Make your forehand into a weapon (with Nikki Roenn)
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Thanks to Nikki from Unstrung Customs for this lesson!
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Excellent video Jonas, great contributions and details to improve the forehand. It would be great to make a video with that kind of input from Nick to improve one-handed backhand. Keep it up Jonas you are doing fantastic. Cheers
Coming soon!
Galet bra instruktions video. Tack Jonas
Best FH-video Ive seen, pretty much. Great work! (from Sweden)
Stort tack!
Fantastic video, Jonas. Please, upload more collabs with Nikki Roenn. He's a great communicator!!!
Wonderful session. Learned and confirmed quite a lot from this!
He did a good job at cleaning your forehand, specially with the racket's face side at the end of the swing.
I must say the racquet face down at the end of the swing is brilliant instruction. It ensures racquet has control and shape which allows you to have trust and hit bigger. As a self taught player I use to do this but sort of forgot and seeing this brought my forehand back in a big way. Jonas hoping for more from you and Nikki
No joke... this might be the best forehand video on the internet! Not seen the mechanics described so well and in a no-nonsense delivery before. Really great stuff 👍🏻
Wow, thanks!
really? close over the top??
What grip does Nikki use?
I use semi western and my wrist felt unnatural when finishing close 😂
I agree, the best video for advanced players
I completely agree with you!! This was such a terrific explanation and lesson!
This is arguably the GOAT of RUclips forehand video!
Wow, this was definitely high level forehand instructions!!
Glad that you liked it, Pavel!
Nikki's forehand is a thing to behold. That form/posture/not over-rotating... amazing!
Make you backhand into a weapon = next video
We'll work on that!
Fascinating. As someone with a western forehand it's easy for me to get super cramped on the forehand side. Really like the emphasis on spacing here.
This current series of technique videos are simply superb. Please do one video on anticipation and early preparation. I feel this is the biggest issue with rec players.
I just added anticipation to my forehands.
Before the ball lands on my side, I prep the racket. Then make enough space with my legs in order to make that awesome top spin forehand that I have
This was helpful. I learned tennis and watched lots of RUclips circa 2013 when all they taught was the windshield wiper. I had hit most forehands swinging upwards and not through the ball at all. Lots of spin and was hard to to play against, but predictable
amazing video. this really helped with my confusion about technique all over youtube. grateful for this one Jonas keep up the great work!
this is nice and helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Great stuff. Just what I need to watch while I try to transform my forehand from my biggest liability to a reliable weapon.
You can do it! I will try too
One of your best videos ever Jonas. Only thing I disagree with is not to expect instant improvement. I went and played right after watching this video and it literally feels like table tennis. Would love to see more vids with Nikki
Wholeheartedly agree! I took the idea of getting the racquet a bit more in front with the help of shoulder turning, then swinging once it got a bit more in front. I tried it yesterday, and found my tennis after 15+ years
I aggree, my forehand wasn't even that bad, better than most of my club partners at ~4.5 (Germany) I'd say, but since implementing the shoulder turn and the wrist motion I have WAY more pop and consistency. It's actually insane.
Need to try this. Great video!
Go for it!
Another great video! I have the same issues on my forehand. I open up to early and lose the power and control. Try to fix that. Keep uploading such great content Jonas
Many thanks for an excellent video. I’m a little confused with the 2nd and 3rd recommendation. Do they not contradict each other? How do you manage to release the wrist while still trying to let the hand and racquet continue in the direction of the target?
Really really good video. Struggling with opening early myself and this was great. Really good fun seeing you working on your own tennis!! Best regards from Denmark
3 minutes in and Nikki gets some really good points. I love how he doesn't get into the semantics like the angle of the racket during take back etc but the fundamentals and the broad focus points
Brilliant video, really brought up some concepts that I have not thought about and some things that I used to do which I lost when I changed my grip from EF to SW grip.
One of your best coaching videos! Nikki explained forehand technique at a very technical level while focusing on timing and stroke techniques with arm, body, racquet. REALLY Great! Please do more of these collaborations on stroke and techniques across backhand, serve, volley, footwork etc. Thx again!!!
Hey Jonas, I’ve always been a 4.0 player with a terrible forehand. Terrible due to my mechanics and could never figure out how to make it fluid. Ive always had more bad days due to tensing up and never being able to wrap my head around it… Until Today!!! Holy crap! I never thought of just getting the racket a bit more in front via open shoulder turn, then using that momentum to swing! Like wtf! I would always swing from when the racket was more behind me. This would explain the unstableness/wobble during impact.
15+ years of trying to figure out a forehand, and today I am blessed with this video. I can’t thank you both enough!! Jonas, this couch… I would steal or hire in an instant!
