i know this was a demonstration but you need a little footwork. your elbow was almost touching your stomach, and you want full extension when hitting groundstrokes.
If you watch pro players during a rally you will see that they hit their forehands off the outer right foot (for a right-handed player), which facilitates better hip and shoulder rotation. You should study modern tennis and read up about open stance forehands. Only inexperienced and old style coaches seem to be stuck with the closed stance as you're demonstrating here. This forehand looks very awkward - no wonder your pupils also look so bad!
@HarrietJonesPhd they push off with their right foot, having their hips go from point to the right for a fh to pointing to the left on the finish, thus they have a recovery. the fulcrum point is the left foot, which has to plant to serve as the pivot point. the unit turn refers to the set up of the shoulders, hips, and arms moving as one unit. but perhaps we're misunderstanding the terminology so please explain how you hit a forehand off your right foot--the left foot is in the air?
Needs a bit of fine tuning to look like Federer's! Footwork is poor - follow through is poor! The arm shouldn't remain straight on follow through because it then decelerates too early - professionals contract the elbow to accelerate the racquet face upwards and across the body - not pointing out towards the target, that's an old LTA teaching!
i know this was a demonstration but you need a little footwork. your elbow was almost touching your stomach, and you want full extension when hitting groundstrokes.
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asfadasfa1234 9 months ago
@asfadasfa1234 i got a big stomach
hi10spro 9 months ago
@hi10spro hahaha. That was a hella funny response dude. by the way im glad to see a channel that puts up videos about tennis.
asfadasfa1234 9 months ago
If you watch pro players during a rally you will see that they hit their forehands off the outer right foot (for a right-handed player), which facilitates better hip and shoulder rotation. You should study modern tennis and read up about open stance forehands. Only inexperienced and old style coaches seem to be stuck with the closed stance as you're demonstrating here. This forehand looks very awkward - no wonder your pupils also look so bad!
HarrietJonesPhd 1 year ago
@HarrietJonesPhd they push off with their right foot, having their hips go from point to the right for a fh to pointing to the left on the finish, thus they have a recovery. the fulcrum point is the left foot, which has to plant to serve as the pivot point. the unit turn refers to the set up of the shoulders, hips, and arms moving as one unit. but perhaps we're misunderstanding the terminology so please explain how you hit a forehand off your right foot--the left foot is in the air?
hi10spro 1 year ago
WHAT? Where is work of the shoulders???? He does not get under ball, only work of hand. This isn´t tennis lesson this is only bad joke....
Stormkynsperk 1 year ago
@Stormkynsperk hmmm...true you need to rotate more
hi10spro 1 year ago
Needs a bit of fine tuning to look like Federer's! Footwork is poor - follow through is poor! The arm shouldn't remain straight on follow through because it then decelerates too early - professionals contract the elbow to accelerate the racquet face upwards and across the body - not pointing out towards the target, that's an old LTA teaching!
MattScottUK 2 years ago 7
dude ur follow through needs some practice and u should bend ur knees for a ball that low. it was like u were pushing the ball.
ragedwoofer 2 years ago 4
you know you're 100% right, I need to bend my knees and engage more body into my forehand.
hi10spro 2 years ago
Not the first your read these comments on your body, don't you?
Teaching class throws you off, you said. Even though you are coaching, you should practice a bit yourself to get it back right.
GueorguiJoukov 2 years ago
I'd first try to solve this one, but if you need extra power right away, lenghten your swing and contact further in front of you.
GueorguiJoukov 2 years ago
nice video and second comment!!
vijishellboy 2 years ago
nice vid and first comment!!
AddMeMandy 3 years ago