Probably the 1-2 split step. As soon as the match starts the pressure is on and all that goes out the window. For some reason it’s very hard to program my brain and body to default to this during matches. Everything is a scramble. Great video. Thanks!
These are all great, thanks Karue, very helpful! I struggle with positioning myself at the exact same distance from the ball each time. Sometimes I strike clean, other times the swing is a little choked because I'm too close to the ball. I'm working on the ease and consistency that I see in your strokes.
1. be on your toes 2. split step ("1-2-split" cue for timing) 3. watch the ball all the time 4. keep the same grip 5. weight transfer while hitting 6. get back to the ready position as soon as you hit the ball (one hand holding forehand grip and other holding backhand grip)
I just wanted to say thank you Karue, I've been watching you for quite some time and I applied some of your teachings into my practice. I see improvement already, big thanks.
I played today with your fundamentals and I beat my friend 6-1, 4-6, 10-4. Usually he wins (he is closer to 4.5) than my 4.0. I was up 4-1 in the second set and started to think too much about about these 5 fundamentals. Then I needed to let it go. It really felt simple to implement and gave me more time to think about shots. Thank you, thank you, thank you 😊
Amazing video Karue. I don't know if you got a better camera or tried something different, but the framing looks a lot nicer. You're teaching the lesson at a really good pace, not going into so much detail keeping it high level, except when it's needed, cutting frames at good intervals, adding in a little different way of saying something that's been said by other channels so it sounds fresh.
It is not an accident that great athletes are often called "naturals." because they can, in performance, be totally present: they can proceed on instinct and muscle-memory and autonomic will such that agent and action are one. Great athletes can do this even- and, for The truly great ones like Borg and Bird and Nicklaus and Jordan and Austin, especially- under wilting pressure and scrutiny. They can withstand forces of distraction that would break a mind prone to self-conscious fear in two. The real secret behind top athletes' genius, then, may be as esoteric and obvious and dull and profound as silence itself. The real, many-veiled answer to the question of just what goes through a great player's mind as he stands at the center of hostile crowd-noise and lines up the free-throw that will decide the game might well be: nothing at all. How can great athletes shut off the lago-like voice of the self? How can they bypass the head and simply and superbly act? How, at the critical moment, can they invoke for themselves a cliché as trite as "One ball at a time" or "Gotta concentrate here" and mean it, and then do it? Maybe it's because, for top athletes, clichés present themselves not as trite but simply as true, or perhaps not even as declarative expressions with qualities like depth or triteness or falsehood or truth but as simple imperatives that are either useful or not and, if useful, to be invoked and obeyed and that's all there is to it… It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able truly to see, articulate, and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it-and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence.
Good tip on power. I played tennis for 10 years before I realized I could hit the ball about 25% faster just by focusing on using back leg to drive into the ball. In the immortal words of J011y, The mass of the ass makes the ball go fast.
Great tips as always! Just a quick question. You have a great forehand and I’ve noticed that many forehands you hit on the video don’t have such a pronounced racquet lag. Does this thing even matter? Thanks.
I recognized you at the iTennis Arcadia Women's Pro Open last year even you had a sunglass on. After watching your enthusiasm, we can still get better no matter who we play with even with lower level players.
Would love to see a video explaining the value of your right foot coming around on your forehand. I load up a little heavier on my right foot so I don't really come around, but I think I'm missing out on something.
I think the problem with so much access to quick fixes is that it results in the player paying too much attention to their inner dialog/voice (aka thoughts) instead of paying attention to what is more important such as the ball or being in the right place or making contact at the right time. Excellent vid, best online coach there is!
When under pressure, like returning a serve, do you change your right hand grip on your two handed backhand? I just changed from a one handed to a two handed, and I cant change my grip quick enough
In the immortal words of my high school coach Kelly, "Watch the ball, bend your knees, that's 50 dollars please." I wish I had been able to keep things as simple in my mind as how you put it in this video, I would have won so many more matches and had a lot more fun playing the game.
1. Movement on the balls of your feet in a correct athletic ready position. Do not let your heels touch the ground. 2. Split Step, choose your target before it crosses the net. 3. Unit Turn with Off Arm. 4. Head Still. 5. Front Foot/Leg Stability. 6. Full Follow through, but the racquet moves last. 7. Recover, do not ball watch.
coach, what do you think about having my ready position on continental grip? I use continental on my right hand for 2HBH. And I am also ready for any other shot, slice, volley, smash, defense, etc... and just need to switch to semi western on forehand...
