The Tennis Forehand - 6 Fundamentals EVERY Beginner Needs To Have

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With this video, I'm going back to the basics of the tennis forehand.
Before you can add MONSTER pace and heavy topspin you need to make sure that you have sound technique.
In this video, I'll break down exactly what the KEY POINTS are you need to have to develop a great forehand.
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@dwahunt 3 месяца назад

Over the years I've watched hundreds, if not thousands of instructional videos on stroke technique. For the amateur tennis player--perhaps even advanced players--yours are superb. Thank you.

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much for those very kind words!

@007cambon 12 дней назад

having the left arm out front like a surfer ,,, for balance has improved my game 100% ,,,game changer

@dogs.and.tennis Год назад

Your forehand is the best I've ever watched in women , after the goat Serena

@northvanlarry561 Год назад

Thanks for the instruction video, so helpful.

@ghvsp 7 месяцев назад

just watched your video , and want to say THANK YOU to you. it's really a good comprehensive video !

@Golfcentric 8 месяцев назад

Excellent, excellent instruction. Thank you!

@fmtien 9 месяцев назад

Excellent instruction. One of the best videos available on RU-vid!

@lucianovaldezgarcia3438 Год назад

I truly like the way You explain the forehand technique, quite simple but with a deep insight. Nice

@cmanavi 3 месяца назад

This is the best and most accurate forehead instruction video I’ve seen . Thanks

@nouher5613 11 месяцев назад

I started to play tennis a year ago. Wish I saw your video first, I’m just now discovering how to properly hit a forehand. Great and clear description of every step.

@agentsmith3034 3 месяца назад

Great video, very helpful!

@lesandres23 11 месяцев назад

Finally someone making sense! This video is about a solid foundation…Thanks!

@joelcenteno7048 10 месяцев назад

Very well said.. Thanks for this video. I will try this..feels like my forehand was fixed already..can't wait to see the court and try this..Will give feedback . Stay Safe😊

@satgill830 Год назад

Wow, great content Coach Babel! I’m new to your channel, but having seen so many RU-vid tennis videos I can state that this is one of the very best out there! No nonsense and great tips with amazing demonstrations as well. A quick question, the racquet drop - it seems the modern forehand had a more significant drop (like yours when you are shadow swing) but the NextGen forehand there is very little drop and the racquet head path is much more parallel. Can you talk about how much drop you’d like to see? Thanks and I’ve subscribed!

@blaskbla Год назад

Great video Meike! Thank you for sharing fundamentals. Naturally, we need the similar video for backhand, volley and serve! :)

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

It’s on the list to film, all of the above :)

@JakobSandven Месяц назад

This is such a good video that explains the fundamentals.

@bonjongokid5468 Год назад

Another no nonsense show and tell...not sitting back and analyzing strokes from other pros. She actually demos it biomenchanically well with speed and clear illustrations. Thank you.

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

You're welcome!

@007ericsiu 11 месяцев назад

“Don’t snap” , this is never mentioned in many trainings, you are the best … thank you 👍👍

@tennfunn6332 Год назад

Appreciate the breakdown of the forehand 👍 There's always a seemingly minor point such as (wrist pointing to ball-not just butt cap-or not forcing takeback) that could make a difference in the forehand- Thank-you!

@tennnis498 Год назад

I like the split-view. Amazing the clarity you have.

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Thank you! I thought I’d give it a try and I’ve gotten good feedback

@arunshayanarasan9731 Год назад

Thank you, very helpful!!!

@praveenbhide Год назад

Great video Coach Bebel. All steps explained very clearly. Very useful for beginners as well as middle level players. Thank you 👍

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

You’re welcome! That’s what I was hoping to accomplish

@terryg3921 8 месяцев назад

Great video. Thanks

@michaeltruax4523 11 месяцев назад

great video thank you so very much

@BrunoCoutant Год назад

Maybe not the right place to say so, but let me wish you a merry Christmas and a happy festive season as well a great year 2023.

