How To Hold A Tennis Racket And Feel The Grip
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2024
- The usual instruction on how to hold a tennis racket correctly is typically based on how to place the V on the racket handle based on bevels or where to place the base knuckle of the index finger, but this does not yet help a tennis beginner feel why that's a correct grip. They may hold the racket correctly and still spray the balls all over the place.
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In this video you'll learn the main reasons why players don't really feel the grip, what is the most natural grip for the forehand and the non-dominant hand of the two-handed backhand and what drills you can use to improve the feel for the grip.
The one-handed backhand grip is different as there is no exact analogy to the forehand grip so I'll make another video on the topic of the one-handed backhand grip.
The progressions shown in this video are very helpful when you're teaching tennis beginners on how to hold the racket correctly but also when you're correcting the grips especially on the two-handed backhand. - กีฬา
Tennis is a sport for magicians. If you see champions play you think of seeing something, but in reality they are doing something different in such a fast way that you can't understand what they are really doing. Tomaz is revealing us the secrets of this wonderful sport as nobody else does. His explanations are crystal clear and ready to be applied to everyday practise by players of all levels. Thanks for your invaluable lessons, Tomaz. Keep up the good work!
The best coach on youtube (along with a very short list of others) and probably one of the best in the world. Thanks for what you do, Tomaz
shouldn't be teaching people to push the racket through the ball; should be teaching them to pull the butt of the handle through the ball. And every player uses semi western, not eastern
It's generous of him to freely share his knowledge and experience via these videos and I think he's a decent instructor with good insight, but one of the best coaches in the world? Don't be ridiculous! 🙄
He also overuses the word logical far too much. It doesn't mean what he thinks it means.
Best teacher ever. Wow! Love him. Wish you lived in Chicago
I agree, was playing on the Waveland courts this morning mishitting the ball too many times!
Indeed! Just watched more than eight videos about holding the grip but those are just telling the grip names etc..
He’s a rockstar on tennis lessons. Hi from İstanbul
I totally agree with you. My continental grip is not the usual described everywhere. My "continental" grip (for serve, backhand slice and volleys) is with my index knuckle just in the corner of bevels 2 and 3. My guide for the "feeling" in the continental, is that my index´s proximal phalanx is totally aligned to bevel 3, and the medial phalanx in totally aligned to bevel 4. This is the only grip that gives me total feeling and control for serves, backhand slices and volleys. I struggled many years with the usual continental, that has the index knuckle in bevel 2.
The most appreciated coach that I've seen on TH-cam
Great coach. I am a coach as well and I just want it to say that this guy is amazing. The way he explains is very understandable and makes you really feel the game. My favorite tennis channel. Great content!!!
As a teacher of Physical Education I see too often overly complicated instruction. This is quality teaching and therefore learning of the highest level. Thankyou.
I'm a novice and this is giving me confidence, thank you!!!!
The clearest and most logical explaination of how to play tennis 🎾
I watched 2 minutes 05 seconds of this and, right away I want to give you 10 stars for this - on the scale of 1-5…. 😜
So why did I get so excited, you might ask: Starting from the beginning of this video up to the 2min mark (I haven’t watched it entirely yet) you describe everything that is happening to my kid’s game: the “perfect” and aggressive technique, solid footwork on and on - yet, she still misses - intermittently during matches. About 7 mo ago she started complaining about the racquet twisting out of her hand, complaining about hitting frames a lot too. So I took slo-mo videos and was able to confirm the racquet twisting and ball “rolling down” on the string bed and catching the bottom of the frame. Could NOT figure out the reason. The grip size is correct, the racquet is 4PT HL, 67-stiffness rating etc.. all good. Naturally, being a tennis parent, I immediately blamed her footwork hahaha! Got insane with ball machine drills trying to “fix” something….not sure what tho. Two days ago while she was watching Djokovic’s slo-mo forehand swing, she goes like “why is he holding the racquet so far up the handle” …. THEN it just dawned on me (!) my kid’s grip sucks! She holds the handle like Rafa, 3 fingers only. Great when you are Rafa, not so good when your only 14yrs old. To add insult to injury, her grip is so loose, she’s got that gap all over the grip: at the pinky, and the trigger finger, all over the place. (Partially blaming some of the coaches out there promoting this btw)This explains why her grip moves from SW to Eastern grip during matches and why the racquet face opens up after about 4-6 hits. Anyhow….. the takeaway is this: get the fundamentals down first, before looking for issues elsewhere. 7-8 years into HP tennis and now, we are working on the proper grip…😳😳😳😤😤😤 About 6000 hits and 30-45 days on the court and my kid should be on the right track lol! Great content here, coach! I wish I saw this earlier…. Thank you!
Feel the grip, what for an important detail. There's so much videos how to play tennis. But nobody talk about that. Thanks for these interesting video. It is just changing my play.
So happy when I get a notification for a video!Really interested in your next detailed video for the one handed backhand!Thank you!
Awesome tutorial as always Sir, never had I thought about that we could feel the racquet face as well as this way,will surely practice this on court.
Thanks a ton!
Man, I’m a newb to tennis but very addicted. Watched a lot of y2 content, training with teacher, but he hasn’t even talk about that basics .. thanks!
Best tennis lesson on youtube!!
Thank you tomaz^^!
I always waiting your lesson.
Excellent explanation of how to hold the racket and understand the extension of our hand to hit the ball in correct angle
Great lesson, loved every minute of it! Very informative, entertaining and funny too.
