perfect explanation and good advices. Thank you, Brady! I find it very useful and important. All that kind of forehand shot should be in the arsenal of tennis players
Interesting lesson. Perhaps you can produce a video explaining the importance of keeping ones wrist and forearm relaxed from unit turn to right before contact. I find it much easier to drop the racquet head with a relaxed grip.
Excellent video. Once again. I am getting hand injury from my wrist lag when I hit a modern topspin forehand inside out or inside in. These are the muscle tendons on top of the hand, especially near the wrist where the wrist lags behind so as to impart topspin. I get some wrist soreness as well. I have had to take a break and plan on seeing a PT to resolve this annoying injury. I need to also relax when i create racquet speed and not tense up. I have been playing for decades and this injury is new and so scary for me. Thoughts?
I'd seriously rethink about the technique and timing, constant late timing is traumatic to the whole body, as there is much less support behind the shot when the ball is past your lead leg, buggy whips and those top spin finishes constantly sometimes is not the best idea, for most people buggy whips are bailouts. As always if you are going to be out of position so much when you hit the ball, skip it. I would. Also, I wouldn't play so much tennis until I have that wrist issue resolved.
Brady those red dots are ingenious, you unlocked something in my mind there. Question about the 2nd stroke (your default topspin shot), are you consciously dropping the head to get it lower? If so how do you keep your wrist loose and allow for lag?
For me it's not a conscious thought, but it might be for you if you're working on it...eventually it will just happen. As long as you're relaxed you're wrist and grip should remain loose.
Hi Brad, after wathcing your great!!! lesson on topspin I have one question. When you have that lag in the raquect before contact, the raquect gets to the contact position because of body movement alone, or because the hand rotates to hit the ball?. I appreciate your answer in advance,
If you remain loose, especially with your wrist and grip, as your bring your arm forward the racket will snap towards contact. Be careful NOT to involve the wrist too much here or it can lead to disaster.
About the racquet lag: 1) do i need to lock by wrist to keep the raquet lagging behind my wrist? 2) It it wise or desirable to have a whole arm lagging, behind the body when i engane the body turn? So like im relaxing my arm, starting to turn my body then having lagging arm? When hitting this way it feel kind weird that my arm is like whooping from behind after body turn. It produces quite good balls but feels just a bit awkward
Good questions Invy. If you're loose your hand, wrist and racket should be the last to whip around. You definitely don't want to be too loose (I tell my lessons their arm looks like a wet noodle if I see this), but at the same time you don't want to be "locked" as you describe. Somewhere in between is ideal. Keep up the good work, sounds like you're on the right track.
I cannot find any good video footage from pro or ncaa matches that just show net clearance of the rallies filmed looking right down the net cord. Any ideas?
I like racquet mania's channel. Not exactly what you're asking for but it's from a better angle to see the height and spin of the ball: th-cam.com/users/raquettemania
I will check it out. It helped me a lot when a coach helped menimagine my target at the net plane rather than a spot on the opposite court. It would be an awesome DTL to show a rally viewed down the net!
That was great!!!, though when you got to the part of the legs.... I am more on the pinocchio side :-(, alone with wooden legs!!! Thank you, great tips!
The next video should have Brady sporting some McEnroe signature socks and red headband. Mark can wear the Pat Cash black-n-white checkered headband and a Bjorn Borg wig.
Started playing at an early age and have been teaching for past 20 years. Got some scholarship offers from different schools but instead went to UW and focused on girls and maybe too much beer :)
How do you defend yourself when people accuse you of calling balls out that they say are in - I have never done it deliberately I have always felt i WAS TELLING THE TRUTH
Haha no doubt this can be true as well. If you never want to mishit then hit completely flat with an oversize frame. But the benefits of maximizing topspin definitely outweighs the negatives.
The red dots and lines describing the racquet paths are great! I will try to visualize them when I am hitting, especially my forehand.
Thanks Lan!
Thanks for all the tennis lessons very explanatory and helpful especially the topspin lessons
perfect explanation and good advices. Thank you, Brady! I find it very useful and important. All that kind of forehand shot should be in the arsenal of tennis players
Interesting lesson. Perhaps you can produce a video explaining the importance of keeping ones wrist and forearm relaxed from unit turn to right before contact. I find it much easier to drop the racquet head with a relaxed grip.
Staying relaxed is vital for so many reasons and this is one of them. Thanks for commenting David!
