K's groundstrokes are solid if they remain low with pace going over the net. When they stay low, the ball is more tighter in the court, when he hits it more than 3 feet above the netcord, aiming higher, the ball tends to sail long on him when hitting it flat so that's the danger for him he has to hit his shots low over the net to stop the ball going long....... On the big serves K. don't always have enough time to turn and hit. So he might want to just stand your ground for those big serves for if he turns his head away from the serve when its coming in toward him he may end up hitting it late. K. has enough clearance over the net for that big flat backhand drive, its definitely a weapon because it skims the ball quite nice and low and flat over the net going deep. 11;46 At the higher level you need to clear the net lower with the big flat drives because they won't be very effective if the ball sits up too much on the baseline if you aim the ball too high over the net. I like how the ball stays down flat and low going deep down into the court to keep the pressure on the other guy for him to have to try to clear over the net and maintain the same speed of velocity to stop himself from hitting short or weak. It puts more pressure on him when your flat drives go deep and stay down low and skim in the court. This is totally different tennis to what you see rec club players doing with all the slower loopy tennis. Who hit the ball more higher over the net. But at this higher level, the ball is more flatter with the spin.
@@Olly_2024_ seen all 3 up close in practice and matches. Obviously Novak is amazing, but his grinder game justdoesn't have the wow factor...at all. Both Roger and Rafa up close are like superheroes. Nadal's spin...and Roger's hands up close are surreal.
@@micah_wong Get to the ball early... That's the key, get to the ball early to set up and time your shot better. Swinging late or early isn't good or bad, it depends on the scenario. If you want to hit the ball cross court, hit a little earlier, if you want to hit down the line, hit a bit later. It's all about the type of shot you want to hit at that moment. The reason why he was hitting early was because he didn't change the direction of the ball a lot. Most of his rallies were cross-court where he didn't change direction to go down the line, but let his opponent do that instead to have more errors.
Interesting. The sound effects were hilarious! I guess this perspective appeals to people because it reminds them of a video game? Personally, I love when the camera is down low but still shows both players (I think it's referred to as "court level").
This is really helpful Karue. It's good to know that even at high levels of tennis, mistakes happen...however the shots in between mistakes are much smoother and appear to take less effort than what I see at USTA 3.5 and 4.0. This POV makes me want to focus on developing smoother technique not just hitting the ball hard.
Can you do a “day in the life” or even week in the life of a pro player? How much of the day is dedicated to tennis, practice, working out, even the business side? Is it 40hrs/week or 24/7? How much time each year does a pro take completely off?
That POV is awesome once again... Though I’m sure you didn’t want to get into a 30 shots rally 🤔 you should do a collab with GoPro so they found a mount to replace your mouth 😂
I have the impression that with Giron points ended in winners usually, whereas here you see a lot more unforced errors. Nature of the level? Anyway, once I read something along the lines of 80% of points ending in 4 or less shots. It shows here. Amazing how short a set actually is when you remove the time in between points!
It is great to see how fast things move and how quickly you have to react for sure. I would be curious to see a split screen of your POV camera in your mouth and a back fence camera. It might show how different it all looks when you are on top of the ball. Thanks and great stuff.
The guy who hit that shot would win the point. Unless his opponent crosses the net without touching and hits the ball as well and the other guy couldn't return it, then he would win the point.
Everything looks so damn fast compared to any other view, even right behind you. It shows how much precision is really required when swinging with so much racket head speed.
This view is awesome, really clever way to film your POV. I hope you can find a more comfortable solution to still get this view, it’s just perfect. I see why chest and top of head don’t work, this level helps track the ball best
In addition to all the great things that others have pointed out, what stood out for me as the most impressive part was how easily you were able to maintain the perfect distance between your body and the ball. That is the biggest challenge I face in my game and often find myself wrong-footed. It looked almost as if your opponent deliberately made the ball bounce in your sweet spot for you to get there just in time, at just the right distance. Please share tips for how to do that or if there is already a video on that please share that? Thanks.
reporting back!! i am finally seeing the simmilar view: hitting the ball in front, when playing my tennis:) just rallying not in my matches yet lol thanks so much for this original stuff
Karue first-person caveman grunt commentary >>>>> Lol jokes aside, really LOVE this POV and the perspective it gives. First-person is a completely different pace than watching from the bleachers. Keep it up! You have a great thing going with the innovation with this channel.
Feels silly to say but the differnec between a good club player and a great play really feels about how well you play the kick/top spin. Some of those backhands being returned around your head!! Think my time has passed to ever really conquor that.
