel everyone getting tensed, but Roger was still walking, looking all around the place.
And, against Tsonga Friday, have you seen his game enough? I have watched the entire game, I remember of only once where he used twice the same pattern of play... a monster.
With Roger, you cannot rely on hittign to a weak shot, because he doesn't have a weak shot; you cannot expect him to collapse mentally; you cannot expect him to play unconsistantly; you cannot expect him to give you a chance, even at 6-0, 6-0,5-0 40-15...
Why does he have 15 GS and still going? Because they are 3/5 matches.
To beat Federer, you have to play better than your best game, play winners over and over for at least 3 sets and at each stroke. It's horribly hard.
Yea man, very well put. Totally agreed. Should be a great final tonight with Murray. Murray matches up well against Fed, as he doesn't have any holes in his game. Fed's the more complete player. More experience. More firepower. If Fed's a little off and Murray plays his best, Murray has a shot. If it goes 5, I think Fed may be vulnerable due to his loss to Delpo at the US Open, and his loss to Rafa on this same court last year, same situation. Beauty.
Of course you should copy the pros. Having your own style is fine but copy what they all do the same. They all take the racquet back with the shoulder turn, they all take the racquet back up rather than straight back like most club players.
Of course, if you get the technique right, power is easy to generate, is it not? Gonzalez may not look it, but his technique on the forehand isn't bad at all. Federer's is just easier to look at, as smooth and noiseless as it is.
I was watching the Harrison brothers, and a comment was made that they move their shoulders throughout the shot, which isn't great. I am watching Fed's shoulders which stay still through impact and follow through. By Fed keep his shoulder's square, how much does this benefit him.
Notice how his head keeps looking at the spot of where his racket made contact with the ball for about 1 second
TheUnloyalLemon 1 month ago
@TheUnloyalLemon noticed that too.. i tried that and it works but i am no federer i mean com on xD lol he do that to his serve too
4fingers100 3 weeks ago
I feel very lucky that i live at the years of roger federer!
Gregory19sia 1 month ago
@Gregory19sia we truly live in a great era of some of the greatest athletes of all time........Federer (who may go down as the greatest when it's all said and done). Sampras (Same argument as Federer). Nadal (Who knows? Maybe he will be the greatest when we tally up the records in 10 years). Agassi (the most entertaining sports personality, possibly ever). Borg (the man who did the most prior to his 26th birthday. Had he continued, maybe he would have been the GOAT?). McEnroe (Pure genious).
theatlantean3 1 month ago
contact is so loose the racquet contact almost looks like he doesnt have control, Amazing
borisburkhart 2 months ago
his face at contact keeps moving but he is Federer so whatever
smexykay12 2 months ago
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Wengsta158 3 months ago
With this raquet you are able to hit and pull off certain shots that i have never experienced as easily or at all with other raquets! The perfect balance between weight and head size! The head weight of the raquet helps to pull your arm and the raquet through the swing and because of that weight you have to have a loose wrist and be able to whip or snap it as Roger does! Roger obiviously has incredible timing but your arm can get tired quickly and slow down!
djvectrex 4 months ago
Roger has an incredibly fluid technique on both forehand and while he does shank here and there don't be fooled if you see videos of him making the contact outside the sweet spot! Remember, heavier raquets give you more control and with this raquet I can tell you (I play with it myself) that you can hit perfect shots with contact point outside the sweet spot! It's an absolutely incredible raquet to play with if you can handle the weight (12oz. unstrung) as it can take a toll on your arm!
djvectrex 4 months ago
are these windshield wipers or not?