One video I would love to see is backhand volley. It’s very misunderstood, with grips (using full continental or slight eastern b). Probably the next toughest understanding shot
I agree overrotating is a problem but I think it is more a matter of leading to loss of directional control than loss of power. Power is directly consequent on racket head speed and I don't see how overrotating slows down racket head speed. But what it does do is emphasize the lateral arc of the swing rather than keeping the swing oriented more straight ahead. Increasing the lateral component requires more precise timing to prevent unwanted deviation left or right from the intended target. With a more straight line swing the ball will naturally go where you are pointing without the need for the greater timing demand of the lateral swing path.
This is a really great analysis!
Do the backhand!!! Lol
Thanks Nick, bless up
Hi Jonas, Hi Nikki. That was very intersting! Would love to see a backhand episode as well !!!
Excellent Jonas. I hope to one day achieve a forehand like yours too. Many thanks.
Nikki's racket specs now as compared to when he was on tour??
Watching Nikki catch the racquet in front really transformed my forehand last week. I had so much more control. Thanks Jonas and Nikki.
Great to hear!
Great content, looking forward for the next part on the one backhand side 🕶
Great tips and info! You think after thousands of videos I have seen it all but now his explanation is unique. 2 hander backhand next!!
Very helpful. Thank you. Nikki's sound on his forehand is amazing.
Great Video Jonas, Nikki. My coach has recently started to focus on the technique of this forehand. After a few initial hits, I was hitting heavy and deep balls.
To really hone in the whip motion and get the ball moving through the court, my coach suggested I stop the follow through in front of me (racket face down) I decided to hone this in, I’m going to take this into my matches for the next few games. It may look awkward, but who cares
Grip it and rip it. Simple
Perfect explanation of the technique… looks like the Federer Forehand penetrating but with spin
Great stuff. Best forehand video on you tube. 2 handed back hand next please 👏
Great stuff. Patrick Mouratoglou always makes his students snap the wrist for more free power.
Still too complicated. One word helped me a ton: effortless. The swing should be effortless. Like you're trying to skip rocks.
Question- I understand these basics apply to all grips but having an eastern FH over semi act as an disadvantage to make most of these tips ? Amazing tips though. No doubt.
Great instructions truely. No words but a question.
Imagine a video with Nikki and Karue hitting together! Great stuff Nikki and Jonas
Danke!
Wow it is great video! Need more!)
Slow down more bend more in the knee pat the dog fire the hips and let the racket lag behind . Your swing and body are in tje same motion tbis is where your teqnique fails.
The arm is the last part of the chain comes along for the ride
Extremely good advice. Very effective. thanks
now Jones one handed backhand please really like this guy
Good tips!!
This Nixxi guy knows his stuff, wish I met him when I discovered tennis. Love it thx!
Forearrm pronation gives spin not the wrist how many pros do you coach not many ??
Great stuff. You hit so well with the nCode-much more penetration.
Great work guys ..Now the real work begins Jonas!!
Great fh lesson. Wish i could take a personal training session with you
I’m a novice. This is really good.
Looks relatively the same, his forehand is too loopy and wristy.
The backhand video was also excellent.
Super great advice for forehand.
Best forehand lesson! Thx! I have theses problems.
Very informative. I'll have to try some of these tips
Wow awesome, looking forward to the backhand session.
Happy to hear!
So wise. Thanks for the video.
great video jonas! really great session
this vid lesson with Nikki Roenn is abosloutly gold! thank you!
Great to hear!
Awesome! Nikki - what a great coach!
amazing stuff .........plz make more
Awesome. Thanks.
Back hand edition !!!!!!!!!!!
thanks Jonas n coach
This is Amazing ! Thanks a lot !!
Excellent video guys. Interested to know what FH grip your are both using?
I think both in between Eastern and Semi-western
@@Tennisnerd same here. The wrist flick gives me all the spin I need. I've never had (modern) windshield wiper strokes.
Is this the same Nikki who does a lot of racket stringing and has been a hitting partner for some of the pro's (Novak, etc??)?
Correcto
Very good
Good one fellow
best i have seen in a long time.
Great video
Jonas compare your shots in this video to your game in Malta. The improvements are very obvious to me, you were getting way more power down to the court faster and it seemed more effortless. I like Nick his instruction is practically Perfect. The only thing I could think of for more easy power is something in the footwork that you guys did not touch on. I understand why you can only absorb so much but when hitting a ball if you combine that full swing to the fullest extension out front with the apex of the bounce of the ball? You are hitting the most easy power that you can find in my opinion. Carlos Alcaraz is very nimble on his feet for a reason, he can maintain that heavy firepower for longer with less effort.
