Slow Motion: High Forehand of a top ranked 40's Player

[40Lovetomatch]

@hi10spro-I guess in a good note, he didn't miss his attempt. But his form is really bad. Sorry.

[hi10spro]

@40Lovetomatch he hits a rock of a forehand

[gaudigalves]

obviosly that's foot fault

[hi10spro]

@gaudigalves dude, th is vid is about the forehand

[40Lovetomatch]

Really bad example. The guy moved forward after a serve and had to paddle back since he realized that the ball was returned high and bounced on top of his head. not a good foundation for someone starting out in tennis.

[hi10spro]

@40Lovetomatch but this forehand is a ROCK, it's got mad pace, he hardly misses it, and he has an odd body type--short, a bit plump kind of like a lot of tennis players in america, that's why i put it up. also, high forehands are crazy hard for newbies. there's good value here

[AllGenreMusic]

@hi10spro The point is that you're not supposed to be hitting groundstrokes that high... He was in position to take that on the rise and what does he do? He steps back just a little bit to get in the worst position possible. At least step back even further to get it when it is coming down. You can't tell me you have more strength above your shoulders than around your waist/hip area. This is a really poor example and players should not use this as a reference.

[hi10spro]

@AllGenreMusic yeah but how do you argue with the result, how many people can do this on the high forehand plus he's old at least 45 so if he can do it, i figure anyone can do it. hitting it on the rise is exceptionally hard for any player, i agree with him backing up, i think he just reached a point where he had to swing or he would be backing up too much

[AllGenreMusic]

@hi10spro No, you can't argue with the result. I can agree that coaches and critics sometimes put too much emphasis on technique, when the result is what really counts. However, like I said, hitting the ball way over your head...? Above shoulders, well sometimes you'll have to do that, but above your head is quite bad and ineffective. Being short is not an excuse, because on the pro tour you have players like David Ferrer who are very short but still manage to get the ball in their hitting zone.

[hi10spro]

@AllGenreMusic you're right.

[LoveeddieMurphy]

2 words for you,....Foot fault.

[dassmanen44]

wtf is that fore racket

[milisplitmethod]

: )

[milisplitmethod]

Sorry for my english. The guy on video is your pupil, yes? He is too good and too fast so someone who is no deep into tennis will not follow you 100%..

Just use also some player who is less good and less fast : )

[hi10spro]

@milisplitmethod AHHAHAHA he's not my student--he's like the #1 or top 4 40's player in the country....

[milisplitmethod]

All very very good and correct just.. .put someone who is not so good... someone who is in a 1st weeks or months of playing, who has recently taken that kind of lessons from you. I agree with Joukov.

All best.

M.

[hi10spro]

@milisplitmethod i don't get it

[aquicosquin]

el punto en que golpea la pelota me parece demasiado alto para la altura del jugador tendria que anticipar u poco mas saludos

[nebel82]

who is that ugly moron on the very first second. ughh

[ClUbPenGuIn0wNz]

@nebel82 ?

[wind1357]

I don''t think he can aim well doing that because he kind of hitting it diagonally.

[hi10spro]

he threaded it on to the line on one of them passing the guy at the net in the alley

[hi10spro]

that's not serena there

[GueorguiJoukov]

You know, when you present examples of swinging motions, you must take something that fits the IDEAL model of a forehand swing.

The idea behind a picture is to support your explanations. In our case, your explanations must focus on perfect, ideal, the human limit. It is correct to show them amateurs and "good" players to show them what they should be able to do, but they have to know EXACTLY what to do and how to do it first.

[hi10spro]

hmmm.... I thought this was a very good model for anyone aged 40 and over as he is.

[GueorguiJoukov]

He should have jumped. His swing is more fluent and lesser caught here than the previous one you sent. He's still a bit robotic to me, but he managed to play this one fairly well.

This one is rather a good example of what to do.

[TennisFlip95]

i love hitting forehands that are kind of high. it lets me put this sort of side spin that makes it like a lefty forehand. plus you can hit it with a pretty good amount of pace. eastern forehand FTW

[FinalFan0]

Holy cow... I didn't think he'd be able to hit it that hard. @_@

I wonder what kind of strings he uses...

I've been pondering strings a lot lately because I'd like to use a better set-up that will allow me to not kill my piggy bank on natural gut strings.

[hi10spro]

strings make a big difference