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
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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
ballmachineguy
Hall of Fame
No.
EDIT: I wouldn’t say he is causing problems with reaching back as far as he does with the take back but he might be. I think he might help himself going into the drop a little sooner instead of waiting until his arm almost straightens behind him. Make the stroke a little more compact. He may find that he gets a little more pace as his arm extends into contact instead of trying to drag that straightish arm all the way to contact.
Gonna be hard to accelerate through contact pulling the racquet from that far back. Can only swing as fast as you can pull that hitting shoulder to contact and look how far that anchor (hand and racquet) is back there. I don’t think you can find an ATP player in this position.
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Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Yes, it's a great FH (maybe the off hand can finish higher, but that's about it)!
optic yellow
Legend
This was the one problem I noticed too, the takeback seemed a bit labored.
tennis doggo
Rookie
"I mean the guy can obviously afford a coach...."
Im the guy feeding the ball and im not a coach or nothing.
torn my left elbow ligaments partially so my friends are playing in front of camera instead.
tennis doggo
Rookie
He was unhappy with his use of left hand for the take back
optic yellow
Legend
To me it felt like he left it on the racquet way too long.
tennis doggo
Rookie
optic yellow
Legend
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.
SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
@tennis doggo
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
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
Dragy
Legend
No, I mean efficiency. Not visuals.
socallefty
G.O.A.T.
The amateur ‘coach’ should be taught how to run a Spanish X drill properly as the hand feeds should be much faster to facilitate improving footwork and cardio. Usually the coach might stand at the side and feed faster.
optic yellow
Legend
But if he feels that it is a problem that is probably where his feeling is coming from?
SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
We'd have to ask him. Perhaps someone else mentioned it so he got it in his head that it might be an issue.
@tennis doggo, have your buddy watch the Kevin G video and then see if he still thinks it is a problem. Or see if it provides any insight as to how to adjust his takeback implementation
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
He could extend it more.
ballmachineguy
Hall of Fame
How do YOU account for the fact that such a huge swing results in what looks like on video, pretty so-so ball velocity?
The ball is hitting the back wall after one bounce?
optic yellow
Legend
That's nothing, I can often make the ball hit the back wall after zero bounces.
StringSnapper
Hall of Fame
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 them
Aside from that his technique looks good to me, wouldn't change much else. positioning and when he starts the swing and how to read the opponents ball could improve, and also his speed / alertness (but everyone can work on these)