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

That is absolutely the right place and it's very much appreciated. The same to you!

@ssenssel Год назад

Coach Babel has go to be the most fun tennis pro to get lessons from. Very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Come to Brazil and do a clinic! =)

@ahnfarhan1986 Год назад

Thanks for the complete guidance

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

You're welcome!

@nathanmiller6051 Год назад

Thanks Coach Babel 🙏 appreciate greatly!! One of the young male Pros , I can't remember his name, said he was in Vegas recently got to hit with Graf, said he had never seen anyone hit a cleaner ball! That's an amazing statement!!

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

She is such a great player and I think you'd have to blindfold her for her to ever shank a ball!

@nathanmiller6051 Год назад

@@MeikeBabelTennis 🙏❤️‼️

@AaeriosYT Год назад

Just discovered your channel. Your content is fantastic, thank you!

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Awesome, thank you!

@AlfonsoFaustino Год назад

Concur, Meike. Great lesson! I use an Eastern; because, the feel I have when I go to Continental for my volleys doesn’t feel as drastic from Western or Semi Western to Continental. I also agree with you about footwork - usually, when my strokes break down, it’s because, my footwork failed; hence, that’s the first thing I check - am I flat-footed? Am I taking small little steps before I set for impact? If my sneakers ain’t squeaking, it usually means they’re sleepin’; and , I ain’t movin’ to position myself for clean contact and allowing my arm to extend out for my lag-n-roll, and getting my body out of the way for clean contact. Yes, I agree with you regarding a tight grip. After footwork, I check if I’m white-knuckling my grip. In the heat of battle, I forget to relax, and I know I’m tight in my arms when I notice my follow-through is cramped into my body rather than being fully extended and naturally rolling to my left side of my body. Yes, I never liked that term, “snap”. I see many players at the club, slapping the ball, as a result of their understanding of the word, “snap”. Keep up the great videos. I’m still viewing your awesome library. /s/ Alfonso Faustino

@CoachDaisha 11 месяцев назад

Nice video coach!

@stantonloh5893 Год назад

as a 3.0 rec player trying to improve, this sequential summary of fundamentals is really helpful, it even got me off of the couch and shadow swinging before I can get out on the court next lol and thanks.

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

That’s is awesome to hear, that’s exactly what I’m hoping to accomplish with my videos!

@Churros-nl8yl Год назад

Great video and tips!

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Glad you liked it!

@pppaaa5399 7 месяцев назад

Best Video for beginners ever!

@bjreed1251 Год назад

Meike, thanks for reviewing fundamentals, great video!

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Thanks BJ! How are all your shots coming along?

@bjreed1251 Год назад

I am pleased considering this is my first year back to tennis. I will send you a link of my just uploaded RU-vid video. Thanks for your great coaching!

@America2gether 10 месяцев назад

Awesome vid!

@fionabidwill3150 Месяц назад

Excellent

@gregoryphillips3969 Год назад

Roll yes snap no. THANK YOU . There are so many instructors who teach the forehand wrong. I won't give his last name but there's an instructor named Peter who has his students breaking their wrist on contact. I want to shout at the screen. You and Rick Macci should work together. Fantastic video you're as good as any instructor on You Tube.

@lucasmendes397 2 месяца назад

This is the best forehand video for beginners

@user-pe1ur2yt1k 6 месяцев назад

Thank you excellent

@gareth_yt497 Год назад

Hi great video will you be able to make a video with tips to play with a western forehand

@pppaaa5399 7 месяцев назад

Fundamentals are important !

@NickNeras Год назад

Perfect Tennis ABC... Thank you

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Glad you like it!

@lyubovpolietaieva4885 Год назад

Thank you ❤

@thewronganswer Год назад

Thanks, you're the best!

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

You're welcome! And thank you!