Really interesting to experience this - thanks Karue. Those noises from having the camera in your mouth - like Marsellus Wallace in the basement scene!
hah, I could feel Karue's adrenaline level going out of control at 5-4 and the pressure on Clay at 5-5. I could see the ball bounce clearly but did not see the preparation behind the camera. Karue hit some of the low balls and short balls very hard + flat = I can't do that. I was surprised that I didn't "see the ball through the racket net" like most coaches tell me. I guess the pros don't need to see the ball hitting their rackets in order to make clean, solid contacts. Great view. Thanks.
I love that POV perspective To reduce the chance for motion sickness you could remove the parts where you turn your head behind to see where a ball goes, mainly after a first serve that’s out or after the end of a point
Hey Karue maybe this will help or maybe you’ve seen it and it wont help but look for First person POV tennis vs 4.5 on youtube. Just got it in my feed and the guy explain what he uses to shoot it (a type of sling). All the best!
Hi Karue, thanks for the excellent idea. Could you also try using one of the wider settings on your GoPro, like 'Superview', then we should be able to see your whole swing. Just a thought. Cheers.
Yep I'll play around with it. Only reason I haven't gone full wide is because it will make the opponent look like they are a mile away so it feels a bit odd. We'll see how it goes
@@Karue-Sell Cool. Got to be worth trying. It'll make the ball seem to be coming at lightspeed, but hopefully we can see your swing more completely. Cheers.
Hey Karue. Nice video man. You put out some great content. When you have time, can you make a video about adding lead-tape to the racquets? I noticed that you're only using 1 strip of lead tape on the left side of your racquet.
Hi, thanks for your video. For me, when I play tournaments or represent my club team, what is difficult is to plan my day for a lot of things to do. Program my day to get up, eat, digest, warm up, play competitive tennis and recover. I have so much to do, that I do not do what is important. I happened to have three matches in one day and it was not easy to plan my day and prepare to play the semi-finals the next morning. I hope this gives you some suggestions for a new video, which can help a lot of people. Thanks.
Great video. I was wondering if you could make a similar video but with more rallies - beginners like would find it very helpful like learning how to position hands etc.
REally good stuff as always. I was impressed with how quickly you recognized opportunity to close and hit an angle shot. I hope your teeth are ok , after all the clenching!!!
Any chance you could record camera in mouth for POV but also behind for court level? It would be interesting to see the videos side by side. Love the channel.
During a rally, do you hold a continental grip or a semi western grip (assuming that's your forehand grip)? What would you recommend for advanced levels?
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K's groundstrokes are solid if they remain low with pace going over the net. When they stay low, the ball is more tighter in the court, when he hits it more than 3 feet above the netcord, aiming higher, the ball tends to sail long on him when hitting it flat so that's the danger for him he has to hit his shots low over the net to stop the ball going long....... On the big serves K. don't always have enough time to turn and hit. So he might want to just stand your ground for those big serves for if he turns his head away from the serve when its coming in toward him he may end up hitting it late.
K. has enough clearance over the net for that big flat backhand drive, its definitely a weapon because it skims the ball quite nice and low
and flat over the net going deep. 11;46 At the higher level you need to clear the net lower with the big flat drives because they won't be very effective
if the ball sits up too much on the baseline if you aim the ball too high over the net. I like how the ball stays down flat and low going deep down into the court to keep the pressure on the other guy for him to have to try to clear over the net and maintain the same speed of velocity to stop himself from hitting short or weak. It puts more pressure on him when your flat drives go deep and stay down low and skim in the court.
This is totally different tennis to what you see rec club players doing with all the slower loopy tennis. Who hit the ball
more higher over the net. But at this higher level, the ball is more flatter with the spin.
Great advice about lack of time , and to be solid and not reckless
That scream at 6:30. We all had one of these moments! :)
You mean one of these moments once per game 😂
@@World_HistoryFacts Once per point... XD
perfectly cut too lol
Imagine a POV against Roger, Rafa or Novak ;) make it happen Karue!
Rafa would be insane, imagine what his forehand would look like?
@@commondirtbagz7130 It cant get any better than that insane Djokovic defend, sliding all around and hitting that crazy backhand in full split...
@@elwingy practising with Rafa is a whole different thing from Novak. Rafa hits even harder during practice than matches
About the same here.
@@Olly_2024_ seen all 3 up close in practice and matches. Obviously Novak is amazing, but his grinder game justdoesn't have the wow factor...at all. Both Roger and Rafa up close are like superheroes. Nadal's spin...and Roger's hands up close are surreal.
Incredible how still your head stays during contact. Also how early you are hitting balls. I can learn a lot from this thanks
I agree...it gives me an idea of how early I have to swing to have better control of the ball...I always swing late...