C0RVADE 4 months ago
@C0RVADE no
kingz25879 3 months ago
Roger is the GOAT
JoesPlayPen 4 months ago
Roger has an awesome forehand. But not in this clip. Never watch clips of a pro practicing or warming up and assume that it is his forehand technique he would use when playing a match. There is like zeo rotation in this clip. Maybe his hip was sore that day or something - but this is not Federer's normal forehand. This clip confuses young students especially those being taught by dogmatic classic tennis teachers.
tputw01 5 months ago
racquet face down and then a wrist flick all in a continuous motion
wind1357 5 months ago
he is so "liquid"
fedelise 5 months ago
This is like watching an angel attempting to give birth
LongToungedFreak 5 months ago
@LongToungedFreak freak
omniexistus 5 months ago
is he hitting a combination of windshield wiper and something else?
itskpham 5 months ago
easy, for me obvius.
ppsecurito 6 months ago
i hate when people compare federer to god... i mean yeah he is great and everything .. but hes no federer
MrPs3Addict 6 months ago 42
@MrPs3Addict hehe, good one!
While working out the other day with Kohlschreiber in our Zurich club the twins showed up, in identical pink skirts and huge diapers with a pink RF logo on the bottoms.
While they squealed for daddy at the fence he went sternly: "Quiet, please!"
oldpossum 6 months ago
not federer is the best with pete sampras they the kings
megachibigon 6 months ago
Roger is a good forehand, but Djokovic this year (2011) is the best!
SRB5885SALE 6 months ago
Should I extend my arm straight to get maximum leverage like Federer, or should stick to my normal strokes which is like Marat Safin's?
sxchighflyer 6 months ago
WHAT A FOREHAND. Its the perfect stroke
1313tennisman 6 months ago
Wow. Thats really impressive. I love you Federer, but Nadal's hotter. Still think your awesome and all though.
Hillabug 6 months ago
Nice miss hit at 0.34.
riaan077 6 months ago
@riaan077 for everyone else it's a miss hit. For roger that's a winner.
lancerslug311 6 months ago
@riaan077 Bullshit -- no misshit at all at 0:34!
The racket head hits the ball squarely and gets pulled over it.
oldpossum 6 months ago
@oldpossum It is. He doesn't middle it and the racquet twists. Pretty normal for a warm up. Compare it with the contact at 1:45, he strikes it cleanly and the face stays open.
jobloggs303 4 months ago
This video of a forehand is pretty good. This guy might show some promise someday.
DSMIVMania 7 months ago
Roddick clicked the dislike button 17 times.
TheTimmysaurus 8 months ago 3
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brawlaccount 8 months ago
@TheTimmysaurus roddick clicked the dislike button 17 times?? what are we in? 2005?!
brawlaccount 8 months ago
@TheTimmysaurus How did you know that?
federerbestcIass 6 months ago
I would fuck him in the butthole and I'm not even gay.
DinkleberryDelight 8 months ago
@DinkleberryDelight I don't know man, that sounds pretty gay to me haha
guivs 8 months ago 3
@DinkleberryDelight HAHAHA. me too! & i'm not gay either.
ryanrenesis 8 months ago
The only thing I can copy quite decently from Federer is his "Come on", however what's different from my "Come on" and his "Come on" is that when I use it, I use it when my tennis ball doesn't come in, which is most of the time. :P
rooksaiz 9 months ago 2
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rooksaiz 9 months ago
Check my vids out!!!!
please!<3
TheTheJMoney 9 months ago
Very good forehand!
IIaveL 10 months ago
His head stays completely still until after he finishes the follow through....
CrimsonShadox 10 months ago
I've been learning to play tennis by teaching myself for a few years now (the instructors in my town are really bad), and I have to say, nothing has helped me more in terms of form than watching pro's strokes in slow motion, and observing everything about their form. Especially Federer, his forehand was and is perfect. I still watch old vids of Pete Sampras for his serve though :)
onthouno 10 months ago 2
somebody asked me "what super power would you like to have?" i answered "Roger Federer's forehand."
