DamienFromWork
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I started playing tennis a few months ago. Any feedback/suggestion/critiques would be appreciated!!
Thank you
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Feedback/Suggestion on forehand & backhand forms
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Curious
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No way!
johnmccabe
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learn to clear the right shoulder out of the way for your forehand. try catching the racquet with right hand during follow through.
check your left hand grip on backhand. it doesn't look like continental enough. learn to drop racquet head below hand before swinging forward to generate topspin.
check your left hand grip on backhand. it doesn't look like continental enough. learn to drop racquet head below hand before swinging forward to generate topspin.
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Dragy
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Why? It’s actually looking exactly like a beginner trying to learn “proper technique”, likely without a coach or maybe in some clinic.
You try to do split step, which is good, but you initiate it when opponent makes contact. You need to be mid-air when he makes contact, so initiate it earlier.
For FH, you need to learn to uncoil with your torso rather than reach forward with your arm. Your preparation looks good, but then you just arm it. Need to do it other way around — you may even have lazier prep, but around contact is where money is made. So uncoil to almost make the contact, and only compete with the arm motion right into the ball and following-through.
Curious
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ShinMezame
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Damn that's a whole ass roast video, I would sue if I were that woman XD
user92626
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Maybe only talented people come here.
Dragy
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They may look terrible. As they may look better than OP. I’ve seen them different. Depends on lots of things. So even if the OP looks way above average for you, that doesn’t make him unbelievable.
Maybe people on here have seen some talented starters?
That happens if you don’t limit yourself with only one group to play within.
Curious
G.O.A.T.
Must be. Not only did he figure out an ATP forehand he also did it with Rafa’s take back!
Dragy
Legend
Oh, I have another light bulb insight! Maybe, for the part he has already got, he is just good enough in listening and comprehending what is actually at table for anyone?
Curious
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Or maybe you’re too gullible?Oh, I have another light bulb insight! Maybe, for the part he has already got, he is just good enough in listening and comprehending what is actually at table for anyone?
johnmccabe
Hall of Fame
Exactly
Dragy
Legend
Well I trust people, which is big part of what I’ve had as success in life, and my tennis progressed a lot when I leaned to trust more and figure out what people say me, rather than be full of my own beliefs
not that I’m perfect here, but way better balanced than before.And — back to OP — he’s done good job with some things, maybe relying on some other sports basis, maybe not. But he’s looking absolutely like someone couple of months in.
In the video you posted they look more like “non-athletic person first time on court”. But even such typical bad shape lady may get to decent hitting in couple of months, nothing too hard here. Difficulties come with competing and facing better opponents.
Dragy
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He hasn’t replied to anyone yet
Curious
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Although he read all replies and liked some.He hasn’t replied to anyone yet
DamienFromWork
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I will take that. thank you
DamienFromWork
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lol, exactly! might need some classes or clinic.
Thanks! I will keep that in mind next time
My tips for the op:
1. If you can afford coaching, invest in a few private lessons. Research coaches and find a decent coach - read coach profiles and ask friends for recommendations. You don't have take lessons forever. You could take a series of 4 to 6 lessons asking the coach to cover the basics of all the shots and include tactics and strategy. Another option is small group lessons. Take 4 lessons, then practice 1 or 2 months and take 4 more lessons.
2. Join leagues if available. This will allow you to compete in real competition and make friends to hit with.
3. Try standing closer to the baseline as you are too far back many times.
4. Hit your groundstrokes higher and hit through the ball a bit more as you typically hit very short. Hitting higher and through the ball more will allow you to hit deeper.
5. From the beginning, learn to play all court tennis. Practice your serve, approach shots, volleys and overhead as well as groundstrokes. Staying back and pushing groundstrokes isn't going to go well at higher levels. A good player will attack your short groundstrokes and come to the net to put pressure on you.
1. If you can afford coaching, invest in a few private lessons. Research coaches and find a decent coach - read coach profiles and ask friends for recommendations. You don't have take lessons forever. You could take a series of 4 to 6 lessons asking the coach to cover the basics of all the shots and include tactics and strategy. Another option is small group lessons. Take 4 lessons, then practice 1 or 2 months and take 4 more lessons.
2. Join leagues if available. This will allow you to compete in real competition and make friends to hit with.
3. Try standing closer to the baseline as you are too far back many times.
4. Hit your groundstrokes higher and hit through the ball a bit more as you typically hit very short. Hitting higher and through the ball more will allow you to hit deeper.
5. From the beginning, learn to play all court tennis. Practice your serve, approach shots, volleys and overhead as well as groundstrokes. Staying back and pushing groundstrokes isn't going to go well at higher levels. A good player will attack your short groundstrokes and come to the net to put pressure on you.
DamienFromWork
New User
Thanks! I will give them a try next time
Chas Tennis
G.O.A.T.
The forehand drive is a 2 phase stroke as seen in videos of the ATP & WTA.
1) First the uppermost body turn is used and then - later before impact -
2) the shoulder joint is activated.
You may use your shoulder joint earlier. The shoulder joint itself gets a free ride for a time.
To examine your video post a similar ATP stroke and similar camera angle directly below your video and compare the strokes frame-by-frame. Look for all differences.
This 2 phase acceleration is a very fudamental part of high level tennis drives.
Also, forehand drives in ATP use the off arm for a purpose. You don't.
First, the off arm is sped up and then, pulled in. This uses the same principal that the ice skater uses for 2 arms and one leg to spin up. Both use the principal of conservation of angular momentum.
Learn to view videos for yourself. You will see differences.
Also - your body in this forehand I'm looking at - has an underhand forehand motion with little uppermost body turn.
Search Youtube to see uppermost body turn for BOTH a modern circular forehand and also for an older 'step forward, shift your weight' more linear forehand. You see the head and neck move forward for the linear forehand but for the circular forehand you don't. For most modern WTA & ATP forehands - which do your see?
Dan Brown, I'm on your side tennis, forehand.
Posted on these issues many times with videos.
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