Glad it helped
@@micah_wong Get to the ball early... That's the key, get to the ball early to set up and time your shot better. Swinging late or early isn't good or bad, it depends on the scenario. If you want to hit the ball cross court, hit a little earlier, if you want to hit down the line, hit a bit later. It's all about the type of shot you want to hit at that moment. The reason why he was hitting early was because he didn't change the direction of the ball a lot. Most of his rallies were cross-court where he didn't change direction to go down the line, but let his opponent do that instead to have more errors.
@@centurionyt431 That's actually quite helpful. Thank you. I agree. No matter the contact, the preparation is very important and needs to be early.
camera's built-in stabilization?
I'm still amazed by how well this works. Great video!
POV tennis is mesmerizing when you watch good players. This was awesome.
Interesting. The sound effects were hilarious! I guess this perspective appeals to people because it reminds them of a video game? Personally, I love when the camera is down low but still shows both players (I think it's referred to as "court level").
This is really helpful Karue. It's good to know that even at high levels of tennis, mistakes happen...however the shots in between mistakes are much smoother and appear to take less effort than what I see at USTA 3.5 and 4.0. This POV makes me want to focus on developing smoother technique not just hitting the ball hard.
Can you do a “day in the life” or even week in the life of a pro player? How much of the day is dedicated to tennis, practice, working out, even the business side? Is it 40hrs/week or 24/7? How much time each year does a pro take completely off?
Tennisbrothers has done that I think
That POV is awesome once again... Though I’m sure you didn’t want to get into a 30 shots rally 🤔 you should do a collab with GoPro so they found a mount to replace your mouth 😂
I have the impression that with Giron points ended in winners usually, whereas here you see a lot more unforced errors. Nature of the level?
Anyway, once I read something along the lines of 80% of points ending in 4 or less shots. It shows here. Amazing how short a set actually is when you remove the time in between points!
9:47 first ever POV underarm serve on TH-cam I believe 😌
Totally got me
It is great to see how fast things move and how quickly you have to react for sure. I would be curious to see a split screen of your POV camera in your mouth and a back fence camera. It might show how different it all looks when you are on top of the ball. Thanks and great stuff.
This was wonderful.
Epic point of view! So good to see this perspective. Your cross court BH is so damn solid.
Who would win the point at 0:05? The ball bounces back on his side so it would be almost impossible for him to return it.
The guy who hit that shot would win the point. Unless his opponent crosses the net without touching and hits the ball as well and the other guy couldn't return it, then he would win the point.
9:09 that scream tho 🤣🤣🤣 actually a really hard hit
POV tennis is disorienting...but fun. Thanks Karue
best way to understand how difficult tennis is!
This is so real. It reminds me of the days I actually played in a court. I never played this well though.
Can you make a video about mental techniques and all this mental tricks during matches please?
Love the channel
This view exemplifies just how hard pros are hitting. Nice video!
The cleanest shots I have ever seen.
This was great. Me being a tennis player at a decent level really enjoyed this !!
Everything looks so damn fast compared to any other view, even right behind you. It shows how much precision is really required when swinging with so much racket head speed.
Yup, that is the actual speed of the balls come back to you, and so little time to prepare to hit back.
Everything looks faster on video
POV is insane keep it up
This view is awesome, really clever way to film your POV. I hope you can find a more comfortable solution to still get this view, it’s just perfect. I see why chest and top of head don’t work, this level helps track the ball best
In addition to all the great things that others have pointed out, what stood out for me as the most impressive part was how easily you were able to maintain the perfect distance between your body and the ball. That is the biggest challenge I face in my game and often find myself wrong-footed. It looked almost as if your opponent deliberately made the ball bounce in your sweet spot for you to get there just in time, at just the right distance. Please share tips for how to do that or if there is already a video on that please share that? Thanks.
Now that was satisfying. Bring it to the professional level.
This is absolutely mesmerizing
That was fantastic, Thanks a lot, good set guys
the perfectly cut screams when you make a mistake are hilarious!
Hahaha
This angle is so cool!
今の時期梅雨やコロナで全然テニスできないからこういう動画は需要でしかない
あとうますぎ
6:30 GAAAAAAAAAA! was made my laugh 🤣
reporting back!! i am finally seeing the simmilar view: hitting the ball in front, when playing my tennis:) just rallying not in my matches yet lol thanks so much for this original stuff
Karue first-person caveman grunt commentary >>>>>
Lol jokes aside, really LOVE this POV and the perspective it gives. First-person is a completely different pace than watching from the bleachers. Keep it up! You have a great thing going with the innovation with this channel.
Feels silly to say but the differnec between a good club player and a great play really feels about how well you play the kick/top spin. Some of those backhands being returned around your head!! Think my time has passed to ever really conquor that.