If that is what you do faster and feels more natural, then go for it. No issues at all. Just make sure the grip change happens naturally, like you don’t think about it
Good lesson Karue. Would you be willing to do a first person set with Winston like you did at the ATP level? I am curious to see how you adjust based on the speed of play. Also would love to see you play down with continental grip only or something similar to old school strokes. Thanks for the great content!
what do you recommend for "athletes" who are getting old, approaching mid-40s, and losing a lot of their natural speed, quickness, agility, flexibility, etc. but we want to maintain 4.0 or 4.5 level tennis and continue competing with kids who are half our age? What changes in our tactics/fitness do you suggest? (Great channel btw!)
50y+ here... there's no shortcut... need keep the weight off, stretch regularly, sprints, plan recovery, etc... (stuff i never had to do when i was in my 20's)... i've had to change my gamestyle to be less of a grinder, because 20-somethings will outgrind me in a best of 3...
again with awesome video. I don't meant any negativity, but it is very crucial that people know what 4.5+ level really means in real matches. What I found is that a lot people have a wrong perception of what a 4.5 is only based on video or just cooperative rally session, and thus think they are a 5.0 in extension and get overconfident. In your video, you demonstrated something really useful for a lot of players, but I wonder if you have a video where you can demonstrate how much those people don't know. Since a lot of people think they can beat your student (i would say a lot of 4.0s, 4.5s) when he is obviously higher level. Camera doesn't seem to do those justice. I know there were a video of him hitting with Winston, but those same people think they can beat Winston as well. What can we do to put them in place or at least have a standard measurement so it is easier to communicate??
I’ve just started trying to add the split step and have been watching my partner to see the moment just before he hits the ball I jump, so I’m up in the air when he makes contact. The rhythm idea is a new concept for me. How does it work if the rhythm changes during the rally i.e. you or your partner hit some shots faster or slower or is the idea that you agree beforehand with your partner to choose a speed first and try to stick to it so that you can practice this method? In a match I presume you have to watch the opponent as I mentioned rather than the rhythm method because the pace varies?
You're a better player than me...even 20 years ago when I was a stallion. However, an easier split step timing is to start the split step right before the opponent makes contact. You were actually doing this even with the 1-2 timing, but m method is much simpler to remember and it isn't speed of ball dependent...
Nik from Intuitive simplifies this with High Intensity (light on your feet w eyes wide open focused on ball tracking) - very easy to get lazy on the courts!
Watch the ball has been my own top piece of advice to me for a month or so. And I know it's ridiculous, but I think one reason Djokovic is so good is because of how absurdly well he watches the ball. Call me stupid, but look at his eyes. Some of the others were useful for me.
The timing of your 1-2-split seems dependent on the pace you're using. 1 when you hit, 2 as it bounces, 3 roughly the same time difference between 1 and 2.
I have to tell myself repeatedly to watch the ball, watch the ball. It's frustrating because when I was young I was a very clean hitter, now I have to make sure I watch the ball or I'm shanking often.
Same here. Sometimes I spend almost a whole practice session until I realise I wasn't really looking, and then my forehands instantly get better when I tell myself to look. It feels silly really.
If you used to be a clean hitter isn't it possible that you're not hitting as cleanly, because you aren't in the right position anymore? Just a thought.
@@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten That is possible but it's not the case for me. I am not watching the ball to contact. When I change that one thing, the problem is resolved.
Karue, one of the 10% in sport who can rock a stash. As im getting older tennis has become 80+ percent physical. Sadly number of "one and done" while on the move keeps increasing. My insurance is not good enough to pay for another aggressive recovery disastrous after a shot. 🤣
1) Utilize your dominant arm for consistent forehands. 2) Take advantage of close line calls to get ahead in the match. 3) Keep track of the score in case your opponent forgets key points. 4) Move your feet into position to drive through the ground. 4) Always center your strings between points to unlock consistent power.
Not a sexy lesson, but a really important one. Which of these are you struggling with the most??
Probably the 1-2 split step. As soon as the match starts the pressure is on and all that goes out the window. For some reason it’s very hard to program my brain and body to default to this during matches. Everything is a scramble. Great video. Thanks!
keep the stache
Alternate crosscourt and down the line shots consistently
These are all great, thanks Karue, very helpful! I struggle with positioning myself at the exact same distance from the ball each time. Sometimes I strike clean, other times the swing is a little choked because I'm too close to the ball. I'm working on the ease and consistency that I see in your strokes.
