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You know you can put video on here right? You dont have to have a frozen still for the whole thing 😆

this video really helped my game. thank you! you are an awesome coach❤😀

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I would have personally drop shot the ball cross court. Would that work?

It really doesn't matter that much where you aim, you just have to hit a higher quality shot with more spin and less height. A good slice anywhere on the court is gonna be 10x better than a mediocre one in a "strategic" spot. What happens of the opponent has a good backhand passing shot too? Do you just concede the match? Direction really is the least important factor in this scenario.

Although she sliced it deep, he took it from a dominant groundstroke position. It didn't sit low, and he didn't have to reach for it. There should have been more slice, less ballspeed, and less arc. Even a drop shot would have helped down the line. But yes, cross court is even better.

crosscourt slice approach? wrong again, he would not be hitting a backhand passing shot, HE WAS JUST STANTING THERE! actualy he hit a forahand passing shot, congrats, let's try again and he will not succeed

probably she did this successfully other 7 times, he just got one... like oppening alley on doubles. The game is 4 x 0 to Amy

It could also work down the line if she could skid it really short right? Even like down the middle but like very short. This is a good point but I thought this didn’t work because she floated the slice

The older smaller, heavier flexy racquets were better at slicing. The bounce died for the opponent. I can still do this with my old school technique on return of serve, but I have to plan for it. The best way to hit a low quick bouncing slice is to take the ball before it drops. Take the ball when it is above the height of the net. This was not possible for Amy. Agreed she should have flicked an angled cross-court.

I'm not convinced. Amy's slice was decent, but then she didn't do a proper split step and could have covered the volley. I still do a lot of slice down the line (or centre) approaches in the 2020s 😂

subbed up, good stuff

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Quite well explained. Just watching videos feels like the players are jumping to the ball

Nice review, even though i play tenis 10 years not often though,i have problems with timing especially with one handed backhand.do you think that it helps with timing? Thanks

I thought about this, as the average top players, keep becoming taller, would that make hitting high top spin balls easier to with with one handed backhand? if I were 6'5", I would ripped those high bouncing balls on backhand side

I think you are right on point but, I just noticed you guys can bit harder than this. lol

Thanks for the post. One thing I need to point out to you is you have the crossbar installed backwards. That is why the arm in this video is tiled forward instead of slightly backward. Other than that, good stuff. Contact me and I can share some important info with you. Good job!

Don’t agree - firstly you already have to decide to run around to play forehand - second, for an ambidextrous player who’s always played that way, the decisions are easier, it would be on court position & ball angle, no different. Also, don’t assume their forehand will be equal on both wings, a weaker ambi forehand would still be better than a backhand, they’ll favour their strength like every player.

kinda painful to watch the guy in blue, not the best form at all

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This rule delivers the right amount of consistent predictability (80% cross-court) with just enough variety (20% down the line) so the opponent has to "keep guessing". As for me well, I don't have to guess but just execute the plan.

In some ways, it doesn't matter if the rule is "ideal" so much as adequate or consistent. For example, a might have rule whereby I go to the gym on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Of course going on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday is just as good but I don't have to think about it so that saves time and energy.

The reason I switched to playing ambidextrous was I got a herniated disk, which led to terrible sciatica. I could barely walk for a couple of years. My doctor told me the muscles in my back weren't supporting the disks evenly because the ones on the right were a lot stronger than the ones on the left. Eventually the sciatica went away. When I tried to start playing again, I figured muscle memory would kick in and I'd be back to my old self in no time. Well, my muscle memory remembered how I played when I was a barefoot little boy banging balls against a wall, before I ever took any lessons. I was a mess. I thought, maybe if I teach my left side how to play, it will remind my right side how to do it. After about an hour on a ball machine I had a leftie forehand that was much stronger than my rightie backhand. The sciatica went away and I don't have to take pain medications anymore.

I’m a casual player and I have a forehand shot on both my left and my right arm. I’m a dominant righty and I LOVE hitting backhands with my right arm but sometimes being able to utilize my left arm for emergency reach helps me win

Very good video

omg, i didnt notice. this is running on BATTERIES? how many lessons will they last?