@marzellabrown2763 8 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@bearmond 2 месяца назад

Hey Maike, great video, keep rewatching. Could you please explain - how stance affects "leading shoulder in front" checkpoint, I mean, for closed stance in feels off

@orlandogori8609 Год назад

I want you to be my master! Wonderful teaching Meike..

@miketang7533 Год назад

Great FH 🎾 tips. 👍👏🙏

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Glad you enjoyed!

@futurechampstennisacademy Год назад

Youre a good player. Great video!

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Thanks!

@rds4629 Год назад

Thanks for this video. To my eye, Graf and Agassi seem like ideal models to copy. Unfortunately, I find myself on SW - close to full Western Grip. So I cannot copy completely but can look at other fundamentals like how they move etc.

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Two of the best forehands ever for sure. Yes, with a different grip you will have a different swing Path and contact point. But as you say you can copy other things

@dodskieclaps3167 Год назад

Thank you Maam SA tuturial!

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Thank you

@yakzivz1104 Год назад

I love Steffi!!! She was my first favorite tennis player!!

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

She was my heroine too

@bournejason66 Год назад

The forearm pronation in the forehand is seldom mentioned yet I think it’s crucial to hit a modern forehand.

@James-3735 Год назад

Thank you. GREAT VIDEO. Can you share what is the training aid used in your video?

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Thank you! It's called the TopspinPro and if you email me at meike@meikebabel.com I can give you discount link for you to save money.

@pppaaa5399 7 месяцев назад

Subscribed and Liked!

@MeikeBabelTennis 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for your kind comments on my videos and welcome on board!

@fabienausset8190 7 месяцев назад

Great video as ever, very understandable. I'm interested in the tool you use in the lock in position : what is it called and where I can find it? Thanks

@MeikeBabelTennis 7 месяцев назад

It's the Topspinpro. If you email me at meike@meikebabel.com I can give you a discount code

@thomasc4777 Год назад

Nicely done, Meike. You covered everything to eventually hit winners. I couldn't help but notice that your hand is almost completely wrapped around the grip with little or no space space between the tips of your fingers and the heel of your hand. I know the trend is moving towards a smaller grip size. And that's fine for some players. But when you were on tour, it seems like the racquet grips were larger. What is your grip size now, and have you changed it since your tour days? Just curious. Great work!

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Great observation! I'm actually one size smaller now, I'm a 2. When I played on tour I played with 3's. And it is true, the 2 does allow you to swing faster.

@thomasc4777 Год назад

@@MeikeBabelTennis Thank you. You're always on point. And you explain the stroke nuances extraordinarily well. I enjoy your work. Keep posting!

@xltian4368 Год назад

I now do the racquet drop and drive forward at the same time instead of sperate them into two sequencial move. that same a lot of time and i got better prepare of my forehand.

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Great!

@FairwayJack Год назад

good stuff

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Thank you!

@registrationsOne 11 месяцев назад

Halló Meike. I recently discovered your channel (and obviously subscribed 😊) and fount it súper instructive. Being able to get coached by a former top 100 is amazing! One question I have is about how relaxed the wrist should be during the preparation (taking racket back), during the motion forward (where the lag occurs) and during contact. It seems like the pros have the wrist relaxed. Btw. I am a 2.5 or so recreational level willing to improve.

@MeikeBabelTennis 11 месяцев назад

Hi there and welcome on board. Yes, the warm/ hand/ wrist should be relaxed. One of my childhood coaches always said to hold the racket as loose/ tight as you would hold a little bird in your hand. Too loose and it flies away, too hard... well, you can imagine.

@registrationsOne 11 месяцев назад

@@MeikeBabelTennis wow!! Thanks for answering Meike. That bird strength even at contact point? I tried to loosen the wrist but felt lack of control. The racket strings ended up pointing in random directions. I will keep on trying and thanks a lot for answering. 😀😀

@registrationsOne 11 месяцев назад

Hi @MeikeBabelTennis I tried loosing up the wrist following your tip and voala, I am hitting better forehands, much better. This was an eye opener. Thanks a lot again!