SPBTsnyder 11 months ago 101
@SPBTsnyder You know when thinking about it, I think I'd take his backhand more
TitaniumProAce 11 months ago
@SPBTsnyder i want his backhand, slice and every skill from this guy,, but im not goin to wait for a wish,,, im working hard to get this for real
infiniteobscure 7 months ago
@infiniteobscure
often working hard is not enough... we are talking about talent.
bigshot4ever 7 months ago
@SPBTsnyder
Well Federer's forehand is not too shabby, but I would trade it for Adam Sieminski's big weapon any day!
pr4nk5tr 3 months ago
i dont like his forehand... justin hinin and sharapova are the best for me..
markray21 11 months ago
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rooksaiz 11 months ago
I know there is no music, but somehow I hear the sound of the waves crashing on the beach.
drewsky684 11 months ago 2
i hate this videos in slow motion. can u please upload some at normal speed?
watsnot2adore21 11 months ago
him and nadal have unique forehands
sjrsport0817 11 months ago
Too bad we never get to see how Federer really trains. When ever he trains in public, he doesnt try at all, hits lots into the net.
Kiasko 1 year ago
Does he get his arm fully extended before he starts his shoulder rotation or after? anyone know?
fedfanbrandon 1 year ago
@fedfanbrandon his arm is never fully extended, there is always a slight bend.. he is just adjust his distance to the ball
Rickybb1 1 year ago
now i finally get the secret of a good forehand , its the forearm and arm that u move that makes u brush up with your wrist adding that amazing topspin , and pushing that ball deep by following through
toutaaaaaaa 1 year ago
It's all about racket head speed, people don't get that. They try to hit harder by using the rest of their body but you get most of your racket head speed and topspin from your wrist.
hattrickster33 1 year ago
@hattrickster33 jesus, mary and joseph!!!! finally, at last! i was waiting 10 years for this day....... finally someone who understands tennis posted a comment :)
Giannantonio83 1 year ago
@Giannantonio83 lol because most of the guys giving "advice" are still used to the old style of tennis where you didn't use your wrist
hattrickster33 1 year ago
@hattrickster33 ok, but at the contact the wirst is blocked at 90°, but is unlocked before and after contact
Fabjo86 1 year ago
@Fabjo86 True, because its just about the racket-head speed.
hattrickster33 1 year ago
oh no wonder, his arm PULLS the hand, which is holding onto the racket. so that's why I've been so inconsistent -_-
props to roger, amazing player
goodcommentguy 1 year ago
YOU SUCK
TodorToki00X 1 year ago
it's funny. there are only three pro players who keep their arms straight when they hit a forehand--federer, nadal, verdasco. Incidentally, these are the biggest forehands in the game.
cys12141 1 year ago 3
@cys12141 actually there are others as well. three TOP pro players are also fish, berdych(sometimes) soderling sometimes as well.
Dancevic, and a couple others do as well
cj397 1 year ago
among about a million things including superior talent....the more I watch him play the more I think it is perfect racket speed. On any given shot he appears to have such specific intentions at the contact point and efffortless technique through the ball. So many players appear to me to swat at the ball with reckless, one dimensional abandon I guess to get the power they need. I have never actually seen him play other than on television, just a fan comment.
jbenettable 1 year ago
Hi @FYB2007, what kind of grip is he using in this video? thank you.
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boboboomboom 1 year ago
nice legs.
AznRoxR 1 year ago
erm btw, these arnt his proper match play forehands, these are federer's practice forehands at about 50% intensity...his intense ones in matches, sometimes his feat lift of the ground...
konvictz0007 1 year ago
@konvictz0007 That's right re feet/legs, but swing is the same
ARTZY64 1 year ago
Mad mishit at :36...and especially with 6.1tour....arm shattering...i would know...
BarOfSomething 1 year ago
@BarOfSomething Yeah, and it's not even the blx, it's the kfactor. He'd feel that a bit more.
chobo11 1 year ago
Isn't this WW Forehand?
onmaso 1 year ago
@onmaso My guess is that this is a WWF based on 0:34 the racket face is forward facing the net
andrewpmast 1 year ago
hes floating
johnnyirish222 1 year ago
Ok, now i know how he does it, i will beat him xD
OnlineIsland 1 year ago
Hey Will, I've watched some training videos of fabio fognini and I really wonder how he can generate enough pace on his groundstrokes for the professional level since he barely hits the ball but just pushes it with some arm action only, I've never seen such an extraordinary simplified technique..
mysteriekiller 1 year ago
idk how he does it, cuz youd think with such a large cocking motion that he may mess up on shots with a slight spin on them. like if a ball were to come straight at him, and hes prepping the way he does, but it takes a nasty hop to the left or right, and he'd have to collect himself quickly. thats why i dont do that in my forehand.
