In today’s video, take a look at this finish on this tennis forehand that I am hitting. You can add this to your game if you want to hit line drive forehands with a tight spin.
I believe any level of player can add this type of forehand swing to their game….but the more advanced player will benefit the most with this tennis forehand swing.
Let me know what you think of this video and the lower finish I describe on this forehand.
See you at the next video!Jeff
Hey everyone, it’s Jeff Salzenstein here. In today’s video, we’re going to talk about actually a question that I got from a fan. And first of all, I want to thank all of you. I get tons of emails every day, and I’m loving this community that’s growing. So many great questions, so many great people that want to get better at tennis and I’m very passionate about helping you.
So getting right into what you just saw, I got this question that most traditional coaches are teaching players to swing low to high on their forehand. Now, I’m a big fan of going low to high when you’re learning tennis and on certain forehands, but even for beginners, even for intermediates and especially for advanced players, you want to be able to drive the ball with a tight spin. And when you do that, you’re going to swing and the racquet goes more across the body. So you’re going to focus on going across the body with your swing instead of low to high.
I’m going to go ahead and demonstrate that one more time for you. But basically, the key to driving the ball is to swing across the body and notice that my hand is going to turn when I swing. It’s not going to stay like this and it’s not going to stay like this. It’s actually going to relax and turn. And then I add the last element of catching the racquet which we’ll do in another video someday. So I’m just going to go back and do this again and we’ll see you in a second.
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As you can see, in that video, what you want to focus on is swinging across your body and turning the hand. That way, you can get a tight spin, you can get the ball to go low over the net, and let me know what you think. I mean I’d love to hear your comments. We always get great comments and questions from all of you and we’ll talk to you soon. Thanks again.
Jeff Salzenstein
http://www.JeffSalzensteinTennis.com
love it. I guess some advanced players may adapt this without knowing it’s natural, but it’s good to know that low to high isn’t for every shot all the time. I’ve hit most of my forehands like this for a few years now… and recently questioned to myself if I was even using the right technique. I reckon it be. thanks. great video, Mr. Jeff.
Great to hear from you, Todd!
Jeff: I like your hints. However, how do you control the racquet on the forehand? It is going to be at a different angle depending how far away the ball is. Isn’t it better to carry out the racquet flat as far as possible then finish across the body. This will keep the racquet on vertical plane longer to give better control.
Hi Paul, If you catch the racquet at the end of the foehand, it should help you control the racquet .
All the best, Jeff
HI JEFF ,THIS IS REALLY INTERESTING AND IT HELPS A LOT . I REALY LIKE TO SEE MORE TECHNIQUES ON FOREHAND.
Thank you, Akela!
Hi Akela, Sounds good we have a lot of cool forehand info coming soon!
Jeff
Jeff: I am talking about the racquet at the moment of impact. If you are turning over the wrist (pronating) as you hit the ball there is no way you can guarentee the racquet will be vertical at impact.
Focus on the finish and not impact and you will be good to go.
Al the best, Jeff
Hi from the UK. I just love your tips because it shows exactly what the pro’s on tour are doing right now. I only wish I could find a coach of your calibre where I live. I do hope your website expands and keeps on providing these great techiniques. I had tried to copy the pro’s with that same forehand execution but have had coaches tell me I should not go across the shot in that manner – yet all pros do it from time to time so why not us mere rec mortals! I think the single most important tip you made clear to me is the turning of the hand on contact/follow through – this certainly works but it does require good timing and relaxation. Keep em coming!
Cheers!
Zeb
Thanks for the input Zeb! You are right on the money. Steer clear of the traditoinal coaches that say you cant do what to pros do. Bullpucky. You can do it!
All the best,
jeff
You have made me a very happy lady Jeff because my coach is trying to teach me low to high and it doesn’t feel right.I believe in you so i’ll stick with what you say,thanks for the great info
Your welcome, Sally….happy to help and do what is natural…the pros do!
Jeff
Hi, Your tips on PAT RAFTER f.volleys are spot on .I still need Your help on backhand volley.As I am left handed and I feel that I am more vulnerable on this side.I would be very happy if You could help me in this department.Regards Janusz
Thanks for sharing Janusz! I am available for Skype Lessons.
Jeff
Great tips Jeff. Finally, someone teaching tennis tips of the pros to the world at large. One thing about this turnover finish: I think it works only with the full body rotation of the complete modern forehand style – which means it doesn’t really work well with a more classical forehand which a lot of club players still use. Maybe you could go into more depth on this. Also, doesn’t this rollover finish naturally change the contact point to a little more forward?
Great tips Jeff. Finally, someone teaching tips of the pros to the world at large. The turning over of the hand on the finish seems to be something that works only with the modern full body rotation forehand, and probably won’t work with the classical linear forehand. Comments? Also, does the rollover finish make the contact point more forward than with a low to high type of forehand?