Please Critique My Forehand

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latestgood

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Hi Guys,

Could you guys critique my forehand? I'm the guy with a white shirt.


Okay, the video is published.

Sorry!
 
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Looks better than most I've seen.
 
First couple were slappy high launch shots, but then it was a bit better after a few strokes. Still a bit slappy and I'm sure someone will point out your lack of a loop takeback.
 
Nice racquet lag, nice turn, good spacing...not much to critique. You will get more power if you can close your stance a bit to get better rotation. Also, it seems like your follow-through is mostly arm-related instead of also involving the core. I was taught the latter method but I'm not sure what the pros and cons are.
 
not sure what grip you were using but you should be able to get a little more aggressive on it and really get below the ball and get good whip action on it. you definately could get more spin on it while still having heavy pace and landing deep.

EDIT: i see that it's more of an eastern forehand. would you consider switching to semi western?
 
Nice looking forehand. I wouldn't change much. One thing you could try is extending your off hand more aggressively - might help you get a bit more shoulder turn and more zip.
 
You look like Grigor Dimitrov. I love your forehand, keep it up and you will refine it with more practice.
 
Nice. Short, compact, quick to the ball, should be consistent like that.
Longer takeback would give more power, but lessen consistency and give timing problems.
 
latestgood said:
Hi Guys,

Could you guys critique my forehand? I'm the guy with a white shirt.


Okay, the video is published.

Sorry!
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Nice forehand, gets better as the vid goes on.
 
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This was paid rally with a local college player.

If anyone wants to improve their prep. (side turn, racket prep), I recommend you hit w/ someone who can inject more pace than you. That's what happened to me, I was lazy with my prep when hitting with 3.5 - 4.0, but he shots forced me to prep early; otherwise, I was way late.

And split step, I realized that I was doing it wrong, I need to jump as my opponent is about to hit the ball. Before, I jumped after a ball left opponent's racket.

These are things you don't notice till you hit someone a lot better than you.

I can easily rally with 4.0 - 4.5, but this guy has a wicked spin and weight of the ball is completely different. I can see why getting to USTA 5.0 without a coach at a young age may be difficult.

Thanks Guys! I always learn new things from this forum. I started with no tennis knowledge back in 2013, and thanks to you guys, I improved a lot!
 
Mack-2 said:
Can you explain what this means? I'm confused!
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notice how most all the shots tail off the to left? That comes from a very nice drag of the racket inside thru contact and most often seen with I/O shots and balls the pros want to jam thru an open court. A draw would require you get some work around the outside of the ball, making it tail it bit to the right for a lefty. This is most clearly seen on the rev. fh, but often used on routine crosscourt Fhs.
 
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latestgood said:
Hi Guys,

Could you guys critique my forehand? I'm the guy with a white shirt.


Okay, the video is published.

Sorry!
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I love it. Way better than most others I have seen. Very smooth free flowing arm,almost Fed like. Keep practising and learn to put the ball away, not just rally.
 
5263 said:
notice how most all the shots tail off the to left? That comes from a very nice drag of the racket inside thru contact and most often seen with I/O shots and balls the pros want to jam thru an open court. A draw would require you get some work around the outside of the ball, making it tail it bit to the right for a lefty. This is most clearly seen on the rev. fh, but often used on routine crosscourt Fhs.
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Ah I get it now! Is a cause of this due to holding the wrist back through contact? Also, the draw shot can also be used on down the line shots?
 
Mack-2 said:
Ah I get it now! Is a cause of this due to holding the wrist back through contact? Also, the draw shot can also be used on down the line shots?
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Yes, the wrist accounts for much of this, but other segments are adjusted as well. Yes, the draw (or hook) is often used on the DTL to bring it back in towards the court and insuring you don't let it fade wide.
 
latestgood said:
Hi Guys,

Could you guys critique my forehand? I'm the guy with a white shirt.


Okay, the video is published.

Sorry!
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Very nice forehand. Almost Federeresque. You could "pat the dog" a little more fully in the set up position. Other than that, I wouldn't change a thing in terms of technique. You could also put a little more effort and intensity into your footwork and shot preparation. You're a little behind in terms of timing on some of those bigger incoming shots.

PS: @ByeByePoly, this is how it's done.
 
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5263 said:
Yes, the wrist accounts for much of this, but other segments are adjusted as well. Yes, the draw (or hook) is often used on the DTL to bring it back in towards the court and insuring you don't let it fade wide.
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Thank you for educating me!


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Like above said : it's already pretty good, just watch 2 things :
1) try to loop a bit in your preparation. You are going under the ball quite fast which might give you problems on launching the ball in a later stage.
2) Your upper body is opening to early at some shots, which make you unstable at some times. Don't come open too quickly.
 
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