Sometimes it's just a little detail that makes you understand. That phrase, "The body helps the arm into contact, and then the arm takes over". Years of listening to people talk about the kinetic chain, but now, Nico's brief explanation, and I finally get it. Can't wait to hit the court and put it into action. Great video, Nico!
Another master class. I love your pin point analysis from the other side of the court. Player knows you told him about his chest & thinks he’s doing it correctly but also thinks you’re not looking out for that correction any more. And there you are not letting him get away with it. Real real nice Nick , many thanks from across the pond as they say ;)
Great video Nick. A very good example student to explain the body movement component of the stroke. He was clearly missing the body component at the beginning of the lesson. I give lessons to beginners. Been doing so off and on for over 15 years now. What I tell my students is that to hit the ball hard you need to generate raquet speed. Speed comes from the arm, body and feet compoents. On the forehand the body should be treated like a "whip" handle. All though the arm starts to move before the body, the body kicks in later, but in terms of the stroke takes the lead, letting the arm lag behind and making thearm+ raquet a whip.
Lately I’ve been using the concept of "dragging the handle" toward the ball. It helps my body to pull rather than push, which means power comes from the body and not the arm. I carried that over from a golf lesson.
This was a great one. Lots of what I see wrong in my forehand that I have in common with Bremen - super helpful! Seeing that Fed clip at the end really helped visualize what you were going for
Are you the one who edits these videos Nik? You do a great job of splicing in still frames or slow-mo to demonstrate what you're saying while you coach. It really helps to drive home the instruction. You're a great editor in addition to a great coach!
Really enjoyed the commentary about when to set the feet for the ground strokes and how it is more natural on the backhand to take a step into the court right "inside of" the racket drop and swing. You also mentioned getting this footwork right is easier on the closed-stance FH than the semi-open stance FH. Would be great if you had a video where you go over this for the semi-open stance FH.
Really nice video Nick. Tbh i am still troubled with the perfect balance of torso rotation and arm involvment. At my early days (playing 2 years now) i was moving torso more than i should, and balls were flying all over the place. Nowadays it feels better but still much work to do till full effortless power
When I teach the forehand to my beginner students, I like to tell them to pivot on the front foot(toes) and go; front, side, front. In the preparation, you are facing the net, you do the unit turn and position yourself sideways and as you hit the ball, you rotate the body into the shot to finish facing the net again. This helps them push into the ball more with their body.
I was more of an "old school" teaching pro in the 80s-90s. I taught closed stance and with an emphasis on footwork, body turn, weight shift, and especially following through (swinging through the swing path more vs deviating from it). I think the closed stance vs open stance meant more focus on proper footwork & using the kinetic chain because, if you didn't, it would be greatly evident. When swinging open stance, I believe people can get lazy with footwork, everything else involved as well, and end up "arm swinging".
I think the difference in stances creates different power - closed = linear, open = rotational. Both, I believe, have different applications and should be learned.
when i started moving more through the ball while hitting it, it fixed my similar non-body involvement problem with my forehand. By moving to the ball with more initiative my feet stay active and my body is dynamic. I see bremen stopping all his momentum when hitting a ball, sometimes even when a ball comes short?
Could the issue be the facts he’s hitting too close he’s body and he’s arm is compensating for the turn? If he hits more in front he’s body he will naturally pivot and body can turn more naturally?
Nick if I may… Do you prefer to promote catching the racquet after the forehand or not. Or are you neither here nor there..?¿? Your students are very lucky to have you. We are lucky to have you ;)
As long as you don’t catch it out front, it doesn’t matter. Both, swinging out and letting the racquet hit the hand are ok! ruclips.net/video/fc6a5aQPKi4/видео.htmlsi=omNhMkCt7YycEu_Q
I find that catching the racket for me at least, promotes more of the fully body engagement and rotation that Nick is talking about. Early on I used to catch more infront but now when I catch behind me after my body rotation, it confirms I’m using more of my body on my forehand.
8:54 Did he say: „dann sehe ich schwarz“? Anyway, I think if he would load a bit more by extending his non-hitting arm a bit further to the side, the uncoiling would help him from turning his body. Wahrscheinlich hat er soviel Kraft (macht sicher viel Oberkörperkrafttraining), dass er den Schlag schnell machen kann, obwohl er ihn mit seinem Oberkörper, der parallel zum Netz ist, am Ende praktisch abbremst. Zuviel Kraft hilft im Tennis leider nicht unbedingt.
Get more spin on your forehand with these progressions!
👉 ruclips.net/video/9AxGpjY9wTA/видео.htmlsi=R4TXbKpndXF99QTk
5:40 omg Intuitive tennis features a train?!? Ultimate hobby crossover
Wow Nik. Your student has improved so much from earlier videos. Both FH and BH look way more intuitive and smooth!
He is going to join a 4.0 ladder
He has made a big jump in one year 🔥
Sometimes it's just a little detail that makes you understand.
That phrase, "The body helps the arm into contact, and then the arm takes over".
Years of listening to people talk about the kinetic chain, but now, Nico's brief explanation, and I finally get it.
Can't wait to hit the court and put it into action.
Great video, Nico!
🙏🙏
Nice lesson Nic! Wow, what an athlete! Glad you threw that last part in at the end about his left arm. Thanks for sharing
🔥
Another master class. I love your pin point analysis from the other side of the court. Player knows you told him about his chest & thinks he’s doing it correctly but also thinks you’re not looking out for that correction any more. And there you are not letting him get away with it.
