I had some boxing background before learning tennis, and copying the foot work of a hook always made more sense. When my coach told me to step into the ball, it made no sense. Why I'm supporting my body weight with my front leg? Now I feel relieved
What he's showing is an open snd simi open stance. A neutral stepping in stance is not bad but should be timed as step slight sit and heel first. The reality is you use both in a tennis match. You have to step in on some shots.
There are various ways to shift your weights, I think what you've demonstrated is more of shifting weight using open stance which is one of the way. When you hit certain shots using close stance, you do step forward and transfer your weight to your left leg. Both ways are correct, you just use it on different shot scenarios.....
Tennis footwork applicable in various situations. Stepping into the ball with close or neutral stance commonly applied offensively when u charge to the ball coming in front of u or taking the shot ball or volley. The heel pivoting away commonly applied with open stance during defensive or neutralising positions or baseline game or return of serve. So far this a few footwork situations i've experienced
Brilliant! I think this could really help players struggling with how to "fire the back hip." It's might be easier for many people to see and feel what happens with the back foot than to perceive or feel what happens with the back hip.
I cannot believe that none of the coaches I had over the years picked this up... I was out today, and changed my footwork. This along with the more recent tips on the elbow made my shots way more powerful and consistent. It is easier to change on the forehand.. still struggling on the backhand, but when it works, it really works. Your videos are the best coaching on YT!!!
Many years ago, when the teaching evolved to utilizing the unit turn and especially on the forehand stressing the importance of the non racquet hand everything changed. The step into the ball philosophy became obsolete.
Not sure is it necessary to lift the heel on the semi open stands just to rotate the hips. As i see I am rotating heel and hips when back foot is firmly on, the ground.
Great explanation why stepping into the ball may be not the best instruction for leaning a modern forehand. On the other hand, today’s ‘ forehand is not hit with a continental drive as you did. For actual demonstration, you may need some one that has truly adopted to modern forehand.
It's actually called "loading the back leg" and it's something we've been teaching juniors for decades. The problem is, is that not everybody has that athletic.
Hi Jay, you guys may have been teaching this for a long time. But many, many coaches teach this movement very incorrectly. I'm sure you've encountered this
Yes, this makes sense. Thanks. With regard to the _Kinetic Chain_ , I am bit confused. Let me explain. I think of bending my knees as I start the swing and then around the time of contact, the knees will have straightened. But while the knees are straightening my torso is *simultaneously rotating!* Yes, it is true. So the concept of a *chain* (which implies a sequence) does not adequately describe these *simultaneous* actions. 🤔
Steve excellent instruction I definitely will give this a go. But can I actually generate more rotational inertia from say a more direct force like stepping into a volley? Hmm that's challenging to grasp from a physics perspective. Ok physics lesson aside the proof is in the practice. I most definitely will give this the NEW college try... 🤷🤔
@@karadale5219 If you haven't hit a shot from the closed position without stepping in then you haven't played much tennis. The point being made is that the concept of "stepping in" as a means to generating.power is obsolete.
