Modern Tennis Forehand Technique 

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Great hitting at the end @10min. Good swing to learn from.

Спасибо! Очень доходчиво объясняете и показываете! ❤️

Pretty good description of a modern forehand. I like the bent knees, important to get the racket under the ball.

thank you very much. great lessons

Cours très intéressant. Merci.

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I see in lessons today that closed stance, more traditional forehand is still being taught first before being introduced to open or semi-open stance where the forehand lags, the racket (sp checked) head drops and the butt head is pulled through first, and finish is in front with a small wiper motion... as all this is to much to remember for a beginner or young student.

Thank you

THANK YOU

Great info...thank you

Шикарно и доходчиво объяснил

Спасибо, хорошие советы, замечательный урок. Наталия, прекрасная ученица. Мастеру респект и уважение

спасибо за видео. отличные уроки.

Thank you)💖

Improved forehand quickly with your video, thanks for the lesson

Thanks for the video, I'm trying and trying again ... I don't give up :)

Спасибо!

Very clear

Fantastic forehand tips coach, I am a big fan now 👏👏👏

Thanks for the share very nice, this is the best way to rotate shoulders and i figured this way myself teaching my daughter to turn shoulder :)- do u have similar video for two handed backhand ? Guys lets not worry about Federer’s eastern grip and focus on this great video if u cant add something useful don’t waste time here.

this is the correct technique.

Solid and good words on angular momentum but actually it's a "modern" forehand from 1990 (with exception of an Agassi). The first swing the student took is probably from 1970 without a loop. Also as people pointed out, Federer uses a grip closer to an eastern and Sharapova isn't a good example either since her swing is also more classical and flat. The hands would stay more connected in the modern swing on the unit turn and the stance is typically more open (it was maybe 20 degrees open) but that almost square stance is ok from the middle of the court where she is driving or attacking. Not that she didn't rotate her hips or allow the feet to move off the ground, which she should have done to allow angular momentum. In addition, the backswing would be lower (Rick Macci's "pat the dog" or as referred to here as the "table") which allows the racquet to drop (and cock) into the modern slot or Brian Gordon's flip (which some people call lag or wrist). But really Vic Braden started discussion on the forearm pre-stretch that Agassi developed and Gordon really popularized it (although hardly anyone knows him since he isn't a coach). Finally the contact point is rarely a foot ahead but typically maybe only a few inches in front or quite frequently behind/inside the front foot (between the feet).

Very practical tips. Thanks! Are you Del Potro's brother?😀

if the grip is eastern like Federer or del Porto the strings would face the net not the side fence which is more semi western

I am not provide but I believe best grip is the one you can adjust quickly to f hand to backhand and volley. ..near to continatel grip

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Большое спасибо. Еще бы такое же по высоким мячам.

Неплохо для начинающих

Excellent video. 👌👍 Thanks. Just one point, is she brushing up or hitting through the ball ?

великолепный канал - много нового и ..я пошел учить своего тренера)

Excellent instruction...I've watched hundreds of videos on the modern forehand and this is the only one that really worked for me...I have so much more consistency and control now! Do you have instruction on the one handed backhand also?

Hey coach. Quick questions from another coach if we use this pattern to learn a forehand with a semi western grip It is teaching you to make contact with the ball with the string of the racket not all facing forward (stop video at 6:21 for me). this is proven when your helper then gos to hit the ball. next stop (7:03) you can see here that all the string, the face of the racket is open, not down at all. this is because your helping is a good tennis player and knows what shes doing but you can even tell on that first one she miss hits the ball a bit it might of even hit the net then she makes a correction from there. The mistake is after you look at the "mirror" or 12 oclock bring your arm down to about 4 or 5 oclock and pull your wrist back tip of the racket is facing away from you (towards your back) then come around and rotate and back your swing low to high and make contact with a nice flat face of the racket you swing and wrist angle to control the amount of topspin and forward power from there. never bring your racket under the ball as you show always make contact with a flack face, bend down if its low. just to pick one thing in the video

Excuse me but that's not RF'S grip. 😎

most coaches explain without mentioning pinpoint tips...like using racket weight useage .how to drop racket easly. ..and continuously using the loop

Federer uses eastern grip..not semi western grip..

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важный момент.ускорение перед пронацией слишком быстрое у натали поэтому получается снижение скорости.выходить нужно на максимум пра пронации-причесывании мяча мало кто о этом говорит.точнее не слышал на ютубе

Federer’s straight arm eastern forehand is very different from Sharapova’s bent arm semi-western. And Nadals straight arm semi western is very rare.

are you in quebec? I am looking for a place to train and get better. maybe you can help me

good drill at 8min

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You guys are funny. Federer said in an interview that he does not even know what grip he uses. "what ever is comfortable" he said or words to that effect.. Rec players love to argue over his grip as if it makes a bit of difference.

First of all, Fed and Nadal hit a completely different forehand than Maria Sharapova. Secondly, while Nadal is a very strong semi-western, Fed is somewhere between an eastern and a semi-western. I think the best description of Fed's grip is "hybrid." Lastly, the guys keep the head of the racquet completely on the outside of the body. The racquet head does not come anywhere near breaking the plane of body during the backswing. Consequently, the guys hit a significantly shorter stroke. The women are coming around, but they're not there yet.

Добрый день это Канадский Морден?

People,open stance is for pros it's not good teaching people other then side stance.Besides a grip goes between eastern and semi-western and then gradually player itself changes a grip when it's coming to competition level.

Not sure why you say Federer uses Semi Western. Good video overall.

А где про прокручивание на одну грань?) и ракетка в стойке должна быть ровной ...

He may have not used the right words in some cases but by far one the simplest way to teach for folks struggling to learn forehand or difficulty adapting to something

Federer can use any grip and would do well. Kicked Nadal's ass this morning for his 6th singles titles of the year this morning.

what if ball is coming really high around shoulders? these balls were fed lower than her waist...

Need different camera angles.

The eastern forehand grip is the better grip in my opinion .

The backswing is very WTA. Most male players put it on the table next to themselves rather than behind themselves.

federer use eastern grip but i prefer semie western grip.

Gasquet's brother?

Good vid but everyone knows fed hits with an eastern forehand

This man sounds like a Borat :)

Federer uses an Eastern grip, not a semi Western. Do some research. Nice vid though. 😀

Er.. I thought the modern forehand should be windshield wiper??

Federer doesn’t play with a Semi Wester Grip

If this is suposed to be a 'modern' tennis forehand then why is she standing with one foot forward even when playing the stroke? .. it looks really awkward!

Natalie is so hot...

How can you say, or dare to say that looks like Federers forehamd?? Take a look in slow mo yourself....

Shes hot

.. but the footwork is bad! Professional players don't stand the way she does!

Gauchos!

Такой порожняк))) я долго ждал когда же пойдёт что то интересное..... но сплошная примитивщина...