@kubolkudesai Год назад

Great tipps. What do you think about raising an elbow a little bit during preparation? It helped me to keep good distance between a racquet and my body (sometimes i tend do be to close to the body with my racquet).

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

For that particular problem that's a good fix.

@weyman4317 Год назад

Hi Meike- just trying to get more power on my forehand but what about hip rotation? Dr. Mark Kovacs and untwisting the coke bottle top?

@songtaoart3038 10 месяцев назад

Great forehand technic . Where are your location so I try visit you to take lesson

@hammerdown9 Год назад

Excellent video! Do you offer privates or clinics in the Denver area for juniors?

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

I don't really unless it's summer camp. Unfortunately, my schedule is already full. www.meikebabel.com/summercamp

@SailingOnACrow Год назад

I saw a video about a month or so ago saying the "loop" was outdated and almost fell out of my chair -- Gonzalez, Federer, Del Potro and all the way to Alcaraz or Rublev all have a great loop on their forehand (with a bit of flair to match their individual styles) and are known for having monster forehands.

@jerome_morrow Год назад

Federer does not have a loop on his forehand.

@tennnis498 Год назад

Federer has a loop.

@jerome_morrow Год назад

@@tennnis498 Fed’s “loop” gets him to the racquet drop position, but has no gravitational contribution to the forward motion part of the stroke. Fed could take the racquet straight back without a loop to the same racquet drop position and his forward motion acceleration would be no different. It’s not the same type of loop as eg Gonzalez’s.

@tennnis498 Год назад

I wonder where you saw the video.

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

I disagree with that. Call it modified loop or c-shape or whatever. They all have the racket head above the wrist on the take back and then let it drop below the wrist.

@mowghlee Год назад

Super

@jguy8306 Год назад

bravo ......

@jguy8306 Год назад

this lady is no joke... no dog and pony show... Real

@PetSKi67 2 месяца назад

Snap, if passive will add another level to the speed acceleration. Active snap is allways detrimental and will kill the pure contact.

@paull7937 Год назад

Why I still can't finish with the back of my hand facing myself naturally or I need to force my arm and wrist to do that way? I have already loosen up my hand.

@bournejason66 Год назад

An unrelated question: I saw (PR) next to Stan Warinka’s name in the Swiss indoor tournament going on now. What does PR mean?

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Protected ranking. If you’re injured longer than a certain time your ranking is frozen and you can use it to enter tournaments

@bournejason66 Год назад

@@MeikeBabelTennis thank you 🙏

@vitaltennis 10 месяцев назад

It is not obvious, but it is logical that there may be in-between grips. For example, between the eastern and semi-western.

@agradina Год назад

U have the same forehand of gustavo kuerten

@serenegang874 Год назад

Why no coach accept the full western grip? Atbeginner level (3.0-4.0) top spin is difficult to manage thus more unforced errors.

@yakzivz1104 Год назад

I think that it is just a preference to some and not others. I'm a beginner and I love playing with western grip. There are some inaccurate myths around the western grip as well. I have no problems getting to the low balls with western.

@ale03000 Год назад

Mostly no.4 or semi western for beginners, I trained for a few months with this & now just swiched to no.3 or Eastern forehand. Federer's grip. Hitting with more power slightly less topspin and still consistent when I rally 😎 I use a 1 handed backhand with eastern grip no.1

@abujabi Год назад

I think as a beginner, it's more important to focus on clean contact and penetration as opposed to topspin. More conservative grips help with that.

@cezarpalaghia7449 Год назад

Naturally i play full western grip, i feel very comfortable with it and i also can generate enough power. For me the most important tip and challenge is to keep the arm and wrist relaxed, so if you do this it will come easy that "wrist lag/snap etc." or whatever people call it. When i hit relaxed, even if the ball goes out i fell that i did something good and i am on the good road :).