Terrific demo
Excellent video. Once again. I am getting hand injury from my wrist lag when I hit a modern topspin forehand inside out or inside in. These are the muscle tendons on top of the hand, especially near the wrist where the wrist lags behind so as to impart topspin. I get some wrist soreness as well. I have had to take a break and plan on seeing a PT to resolve this annoying injury. I need to also relax when i create racquet speed and not tense up. I have been playing for decades and this injury is new and so scary for me. Thoughts?
I'd seriously rethink about the technique and timing, constant late timing is traumatic to the whole body, as there is much less support behind the shot when the ball is past your lead leg, buggy whips and those top spin finishes constantly sometimes is not the best idea, for most people buggy whips are bailouts. As always if you are going to be out of position so much when you hit the ball, skip it. I would. Also, I wouldn't play so much tennis until I have that wrist issue resolved.
ahmad that is not the problem at all. Far from it.
Brady those red dots are ingenious, you unlocked something in my mind there. Question about the 2nd stroke (your default topspin shot), are you consciously dropping the head to get it lower? If so how do you keep your wrist loose and allow for lag?
For me it's not a conscious thought, but it might be for you if you're working on it...eventually it will just happen. As long as you're relaxed you're wrist and grip should remain loose.
Appreciate the response, thanks Brady!
Excellent video can you help me with kick serve ball toss and pronation as well as slice serve ball toss and pronation
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thanks! Great videos!
Thanks Iiro!
Excellent video. Thank you. Can you do one video of maximizing spin for a one handed backhand
Mitchell Dela Cruz good question. Its still going to be the same basics but the one hander is so weird. I would watch that video for sure
Thanks Mitchell! Sure I can explore getting topspin on the one-handed backhand in the near future.
Learn something from every video. Thank you.
Happy to help Sudeep--thanks for watching!
Hi Brad, after wathcing your great!!! lesson on topspin I have one question. When you have that lag in the raquect before contact, the raquect gets to the contact position because of body movement alone, or because the hand rotates to hit the ball?.
I appreciate your answer in advance,
If you remain loose, especially with your wrist and grip, as your bring your arm forward the racket will snap towards contact. Be careful NOT to involve the wrist too much here or it can lead to disaster.
Thanks Brad I tried this tip today and it definitely increased my forehand speed and spin. I guess the key is to let the wrist snap but not too much
Brady.
About the racquet lag:
1) do i need to lock by wrist to keep the raquet lagging behind my wrist?
2) It it wise or desirable to have a whole arm lagging, behind the body when i engane the body turn? So like im relaxing my arm, starting to turn my body then having lagging arm? When hitting this way it feel kind weird that my arm is like whooping from behind after body turn. It produces quite good balls but feels just a bit awkward
Good questions Invy. If you're loose your hand, wrist and racket should be the last to whip around. You definitely don't want to be too loose (I tell my lessons their arm looks like a wet noodle if I see this), but at the same time you don't want to be "locked" as you describe. Somewhere in between is ideal. Keep up the good work, sounds like you're on the right track.
I cannot find any good video footage from pro or ncaa matches that just show net clearance of the rallies filmed looking right down the net cord. Any ideas?
I like racquet mania's channel. Not exactly what you're asking for but it's from a better angle to see the height and spin of the ball: th-cam.com/users/raquettemania
I will check it out. It helped me a lot when a coach helped menimagine my target at the net plane rather than a spot on the opposite court. It would be an awesome DTL to show a rally viewed down the net!
Good stuff
That was great!!!, though when you got to the part of the legs.... I am more on the pinocchio side :-(, alone with wooden legs!!! Thank you, great tips!
Haha thanks Eduardo!
The next video should have Brady sporting some McEnroe signature socks and red headband. Mark can wear the Pat Cash black-n-white checkered headband and a Bjorn Borg wig.
Was also thinking about putting Mark in serena's 2003 us open catsuit...
But isn't it also about how high the incoming ball bounce?
What's your tennis background? College I assume?
Started playing at an early age and have been teaching for past 20 years. Got some scholarship offers from different schools but instead went to UW and focused on girls and maybe too much beer :)
Daily Tennis Lesson nice, do you do video analysis? I have a couple questions on my serve
perfect :)
Thank you!
How do you defend yourself when people accuse you of calling balls out that they say
are in - I have never done it deliberately I have always felt i WAS TELLING THE TRUTH
Pat Manley I just say get a line judge then lol
It's always receivers call so u don't have to defend yourself
How old are you Brady???
Why do you want maximum top spin? Top spin is not always good.. you get more power from flat shot..
I think you should watch the video. I just might address that :)
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...and the more mishits you will experience.
Haha no doubt this can be true as well. If you never want to mishit then hit completely flat with an oversize frame. But the benefits of maximizing topspin definitely outweighs the negatives.