This mans grunts r amazing
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Crazy kick on that dudes serve.. American kick twist, haven't seen those in forever
6:30 LOLㅋㅋㅋㅋ
this is the coolest thing ever, thanks!
This remind me of my College days❤️
Amazing how it seems you rip every ball, amazing angle
Great video, cheers mate!
is it just me or does the audio sound off? sounds like its more on the right side
At 12:14 we both shouted "NÃO!" at the same time... hehehe Abraço, Karue.
Really interesting to experience this - thanks Karue.
Those noises from having the camera in your mouth - like Marsellus Wallace in the basement scene!
hah, I could feel Karue's adrenaline level going out of control at 5-4 and the pressure on Clay at 5-5. I could see the ball bounce clearly but did not see the preparation behind the camera. Karue hit some of the low balls and short balls very hard + flat = I can't do that.
I was surprised that I didn't "see the ball through the racket net" like most coaches tell me. I guess the pros don't need to see the ball hitting their rackets in order to make clean, solid contacts.
Great view. Thanks.
Hahahaha that opening shot is sick
This mans backhand though, sheeeeshh
Nice Training Partner! Famous for the screaming😂
I love that POV perspective
To reduce the chance for motion sickness you could remove the parts where you turn your head behind to see where a ball goes, mainly after a first serve that’s out or after the end of a point
14:00 beautiful drop shot
love these POV videos
Hey Karue maybe this will help or maybe you’ve seen it and it wont help but look for First person POV tennis vs 4.5 on youtube. Just got it in my feed and the guy explain what he uses to shoot it (a type of sling). All the best!
This gives massive Tennis Elbow vibes :D
Hi Karue, thanks for the excellent idea. Could you also try using one of the wider settings on your GoPro, like 'Superview', then we should be able to see your whole swing. Just a thought. Cheers.
Yep I'll play around with it. Only reason I haven't gone full wide is because it will make the opponent look like they are a mile away so it feels a bit odd. We'll see how it goes
@@Karue-Sell Cool. Got to be worth trying. It'll make the ball seem to be coming at lightspeed, but hopefully we can see your swing more completely. Cheers.
Was that Zverev serving at 5-5?
Well, here goes my exercise for the day!
that forehand so flat so good
Excellent footage Karuu, thanks for sharing it!
Can’t help being reminded of a certain scene in Pulp Fiction by the sounds you’re making though 🤐
Some pretty solid hitting broskie
Hey Karue. Nice video man. You put out some great content. When you have time, can you make a video about adding lead-tape to the racquets? I noticed that you're only using 1 strip of lead tape on the left side of your racquet.
Interesting camera angle.. more of this please..
ayy another one!
Karue at 6:31 in the video AAHHHHHHHH!!!!🤣🤣🤣
this is GREAT! Thank you
Man that ball bounces high off the serve!
Hi, thanks for your video. For me, when I play tournaments or represent my club team, what is difficult is to plan my day for a lot of things to do. Program my day to get up, eat, digest, warm up, play competitive tennis and recover. I have so much to do, that I do not do what is important. I happened to have three matches in one day and it was not easy to plan my day and prepare to play the semi-finals the next morning. I hope this gives you some suggestions for a new video, which can help a lot of people. Thanks.
Great video. I was wondering if you could make a similar video but with more rallies - beginners like would find it very helpful like learning how to position hands etc.
Wow, it looks like a video game!
dude watching does kick serves are insane
What a beautiful court
Not sure if you mention this anywhere but... what camera are you using? Great video btw!
Crazyyy helpful
That was sick
That was great effort. Id suggest simply getting a meta rayban glasses or an insta360 and put it on a hat.
You guys are so good
This is what I was missing, more heavy breathing with my tennis
The first person perspective is in the game Tennis Elbow 2013 but nobody except me uses it apparently
This is awesome!
Was cam on chest mount or head mount?
REally good stuff as always. I was impressed with how quickly you recognized opportunity to close and hit an angle shot. I hope your teeth are ok , after all the clenching!!!
Hahah the mouth mount is very easy to hold actually
How come you rush forward to the net and go for the volley at 4:22?
Have you tried camera sunglasses? There’s a light version from rayban
Wow the Unreal 5 engine graphics are insane!!
Video starts at 3:24
6:31 me when I stub my toe
Any chance you could record camera in mouth for POV but also behind for court level? It would be interesting to see the videos side by side. Love the channel.
is that a forehand off the left wing? cant tell cause i know on the right wing you hit a forehand
Whow that's another level! What action camera did you use?
that is one compact return, now I know
Are you using the bite mount for the gopro?
Your the BEST
What is the name of the camera? Thanks
Great idea
What racket do you use and what does he use?
During a rally, do you hold a continental grip or a semi western grip (assuming that's your forehand grip)? What would you recommend for advanced levels?