*TENNIS FOREHAND TIP*: Do You Really Have To (Bend Your Knees)?

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Watch this tennis tip to see how you can hit your tennis forehand better with more control, power, and confidence.

Follow a page out of John McEnroe's book and practice playing more upright when you play tennis especially on groundstrokes like the tennis forehand.

Bending the knees is important on some shots but is not necessary for every tennis forehand you hit.

I know you might have been taught and even yelled at to bend your knees more on the tennis forehand.

Next time you are on the court, check out and see if you are more relaxed with your knees being athletically bent or extremely bent on the tennis forehand?

I challenge you while watching professional tennis to see if the pros bend their knees and stay low on every single tennis forehand.

Try standing more upright especially on balls you can step into on the tennis forehand.

So next time you are about to hit a tennis forehand, try and not to bend your knees so much that you cannot move through the shot.

Hope this simple tip helps you on your tennis forehand and let me know how it goes!




Former ATP Top 100 ATP Tour player, USTA High Performance Coach and Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Jeff Salzenstein, tells you why it's best to bend your knees less when playing tennis especially on balls where you can step in.

You can get more awesome tennis tips and lessons at http://jeffsalzensteintennis.com




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[antonarap]

I appreciate so much the way you risk saying things that are not mainstream, your channel is becoming my favorite. IMO you need to be balanced at contact, center of gravity kept back, launching yourself at the ball is wrong. Straitening the front foot in a neutral or closed stance returns the center of gravity where it should be. On high contact or jump shots, always be upright. Does not reduce strength and increases consistency by miles.

[TennisCoachTV]

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[javierf4280]

I enjoy your videos! As a tennis coach, I emphasize a knee bend because it helps hitters create a maxim level of topspin, especially, if you have an extreme grip. Upright hitting is better suited for more advanced players who are able to take the ball really early. Standing upright helps a player flatten a shot and utilize their upper body. It truly comes down to utilizing ground force and how stable a player is during a hitting motion.

[TennisCoachTV]

@javierf4280 Great suggestions here!

[MrTennisMenace]

Pretty cool that you practiced with John MacEnroe. I do agree with the knee bend that it should be incorporated but not overused. I have only recently tried the knee bend for my backhand and it does help with power just a bit.

[TennisCoachTV]

@MrTennisMenace Thanks for sharing!

[23viktor23]

who says you can't turn pro anymore after you reached the age of twenty...nuff said

[mephatboi]

@javierf4280 i wanna know how mac hits high balls on his forehand

[antonarap]

@TennisCoachTV Trying to... If upright = straight knees then Upright => Center of gravity kept back cause the front leg doesn't let you displace your body forward, it blocks you back. Plus, If you stay upright (= don't bend - unbend the knees), hips do not rotate => better consistency IMO. Personally I don not like to over rotate the hips on forehands, Federer doesn't but Monfils does. Whats your take on this? Does the grip affect?

[TennisCoachTV]

@chtomlin Good point!

[Joynson67]

what is the tennis TV chanel?