Agassi Forehand Technique Analysis

[26Remoh]

why don't you make a analysis about the RF's forehand

[xpsltm12]

Is agassi semi western?



[anasamati]

@xpsltm12 Agassi is semi moroccan

[articist]

@anasamati

I thought he was semi iranian.

[austinvrabel]

Very good video man, some good tips i got out of it, im a junior 16 yrs old playing in canada

[MrPirlotto]

and tih one should be a good forehand??there is only one perfect forehand federer's one...the others are only something similar to a forehand

[Harmonikz]

if i send some clips of me, can u analyze my technique as well?

[tommyenglish1]

nice video mate. check out my channel. thanks

[praveenbhide]

Nice video & well explained. However I would like to ask you a few doubts of mine. WW forehand can generate a lot of spin but how about power and penetration as compared to classic forehand? Second question is how to ensure vertical racquet head cosistently at cotact with the ball?

Praveen

[attackof101]

very nice analysis. thank you.

btw at 1:27 it looks like he's doing some crazy backhand forehand thing. haha

[debenny1]

fantastic advice, well delivered. best tennis videos i've seen on youtube

[AvecDoubleCordage]

Great advise! Making contact in front of the body is probably the most important thing along with keeping the eyes on the ball. Also really enjoyed the whole podcast number 98 where you go into details on pronation at serve, great job!

[johndebnam]

Nice video and clearly explained

well done

[FairwayJack]

You are excellent !! 5/5

[EssentialTennis]

Thanks very much, Jack!

[GueorguiJoukov]

@EssentialTennis

There is an essiential idea behind the follow-through of any action in sport which is to counter the effect of the acceleration after the impact or the accomplishement of the swing. In other words, you must slow yourself down and this portion of your motion must be IN RESPONSE to what previously happened.

There are basically 3 types of forehand swings:

More classical

Windshield wiper

Reversed forehand - "aka" Nadal's famous swing path most of the time.

[GueorguiJoukov]

@EssentialTennis

Of a classical forehand, the actual loads are more linear and the axial forces are mostly directed into a diagonal path. From your racket side, waist high, to your non-hitting hand side, should height.

The reaction to the impact -which is always preferably well in front of you- and the swing which occured prior it, is going to be of course more linear. You continue upward diagonally and simply let go your arm.

[GueorguiJoukov]

@EssentialTennis

Now, off a WW forehand what happens is that the motion must be considered as a 3 planes action. The first surface is in the backswing where the racket goes down and just a bit forward; the second is when the racket start accelerating a lot and it is mostly linear and little upward; the third surface is that where you actually swing up and finishes liek a windshield wiper would.

[GueorguiJoukov]

@EssentialTennis

However, those 3 surfaces must be related in such a way that the swing acts as if it was only one plane which has been twisted. Basically, on your side, a C shaped take back and forward swing, followed by an inversed U shaped in front of you.

Why do players end-up doing the windshield wiper follow-through? Because instead of swinging mostly through the ball, they swing little more upward, causing a more important vertical acceleration.

[GueorguiJoukov]

@EssentialTennis

But, obviously, your arm cannot continue to go up until it has slowed down, so you will have to do something with it. If you swung a lot upward, yet forward and used an uncoiling action of your upper body, the natural reaction is to turn the hand and roll this down your waist on the other side.

If you didn't turned and swung a little more upward, this is where Nadal's typical reversed finish over the head become useful.

[GueorguiJoukov]

@EssentialTennis

Now, how to teach or self-teach, the tennis game correctly? I think that each action is pointless if it is left uncomplete and so I would recommand one to learn the classical swing to gain timing and mastery before adding the vertical component to his/her game.

The problem doesn't lie in a player using this motion as much as using it wrongly - everyone can play those wicked WW forehands, but they must understand that you do not simply apply a WW finish to a classical swing.