Tennis Forehand Wrist Lag in 3 Steps - Forehand Lag Explained
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2024
- Tennis Forehand Wrist Lag in 3 Steps - Forehand Lag Explained. Achieving the perfect forehand lag is vital to generate effortless power & topspin. We look at ATP Forehands of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer technique and how you can easily apply it to your game.
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At the start we will break down exactly what forehand wrist lag is, why we use it and what are the main benefits before we reveal our 3 simple steps you can follow to upgrade your forehand.
Step 1 is all about the setup for the shot, our takeback and how we can maximise our chances to achieve an effortless lag that will help us generate a fast racquet head at contact.
Step 2 will reveal the forehand drop and the use of your kinetic chain. We will teach you how to use your body to take the stress out of your arm.
Step 3 is all about the contact point and how to achieve the perfect relaxation in your technique through some tricks we learnt throughout the years.
Lastly we will leave you with a great drill you can do to feel the perfect wrist lag and engrain it into your muscle memory.
Let us know if you enjoyed this lesson and anything that you struggle with in your game?
#Tennis #Forehand #ATP
Chapters:
00:00 What is Forehand Wrist Lag
00:53 Why Use Forehand Lag
01:30 What is Leverage in Racket Lag
02:19 What is Wrist Lag and Snap (whip effect)
03:07 Step 1 - Preparation For The Ball To Achieve Easy Forehand Drop
04:50 Step 2 - Hit Phase and Kinetic Chain
06:20 Step 3 - Relaxation Through Contact Point and Finish tips
08:14 Tennis Forehand Lag Drill 
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It was very helpful. I would like to see more videos analysing the shots of pro players. Especially older players(like Sampras, Ivanisevic, McEnroe) would be cool to see.
I'd love to see the same video with the two handed backhand 💪
How to use the legs. Like a breakdown with drills and everything. Everyone says to push but where? Up, to the side, back? Is there a timing to it? Can you do it to early can you do it to late? There isn't tons of videos on effective leg use.
I would love to see a video helping western grip players
Very helpful thank you. I'd like to see a video about forehand slice with some helpful tips and tricks.
Among other things, I loved the bloopers in the end. :D
Haha glad you liked them 😂
Great work, amazing production quality! Definitely took the tennis-youtube game to the next level!
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The best and most complete Forehand lesson I've seen, everything you need to know is here. Thanks a lot!
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This new camera you are using really steps up your video quality! Especially the 50 fps are very nice for observing movement! Hope i can step up my tennis game along with your quality ;)
Thanks for your kind words! Hope our lessons will help :) Anything you’d like to see from us? all the best Alex
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Im currently mostly working on my footwork and coordination in general so drills for footwork with and without a ball would be amazing!
Check out this video - ruclips.net/video/1XSy4Buhk50/видео.html
This is the best video ever explaining how to use leverage in order to generate effortless power. Fantastic job!
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So much new tips that my coach never told me. Thank you so much!
Another great lesson with some really practical drills. Thanks gents.
great video! exactly what I need now
Really loved the production quality of this video. Thanks for the PDF!
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Excellent. All my doubts are cleared now! Thanks for the 100th time Simon and Alex! ❤️
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EXCELLENT MATERIAL. thankyou very much!
Awesome lads ! thank you, great effort on the production side, looking good !
Thanks for being a part of our TTT family! Any other lessons you’d like to see from us?
Thank you very much. This helped me with my forehand a lot!
I really like your demonstration of the benefit of a locked back wrist over a stiff wrist with the net.
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Great quality, great video!
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Yeaaaah!!! Exactly what I asked for! Thanks guys! Amazing video well explained as always!
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You guys are Awesome! Great explanation on the LAG and drills to achieve that position. Loved the Out takes.
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Tennis forehand swing was so hard.
Thank you for your detailed explanation.
That's a lot of help.
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Thanks for the tips! Really helpful!!