SternSupremacy 1 year ago
@SternSupremacy @raducurteanu I used to have the racquet move around too much when I missed the sweet spot. I had a tip this year from a pro who said to cock the racquet up (at least 90 degrees) on the take-back. Notice how fed and all the other pros use their opposite hand to push the racquet head up. It took me awhile to 'change the wiring', but now I can walk on court and hit really well even if I miss a few weeks or even months. Now the racquet doesn't shift in my hand even on mis-hits.
ARTZY64 1 year ago
If I hit a forehand and I manage to hit perfectly with the sweet spot the forehand is extremely powerful and I win the point, but If I don't manage to hit perfectly with the sweet spot the raquet is moving around in my hand thus loosing all the control on the ball. If I lock my wrist the forehand is not that powerful anymore and it hurts after a while. Which is the correct way to hold the wrist ? How does Federer hold his wrist while hitting a powerful forehand ? Thank you.
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@raducurteanu Keep your wrist still, but don't tense it. Use your entire arm in your stroke. The swing should generate the spin. Let you legs and rotation of your body handle the power. No matter what you do, a miss hit will be a weak shot.
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dfd46034 1 year ago
@raducurteanu his wrist is both firm and relaxed/loose at the same time. u have to realise that the more tense ur forearm or wrist is, the slower u swing and the most relaxed or loose u are, the faster u can swing. ur wrist should be firm but relaxed
FeDXeGX 1 year ago
@raducurteanu NEVER lock the wrist. That's where you get a lot of your topspin from. Your wrist starts down, and helps you brush up on the ball.
hattrickster33 1 year ago
Waht the fuck!!?! At 0:34 just before he hits the ball he has an eastern grip. At 0:36 instantly after he hits the ball his racquet twitches to a full western grip. WHAT THE FUCK?
TakiCyke 1 year ago
@TakiCyke That was a mis-hit
rhodesejr 1 year ago
@TakiCyke
its federer's magic...
DooDzVongola 1 year ago
@TakiCyke that's cause his wrist was so loose when he made contact with the ball
FeDXeGX 1 year ago
@TakiCyke He hit the ball off-center which pushed the grip off
ARTZY64 1 year ago
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cyrusgreg 1 year ago
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Vorhand_Lauf.avi
cyrusgreg 1 year ago
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Vorhand_Lauf.avi
cyrusgreg 1 year ago
wow, that looks EXACTLY like how my coach taught me!
Y0UTUBER34 1 year ago
Like this one cos his forehand strokebis exactly the same as what i m playing.
seuquin 1 year ago
ahh, he's definitelly a master !!!!!!!!!
aleblok70 1 year ago
umm is it just me or does the video bug in the beginning. anyway looks like federer has practiced his hits for years.
windson7 1 year ago
whoever said who is this guy obviously doesn't know tennis. He's won 16 Grand Slams and has been playing FOREVER! he's one of the world's greatest tennis players.
YAOIFANGIRL0131 1 year ago
misstwilight123xxx - wow! World champion eh? I'd never have guessed that! Lucky he did take it up for a living. Sarcasm was obviously lost on you. Hehe!
grgjallen 1 year ago 19
Who is this guy? He should take this up for a living.
grgjallen 1 year ago 3
@grgjallen um this guy is a tennis world champion!!! how can u not know that! hes roger federer.... does the name ring a bell!? best tennis player that ever lived!
misstwilight123xxx 1 year ago
@grgjallen please be joking...