Thank you so much for the clear understanding on how to hold the racket. I am a beginner currently taking lessons. I was so confused about how to hold the racket. You've given great instructions.
Amazing as usual 👍. Perfect explanation!!! Thank you!
You are the best coach on youtube! I loved this video
For a Vulcan you have a wonderful knack of translating your lessons to us humans.
Very logical indeed. Thank you sir!
The video have been waiting for. Thank you
Excellent thoughts I had always big problems in changing one handed grip before realising that this is non dominant hand that has to make it and orienting head of the racket in space. You clarified incredibly defined what I was sensing all my life thanks
Спасибо! Really informative video .. stay safe and again thank you for all the videos.. I've learned a lot
very good instruction and it makes sense, thank you, sir!
Best tennis lesson ever! Thanks Tomaz
So true what you point out on the shape of handle/grip.
my best tennis teacher on yt. I can't wait to meet him live 👍
excellent ! thank you 🤗
Greate lessons, very good explained 💪🏼
like always,,,thanksss a lot....you are the best in the world
Brilliant and Down to Earth.....🙏🏽
This is a dissertation on tennis grips! Love it.
Important fundamental. Thank you.
Excellent!
You just saved my forehand. Thank you
i learn many things from this gorgeous lesson... i subscribe your channel and anticipating your next lesson thank you sir!
I come from Vietnam. thank you. I have learned a lot.
Thanks!
thank you for the great explanations. greetings from germany :) As you said "sehr gut" :D
Thank you Thomas! This makes so much sense. What would the big hand grip be? Eastern? Semi western? Hybrid?
Thank you!!!!!
Now it makes a lot of sense
Very good
I really like your videos because you present and discuss aspects of techniques and training which other tennis instructors ignore/overlook, perhaps because they don't consider them important.
However, most of your discussion in this video (about feeling the grip) assumes correct positioning when striking the ball during the forehand stroke, which is actually something which many beginners struggle to achieve.
I think it would've been useful to talk about the importance of correct body positioning first and how this relates to (influences) your feel of the grip, because it's so relevant to the rest of what you say. If you have the wrong body position when striking the ball then your "feel of the grip" is also going to be wrong.
Superb
Please tell me how to handle racquet with two hands, as being senior I am using two hands for my game.
Hvala, Tomaz
Great instructions. Coming from golf I orientate my hand to the racket almost entirely using my thumb to feel the bevels. In your example, which part of the hand do you consider is feeling the back bevel? For the forehand do you feel diagonally across the palm, or more at the bottom of the fingers? And for the one-handed backhand, do you feel the back bevel in the lower half of your thumb? Thanks!
For the forehand it's diagonal in my hand and I feel the back bevel right in the middle of my palm. For the one-handed backhand the back bevel is pushing a bit below the middle of the palm.
Dear coach Thomaz: i would need to ask you how you can be sure that the grip in the volley, that is, the continental grip is correct through the sensations of the hand, especially when one tends to move the hand too much in the volley?
The best.
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I think that you must hold the racquet in the most confortable and efficient way for your strokes . So that the accuracy and the result of our strokes are the most consisten and regular ones.
hi I have the exact problem you describe during the racquet flip at the end of bsckswing, there is always space between my palm and the grip because my grip is loose. how do you prevent this space while still keeping grip loose?
Swing in your living room often while paying attention that you hold the racket fully while swinging. Practice often... Do not take too literally the advice that the grip needs to be loose.
Thank you for teaching how to feel the racquet orientation as opposed to angles, bevels, etc. It really helped me switch to a semi western as I have had western for a long time and have had trouble trying to get used to the different contact point and angle.
Please comment on how this applies to one hand backhand
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This man is a brilliant teacher! 👏🏾
coach, when I practice wall I do okay but when I hit with someone I miss hitting why?
When you play someone you care much more whether you hit or miss.
I find that when I set up my eastern backhand grip, it usually slips to a continental. I'm wondering why this is happening. I also have a poor feel for the racket in my backhand grip. I think it's either the size of the grip is wrong or the over-grip that I added to the handle has made the panels less distinguishable, making the handle more round. I think it's important to have a good octagonal shape of the racket and adding over-grip kind of distorts that feel. Also on my continental grip when I'm serving, I have to constantly readjust my hand and fidget with my grip to get a good feel. I think the over-grip is causing me discomfort. Any suggestions?
Hi Adrian, once we get used to a certain grip, it's very hard to change. In fact, one of the most difficult things to correct in tennis. Your hand and your mind are used to hitting with Continental grip and it slips back to it. If you can play well, then just keep it. If you really want to change it, you need to keep trying to change it. Grip change can take up to 6 months.
@@feeltennis It is true that I started out hitting my backhand with a continental grip because I did not know about the eastern backhand grip. That is probably why it keeps slipping. I'll keep practicing, thanks.
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Fab videos. I would love to watch a lesson about how to force myself to keep watching ball instead of the opponent. I cant stop this bad habit. :(
Thanks! How about this video on keeping the eye on the ball: th-cam.com/video/aG8tN7tUHyM/w-d-xo.html
I watch you Channel so long, so I see how you getting older :) GRAY hairs!!!!
As for tennis coaching you video is amazing, thanks a lot (and yes just kidding you looks amazing too)
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I developed chronic knuckle pain by not hold grip correctly on forehand.
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