Coach when I played I used 2 topspin types. The first is the same as what you described her but I followed thru to opposite side. This one I used to keep my opponent deep with high percentage net clerance shots. When the time was right in the rally, I went to my unconventional killer shot hybrid called flatspin. It breaks all the tennis rules of lag , wrist and body varieties. It resembles a Mike tyson punch as far as execution. All body parts are rigid, shoulders and arm. Power is generated with quick hip rotation as opposed to the whippy motion employed in modern tennis topspin paradigms. It is based on the shoulder rising socket technique, i learned at USPTR certification session. They used it for slice approach and I a adapted for topspin. IMy swing is generated by my hips and as the swing comes forward on a flat shot hitting plan my shoulder and elbow lift to skim over the top part of the ball. Creating a hard struck ball with violent topspin and because of the toward the net trajectory it stays low and skids throu the cout like a hard slice. Sounds weird but it works and fast players can't run underneath it.

Coach, I agree with you, but look at coco handle butt. She is choked up which limits her lag. Emma 's handle butt is in the right place and she has more lag.

Coach I have different way to generate direction changes. For instance, if i want to hit down the line, I want to feelike I am fast pushing past the contact point to the left before i go to my follow thru. Hit straight fast push out front past contact point. Hit cross court fast push past contact point. Looks like the same shot all the time.

Very good quick decision making. I do not do this as i pound from the baseline. Excellent point!

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I followed similar training so many years ago... Terrific advice!👌👌.... Thank you...I just shared your video with a newcomer who I hope will subscribe and learn!... Good day from Thailand!

Excellent!!👌👌

Ha. I'm glad someone did a positive vid on the Moon-ball.(The rest of the vids on this subject are 'How to beat a Moon-baller.) That really tells us, that there's some positive things to this game style, that shouldn't be discounted. I think you've picked up on a defensive component. But I'll share that I played a guy who was on fire one evening, hitting winners from everywhere. So, I decided to just hit very slow heavy top-spin balls to him that said 'Hit me.' The trick is, that a lot of players that hit winners like to have 'pace' coming at them, that they can re-direct. Once we make a player 'generate their own pace,' a lot of players technique will break down. They can then lose confidence. Then we can build on that. I've seen some good players, lose against this strategy. Great vid.

Not only does that 1st slice give him time to rest but also look at how his opponent cannot really do much with his backhand and leaves the ball short at 2:19 which allows him to hit another low slice which his opponent pops up his next backhand for a easy volley put away.

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I mean realistically, there are many "worse" shots he could have hit there. And I dont think many players have the intention to hit a shot thats short and high, for reasons you stated. You are practically asking for the point to be put away if you hit it there. But calling it a type of "shot" when its him just trying to keep the ball in play from a very good return back at him doesnt make much sense. If you do that, you might as well make a video talking about how terrible of a shot a short high ball that hardly makes it over the net is when you have to sprint for a ball and hardly be able to put it back in the court. Im just having a hard time understanding how we're calling that a type of shot when its a mistake like any other

I really struggle with this kind of video. Yes, its kind of obvious that a ball hit inches from the baseline on your backhand will cause you trouble. And what do we learn from that? Not a lot. The attacking player may want to hit balls that deep, but we are not robots. Intentionally targeting that would be a mistake due to the easy possibility to hit just a little longer and lose the point. Consistency is a key factor in matches, and going so close to the lines is not a strategy I would teach any player. Tennis is a sport of percentages, and knowing WHEN to take a risk.

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Slice can also cause opponents make mistakes

I can't say enough how my silly one-handed backhand underspin slice has saved my silly self from losing time and time again

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Yes I do it all the time! Slice is a way to give yourself time to be ready for the next shot! Slice is a way to reset the point!

so you can also moonball instead?

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In my experience, if your goal is simply to have a chance at beating a better player, you need to: 1. Break their rhythm with variety. 2. Force them to play YOUR game and style instead of the other way around. 3. Protect and circumvent your weaknesses as much as you can. 4. Try to make them lose focus by them becoming bored, frustrated or angry.