This is great. My coaching was obviously not too great. I achieved a good level but my forehand has always been a bit inconsistent. I’ve noticed that there are times when I swing through the ball the right way and it feels great and I can’t miss, and other times not so good. I can see now that when I am hitting it well I am doing the C you describe… although I was taught the wrong high to long swing forward C. My coaching was back in the 80s and my coach was a good player in the 70s when technique was very different. I can’t wait to get back on the court and try the correct C on all my shots. Note that I recently discovered that serving has a similar motion where you swing you arm as far up and out as you can… essentially the arm can only go so far and it will arc around nicely.. this improved my serve heaps. Before I was pulling my arm down a bit early. Now I almost never miss a second serve and I can get great kick on it, and I can hit a wicked slice out wide. All from fulling throwing my arm up and out… and not concentrating on hitting it down… the arc will naturally bring the arm down at the full range of motion. Do you have a similar serve video? I will see if I can find.
THIS is the video that actually made the forehand click for me. I have not been aware that when I'm in my flow zone and hitting forehands that feel like muscle memory, I was doing this without being aware, and when my forehand feels pushy I was doing exactly the movement you showed
Thanks will try this. How does this correlate with the swing plane of a topspin pro? Should the letter C be more inclined at 45° ie horizontal and vertical?
Great! One of my tennis teachers asked us to move the racket like around an egg. I wondered why my strokes had been loopy, short and powerless. My last coaches explained me the forward movement. One occasional coach told me to keep more distance from the elbow to the body. I think that your explanation is the ideal summary and will implement it in my practice.
Hi Vincent, thanks for the video. Can you pls also describe the role of thumb while hitting FH and serve? And should it point down while hitting a FH for a better grip?
This is very interesting but to specify you do not just roll your wrist over the ball, the going from right to the left it has to be done with the arm right
th-cam.com/video/Dz6UpwYuDDE/w-d-xo.html This "Doctor" knows nothing about tennis. He only watched Federer and- Nadal's slow-motion video and became an expert.
Vertical C path is not necessarily wrong because your arm will still pull across regardless. Just not as much and will produce a thinner, more loopy ball without as much depth; More of a JV girls tennis type moonball.
@@topspin1715 I meant in general - would love to see more hitting footage throughout the videos. Just a suggestion that would make it more powerful learning, at least for me.
@@1S4Per I see, sorry I misunderstood what you meant. He has other videos with more extensive swing examples but you’ll have to manually search for them.
Just watch your own video. Do you even realize that the swing that you say is short and abbreviated looks almost exactly like the swing which you say produces longer path?
This video is amazing, it solves the problem that I have been looking for an answer for years!!!!
I've been playing tennis for years and this put things in perspective for me. This is what I've been missing. Thank you.
Well done! The clarity and simplicity of your presentation as well as your explanations of approach are straightforward and super effective.
This is great. My coaching was obviously not too great. I achieved a good level but my forehand has always been a bit inconsistent. I’ve noticed that there are times when I swing through the ball the right way and it feels great and I can’t miss, and other times not so good. I can see now that when I am hitting it well I am doing the C you describe… although I was taught the wrong high to long swing forward C. My coaching was back in the 80s and my coach was a good player in the 70s when technique was very different. I can’t wait to get back on the court and try the correct C on all my shots. Note that I recently discovered that serving has a similar motion where you swing you arm as far up and out as you can… essentially the arm can only go so far and it will arc around nicely.. this improved my serve heaps. Before I was pulling my arm down a bit early. Now I almost never miss a second serve and I can get great kick on it, and I can hit a wicked slice out wide. All from fulling throwing my arm up and out… and not concentrating on hitting it down… the arc will naturally bring the arm down at the full range of motion. Do you have a similar serve video? I will see if I can find.
Makes sense - sooo many players push their forehand especially under pressure
This is a very clear explanation of the forehand swing. Well done!
