Perfect Your Forehand Swing Path In Minutes! 

What ya think?

I’ve been playing for 50 yrs, and have watched a lot of training videos, and I think yours are the best. Thanks.

am a NTRP 5.0 with a good FH... after facing a lot of frustration in match play, i realised that the ultimate key to unlock easy power comes from relaxation of the arm... and for that we need to actively crunch / twist our stomach... when I focus on coiling my torso and really feel the twisting of the stomach muscles while executing the Unit Turn, I find that my arm is Auto- Relaxed. And after a lot of trial n error, i came to conclude that if we want to really coil our tummy w.o tensing our arm, we need to keep the toes and knees pointed forward, and really feel the twinge in our outer knee ligaments as we twist our torso.. this cue keeps my arm relaxed.. i think Fed does this a lot... but to each his own !

Omg, I have applied the "box" and it works !!! I have been trying "windshield wipers" motion and it didn't work at all, I don't know why. Thanks a lot!

I have a few students who have that same late internal rotation you showed at 3:47. Maybe I'll try the "butt cap at the opponent sooner" queue with them.

One of the best forehand video I have seen. Thanks a lot. You have sorted out one of the biggest issues in my game.❤

I have a semi to full western grip - I found the box finish is really important to ensure the swing path has enough forward direction . I used to swing up too much without enough forward direction. Thanks Coach!

My man you are one hell of a coach. I used the "box" finish yesterday and I was crushing the ball. I'm not sure exactly why but this technique promoted a full follow through...I think previously I'd been "arming" the ball and not getting the full force of my weight and shoulder turn into the ball. In any case, I expect that this new forehand along with my new power serve that you've also helped me to develop, I will be crushing opponents. Your lessons and advice are really great for the advanced player (4.5 to 5.5)...maybe even higher. You are able to demonstrate techniques to take shots that have plateaued to the next level and it's usually quite simple...it's just stuff I hadn't thought of. Keep up the great work!

Tom does it again. Another excellent video.

Wow!! You are indeed a fantastic teacher. Exactly the problem i am having and nobody was able to fix it.. Thanks indeed Sir

Thank you for making this video! Wonderful! Learned a lot!

I tried your tips and they really help my follow thru and overall consistency. However, what worked best for me was finishing by pointing my bent elbow where I was aiming and at the ball path. This accomplishes the dual functions of making follow thru consistent and also aiding in purposeful aiming. If you finish pointing the elbow at the aiming spot, the racket butt and the "box" naturally end up in the correct positions. The elbow ends up in the lower peripheral vision in line with your target for good visual feedback. If the racket head ends up pointing at the target like some newbies like to do, the follow thru is incomplete.

Great tips Tom ...especially the one to check the time.....really... its so easy but effective ...keep up the good work, love your videos.

Ohhhhh thank you from italy this video helped me so much

The "box" finish explains it. Thanks Tom!

Big Big Thank for another great tip. ❤

Thank you very much coach. You made it again. Happy weekend.🌞🌎🌙🙏

I have watched a lot of online tennis videos. And I have just recently blundered into TPA tennis. I've got to say, there are plenty of good stuffs here.

Awesome advice! Will try next time.

finally clear info thank you so much you helped me fix my mistake

Very helpful! Thank you!👍👏🇺🇸

one really important thing is to remember you are hitting a sphere. You should try to round the ball. Feel de ball's circle. A big mistake of a lot of players is try to hit a 2 dimension ball.

This completely solved my forehand issue. Was swiping to the side and wrapping with no space. Is it important to point the tip of racket heat at target? I use straight arm.

Good clear explanations ❤

You're a terrific coach. What does each finish do to the trajectory of the ball? Where on the court is best to hit each?

Really good ideas

TPA you know all about tennis.👍 FH well explained. Good lesson. Perfect demonstration. Nothing left to say. Game, Set and match 🥎 L-O-V-E from Berlin ❤

surely the follow through is a result of the incoming ball and thus what you are trying to do with the ball shortly after

what do you think about Roger and Alcaraz finish the racquet also around the shoulder height, but string facing down? What's the pros and cons of string facing down vs facing sideway in your opinion?

Good teaching.

Wow, thanks, this can be applied to Western FH too, right ?

Great lesson again Coach. How can I improve Stopping the body/core to allow the racket to fly through? (Kinetic chain: stopping one link/body to allow another link/arm to fly through? Thanks

Great ❤

Can you please do a video for those of us whose forehand grip is in between a continental and eastern? I am old school and tried to go semi Western but failed. Please help.

Could watch Nitzan's forehand all day

i think the finish (above or below the shoulder) largely depends on the grip (continental, simi western, etc)

Absolutly bulls eye explanation and not a one way ortodox explanation, wich I really like because, it creat different opportuneties inside what is OK- I as a very skilled play and coach really like the box picter and the watch and budcap ex.planations aswell .

Box might promote bending of the elbow through contract which wouldn't be good.

Oh jeeze, now we got to •pat the dog •Pull through the slot •Throw the racket tip like a frisbee or skip the stone •Make a rainbow around the beach ball •And now finally make a box, which actually looks more like a Dorito. But yeah. I’m trying it.

Great video!! many thanks

What grip? Eastern?

Amaizing!

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I don't think it makes sense to talk much about the follow-through; where the racquet ends up depends on what you're doing to the ball, which is the most important thing. If you use wrist rotation to apply topspin, then the racquet will end up on the other side of the body with the butt cap pointing forward without any other effort. If you aren't applying topspin to the ball with wrist rotation, then it doesn't matter where your racquet ends up, because the follow-through doesn't do anything to the ball.

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The finish is just a result of your swing path - if you swing low to high you'll finish over the shoulder. If you swing flatter you'll finish lower. It's only purpose is to dissipate the energy of your swing safety so you should just let it happen.

Great ❤