tennis doggo
Rookie
My friend is looking for help with his forehand
I think it looks great and the technique is proper
Any tips and suggestions to improve/change?
We would appreciate greatly
Tennis Doggo
No.Any tips and suggestions to improve/change?
Yes, it's a great FH (maybe the off hand can finish higher, but that's about it)!Your friend? The Youtube video is entitled what NTRP, which makes me think this is a trap to catch people out.
I mean the guy can obviously afford a coach and can hit the same spot over and over. Which makes me suspect we aint looking at a bog standard rec player.
This was the one problem I noticed too, the takeback seemed a bit labored.He needs to hit against some fast incoming balls mixed with occasional slow balls, especially slow slices, to see problems with such an exaggerated long high backswing.
No point in practicing slow feeds.
Your friend? The Youtube video is entitled what NTRP, which makes me think this is a trap to catch people out.
I mean the guy can obviously afford a coach and can hit the same spot over and over. Which makes me suspect we aint looking at a bog standard rec player.
Why is he looking for help? What are the issues he faces?
To me it felt like he left it on the racquet way too long.He was unhappy with his use of left hand for the take back
He needs to hit against some fast incoming balls mixed with occasional slow balls, especially slow slices, to see problems with such an exaggerated long high backswing.
No point in practicing slow feeds.
He tends to takeback pretty early too which leads to the left hand lingering on the racquet for a while, I wonder if that is causing him to think it is the problem because he doesn't like the feeling of reaching across his body for such a period of time.How his forehand looks with live ball
I don't really see a problem with that. And the early takeback is fine as well. He does leave the L hand on the throat longer than most. It's a tad extreme but it is better than separating the hand too early -- which too many players do.To me it felt like he left it on the racquet way too long.
No, I mean efficiency. Not visuals.He was unhappy with his use of left hand for the take back
But if he feels that it is a problem that is probably where his feeling is coming from?@tennis doggo
I don't really see a problem with that. And the early takeback is fine as well. He does leave the L hand on the throat longer than most. It's a tad extreme but it is better than separating the hand too early -- which too many players do.
I encourage players to keep the off hand on the throat until both hands are, more or less, even with the back shoulder.
Kevin G advocates this as well
We'd have to ask him. Perhaps someone else mentioned it so he got it in his head that it might be an issue.But if he feels that it is a problem that is probably where his feeling is coming from?
He could extend it more.He was unhappy with his use of left hand for the take back
How do YOU account for the fact that such a huge swing results in what looks like on video, pretty so-so ball velocity?It's a great FH. Why are you wasting our time asking for help?
The ball is hitting the back wall after one bounce?How do YOU account for the fact that such a huge swing results in what looks like on video, pretty so-so ball velocity?
That's nothing, I can often make the ball hit the back wall after zero bounces.The ball is hitting the back wall after one bounce?
His bodyweight isnt optimal during the shot, when he hits off the back foot he should be trying to push forward into the ball a little. Often times he's just pushing up or even falling backward so his ball goes long or sprays because he's unbalanced. You can see his front foot does some weird stuff. Head should be over hips or a little forward of themHow his forehand looks with live ball