RoKr93 1 year ago
@RoKr93 please refer to above comment in reply to misstwilight123xxx - I was being sarcastic. I haven't been living in a cave in outer Mongolia for the last ten years : )
grgjallen 1 year ago
@grgjallen wow! u live in a cave?!
hey2008hey85 1 year ago
@hey2008hey85 he he!
grgjallen 1 year ago
Who is this guy? He should take this up for a living.
grgjallen 1 year ago
he does not even run he bounces
amilinho20 1 year ago
he doesnt bend his knees that much? my trainer tell me that its very important. but maybe cause im tall?
KingRobinho 1 year ago
@KingRobinho federer's just warming up in this video
FeDXeGX 1 year ago
At 1:47 he actually hits a normal forehand.
Tennistruth 1 year ago
So funky! So all yuo have to do is hold an eastern forehand grip, pre stretch your forearm then be so loose with your grip that the grip shifts in your hand as your striking the ball. WTF?
Tennistruth 1 year ago
this federer is good
claroqueyes 1 year ago
when i try to hit my FHs like roger, the head of the racquet hits the bill of my tennis cap
mephatboi 1 year ago 2
@mephatboi dnt wear a cap lol
samirdhond 1 year ago
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smithcm14 1 year ago
Helpful tip/observation for beginners:
Despite what most conventional tennis clinics will tell you, most pros DO NOT make contact at the center of their racquet during their forehand. They make contact toward the bottom half of their racquet frame (as close to the bottom as possible) for maximum stability and plowthrough.
If you go out and try doing that consciously,I guarantee you'll be hitting your forehands much more consistently.
smithcm14 1 year ago
@smithcm14 Wrong! Look at any pro who uses String savers, there all at the top of the racket, ergo most pro's contact is at the top of the racket.
martiniho12 1 year ago
Look at 0:14
martiniho12 1 year ago
@smithcm14 eh heres a big tip just hit the ball over the net and in the court and youre golden
Ralzaly 1 year ago
the REAL thing to watch guys, is not his hands - but his head. ZERO movement - and look where he's looking even AFTER he's hit the damn thing.
keep your head still!! don't be so freakin impatient to look and see where you've hit it, because the look-up always affects your ball.
kegsterino12 1 year ago 2
very true same thing for backhand and serves! watch the ball and contact point. you'll know when you hit it in just by the feeling.
sdfxrplv2 1 year ago
@kegsterino12 Yes, I noticed that. Some tennis commentators have pointed that out on TV. Do many other players on the ATP Tour watch the ball hit the strings (and keep looking at that space after making contact)? Don't see too many other players using that technique to the extent Federer does. Any thoughts on this?
worldted 11 months ago
he's a genuis... sometimes I can copy it, but mostly it sails long even with spin
ryana5809 1 year ago
what the hell i cant do as him its so hard:(
MrRunek0 1 year ago
@MrRunek0 try practicing on a wall, i play at my old middle school and the good thing about hitting on a wall is the ball comes back slow so you can learn the basic of your swing
Mohamed518 1 year ago
lol i hold the raquet even more weird, i hold it with like a half western/eastern grip its like somewhere in between LOL it works though
stormspike21 1 year ago
like watching a magician perform a magic trick and no matter how many times I watch it, I can't figure out how he does it .
tennismike22 1 year ago 81
@tennismike22 you should watch FYB's tutorial
shh90 1 year ago
he hits with a western grip
delmar1985 1 year ago
@delmar1985 u retarded.
timeF1ysBye 1 year ago
why is it that when someone hits hard to me i can hit just as hard hard back with good strokes, but when a ball comes at me soft i am terrible and can only hit it soft back
delmar1985 1 year ago
Sometimes when people see a softer shot coming at them they think that they have more time then they actually do, so they don't get into position fast enough. Just make sure that you get to the shot early and once you are there, you need to STILL keep moving your feet to stay ready, try this out and i think that you will find it very helpful.
Sources: I am top ranked in the USA and have a lot of experience. Message me for any other help.