Amazing that was exactly my problem thanks
The best explanations of tennis technique on TH-cam
This is why my inside-out forehand is always my best stroke. I was unknowingly doing this more prominently with that.
THIS is the video that actually made the forehand click for me. I have not been aware that when I'm in my flow zone and hitting forehands that feel like muscle memory, I was doing this without being aware, and when my forehand feels pushy I was doing exactly the movement you showed
Not a ferris wheel C, that is a great visual, that really drives the point home with an exclamation point. Thank you.
Wow this is a great explanation. Makes so much sense. Thank you!
Good stuff! Haven't seen this addressed & thanks for solid explanation
Very useful, thank you coach.
Is useful, yes. Great explanation. Can you explain it also for the double handed backhand?
Thank you, that's a very interesting perspective that I never thought of. Super useful.
Great video, !!!!
Really fine job explaining as well as teaching.
Very good information and teaching, thank you very much.
Very good video again! Thanks a lot
Big fan from Taiwan, thanks so much! Wondering if the two-hand backband swing path also stay with same idea ...
yes, extend left arm as much as possible
👍👍👍 thank you🙏
Have never heard the FH swing path exlained like this, can’t wait to try it!
Super useful, thanks.
Hi coach, it's finally winter, so I don't have anything to do other than listening to all you videos :)
great expl!!!
Letter c and demonstration is very vivid pic to explain how to hit forehand
thx. i hope to see video on how to cut the habit of big forehand backswing /take-back
Thanks will try this. How does this correlate with the swing plane of a topspin pro? Should the letter C be more inclined at 45° ie horizontal and vertical?
Liking the presentation. Looks like you becoming more confident at presenting on a video. Good job.
Great! One of my tennis teachers asked us to move the racket like around an egg. I wondered why my strokes had been loopy, short and powerless. My last coaches explained me the forward movement. One occasional coach told me to keep more distance from the elbow to the body. I think that your explanation is the ideal summary and will implement it in my practice.
Never knew this, interesting.
Hi Vincent, thanks for the video. Can you pls also describe the role of thumb while hitting FH and serve? And should it point down while hitting a FH for a better grip?
FairwayJack never thanks the coaches for their hard work.
This is very interesting but to specify you do not just roll your wrist over the ball, the going from right to the left it has to be done with the arm right
I'll try this tonight
tks " doctor"
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That is for cross court drive, fine, but if drive down the line then you have to apply the c swing path that you didnt recommended
No - swing path stays the same, you just slightly adjust the orientation of your body (open/close).
Second! FairwayJack comments are posted on every tennis channel. Dude seems cool af 😎
So is this just another way of hitting a forehand, or are the people teaching a vertical C swing path just wrong?
th-cam.com/video/Dz6UpwYuDDE/w-d-xo.html
This "Doctor" knows nothing about tennis. He only watched Federer and- Nadal's slow-motion video and became an expert.
Vertical C path is not necessarily wrong because your arm will still pull across regardless. Just not as much and will produce a thinner, more loopy ball without as much depth; More of a JV girls tennis type moonball.
Suggestion: show actually hitting the ball in your videos. It’ll be much more powerful. Thanks for the content 👍
He did in the beginning of the video, it's even in slow motion too.
@@topspin1715 I meant in general - would love to see more hitting footage throughout the videos. Just a suggestion that would make it more powerful learning, at least for me.
@@1S4Per I see, sorry I misunderstood what you meant. He has other videos with more extensive swing examples but you’ll have to manually search for them.
Well done! The clarity and simplicity of your presentation as well as your explanations of approach are straightforward and super effective.
Just watch your own video. Do you even realize that the swing that you say is short and abbreviated looks almost exactly like the swing which you say produces longer path?
Thx, but next time pls some real hits 👏🏿
you are the best first time i got what you send very боди teaching лайк front of you from dawn to up change my explanation
good tips.... thank you Now you do what bruce lee do kick and punch 1000s to time without the ball.