Wonderful breakdown of the stroke. I especially like the advice to keep the elbows out in the ready position so as to avoid bringing the racket back too far. Thanks
IMO I think you have the best instructional videos on YT. As you explain the check points, you point out the common mistakes and the fixes for them. These are very valuable to us self taught players.
This helped me great back on track against some heavy hitting opponents. I had fallen in to in the habit of jabbing and blocking shots defensively. The check points help guide you back to a more assertive approach. Thanks!
Thanks for the tips! My backhand has always been better than my forehand and I am still having trouble with my forehand. My backhand goes natural, my forehand really does not
Yo bro, finally found another man with the same problem. Everyone says that i have one hell of a backhand, and I am pretty sure it is the situation as I win like 90% of my points off backhand. It just feels natural and I could take a break from tennis for like a month and still hit perfect backhands. I wish i felt so secure about my forehand too.
@@AlexPeaceOfficial wow i feel that there are not many people who struggle with this. So many players i know all have a great and smooth forehand and i just don’t have that haha. At least a big up for our backhands 💪 and let’s hope our forehand will become steadier during the years.
@@Derebertis Yep. I hope it will become consistent soon. There are days when I dominate with forehand, but also days when I miss everything. It is so inconsistent and that’s why it bothers me. I think that the solution is to start spending more time towards practicing forehand. Like, just practice and play with only forehand every other training. I think that would help us a lot.
To me your the best virtual coach around Ryan! All of these check points are very helpfull and readily applicable tips. Moreover, this basic and logical technique that you teach allows the weaker player like me to try a modern playing style and still obtaining results rapidly. This is not the case with other coaches around showing the proper technique for in shape or more advanced players
This is one of the most helpful tennis videos I have ever found on RU-vid. Can you please make one of these for the one-handed backhand, the serve, and volleys as well?
tennis is such a fascinatig sport, where little details can cause so much better striking quality. today i watched this video for the first time, and tried to keep the elbow away from the body, and the non hitting arm above the racket in my training today. Of course far away from perfection, but i immediately felt much more comfortable and was able to generate more topsin and consistency with my forehand. something i am really struggling with. gonna focus on these patterns. thank you for your tips. great content
Excellent explanation for topspin forehand with some great demonstration Ryan. Have watched a lot of other tennis tutorials but yours are one of the best ones I've seen. Many thanks.
I practiced with a ball machine what you taught on how to improve a forehand stroke. When I felt confident, I used my new stroke technique against my tennis group opponents. The improvement was immediately obvious as the speed and accuracy of my returns earned me many quick points and cut rallies short. Thanks very much for your direct and clear method of tennis instruction.
Thank you Ryan. I’ve been making so many of these mistakes every time I play. Now I need to fix them. I would add check point 7 too, moving your back leg forward after hitting for momentum.
Excellent as always! Ready position of my daughter has been off and you gave me a practical tip to help her stop taking the racket too far back behind her body
Oh god I'm so glad found your channel as I'm a very keen learner and always want to improve my tennis skills. Your explanations are really good to understand and very very clear, thank you , it's the best tennis tutorials channels xx
@@2MinuteTennis I’d really like to send you some video for analysis. I’ve signed up to your website but can’t see a way of contacting you. Would you mind dropping me a line at 07939959129? Thank you and great videos
Thanks for the very useful tips. I have found that keeping the left hand also on the racket guides the right hand to not go too far up or too far back. If I go too far up, my left shoulder would come in between the ball and my eyes. The left hand also prevents the right hand from going too far back so it naturally controls how far back and high I go
SUCH a good video as always. Great content, again and again and again. Your work for all of us club level players out there is invaluable. I hope YT compensates you well so it is not just charity work for you.
Well done Ryan! It's so humbling to video oneself, and even though you exaggerate the steps here, one can speed up as no rec player has a Fed like forehand. Consistency is key, then power later and you've got a great stroke, plus your feet are adapting. I'd add 'yellow arrows' in the future as most viewers won't lower the speed to .05 to really see what you doing here.