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Thanks fellas! Love your lessons. Definitely tops on RUclips for anyone looking to seriously improve to compete in matches.
Much appreciated!
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Fantastic, Really clear and informative, Thanks!
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Excellent and simple explanation of the principles of creating lag and its usefulness. Great job.
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Excellent video! It is the best about the forehand lag!!
Glad you liked it!
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Excellent lesson friends
What a great video and explanation. Thank you!
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Very complete explanation. As usual.
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You guys are just the best tennis coaches over the internet and beyond. Thank you so much for all your insights.
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you guys are the best. I've been watching your videos for a month and they've improved my tennis knowledge drastically! awesome vids
Thanks for the kind words and glad we could help! What do you struggle with the most? All the best, Alex
Brilliant! Very helpful and perhaps my favorite video from your channel
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It is really good to see that the channel is stepping up by not only giving good tennis instructions but by improving the videography. Love the transitions, the higher FPS, better resolution, and lower aperture for that bokeh. 👍👍👍
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Awesome! Thank you so much! I struggle with the lag and your tips on the wrist and releasing the fingers seem to work. Amazing!
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Thank you very much for the video
Great lessons, clearly explained....thank you🎾
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Excellent!!.
Thank you guys.
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Simon & Alex this is a really good video. Very well explained about the wrist lag on the forehand. It's really a helpful & Informative video. Thanks
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just a perfect explication. thank u.
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I love you guys so much. Your instruction has helped me to fundamentally improve my game. I watch your videos daily before I play
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Innovative stuff guys, thank you.
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good stuff ...great production values
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This is a very exciting video!! 😃 👍👍
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This channel doesn't cease to amaze me. Everything is so well explained, and is all very "appliable". You see a video, and then go to the court, and you can instantly see the technique working. Really good job guys!
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Much better and concise format for you both to coach and demonstrate your knowledge. Thanks.
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Not for me really. As a 50+ rec player I just enjoy picking up new tips and ideas to get little improvements. You both always come up with something, so much appreciated.
Thanks a lot! I simle code of this lessons should be “improving your game”! Since I restarted my tennis after 15 years not practicing anything , I got from you a lot! That means much better tennis quality around. I really owe you some of the qualities I developed and of course that means amazing pleasure of being playing good tennis. Thanks o lot again!!!✨❤️
Awesome to hear
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The camera work is so different in your new videos, I like it! 💯
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Can't wait to try this on court!
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Great breakdown of the swing guys, thank you! 'But cap' - loved it
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very explanation on why we need the lag, nice job
Glad to hear it
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Love you guys!
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This is exactly the video I needed to see! I've made big strides in the three months I've played thanks to this channel!
Great to hear!
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Very interested in lessons on the two handed-backhand. I can't really hit it during play.
Thanks guys. As a coach myself I appreciate the gems 🙏🏽🎾
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I think one of the important things to do in tennis is to keep the racquet head above the grip level for most kinds of shots...All your videos contain lots of insights and easy to understand lessons...Top tennis training is one of the best tennis channels I have ever seen... Keep inspiring and educating...
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I love the closed captions. I really need to work on my Iraqi Lag.
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Good lesson. Part of the "live arm".
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Fabulous! Best tennis tuition on the net. Well done Simon and Alex. Your lessons and explanations are sacut above anyone else's!!! Stay safe. Tony Costa.
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Re: possible future lesson. Like most club players my age I only play doubles these days and am getting a bit confused by some of today's positing
Eg. As to the reasoning why the server's partner now stands in a central position at the net and is their any truth that doubles partners should image they are attached together by a piece of string when they move about court? Just basic stuff really. Thank you. Tony.
Great explanation coaches
Many thanks 🙏
Hi guys, I'm only a casual weekend player but I'm trying to get better, and videos like this are helping me immensely! I've always found it tricky to consistently get the proper racket lag along with moving around the court on my forehand, but I can't wait to try out the towel and racket drills.
