The Pros “Brush” Differently From You
HIT the ball, and use an approach angle below horizontal for topspin.
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0:00 HIT the Darn Ball
2:37 Your Perfect Power Slot
4:01 Lean IN Inside the Court
5:43 The “Forehand C” Myth
7:50 Automate Your Swing
9:16 Topspin From the Baseline
11:24 Heavy Balls from Deep
13:26 Shoulder Tilt is Magic
43 Comments
This is all great, but the reason most of these people are here watching these videos is their footwork effort!
great video!! good!! what's your grib??
This is a great video. I can actually rip a forehand topsipn with a continental grip using this method. Again, great video!
Solid advice. Do you have another video where you explain this in the backhand side.
Point #2. When a lot think about top spin they discuss height over the net but what I really want is that heavy drop of the ball back into the court. I want to keep myself from missing long rather than aiming high
I’ve been having exactly this issue, trying to brush and not being able to generate pace and framing a lot bc my path was too vertical. After watching your simplest forehand where you weren’t brushing at all, and really relaxing the racquet through contact, now my swing has changed where i don’t even think about brushing anymore, and yet I am getting more topspin. I feel like, I am just having a swing path more like you describe in this video, and I don’t think about brushing anymore, but the spin just “happens”, and I am not consciously trying to “create” it
Great lesson. Thanks for the understandable explanations.
amazing thanks, wich racket you use ?
Please let her do the examples
What kind of grip are you using in the video?
Or change the Grip
You need to mention the importance of the grip. I am playing an eastern grip.
As always great video bro. Always anticipating new video from this channel as well as watching again and again those fave videos like the "Sinner is playing at 2x speed" where I improved a lot on my FH copying sinner's technique. Honestly been watching lots of channel explaining Sinner's technique but only the explaination of Fault Tolerant makes sense – on point.
Hi coach, if you ever visit SAN DIEGO,please let me know, I really want to learn from you
this destroyed my wrist. so i had to to surgery. i dont recommend this technique
best video I have seen in months regarding how to slap a topspin properly. Great shots man!
you got a new subscriber! Happy WorthDay ☀
Great lesson Johnny about the role of the wrist and how to use it efficiently. I am thinking the players like Fritz and maybe Vacherot, who have a full western grip, are not able to use the wrist release quite the same?
great video thank you!
Hi super vidéo and technique but i was wondering how come you dont use your non-hitting Hand to hold the throat of the racquet…is it ok ? To be more loose on the grip while drop ping?
Thanks
Super video again
I understand what you're saying but that would be with low bouncing balls or maybe a floaty slice. But in match play the ball is usually waist to shoulder height and i like to take it early.
You're using your wrist instead of lag. We've always been told not to use your wrist to hit the ball.
Gonna start doing this. Prob gonna turn pro. Preesch
Super cool that you got Elena Rybakina to feed balls for you.
Really good stuff!
Do you have any footage from the side? I think it would be helpful.
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Great content I know not what you are trying to get across ,but recreational players need to be reminded to fire from hips and knee and trunk need to rotate more legs, without these you will just arm the ball.
thanks! I love the part about the consciousness
super good bro
This is such an amazing explanation. I don’t know why my past coaches couldn’t explain it in these words! They were trying to communicate the same ideas but not in a succinct and understandable way.
I like the training I will like to see it during a really rally
the best I have seen!!!
excellent video, coach. I guess you try to put a lot compression on to the ball (hence more power) by hitting through it and a little of vertical moment of the racket to have enough spin to pull the ball into the court (won't go long).
Great tip
Would this method work for an eastern forehand grip or do I need to switch to a semi-western? Wonderful video.
I've been using this type of "thought" in my Pickleball students.
I'm sending ALL of them this video..
Well done!!
wtf? this video covers most of the 5.0 level forehand tricks in under 15 minutes lol
need more accurate terminology. hitting, brushing, connecting trunk. good attempt. speaking technique is so difficult
Not to sound racist, but Asians have been playing this way since the 70s. The conventional tennis coaches dismissed it as 'too wristy'.😢
Rybakina is that you?
Incredible
There is no forehand C myth. Very few pros hit like this guy here. The swing is inside out and start from a high position to inside out. Most pros hit that way for power and spin while only a few hit the way he’s recommending and will just hurt your wrist over time. The way he was demonstrating the high to low where balls are flying is so far off than what high players do. In fact, the female is doing a higher to low swing path and looks more relaxed compared to him..😅
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