Tennis Forehand Wrist Lag - Use THIS Simple Trick To Create Lag 

RIP to your arm 😂 We’ve all been there

Ugh I’ve given my self tennis elbow recently with bad technique lol

Yes, there are many similarities

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Thank you for the kind comment 🙏 All the best Simon

@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial You bet. Hope to see you and Alex doing some coaching on video like the "old days". Cheers, M

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Thank you 🙏 That sucks, I’ve heard the UK “summer” is one of the worst ever? Very few proper sunny days

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Thanks for the support 🙏 Are there any lessons you would like to see in the near future? All the best Simon

@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial i think you might have covered the basics mostly. Not sure if you have done one on overheads? Ppositioning, preparation and final contact.

Here it is - m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-z6OU4nl92cw.html&pp=ygUXUGVyZmVjdCBzbWFzaCBpbiB0ZW5uaXM%3D

Which pros forehands/backhands would you like to see me analyse?

Well, I've done my homework a bit because you would catch me if I would name the ones you did already. I would like to see Sinner, Alcaraz (you did but maybe you repeat), Novak (done but you can repeat), Ruud, Dimitrov, Shelton, Musseti, basically all top 20, you have a bunch of players to copy, just an idea for creating more great content. Each has its own style of playing that would suite someone I think. Super excited!

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100% it will impact the top hand on a two handed backhand also. If you’re gripping tight, your muscles are tight, and trying to fire explosively will often end in injury. Focus on relaxing your fingers, exhaling prior to contact and using the bigger muscle groups to create the power

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No, that is our footage that we filmed at various events. We literally spent thousands of dollars on high end cameras and the travel to these events. The other channels and coaches who have been using the clips, took them from us without our permission and without giving us credit. It’s beyond a joke at this point, so many channels using our footage. Remember, I’ve been filming pros for over 20 years for my own use, and for 14 years for this channel

@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial I am sorry to hear that. I am an IP attorney. You should look into getting copyrights on your videos before you make them available on RU-vid. This could potentially stop others from co-opting your work. Its a great channel by the way. I am a 3.7 player and am learning alot.

Thank you for the advice. I’ll look into how that works on RU-vid. We’ve had some disputes with RU-vid regarding the issue, they say that because the footage is already online, other channels can use it for educational purposes, which comes under fair use. Which I believe is true?

@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial I picked this up from ChatGTP about fair use, it is very situation dependent. The fair use doctrine allows for the limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder under certain circumstances, particularly for purposes such as criticism, commentary, news reporting, education, or research. Whether the use of your videos by others qualifies as fair use depends on several factors: Purpose and Character of the Use: Fair use favors transformative uses, where the new work adds something new or provides a different purpose from the original. For example, using your tennis videos to critique or analyze the players' techniques might lean towards fair use. Nature of the Copyrighted Work: Some works are more likely to be protected than others. Creative works, like your edited videos, typically receive stronger copyright protection compared to factual recordings. Amount and Substantiality: Fair use considers how much of the copyrighted work is used. Using small clips or excerpts may lean towards fair use, while using substantial portions or the entire work may not. Effect on Market Value: Fair use does not unfairly impact the potential market or value of the copyrighted work. If the use of your videos substitutes the market for your own exploitation of the work, it's less likely to be considered fair use. Other Considerations: Courts also consider other factors such as whether the use is commercial or non-profit, and the overall context of the use. If someone uses your videos online without permission and claims fair use, it's a legal defense that they would need to prove in court if you decide to challenge it. Fair use is often a complex and subjective determination, and different jurisdictions may interpret it differently. If you believe your copyright has been infringed and the use does not qualify as fair use, you may consider sending a takedown notice or seeking legal advice to enforce your rights.

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Thanks Grant 🙏 Probably not, I’ve had injury after injury for almost two years now, and the doctors were pushing me to get surgery on my back after years of tennis on hard courts. I think my match days are probably over, unless I get a new back from Santa 🎅

​@@TopTennisTrainingOfficialSorry to hear that Simon as you were playing some sick tennis! I played a Grade 3 tennis tourney today in Aldershot and the level of tennis was silly for just a local county tourney with a few British tour players and two ITF players😳 I think I might retire as well as the standard is so strong these days even in local eventslol

That’s brutal 😂 When you sign up to get some matches and end up playing a full time aspiring pro

Yeah😂I actually played one of the ITF players who's on his way bk from serious,injury. Whilst he's not playing at low ITF level, he was very good and he destroyed me😂 Dont know if you know him but Eliot Geysher won the tournament easily. Only dropped 4 or 5 games in total! He was playing some big and serious tennis!

Have a rest, let it settle down. You don’t get a medal for playing through pain. The wrist region is no joke, I’ve seen players miss months or even years of tennis from wrist problems

@TopTennisTrainingOfficial hi I'm not sure if you're saying the problem is from my wrist but currently I don't feel any pain in my wrist but it's in between my thumb and index finger knuckles whenever I hit forehands, I do notice that if I get jammed by the ball and hit it too close to my body, I feel it in my knuckles but when I hit it in the sweet spot and also further away from my body, it feels fine

I think you’re greatly mistaken. Power does not come from the arm until contact. When you coil the upper body, you store explosive energy in the trunk muscles, mainly the obliques. When you uncoil, meaning you open up the shoulders from a side on position, to a front on position, the energy is released and transfers into the swing, creating racket head speed. This occurs prior to contact, and continues after contact. Not a single pro player hits their forehand in a coiled up position, they’ve already uncoiled to some degree. After contact, the upper body may continue to rotate, until the back shoulder, ends up facing the net. Andy Murray does this motion exceptionally well

It can be if you’re doing it extremely tight. Rune does get the racket back very early and it’s a much stiffer forehand than someone like Alcaraz or Roger, but because he’s a big guy and because he lifts the racket head directly above the grip, it reduces the pressure in his wrist

@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial thanks Simon. I'll try to stay lose and hopefully I can use that leverage 🙂

The lag or upper body coil?

@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial the lag, or the forehand itself, that if mentally start it from a different part of the body it kinda happens naturally, so not sure if it's right to do shoulder first or just unloading the coil

I would focus on uncoiling and being loose

Lag can also be created on both the two handed backhand and two handed FH, to a lesser degree than with the FH

I can see you haven’t been watching our lessons for a long time now 😂 I changed two years ago, liked it for a year but the past few months it’s been killing my arm so I’m probably going to switch soon

​@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Both Aeros have high stiffness, something like ~70 Ra. I got golfer's elbow from using the Pure Strike which has similar stiffness. My arm is well again after switching to a Head Speed MP which has a nice 60 Ra, but there are plenty of other choices.

Yonex are supposed to be extra forgiving on the arm, I may test some of those

@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial haha yeah haven't been on tennis technique for a while. Aero 98 is said to be more dampened than the VS. Ezone or Blade? I remember your best form with the Prince Rebel, another control racket. To swing more through the shot

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If you can do it, what an advantage then

Many thanks for the kind words 🙏 All the best Simon

You do the coil as you pivot, but this lesson isn’t about movement or getting into position, it’s solely about the upper body and lag

Probably around a 9 or 10

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Griffe?

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Did you actually watch the video?

@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Yes, agree to agree 😂