Totally agree with this concept. I think it’s especially true for any motion that requires a take-back. There is a small window where the power. As non-trained players we tend to under rotate on the take back and the “power zone” exists in the motion after the ball has been hit.
If the too much rotation guy posted and kept his shoulders squared for a little longer just ms after hitting it would deliver a lot more whip effect. The pros pause their shoulder rotation a bit and it works when you try it! Its subtle but effective
This is a bit off topic, I apologize. But, my friends and I had a conversation about a ruling. We all know that it is perfectly legal to reach over the net and attempt a shot on a ball that has hit your side of the court and spun back over the net (provided you, your equipment or attire do not touch the net). But, my question is, are you allowed to sprint around the net post to hit a ball that has spun back over the net? My guess is no. What say you, Ian?
Ok we need to overlay our power curve with the opponents so that we find the sweet spot. Put in a second y axis with consistency and you’re onto something!
@@IanWestermann 🤣🤣 I was watching your videos playing against MEP the other day. I wish I could play him, it really is a challenge, especially at the net for me. I have your book also, great stuff. Thanks.
Well man this is somewhere off... First - check Casper Ruud and make a video on where his chest faces on most FHs when he hits straight ahead? Inside in, for example. Second - the guy you worked with has very strong issue with not releasing his arm/racquet over, he always makes contact with racquet dangling/pulled up. Not gonna work, and obviously not working for high contacts. The way he uncoils farther than flat towards the net, on the other hand, can work, and particularly for high balls. Check Ruud, again, check Thiem and many others. Pros mostly have this as an option, not as ultimate way of hitting, but using more of fade action on the ball, playing high balls, going for hard shots, taking them on the rise and aiming I/O, they will frequently rotate past "neutral", just like your student. But your guy needs to fix that dangling racquet head and learn to deliver it level with hand or above - by using all-arm long-axis rotation, aka ISR 👍
@@IanWestermann sure, but this is not as exceptional as you might think. Do you know Chuck Tomlin? He can share a lot of knowledge on this stuff. Google Congruent Tennis or search for his name on RU-vid, he made some podcasts with Topspin Tennis. In couple of words, there are 2 major options on how they hit forehands. And while most of pros prefer one or another, they intuitively use both. I brought up Ruud because he’s very obvious in what he does. But you can find a lot of deliberate fade shots by Sinner, Alcaraz, Djokovic. Nadal also has very pronounced difference between where his chest faces when he runs down a ball and smacks it DTL and when he hits a DTL power drive from the middle position. I know you are very experienced and not asking for advice (which this is not), but I also guess you are curious enough, and this message may trigger you to see into some things and make conclusions for yourself.
Would love to see these videos that you're talking about Anton. I've seen these guys hit and haven't noticed that their dominant hitting shoulder is ahead at the contact level. At least nothing close to what Ian is describing here. The shoulder maybe slightly forward but again, nothing that is like what we're being shown here. Thanks, M
@@-Munditimum- in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nTtUIBmWap4.html you can have from-above view of inside-in FH where the hitting side shoulder is noticeably in front and wrist strongly laid back. And if you watch some inside out FHs from “where he aims” perspective rather than where is the net… you also see how those shots are mostly hit with strong rotation. What there’s in Ian’s student’s video of course may be way over-done, but that’s the issue of dragging the racquet with racquet head very much below the handle. Need to learn to release racquet head properly into contact, and likely move contact point less in-front, wider to the side.