Good luck with the motion
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Great tips!
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Sir, I am thankful. I enjoyed watching this video. I liked it . Thanking you.
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Really good demo video of the lag. Great tennis tip.
Glad you enjoyed it!
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Do the d.handed/single back hand lag like Novak/fed style. You covered it before but can you do it similar to this video featuring a drill
Thanks so much!!!
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I had a breakthrough with my forehand after watching this video. The drill that Simon did at the end made it click. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial I watched your video on the one-handed backhand. But I'm always making contact with the ball too late. The great thing about this wrist lag video is that mastering your last drill effectively guarantees I won't hit the ball late. If there were a similar drill for the one-handed backhand or other tips for getting the timing and spacing right, that would be most useful.
Love watching Simon. I watch your videos every day and just try to incorporate these elements in my game, I've been playing for only 5 months, but I feel like I've learned so much from you and my coaches
Fantastic! Thanks for watching
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial I need the most help with my serve, but also directing the ball, so maybe drills on getting the ball where you want it to go, specifically hitting forehand and back hand down the line. I'm trying to work on not hitting into my opponent's striking zone every time
muy bueno y esclarecedor.
The tip at 6:29 is brilliant. I tend to grip the racket way too tight and end up losing power in my shots and becoming fatigued easily. Definitely will following the advice on keeping the fingers loose when taking the racket back and then grip tighter on the swing. Cheers
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Very Useful
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Guys, i´ve been requesting this for so long please do an tennis specific strenght video !
We have an entire course on strength/fitness/footwork drills here - www.top-tennis-training.com/course/tennis-fitness-blueprint/
Excellent videos! I'm a professor and I've been follow you recently and I love them. Greetings from Argentina
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial I still have some videos to watch, but I would like Alex to talk about his feelings about the Yonex Vcore 98 that I might buy it. And then some footwork exercises would be great. Thank you very much!
Thanks for the enlightenment :) At 2:17, the subtitles read "iraqi lag" instead of "racquet lag" ;)
That’s embarrassing 🤣
Thank you very much, you share your knowledge with us 🙏.
I was very confortable with too hande backhand but not forehand.
Thanks to your video, I begin to feel the correct forehand.🙏
Happy new year.
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Very nice! Thanks, coaches! Thaís Hiroki from Brazil
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Tactical lessons and psychology! Thats important things in tennis! I invite you to enjoy my channel. Eu amo jogar tênis. Congratulations! Your channel is a wonderful job!
impressive, impressive
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Thanks!
Ahh thanks for your support it really means alot
Superb recording equipment, I haven't watched in a while so that was a pleasant surprise.
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Here's a video idea: whether or not a one handed and two handed backhand hybrid is viable. I use it myself, but that's out of bad habit.
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial I use two hands for high balls and close balls, so the backhands serve different purposes
That‘s not just a forehand lag-lesson, even more a complete lesson to teach me on the next levels of my forehand and also my tennis game!
Good job and thank you deeply for your content here for free! May your overgrips always be perfect on your rackets! ❤️🙏
Love the bloopers at the end keep doing that 😂
& thanks for the video
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial how to deal with high balls with one handed backhands
That camera is beautiful!
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Top Tennis Training - Pro Tennis Lessons have you guys heard of the Swingvision app? I found it on iOS(and iPadOS) but cant play/test it rn and im curious about whether or not it’s accurate and if it’s useful to learn about your game in some way. Would be cool to pair it with a ball machine or something when youre solo if it works
Super!
Thanks
Excellent tips!! All I need now is a slinger bag to practise with!😬
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brilliant!
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Thank you for the great content! How about adding a summary of the key points at the end? It really helps to consolidate the learning experience.
Thank you for watching and the point noted for the summary.
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4:03 I have been doing this mistake. Thank you.
nice rackets..I ve been considering of buying one of those.
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amazing
Thanks 🙏
Thank you for a very helpful video.