I see what you did there!!!!
Appreciate the shout-out, Karue. Another amazing upload my friend!
1. be on your toes
2. split step ("1-2-split" cue for timing)
3. watch the ball all the time
4. keep the same grip
5. weight transfer while hitting
6. get back to the ready position as soon as you hit the ball (one hand holding forehand grip and other holding backhand grip)
I have grown a mustache like that and progressed to 4.5 that's a real secret no one is talking about
Me too , not sure about the progression
Then your opponent shows up with a razor..
I have grown the same stache, but I have a goatee also, but I’m still at 4.5. Should I shave the goatee and only do the stache to level up to 5.0? Lol
😂😂
Male Porn star- one hand on hip at all times.
Love your moustache, Karue 😁
best fundamental Video on TH-cam, this is so true, people are working on forehand an backhands but didn‘t fix the Basics Respect 👏
Thanks for keeping it real
Great! Good to know you have a quick fix that solves de problem of too many quick fixes for everything :)
Fantastic breakdown of the basics. I'd love some advice for moving past 4.5
I just wanted to say thank you Karue, I've been watching you for quite some time and I applied some of your teachings into my practice. I see improvement already, big thanks.
I played today with your fundamentals and I beat my friend 6-1, 4-6, 10-4.
Usually he wins (he is closer to 4.5) than my 4.0.
I was up 4-1 in the second set and started to think too much about about these 5 fundamentals. Then I needed to let it go.
It really felt simple to implement and gave me more time to think about shots.
Thank you, thank you, thank you 😊
Amazing video Karue. I don't know if you got a better camera or tried something different, but the framing looks a lot nicer. You're teaching the lesson at a really good pace, not going into so much detail keeping it high level, except when it's needed, cutting frames at good intervals, adding in a little different way of saying something that's been said by other channels so it sounds fresh.
Really helpful for the split step timing..I’ve always struggled with that. I’m a rhythm person so this is super helpful. Thank you!
The pros are so good because they do the fundamentals better than everyone. True for every sport.
It is not an accident that great athletes are often called "naturals." because they can, in performance, be totally present: they can proceed on instinct and muscle-memory and autonomic will such that agent and action are one. Great athletes can do this even- and, for The truly great ones like Borg and Bird and Nicklaus and Jordan and Austin, especially- under wilting pressure and scrutiny. They can withstand forces of distraction that would break a mind prone to self-conscious fear in two.
The real secret behind top athletes' genius, then, may be as esoteric and obvious and dull and profound as silence itself. The real, many-veiled answer to the question of just what goes through a great player's mind as he stands at the center of hostile crowd-noise and lines up the free-throw that will decide the game might well be: nothing at all.
How can great athletes shut off the lago-like voice of the self?
How can they bypass the head and simply and superbly act? How, at the critical moment, can they invoke for themselves a cliché as trite as "One ball at a time" or "Gotta concentrate here" and mean it, and then do it? Maybe it's because, for top athletes, clichés present themselves not as trite but simply as true, or perhaps not even as declarative expressions with qualities like depth or triteness or falsehood or truth but as simple imperatives that are either useful or not and, if useful, to be invoked and obeyed and that's all there is to it…
It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able truly to see, articulate, and animate the experience of the gift we are denied.
And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it-and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence.
@@DoodleBotTennis 👏🏻👏🏻
@@DoodleBotTennis this sounds like an excerpt from a book. well said!
@@smugface9955 it is actually. From David Foster Wallace, I meant to add his tag at the foot there!
Good tip on power. I played tennis for 10 years before I realized I could hit the ball about 25% faster just by focusing on using back leg to drive into the ball. In the immortal words of J011y, The mass of the ass makes the ball go fast.
I like this advice! :)
No wonder Serena was like the GOAT
Love the Dia De Muertos tattoo
I have one on my left arm, in the same spot.
Great tips as always!
Just a quick question.
You have a great forehand and I’ve noticed that many forehands you hit on the video don’t have such a pronounced racquet lag. Does this thing even matter?
Thanks.
Golden tips. Thx a lot.
1:53 Awesome Karue! Are you saying you have a fix for that… one that maybe I can quickly put into practice? Just what I was looking for!