MekialK 1 year ago
@delmar1985 you're using your opponent's pace to your advantage, when someone hits a slice or a slow shot to mix things up, my guess is you have trouble adjusting yourself to the shot and generating your own pace. ie, marat safin v andre agassi at australian open, i can't remember what year, i think it was 04, safin and andre were just feeding off of each other, but when safin played federer, federer knew to mix things up and make safin generate his own pace, and consequently his own errors.
themaliced 1 year ago
u have to be more pacient......trust me just wait for the slow ball to get into ur hiting range...it works for me
rockhardX 1 year ago
Yea...So much for these 'teaching pros' that get on here and talk about the elbow being tucked in on forehands.....
gemriderz 1 year ago
It looks easy to copy him but it's hard like hell x(
Siphodias92 1 year ago
beautiful
bannanas4eva 1 year ago
@assailant885... You again? Werent you just asking wheter fed hit with straight arm? Theres your proof
ericchuu16 1 year ago
Dominant.
PrsPirate 1 year ago
but wats the use of the wrist that he makes????or wat else it is look he drops the head or sumthing can any one explain it 2 me??
15nouvelle 2 years ago
@15nouvelle what do you mean?
nadalroddick 2 years ago
Wrist helps provide the spin. He drops his head to look at the contact point between the ball the racquet.
Saihana 1 year ago
@15nouvelle
Yeah he does. Marin Cilic hits his forehand the same way, and so does Svetlana Kuznetsova. Even though we can't see the flight of the balls he's hitting, you tell visually that he's hitting with a good amount of topspin. When he hits the forehand at 0:51, you can tell he's hitting a slightly flatter ball, since he doesn't seem to come over the ball as much.
kinglear 1 year ago
No, look at how he comes to the ball, racquet face is flat, then when he strokes the ball his racquet comes over the top of the ball. that is the way you get spin with the grip he uses (in between eastern and semi western) If he were to hit a flat ball his racquet would not make such a severe change in the angle of it. it would stay more flat.
MekialK 1 year ago
I'm not saying he's not applying topspin on that particular shot at 0:51, but it looks like he comes over the ball less than a shot like at 0:34. He comes over the ball much more at 0:34. So just to clarify, I knew he was hitting with topspin, just of varying degrees.
kinglear 1 year ago
How dare you, Roger?
You're so good! ♥
gokharol 2 years ago
why would you show that first one??? he's off his back foot..awful form
jkmtennispro 2 years ago
why not? who would only wanna see all his flawless swings? makes no sense at all. should be neutral and unbiased.
pootubeftw 2 years ago
You do realise he's #1 in the world? If you're #1, it's safe to assume he's got pretty much perfect form.
OriginalAtomicSheep 2 years ago
Yeah!...Ive actually had dinner with Roger. My uncle use to coach John Isner so I have connections. Oh and if you ever try and take a stab at criticizing me...learn to spell. Haha noob!
jkmtennispro 2 years ago
Firstly, realiSe is spelt with an s in Australia. If I'm not mistaken, it's also spelt that way in the U.K. You might know of it and it's not next to Canada. Secondly, who you know and who you've met doesn't in any way a.) make you knowledgeable in the field of tennis or anything else for that matter and b.) prevent you from being a wanker. I'd like to point out that b.) implies you being a wanker :) Peace out dooshbag.
OriginalAtomicSheep 2 years ago
Hahahahahaha omg "dooshbag" that's the best you can come up with??? My ten year old nephew can come up with better insults. I think someones just jealous that they're not related to Kelly Jones or the fact that you will never meet Roger Federer, like I have.
jkmtennispro 1 year ago
@jkmtennispro I have met Roger Federer. I have also met your mother. Say hello to her for me. And then shut the fuck up. :)
MrKerosene17 1 year ago
I'm surprised I reverted to name calling. Anyway... who the hell is Kelly Jones? Why should I care that I'm not related to him? And why are you unable to comprehend basic english? I already stated that who you are related to, who you know change peoples opinion about you very little. I believe this can not be stated any more clearly. Too bad everything has most likely been handed to you on a silver plate all your life and you can't look past the end of your dick even if your life depended on it.