I actually watched the backhand Master glass with Nick and that was amazing instruction! His nuances that made the backhand so comprehensive. I with a basic understanding was able to clobber the ball with weight that prevented the opponent from returning the shot. I can't tell you the satisfaction level of being able to hit a powerful one handed backhand, it's something I've never ever achieved in a one-handed backhand in many decades! Thank you to you, thank you to Nick that backhand class regenerated my love of the sport basically, it was just superb.
My only difference on the forehand with Nick's, is I do open up the butt of the racket as far as I can, especially on the low balls and I get more racket speed. So two things I seem to differ from Nick frankly I don't know if they're right but they work for me. One is I open up the butt of the rocket more to generate more racket speed, secondly I hit for the ball to impact at the apex of the bounce so this requires aggressive footwork to combine everything. In conclusion I wasn't expecting Nick to be as good as he was, he's got an expert eye at how to improve little nuances that really elevated your game. I'm envious it wasn't me on the court getting the lessons. Thanks Jonas another great video much appreciated! Kudos to Nick love to see him back.
More Nikki please!
Sorry to be one of "those guys" but I would add that your racket preparation is a bit late. Try to prepare so your racket is only traveling BACK 2 FORWARD after the bounce. Right now it's going at least 270 degrees (start to contact), try cut it down to 180. Easy free power.
Granted it's not always possible to do every shot in a match. Sorry.
I keep coming back to this excellent video. Nikki is great at explaining in a concise and well thought-out way. Would be great to have him back on the channel with instructional videos. Thanks!
Jonas, what is your forehand grip? This video is very helpful. Thank you. I was converted from an Eastern to a SW forehand grip at 72 years of age. Usually instructors don’t try to change the grip for students over 50….. I’m 74 now and fairly comfortable with my new grip. However, I get in trouble when I don’t swing through the ball, but try to accentuate the low to high movement… Ciao, John
This is so funny because at 11:55 Nikki talks about don't opening up the racket face at the follow through. Which is exactly what I noticed with my forehand when I took slo mo footage of me the other day. I did that because balls were flying long a lot, so I wanted to compare slo mo of pros vs mine. And this was the only real big difference I noticed. But other forehand tutorials don't talk about this. It's the first time I hear someone else talk about it. Which is refreshing!
EDIT: btw I see when you look frame by frame that Jonas is still opening up the racket in the follow through, even after receiving the tips. Which matches my situation that even tho you think you're doing it, muscle memory takes over. I think it will take some time, and constant double checking with footage to really fix this problem.
Wow Jonas, you were really smoking them at the end! Nikki your vertical colum from head-spine-legs is extremely still, amazing
This will be my focus over the coming year! Thanks Nikki and Jonas, also huge for me to grip the racket looser, in matchplay with new balls I really struggle on my FH, in practice its my best shot,
Best video i've seen on RUclips about fixing the forehand. So clear and straightforward. It made an immediate impact to my shots. Many thanks👍👍
Great tips may have to steel a few 👍🎾
Happy to hear that, Ivan!
Good coach Nikki.
Great tips. Exactly what I'm looking for in my forehand now.
Jonas, Any chance to get you and Nikki to produce a video on the return of serve and also the backhand volley?
Great video! I really enjoyed it and learned a lot as well. 3 very clear and important points, all are points that will help me a lot. I just know that I will need a lot of time to implement number 3 correctly. Btw, Subscribed directly hoping that the content of this channel is always in this high high quality! Keep up the good work!
Very good instruction. Lots of good tips- just trying to remember them all when I practice !
Would love a similar video for two handed backhand
Yes, super useful. I like very much these instructions from high level players who knows what it takes to hit balls well by themselves, and not some "stupid" club level coaches on You tube trying to dissect the techniques of pro players and give their suggestions.
Excellent tips! Very unique, not seen even on videos by the pros, please keep these rolling Jonas, amazing service for the worldwide tennis community, lots of good Karma!
Look forward to next one on the single handed backhand, please!
This is the best of the instructional vids. Nikki is great. Less Evan more Nikki 😊
excellent video. one thing that I see is that he isn't using the ground force. a wider base would help.
Brilliant 😀
Perfect lesson! I think you should try to stay more calm. You overrotate and push it to hard. Keep the wrist calm and easy and close the racket head. Youre doing a great progress in the Video. Really nice to See it !!
Thank you
Great video. Looking solid. You play ITF seniors tournaments?
Thanks John, I will once my knee gets better :)
@@Tennisnerd Great! Age bracket?