Simon seems have to put on some more upper body muscle.
I will NOT be challenging him to an arm wrestle.!
This was filmed during the lockdowns in the UK, all I could do was lift weights in my garage 🤣
Good video 😀
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Top Tennis Training - Pro Tennis Lessons should the windshield wiper motion be forced or should it come naturally. And should the wrist be stiff or loose?
Nice video, last drill/exercise rocks! It would be a great idea to see a video about kinetic chain and drills to automate an efficient body transfer for the forehand. I tend to turn exageratelly to the sides, spoil the equilibrium and loose lot of energy applied to the ball as a consecuence, specially when the rally is at high speed.
Check out this video - ruclips.net/video/cCaZiNBQxnU/видео.html
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial really useful, thank you!!
Grazie.
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When I work on repetitions and drills my arm is very stiff, not relaxed at all + I never breathe when I hit the ball. Your video really helped me guys. Thank you. I just want to get better and play my first tournaments :(
Good luck with the improvements 👍
Hi Simon, Could you please resend Serve Pronation DRILLS again as I seem to have lost them in the shuffle. Thank you for the excellent Pronation Lesson as I did receive and retain it. Simon, your lessons convey the THE most proper and helpful techniques in detail of any online tennis program. I thank you, Charles P. Naples, FL. a.k.a. Tennisluver.
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Here is the link - ruclips.net/video/5a-ryZnrmh8/видео.html
It’s drill one 👍
Great content as always! Btw, video quality looks amazing! Care to share the type of camera you guys are using? Thanks in advance!
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We have a new cameraman and I'm sure of the exact cam/lenses etc so can't tell you
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Simon: And to start, I'll be "doing it" with the butt cap of the racquet.
Alex: 😆😂🤣
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Very nice lesson guys👍...that bloody forehand lag... thank you for the tips and the drills!
Which Vcore is this that Alex has ?
Super 👏
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial thanks Simon. I am a strong baseline player and a reasonable volleyer at the net once set. However my transition game is average and I struggle against high quality pushers who are extremely consistent from the back. Could you suggest a soln? Tks
You guys need to do more bloopers 😆
BTW, thanks for the great tennis training 🎾💥
More to come!
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial I play doubles. Would like to see more doubles tactic.
Could you make a video explaining the forehand backswing?
Here you go - ruclips.net/video/XlgWnL8KklU/видео.html
Great demo and explanation as usual .
At what stage of junior development would you recommend / introduce racket lag ?
For many juniors, they’ll be using lag to some degree once they start playing high level regional/national in their age group.
It can always be improved but often that comes from creating an ideal swing for them. That’s work that should be done as soon as they can hit the ball and rally
Hi guys. Great video. The question is "What is first, the chicken or the egg"?
What does initiate locking the wrist?
is it hip movement,
or locking motion of my wrist (but it should be relaxed at that time),
or something else that I did not get it?
It comes from a relaxed wrist and using the body correctly to uncoil but the wrist being laid back slightly in the swing also helps. It all goes together
Final part is awesome. Reminded me of Jackie Chan movies. :)
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial: Hard to say, Simon. You, guys, cover pretty much everything. Right now I am slowly going through your videos and memorize your advises and implement then into my game. If you did not cover these topics, I would love to hear your thoughts on the following ones:
1) Winning play patterns for clay court players;
2) Fitness for tennis players (young and those who are 45+);
3) Main strategies for 45+ players who play peers and guys who are 20 years younger.
The reason I focus my attention on these three topics is:
1) I am 46. Once a week I play with the guy who's 20 years younger. He is destroying me, but sometimes I manage to take 2-3 games in a set.
2) I love to lift free weights including kettle bells, and I noticed that sometimes I do too much and, as a consequence, I don't have any energy to play top of my game on court.
3) I play on clay courts.
Again, thank you for doing great job!
With best regards from Ukraine,
Vitaliy