I really hope RU-vid Nation realizes what's happening on this channel. This isn't just another mid-level tennis pro yakking away. This is one of the best coaches in tennis history is sharing amzingly helpful tips on technique, strategy, and drills. There's light years of difference in the quality of instruction between what's here and what's on other tennis instruction channels. This stuff is absolutely amazing. Not entirely sure why you're doing this, Patrick, but big thanks from all of us who are here to learn.
@@jaydenbtw3157 Sure, yeah, but the quality here goes way beyond simple promotion of his camp. PM is posting absolutely brilliance at least 3 times a week. To promote the camp, he could just half-ass some simple stuff a few times a month and no one would bat an eye. Instead we get this level of commitment and quality. Again, if you're reading this, many, many thanks, Patrick.
@@spookyroofus Yeah I agree with you this goes beyond just promotion of his academy. He is sharing very in-depth knowledge of his expertise. I'm shocked that he's posting full lessons on a certain stroke. It's almost like taking one yourself if you are good enough to apply it and teach yourself. Most instructors would charge for videos like this! Besides, he doesn't even need much promotion considering he and his academy are one of the most popular in the world already. If you wanted to argue money reasons, it could be to promote Dunlop since that brand is trying to compete with the Babolats, Wilsons, and Heads. They make excellent products so I'm not even mad at it.
You can tell felix is a really cerebral guy. Have never seen a student im these videos that was able to process and implement the amout of Information instantly
Still living the dream, Felix! Dr M is amazing, immediate tweaks especially if the player is intelligent like yourself. I love backhand slice, its such an easy, killer shot that can be the most accurate and which players actually find more difficult to return.
So true. I have coached all levels, grade school,high school,college,USTA teams and he has been the main factor for my positive experience. He is the best for improving anyone’s game, I still am learning from him and I will be 81 !,
All great slicers (Federer, murray, gasquet, lopez) have a top-down approach. It is enable them to control a rising heavy ball. This lesson seems old school, I like old school but explaining the differences would have been nice.
Aka they cut down on the ball for most slices and not as much out in front…if the incoming ball is coming with enough pace contacting the ball more out in front isn’t really going to help you. An experiment I like to use is balance all your weight in a neutral stance on your back foot…now look at your racquet angle, then proceed to shift weight so you are leaning forward on the front foot, notice the change in racquet angle.
@@zanido9073 It's a question of the follow through. If you look up videos on the U slice or J slice, those are a more modern approach rather than coaching to follow through by pushing the hand forward.
there is one coach on the tour that 95% of pro players would say has no clue. guess who it is... maybe he understands tactics but for technique I have a very hard time listen to any of this bs especially if the guy himself is not mastering one single shot himself. he was lucky to have williams. she was so good that noone could have messed her up. not even him. but in general this guy is just a joke
Sometimes I use this slice, otherwise I flip the racquet over and turn it into a groundstroke slice that spins all sideways on the bounce running away from the player because I like to come inside out on the ball. Felix hits the slices pretty high over the net,I don't hit the slice high and loopy. But there are times he does hits it like I do very low and flat over the netcord with those wow slices. I flip the racquet over to keep the ball a little longer on the racquet if I don't want to do just the normal slice but do a groundstroke slice.
You are the best coach. You understand the problem of the player. You talk with sufficient , encouraging , enlightening words. Mabuhay po kayo, Sir Pat M.
when all the chat pros hating on the technique, have coached serena on slice, and have coached (not baby sitted) more than 12-year-old never to be tennis players, get back at us. The lesson is legit.
I think it’s more of using angles of the wrist to manipulate the ball… no snapping actions but turning and coiling the wrist to do what ever you want with the ball
Every great slice has wrist !!!!!it’s called The radial to ulnar deviation !!! They start in that 90 degree angle in the preparation ( the Lshape ) when they go to contact it changes to about 125/135 degree depending on the height and distance to contact and then it keeps going to about a 145/160 degree after contact. PM has no idea what he’s talking about . Watch the beginning , all the slices are floating :):) because he’s going forward and tries to get under the ball ( old school ) hand goes in the direction :):) seriously:):) body goes in the direction on a cross overstep:):) seriously:):) watch every good slice in the video then you’ll see the hand DOESNT go in the direction but to the right , the body goes in the direction of the last step ( you make a line before the hit and after the hit and you’ll see that ( try to move your body in the cross line making an crossover step , means you have to make about a 270degree body turn :):) PM is great motivator and positive talk person which is sometimes enough to get a person back on track but I would NEVER send my kids to his school for technique!!!!
This slice technique isn't the best. He's teaching driving the racquet head too far out into the court. The racquet head accelerates more when it's traveling parallel to the baseline with baseline rallies‼Ala Federer ‼
Is it just me or is the guy wrong? You don't cut and then drive. It happens at the same time, nor is the dude stepping through on lots of the shots he is saying bravo on.
It's not just you. The advice on the slice is completely opposite professional technique. The U-shape Felix made before the lesson is more or less the professional technique. The straight drive through shape PM advises is the more traditional stroke. I would understand why you teach it to a beginner, as it is easier to execute, but Felix is aspiring to be an ATP level player. But it gets worse, like you have observed: if you cut first (in a vertical plane) and then drive through (in a horizontal plane) then the drive is not doing anything else than be an artificial change in direction, which will make the stroke unstable. The follow-through should always help achieving the actual stroke. If you cut first, then drive, the two ideas will conflict with each other. And finally, like you also have observed, despite the student not executing on the advice, PM will still say YES, or PARFAIT, or OLALA. It's a positive stimulus to tell the student he has actually learnt from the lesson. That's not a bad thing per se but it's rather fishy when 1) the technique being taught is old school 2) the confused student doesn't do what the teacher said.
What's the purpose of cut then drive it? The ball already left the racket, so why focusing on driving it...why not just focus on the preparation/keeping the racket on the edge/the contact and everything after that you get for free or just irrelevant...
@@bernardlanguillier7970 hmm I have started teaching this a little on the side and from my experience it is counter to learning. As long as you are teaching the correct thing, people learn extremely quickly versus arbitrarily breaking it up. I also don't reward bad shots. I reward a student explaining why their shot went awry and that seems to work well and motivates them to keep trying.
No comment, totally wrong. I really do not know how these tennis coaches can reach these levels with so poor knowledge. I'm very sorry but for this guy it's all a loss of money and time with this coach. Good luck
big difference between the way felix can adapt and mimic exactly what patrick says, as compared to the kids on the rise on this channel. would think the kids would be more moldable and guys like felix would be the ones having a hard time adjusting, but other way around
I love how he said that short angle from slice BH pulling opponent off court short in his own ad side is the worst possible position on the tennis court. I think when Rafa stands at back fence to return the opponent should drop shot serve him there often not just a time or two in the match. Because he's not the same player from net especially when he's slower now and has to run up from back fence to net.😮 If a good pro would work on that serve 1000s of times till the ball stayed unbelievably low with side spin it would be a killer shot. And against a huge guy like Isner it would be torturous.😢😮😂
Many People dont trust me but Im every day Better following Patrick lessons 😮 unbelievable work and its for free... Just THANK YOU. You are best coach in the world.