OriginalAtomicSheep 1 year ago
And FYI, yes all my sleepless nights revolve around my apparent lack of possibilities of meeting Federer.
OriginalAtomicSheep 1 year ago
Roger is my son and brother! He gives all the money to me!
assailant85 1 year ago
great video, mate. federer has the smoothest game of all the great players i've ever seen, (including borg, mac, connors, lendl, laver, sampras, agassi, becker, edberg, you name it).......i always tell my students that the only question mark in my mind as to who's the greatest ever, is if federer met sampras at his best. I feel that federer is more "complete", but I don't know if he would have been able to play so smoothly with sampras bringing the heat & pressuring him every point.
theatlantean2 2 years ago
@theatlantean2
If there is a player in history to pick to make passing shot, take Federer. On the back foot, solid, on the run, off both wings... he's the best player to do that.
Saw him play Roddick at Wimbledon? You could feel everyone getting tensed, but Roger was still walking, looking all around the place.
And, against Tsonga Friday, have you seen his game enough? I have watched the entire game, I remember of only once where he used twice the same pattern of play... a monster.
GueorguiJoukov 2 years ago
@theatlantean2
With Roger, you cannot rely on hittign to a weak shot, because he doesn't have a weak shot; you cannot expect him to collapse mentally; you cannot expect him to play unconsistantly; you cannot expect him to give you a chance, even at 6-0, 6-0,5-0 40-15...
Why does he have 15 GS and still going? Because they are 3/5 matches.
To beat Federer, you have to play better than your best game, play winners over and over for at least 3 sets and at each stroke. It's horribly hard.
GueorguiJoukov 2 years ago
Yea man, very well put. Totally agreed. Should be a great final tonight with Murray. Murray matches up well against Fed, as he doesn't have any holes in his game. Fed's the more complete player. More experience. More firepower. If Fed's a little off and Murray plays his best, Murray has a shot. If it goes 5, I think Fed may be vulnerable due to his loss to Delpo at the US Open, and his loss to Rafa on this same court last year, same situation. Beauty.
theatlantean2 2 years ago
great
dhiadhi 2 years ago
So nice
JWaslen 2 years ago
what a beauty
georgebabolat 2 years ago 2
Roger Love ;
federerbestclass 2 years ago
Of course you should copy the pros. Having your own style is fine but copy what they all do the same. They all take the racquet back with the shoulder turn, they all take the racquet back up rather than straight back like most club players.
powercise 2 years ago
Forehand:
Technic-->Federer
Power-->Gonzalez
Machin396 2 years ago 2
Of course, if you get the technique right, power is easy to generate, is it not? Gonzalez may not look it, but his technique on the forehand isn't bad at all. Federer's is just easier to look at, as smooth and noiseless as it is.
JL6293 2 years ago
your right.....
varunsilver 2 years ago
I think Murray, Nalbandian and Djokovic have great 2 handed backhands. Del Potro's is quality too. Saw him at the O2 and it is really solid.
IKnowIKnowYeaU2 2 years ago
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wind1357 2 years ago
There is a good example of open instance forehand.
He did too many times that he does not care about flex the knee or put the left foot ahead.
Remarkable player.
badmiojo 2 years ago
I was watching the Harrison brothers, and a comment was made that they move their shoulders throughout the shot, which isn't great. I am watching Fed's shoulders which stay still through impact and follow through. By Fed keep his shoulder's square, how much does this benefit him.
mrbobevans 2 years ago
dont copy anybody......you have your own style
godeluX3 2 years ago 2
would anyone agree that if you were trying to emulate certain player's strokes you would do it like so?
Serve: Sampras
two handed backhand: Roddick
one handed backhand: Federer
forehand: Federer
volley: sampras
backhand slice: Federer
drop shot: Djokovic
woofgle 2 years ago