I recognized you at the iTennis Arcadia Women's Pro Open last year even you had a sunglass on.
After watching your enthusiasm, we can still get better no matter who we play with even with lower level players.
Really impressive skills with your left hand
Woow! What a lesson and then playing lefty!!! I wish I could play with my right the same way you play with the left!
split steps is nicely explained...
hardest part of all time. fundamentals.
thank you for reminding me!
Would love to see a video explaining the value of your right foot coming around on your forehand. I load up a little heavier on my right foot so I don't really come around, but I think I'm missing out on something.
I think the problem with so much access to quick fixes is that it results in the player paying too much attention to their inner dialog/voice (aka thoughts) instead of paying attention to what is more important such as the ball or being in the right place or making contact at the right time. Excellent vid, best online coach there is!
Yes exactly. Quick fixes everywhere. Simplicity wins
Obrigado amigo 💪
always the best information! I wish I had lessons with you!
When under pressure, like returning a serve, do you change your right hand grip on your two handed backhand? I just changed from a one handed to a two handed, and I cant change my grip quick enough
Simple and Awesome
Nice explanation
Thank you for doing and sharing this 👌👌👌
K, awesome Video. Simple and clear.
You should make trip to London and do a weekend course.
In the immortal words of my high school coach Kelly, "Watch the ball, bend your knees, that's 50 dollars please." I wish I had been able to keep things as simple in my mind as how you put it in this video, I would have won so many more matches and had a lot more fun playing the game.
1. Movement on the balls of your feet in a correct athletic ready position. Do not let your heels touch the ground.
2. Split Step, choose your target before it crosses the net.
3. Unit Turn with Off Arm.
4. Head Still.
5. Front Foot/Leg Stability.
6. Full Follow through, but the racquet moves last.
7. Recover, do not ball watch.
Amazing as always!
hey were you ever in perth, australia btw maybe last year?
I ended up buying that Vcore 98, it really lives up to the hype 👏🏼
Great lesson...Muito obrigado senor 🙏👏
Oh yeah, just what I'm looking for
What grip do you use on forehand
coach, what do you think about having my ready position on continental grip?
I use continental on my right hand for 2HBH. And I am also ready for any other shot, slice, volley, smash, defense, etc... and just need to switch to semi western on forehand...
If that is what you do faster and feels more natural, then go for it. No issues at all. Just make sure the grip change happens naturally, like you don’t think about it
Good lesson Karue. Would you be willing to do a first person set with Winston like you did at the ATP level? I am curious to see how you adjust based on the speed of play.
Also would love to see you play down with continental grip only or something similar to old school strokes.
Thanks for the great content!
Great videos!
what do you recommend for "athletes" who are getting old, approaching mid-40s, and losing a lot of their natural speed, quickness, agility, flexibility, etc. but we want to maintain 4.0 or 4.5 level tennis and continue competing with kids who are half our age? What changes in our tactics/fitness do you suggest? (Great channel btw!)
50y+ here... there's no shortcut... need keep the weight off, stretch regularly, sprints, plan recovery, etc... (stuff i never had to do when i was in my 20's)... i've had to change my gamestyle to be less of a grinder, because 20-somethings will outgrind me in a best of 3...
Karue you're such a beast. Best tennis channel on TH-cam, super informative and engaging, great editing as well!
again with awesome video. I don't meant any negativity, but it is very crucial that people know what 4.5+ level really means in real matches. What I found is that a lot people have a wrong perception of what a 4.5 is only based on video or just cooperative rally session, and thus think they are a 5.0 in extension and get overconfident. In your video, you demonstrated something really useful for a lot of players, but I wonder if you have a video where you can demonstrate how much those people don't know. Since a lot of people think they can beat your student (i would say a lot of 4.0s, 4.5s) when he is obviously higher level. Camera doesn't seem to do those justice. I know there were a video of him hitting with Winston, but those same people think they can beat Winston as well. What can we do to put them in place or at least have a standard measurement so it is easier to communicate??
That’s a losing battle as the same group of people probably think they can beat Medvedev if just looking at his strokes
Great advice.
Very insightful!
I’ve just started trying to add the split step and have been watching my partner to see the moment just before he hits the ball I jump, so I’m up in the air when he makes contact. The rhythm idea is a new concept for me. How does it work if the rhythm changes during the rally i.e. you or your partner hit some shots faster or slower or is the idea that you agree beforehand with your partner to choose a speed first and try to stick to it so that you can practice this method?
