Roger Federer - Slow Motion Topspin Forehand Closeup

Super slow motion replay of forehand.

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Sports

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• roger
• federer
• topspin
• forehand
• tennis
• slow

[Kiasko]

I wonder what his forearms feel like. Probably solid as wood.

[AndresRoddick1]

i taught him that forehand.....

[gogarenmogaren]

why so weak?

[borisburkhart]

straight arm Not Bent

[Warrior2God]

@prestonloyola I see.

[prestonloyola]

@Warrior2God He doesn't grunt because he doesn't obtain the speed through grunt force. The "modern forehand", first developed by Bjorn Borg, involves pointing the racquet butt at the ball then pulling it straight towards the ball. The actual racquet swing is delayed and by the time it starts, the straight pull and the torso rotation have spring loaded the wrist which will naturally cause the acceleration responsible for the high speed of the racquet at contact. Just watch any pro in slow motion

[david2131]

Actually one of the big secrets of the best forehand is after the shot to keep the head still and look at the direction of your turn (the same direction of your stomach) and he is actually doing that all the time :)

[Warrior2God]

@jesselepre After watching about an hour of Federer's forehands and actually going to the court to test it out, you can say it's a very tyring shot to hit. I was always hitting it into the net but then I realized, "Jeez, Federer must use a lot of force to drive that ball in." When Federer makes contact with the ball, his racquet speed is about 71 mph which not only gives added strength to his forehand but it also gives it an unmeasurable amount of topsin. What amazes me is that he doesn't grunt.

[agentyarred]

this is the only forehand grip i can use, if i use western i hit all the balls on my side of the court ^.-

[RFmeastro]

that is a bad forehand :P