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Coach, I'm 43 and 4.5 started playing tennis not long ago and having unique problem in my forehand grip. The problem is I can't find my spot after a few games and I use semi-western grip. When that happens, I don't have confidence in my forehand anymore and miss hit alot and having hard time finding the exact spot again. please help

Cringe.

My forehand has always been better than backhand, but a relearned my backhand and it is very strong now. Im tempted to try this just because Im not very strong and my right biceps hurts if I play too many hours. Using two hand must help me in that regard.

And you don't even take your own advice with those flickky two-handed forehands. 🤦🏻‍♂️

your channel is way underrated!!!

I was trying to find video about how to hit offensive slice and high ball slice, this is the most informative. Thanks!

Great video! Totally counterintuitive but that’s why most of us aren’t pro athletes!

Silly vid. Just watch Federer in super slow motion and copy his slice

I notice that you’re choked up on the racquet during the demos. I feel that I can increase racquet head speed with a choked up grip. What are your thoughts?

A great video . I can slice but until now I haven’t had a good feel for it . I will go out tomorrow and try to use your concepts which you explained and demonstrated very clearly . Best wishes from New Zealand .

Wow thank you I never had pop

Greatness

In addition to the tilt and going up on toes to enable the side arm motion to be more vertical, the bending of the upper thoracic spine by opening the chest gives another few degrees too. You can see this in a mirror. But that is just at trophy position at maximum inhale. On exhale the non dominant arm pulls down and the shoulder over shoulder maintains the vertical angle while the shoulder is still in a strong (side arm) position to the trunk. Having a flexible upper thoracic spine is helpful.

Your explanatin of why you switched to a 2HF is exactly the same as mine (except I was trying to emulate Borg - yes, I'm that old). My BH was so consistent I just said, why not use 2H on both sides. The way you describe the stroke mechanics is spot on as well. I do need to work on taking the ball earlier and snapping the racket head on impact like you do. I am very consistent but need to be able to hit through the ball more when needed. Great video.

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Reckon I'll give this a try. I've been really struggling with my forehand since starting tennis 4 years ago. I think the problem for me is that I played squash for decades and the squash forehand is so profoundly different from the tennis forehand. I've found playing a two-handed backhand worked because it was like I was a beginner again with nothing to unlearn, so I progressed much faster. Hopefully the same might be true if I use a two-handed forehand.

Great explanation on the shoulder movement on the serve. I don’t know if he normally serves like this or if it is just for pure demonstration of the shoulder action. But his chest slightly opens too soon in his motion and his hips DEFINITELY come open way too soon and beginners may start emulating this - chest and hips opening too soon. But maybe it is just an exaggerated motion to really showcase the shoulder movement- because it is a shoulder movement in the serve video. (Just a caveat he might have stated he was doing in the video to keep beginners from imitating opening up their chest and hips too soon)

Watched your serve and what immediately stands out is your racquet hand staying idle during the toss. The right arm needs to move in unison with the toss arm or it will feel awkward forever. That said, great tips appreciate your candor

+1 for the effort. Your slice serve is effective only b/c you are playing againts low level players. It has nothing on it. Doesn't even have a 2nd boundce into the fence, which means it is raughly 70-80mph. Every top level serve, and I mean every flat, slice or kick has pronation. If there is no pronation - it is not the correct serve technique. In this light it is very funny how you compare your serve (which doesn't even have the right kinematic) to Federer's.

S&P is amazing! Accuracy greatly improved! Should I ever take a full swing again?

amazing!

Your fh is really really bad

Your fh is bad

Your utr?

That rally at the end was more exciting than watching the pros! Effortless

bad habits don't need defending. women can swing properly, swing like a girl, is like throwing like a girl. its just bad form

mate, you could have got a point at 6:28. tsk tsk tsk!

Hi, coach! Really want to see your two-handed forehand which is a great inspiration to me. Could you upload more point play with your two-handed forehand? Can't wait to learn from it 🙌

What happened to your two handed backhand?

First!

Talk a lot with no proper presentation ..

nice video! Just curious about your racquet and that forehand looks so nice it’s like you’re literally slapping the ball over.

Brawler more like pusher?

You're becoming a god

Dude, really like your style, thorough and nerdy 👍👍

It's an interesting concept but I'm not sure how much more useful this categorization is compared to the usual "all-courter", "counter-puncher" etc, terms. For example, you categorized Sampras as a diver, but how does that apply to him during the mid 90s when he would essentially "brawl" as much as he would "dive", considering he stayed behind on 2nd serves and looked to maximize damage with pretty much every forehand he hit; he'd go for low margin shots that often resulted in either a winner or the ball going wide/long/into the net.

Thanks for providing this resource! It makes so much sense to me now, as I was asking myself, why as a new player I was more naturally inclined to hit offensive slices while my defensive slices are inconsistent. I have been playing Badminton for 16 years now and the forearm motion is present in every shot in that sport. The ballistics are not really comparable, but in Badminton, you slice if you want consistent low net clearance or a "deceptive" angle relative to the racket face. Coming from a badminton mindset, I think the ball is going to be easy to attack if it is high. As a beginner, a full swing slice is usually my go to shot for a put away because I always misjudge short slow topspin balls. Except when I'm prepared enough to hit an inside in forehead, strangely that is my safest topspin shot.

Good footage but if you could filter out the dinkers that would be great

Bro I watched you a couple years ago, didn't you use to hit both sides two-handed? What happened lol

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So are you suggesting using both grip? I was asking other RUclips coaches, and they told me not to uses both grip. I actually know how to use both, but because I am older I can usesEastern grip better on low ball.😊

I am truly blown away by your coaching! So many concepts that are explained so brilliantly. I loved the volley and back hand slice lessons, and how I wish we had met long ago. I had so much frustration trying to learn from various coaches. All big fails. Until now. Great going Steve, I am now your big fan. Thank you very much

really ?? Modern swing doesnt generate power from legs??...Roger even jumps sometimes

CLEAN!

The blue guy hits flat like its 1970s

No energy Sleepwalking tennis

No more 2-handed FH and BH. Looks like you went back to “old school” with both racket (PS85) and ground stroke. Cool!

Coach you’re slicing too much on the backhand… would like to see more backhand power shots. I think you’re afraid and uncomfortable with big shots

I always play my best tennis after a happy ending as well 😂

Since this series is already tied up in a nice bow, perhaps you could make a video on best dive, brawl, and poke rackets and what makes them suitable for each playstyle (you did say in ep4 that racket alone can be the biggest determinant in gauging an opponent's playstyle).