In a match I presume you have to watch the opponent as I mentioned rather than the rhythm method because the pace varies?
How can I get recruited to d1 college tennis? I am 13 and 5utr but I am training a lot and improving quickly
Q: I was always told that the split-step happens when the ball makes impact with your opponent’s racket.
Great video
You're a better player than me...even 20 years ago when I was a stallion. However, an easier split step timing is to start the split step right before the opponent makes contact. You were actually doing this even with the 1-2 timing, but m method is much simpler to remember and it isn't speed of ball dependent...
Rly great video! Keep it up plz!!!))
lets go! the description of the video made me laugh haha. "This is not a sexy lesson"
The one, two split tip is a good one. It means I don't have to think about it too much.
👀 on 100k. Make room on your wall for that plaque!
"...but I've been busy taking some titles, so..." 😂 Dude that is awesome! Priorities! (also, big congrats!)
Looks like 1 2 split could be 1 when your ball reaches the net and 2 when it touches the ground to help people know the tempo for their own pace.
Nik from Intuitive simplifies this with High Intensity (light on your feet w eyes wide open focused on ball tracking) - very easy to get lazy on the courts!
Nik also made a video that pros don’t always watching the ball the whole time. 😅
I hope you get Vuori to sponsor you mate if they haven’t already. Phenomenal clothes.
Great vid bud💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Which shoe are those Karue ?
Can I ask the brand of your t shirt?
Maybe I should write "look at the ball" on the side of my racquet, or maybe around the grip.
1:40 A quick fix here. A quick fix there. Here a fix, there a fix, everywhere a fix fix.
Watch the ball has been my own top piece of advice to me for a month or so. And I know it's ridiculous, but I think one reason Djokovic is so good is because of how absurdly well he watches the ball. Call me stupid, but look at his eyes.
Some of the others were useful for me.
My ready position is continental and throat
anyone know what shorts those are? they look nice and comfortable
So close to 100k subs!! Come on ppl!!
The timing of your 1-2-split seems dependent on the pace you're using. 1 when you hit, 2 as it bounces, 3 roughly the same time difference between 1 and 2.
Watching this video makes me want to become a tennis ball. They get all the attention, and they don't even have to do anything! 🎾😅
Yes. Got it. Push. Split. Omg!!!
mago do split step
I was taught to have a continental and then switch back and forth from that
Actually, it is a sexy lesson! What a left forehand! :)
I have to tell myself repeatedly to watch the ball, watch the ball. It's frustrating because when I was young I was a very clean hitter, now I have to make sure I watch the ball or I'm shanking often.
Same here. Sometimes I spend almost a whole practice session until I realise I wasn't really looking, and then my forehands instantly get better when I tell myself to look. It feels silly really.
If you used to be a clean hitter isn't it possible that you're not hitting as cleanly, because you aren't in the right position anymore? Just a thought.
@@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten That is possible but it's not the case for me. I am not watching the ball to contact. When I change that one thing, the problem is resolved.
Karue, one of the 10% in sport who can rock a stash. As im getting older tennis has become 80+ percent physical. Sadly number of "one and done" while on the move keeps increasing. My insurance is not good enough to pay for another aggressive recovery disastrous after a shot.
🤣
Being on your toes means you’re balanced. Most important thing is balance.
Those l.h. strokes look better than mine and i'm a southpaw.
Now I know why my moonballer friend keeps counting on the court. 1,2,3,4,5,6 split 1,2,3,4,5,6 split …
I like how you sort of struggle to demonstrate what not to do because you do what you should do so well 😂
👏🏻 🎾
I was trying to pay attention but got lost in Karue's yoked calf muscles throughout the video
👏👏👏
The moustache is fn ridiculous
Bro wtf was that coach in the back making that girl do on her serve man 😂
Ikr lol
Can you write those 5 fundemamental parts here so we don't have to watch the video? thanks
How about you write it down? The video is there, you can do some of the work 😏
1) Utilize your dominant arm for consistent forehands.
2) Take advantage of close line calls to get ahead in the match.
3) Keep track of the score in case your opponent forgets key points.
4) Move your feet into position to drive through the ground.
4) Always center your strings between points to unlock consistent power.
which string do you Play?
I think he uses a Natrual gut in the maines and a poly in the cross, don't know which steing specifically though.