I remember you got some flack for the birthday hat thing but as a 5.5 player, every time I watch your videos I learn something new. One of the best coaches :)
Great FH checklist Ryan. Already copied to my tennis notebook. Thanks. One additional transitional step for me - I try to contact the ball below the equator and then roll over it. This greatly improves the desired effects of (1) driving the ball over the net instead of into it, and (2) maximizing topspin. And yes I know this is just a feeling because of microsecond contact time.
Good to see your presentations and will be also interesting in my opinion if you will mention where to hit balls (not only how to hit with that kind of technique) in defence, neutral and offensive situations to connect technique with tactics.
Another great point you demonstrate with point #1, the ready position, Ryan, is that not only do you split step but you bring your racquet to the same starting position every time. The pro on "My Tennis HQ" pointed out that failure to bring the racquet to the same starting position with each stroke in a rally can contribute to stroke inconsistency.
Hi Ryan, when watching your videos they bring a big smile to my face...im really grateful that i found your channel.Just curious how did you become a coach and who was your coach. You are one of the best instructors here in youtube and big thank you for all of your hard work and dedication that you have put in your videos!!
Excellent checkpoints, Ryan. I do think it is important, though, on checkpoint #6 to mention that holding the racquet with the non-dominant hand at the end of the forward swing is dependent on where the swing ends. If it ends like a buggy whip forehand or a Carlos Moya style around hip level, holding the racquet may not be possible or convenient.
I stumbled onto your channel a few days ago and watched this lesson. I'm a 4.0 NTRP player and have been struggling with a little consistency lately with my forehand. I was already doing some of the "checkpoints" you mention in the video but probably not consistently enough. I spent about 6 hours on court the last two days really being more deliberate and really concentrating on incorporating those checkpoints and I can honestly say, it was a game changer. This lesson was a great way to break down the various stages of the stroke and really refine it. The elbows out in the ready position made a huge difference in my return of serve. Well done...
@@2MinuteTennis Ryan... Do you do any video analysis ? I would love to send you a recent video of my forehand and have you give me some tips to "Fix My Forehand"...
I am so frustrated with my forehand that I am going nuts. I began playing tennis when I was 18 and at a point in my life tennis was the most important thing for me. I reached a level close to 4.0 and I am convinced didn't go further due to my forehand. I have a one handed backhand of a 4.5 player maybe a 5.0 and the forehand of a 2.5, and I have never been able to figure out the problem with my forehand. I stopped playing about 15 years ago, I am over 50 now and trying to make a comeback but my forehand is driving me insane. I am watching every possible forehand video here in RU-vid in hopes I can find some answers.
Sorry to hear about your forehand troubles. I want to offer you a free zoom lesson with me to fix your forehand. Send me an email and I’ll help you with it. My email is ryan@2minutetennis.net. Thanks!!!
@@2MinuteTennis Thank you Ryan. I think your videos are among the very best for recreational players looking to improve their game. I sent you my email and thank you for the zoom offer.
I've watched lots of videos on the forehands but you've provided a few tips I've never seen before - like having your elbows out in the ready position. Great tips as always.
@@2MinuteTennis Thank you. I discovered you two weeks ago and I feel improving a lot with everything by result of following your tips. I'm very gratefull.
Excellent use of checkpoints. I would add another one after the UNIT TURN. RELEASE AND EXTEND: As you look over your front shoulder extend your non-racket hand toward the oncoming ball while extending your racket arm toward the back fence. Use of the non-racket hand can be very effective for balance as well as helping to measure the proper distance to the ball. Extending the racket arm toward the back fence provides a longer swing path which can help generate more power. Your teaching videos are among the best. Keep up the great work!
Hey Buddy believe it or not YOU EXPLAIN THE PERFECT FORHAND EXCLAMATION ON THE INTERNET JET AND NOTNON THE INTERNET JET, they all leave out different things needed, you are the only one who incorporates it all I bet you’re dyslexic,, ! GREAT JOB BUD T
