Forehand Critique / Tips for consistency (video)

bank5

Semi-Pro
I'm playing again and really want to work on consistency (especially with topspin and depth). I like hitting a lot of topspin but I find that tougher to do when I'm on the move and sometimes my timing is off and the balls will sail.

Here's a couple shots at the end of a hitting session. (Sorry for the shaky video quality as my daughter took it)

https://streamable.com/45gq7t

Tips?
 

AnyPUG

Hall of Fame
I'm playing again and really want to work on consistency (especially with topspin and depth). I like hitting a lot of topspin but I find that tougher to do when I'm on the move and sometimes my timing is off and the balls will sail.

Here's a couple shots at the end of a hitting session. (Sorry for the shaky video quality as my daughter took it)

https://streamable.com/45gq7t

Tips?

Looks fine.
For real and serious improvement get a coach.
 

Mountain Ghost

Professional
You're shoulders are never perpendicular to the net ... your handle butt cap never points at the right net post (racquet head never reaches the "slot") ... and by being too close to the ball, you never hit "out" ... mostly just across your body.

The components are pretty much there ... but you are positioning and posturing based on "feeling" ... without enough mindful intent.

~ MG
 

Chas Tennis

G.O.A.T.
Too much shoulder joint motion and too little rotation of uppermost body.

Compare to high speed videos single frame.

Search forum: forehand separation Chas

streamable does not seem to allow single frame advance. ?

You can use the slider for short video clips.
 

bank5

Semi-Pro
Great, thanks for the feedback. Makes sense. Based on it, and a few videos of some pros and lessons that I just watched I now have a better feel for what I want to do.
 

psv255

Professional
I think you would be well served to get your elbow a little farther away from your body, and to get your racket prep started earlier by showing more of your back to the court with a little more shoulder turn. I might have been tricked by the camera, but it looks like a big hinge in your swing is your shoulder joint. Seek to remove that hinge completely by keeping the shoulders and upper arm/elbow in one line/unit in both prep and hitting phase.
 
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mnttlrg

Professional
The usual Talk Tennis critique, which is that you are chopping at the ball with your arm rather than using any amount of shoulder turn, hip, torso, leg drive, etc. So you are terribly robbing yourself of any real power on the ball.

I might have a few thoughts on the swing, too, but it's not important until you incorporate those other parts into the shot.
 

bank5

Semi-Pro
I appreciate the additional thoughts. My back has been sore/tight since I got back into it but once I feel good and loose I'll work on more shoulder rotation, more extension, etc and may even get a coach if I get really into it. Right now, I'm just hitting and playing for fun and working on consistency over power, but if I can work on these things, I'm sure they'll go a long way.
 

pencilcheck

Hall of Fame
I'm playing again and really want to work on consistency (especially with topspin and depth). I like hitting a lot of topspin but I find that tougher to do when I'm on the move and sometimes my timing is off and the balls will sail.

Here's a couple shots at the end of a hitting session. (Sorry for the shaky video quality as my daughter took it)

https://streamable.com/45gq7t

Tips?
If you want a huge change in your forehand, you need someone to do it with you on the court and do buckets.

But if you want a minor change, quality life of improvement, I would suggest changing your grip to 3/4 western or semi-western. The full western is making it hard for you to hit properly.

But if you are more like to self taught and watch video and think along, and want one pro model to mode after, I would highly suggest mimicing this pro's forehand:

Another angle
 
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