Here we see Nishiokas extreme western forehand grip in 4K 60FPS. At 1.7m tall, Nishioka is one of the smallest players in stature but one of the biggest competitors. His main assets include his incredible movement speed and heavy forehand. Notice the trajectory of his groundstrokes when he is on the other end of the court (4:17) and see how much net clearance and curviture the ball has. It really dips down into the court and kicks up at his opponent which is achieved by his western forehand grip and extreme swing path. Taking your racket back as far as Nishioka does leaves you susceptible to making unforced errors especially on fast incoming balls as it requires extremely good timing and footwork, which Nishioka definitely has. Please leave a 👍 if you enjoyed and consider subscribing for more Court Level Tennis coming soon 🎾
Gotta love the almost classic takeback of Yoshi's forehand movement. It's possibly to cut time down for his strokes that go so far back (almost ala WTA) and create crazy spins that he generates. Really appreciate his relaxed and playful nature, barely doing any splits as Ben's ferocious returns are replied so clean. Absolutely love these footages Liam. Thanks for keeping up the great quality. M
From the other practices I've seen of Nishioka he usually makes a full split step before each shot. Possible reasons why he isn't doing much here is because they are playing half court so doesn't need to react quick to reach the ball or maybe he is feeling lazy or saving energy. Lots of potential reasons but he definitely could be split stepping more. An interesting observation I made was to see how his grip affects his footwork. More specifically his weight transfer. If you watch his legs during and after his forehand you can see how his bodyweight is not only going forwards but more to his right side as a result of his loopy swing and western grip. Players with a semi western or eastern grip don't really transfer their weight this way but more linearly forwards towards their target. I thought this might cause more errors but he seems to time the rotation and watch the ball really well! Also gotta love those super flat bachkands 👍 Thanks M!
Here we see Nishiokas extreme western forehand grip in 4K 60FPS.
At 1.7m tall, Nishioka is one of the smallest players in stature but one of the biggest competitors. His main assets include his incredible movement speed and heavy forehand.
Notice the trajectory of his groundstrokes when he is on the other end of the court (4:17) and see how much net clearance and curviture the ball has. It really dips down into the court and kicks up at his opponent which is achieved by his western forehand grip and extreme swing path.
Taking your racket back as far as Nishioka does leaves you susceptible to making unforced errors especially on fast incoming balls as it requires extremely good timing and footwork, which Nishioka definitely has.
Please leave a 👍 if you enjoyed and consider subscribing for more Court Level Tennis coming soon 🎾
I can watch his forehand all day
my fav player
Gotta love the almost classic takeback of Yoshi's forehand movement. It's possibly to cut time down for his strokes that go so far back (almost ala WTA) and create crazy spins that he generates.
Really appreciate his relaxed and playful nature, barely doing any splits as Ben's ferocious returns are replied so clean.
Absolutely love these footages Liam.
Thanks for keeping up the great quality.
M
From the other practices I've seen of Nishioka he usually makes a full split step before each shot.
Possible reasons why he isn't doing much here is because they are playing half court so doesn't need to react quick to reach the ball or maybe he is feeling lazy or saving energy.
Lots of potential reasons but he definitely could be split stepping more.
An interesting observation I made was to see how his grip affects his footwork. More specifically his weight transfer. If you watch his legs during and after his forehand you can see how his bodyweight is not only going forwards but more to his right side as a result of his loopy swing and western grip.
Players with a semi western or eastern grip don't really transfer their weight this way but more linearly forwards towards their target.
I thought this might cause more errors but he seems to time the rotation and watch the ball really well!
Also gotta love those super flat bachkands 👍
Thanks M!
Who is he practicing with? Love that guy’s game.
I would love to tell you but I'm not sure right now. I will add it in the description once I find out.
Ben McLachlan
❤need More video for my Both Kids Practice
Need a practice video on alcaraz plsss
How come he made it to the fourth round in roland garros but there is no video of him playing a match? I want his videos
Me too
He takes it back to 6 o’clock instead of 5 o’clock like modern forehand
Modified Kwon forehand with some C Tier OHB
lol yeah that forehand does look similar to Kwon's