Real real nice Nick , many thanks from across the pond as they say ;)
Thank you 🙏
Great video Nick. A very good example student to explain the body movement component of the stroke. He was clearly missing the body component at the beginning of the lesson. I give lessons to beginners. Been doing so off and on for over 15 years now. What I tell my students is that to hit the ball hard you need to generate raquet speed. Speed comes from the arm, body and feet compoents. On the forehand the body should be treated like a "whip" handle. All though the arm starts to move before the body, the body kicks in later, but in terms of the stroke takes the lead, letting the arm lag behind and making thearm+ raquet a whip.
Lately I’ve been using the concept of "dragging the handle" toward the ball. It helps my body to pull rather than push, which means power comes from the body and not the arm. I carried that over from a golf lesson.
This was a great one. Lots of what I see wrong in my forehand that I have in common with Bremen - super helpful! Seeing that Fed clip at the end really helped visualize what you were going for
Glad it was helpful!
Are you the one who edits these videos Nik? You do a great job of splicing in still frames or slow-mo to demonstrate what you're saying while you coach. It really helps to drive home the instruction.
You're a great editor in addition to a great coach!
Thank you so much
Really enjoyed the commentary about when to set the feet for the ground strokes and how it is more natural on the backhand to take a step into the court right "inside of" the racket drop and swing. You also mentioned getting this footwork right is easier on the closed-stance FH than the semi-open stance FH. Would be great if you had a video where you go over this for the semi-open stance FH.
I will dedicate a video to open stance vs closed stance, including timing of the set!!
@@IntuitiveTennis Woo! Thank you. Looking forward to it!
I need to get that "Better! Better! Best one today" as the ringtone for my phone. It's good for my self-confidence and motivation!
🙌🔥🙏
Great lesson! Very helpful for me because I’m struggling with the exact same thing.
Glad it was helpful!
Really nice video Nick.
Tbh i am still troubled with the perfect balance of torso rotation and arm involvment.
At my early days (playing 2 years now) i was moving torso more than i should, and balls were flying all over the place.
Nowadays it feels better but still much work to do till full effortless power
Keep trying
Here’s a another vid on rotation sequencing
ruclips.net/video/c5SqRb9i020/видео.htmlsi=ACglG_1Sm9pNia5c
When I teach the forehand to my beginner students, I like to tell them to pivot on the front foot(toes) and go; front, side, front. In the preparation, you are facing the net, you do the unit turn and position yourself sideways and as you hit the ball, you rotate the body into the shot to finish facing the net again. This helps them push into the ball more with their body.
The editing was awesome and helpful
🙏
I was more of an "old school" teaching pro in the 80s-90s. I taught closed stance and with an emphasis on footwork, body turn, weight shift, and especially following through (swinging through the swing path more vs deviating from it). I think the closed stance vs open stance meant more focus on proper footwork & using the kinetic chain because, if you didn't, it would be greatly evident. When swinging open stance, I believe people can get lazy with footwork, everything else involved as well, and end up "arm swinging".
Yes, I think this is a valid point.
I think the difference in stances creates different power - closed = linear, open = rotational. Both, I believe, have different applications and should be learned.
@@lcervantes8505 I agree. Both have their place. Even if you have a closed stance FH, you can't always do so when you don't have time.
As @sanz8607 commented, I think the left arm is constraining his forehand rotation...
It's obvious his left arm prevents his torso rotation
Need a Shamir vs Bremen match.
Coming soon…
when i started moving more through the ball while hitting it, it fixed my similar non-body involvement problem with my forehand. By moving to the ball with more initiative my feet stay active and my body is dynamic. I see bremen stopping all his momentum when hitting a ball, sometimes even when a ball comes short?
3.5-4.0 realistically
Could the issue be the facts he’s hitting too close he’s body and he’s arm is compensating for the turn?
If he hits more in front he’s body he will naturally pivot and body can turn more naturally?
That used to be a problem,
ruclips.net/video/c5SqRb9i020/видео.htmlsi=ACglG_1Sm9pNia5c
he is doing much better now
Nick if I may…
Do you prefer to promote catching the racquet after the forehand or not. Or are you neither here nor there..?¿?
Your students are very lucky to have you.
We are lucky to have you ;)
As long as you don’t catch it out front, it doesn’t matter. Both, swinging out and letting the racquet hit the hand are ok!
ruclips.net/video/fc6a5aQPKi4/видео.htmlsi=omNhMkCt7YycEu_Q
I find that catching the racket for me at least, promotes more of the fully body engagement and rotation that Nick is talking about. Early on I used to catch more infront but now when I catch behind me after my body rotation, it confirms I’m using more of my body on my forehand.
As watching this i'm more worried about Nick's forehand than Bremen's.😉
Bremen is a name? I thought it's a city in Northern Germany ;)
8:54 Did he say: „dann sehe ich schwarz“? Anyway, I think if he would load a bit more by extending his non-hitting arm a bit further to the side, the uncoiling would help him from turning his body. Wahrscheinlich hat er soviel Kraft (macht sicher viel Oberkörperkrafttraining), dass er den Schlag schnell machen kann, obwohl er ihn mit seinem Oberkörper, der parallel zum Netz ist, am Ende praktisch abbremst. Zuviel Kraft hilft im Tennis leider nicht unbedingt.
A lot of players with a huge amount of muscles, have these movement problems with the body. They think a big biceps is enough for acceleration…
He is playing the forehand as if he has no left hand ...😅
Ok, i think hes ready for 4.5 or 5.0 🤩
3.0-3.5 maybe 4.0 at best depending on match experience
Let not getting carried away