There is no one who describes and demonstrates things better than you, Meike. I look forward to your videos every day and watch them over and over again. Thank you!!!
Great tips, 5.0 players here, still visiting channels, finding tips and practicing the right way, your pointers are right on the money! Thank you for posting.
I started playing tennis a couple of years ago and I have watched a lot of video tutorials to help improve my game. I can safely say that this was the best video I have seen so far. I had gotten stuck in the whole lag and snap mindset, to the point that I was flexing my hip to create the lag and breaking the kinetic chain, hence losing power on my shots. You explained it so well and the drills were the icing on the cake. I see a huge difference in my forehand within a few days of practice. Thank you. Subscribed!
This one video answers so many of my questions about wrist position, swing path, contact position, and hip turn that I don't really need to watch any more. I learned the classic neutral stance, racket low, extend the follow through to the target and finish high. I was having trouble transitioning to more of a rotational swing and Meike's instruction lit so many light bulbs! Thank you!
Coach your unit turn and stroke is so smooth, I love it. I've been focusing on way too much wrist action when hitting a forehand, leading to really sore joints. This exercise of turning and loosening up the swing really helps a ton.
Gave me things to try and consider that I had not previously thought about. Meike packs so much information into her videos. I find myself watching them over and over to absorb it all. Thank you!
Great introduction to modern forehand. Unlike many other videos on RUclips, it focuses on the decisive points and not on things like wrist snapping or the right follow through…these things are a mere consequence of the basic biomechanics as Meike teaches here so clearly. Thx, Rainer
I have reviewed so many topspin videos. I tend to hit too flat. This is by far the best video I've seen since it starts with loading the leg, creating a kinetic chain. Numerous videos talk about lag; numerous talk about maintaining a relaxed wrist and pulling the racquet through with the body to create lag. But this one really gives me a place to start to rework my forehand in ways that others do not. I know I am going to be working with the ball machine and checking in with this video repeatedly as I refine my stroke. In fact, I am so eager that I am going to hit the ball machine today!!!
That is so great to hear. I always remember what one of my coaches used to say: any shot is like writing a word. If you make a mistake in the beginning it doesn't matter what you do after, it will be misspelled.
Meike, my understanding of the modern groundstrokes includes minimizing the roundhouse swing shape (e.g., going right to left for a right-handed forehand) and instead adopting a more straight-line, low to high swing shape. The problem, as I understand it, with the roundhouse swing shape is that the substantial right to left (or left to right) motion requires more exact timing to avoid hitting the ball wide. By keeping the hitting elbow away from the torso and higher (to shorten the backswing), the groundstroke takes a more back to front motion, making it more resilient to hitting wide errors.
You still have extension (down and back to forward) when you have the more "modern" forehand. If you're trying to take away the angular (roundhouse) motion though you're severely limiting the effective use of the lower body where all energy is created.
Great lesson on the lag. Teaching for a while now...what an excellent way of explaining how the physics of the lag occurs without any use of jargon. Very nicely done.
THANK YOU for saying what you did about "wrist lag"! I'm so tired of these video coaches talking about putting your swing in an intentional lag position. Glad you also dispelled the "windshield wiper" as if you can time the wrist pivot at point of contact, in those milliseconds! Great great video!
Classic cycle of frustration I go through often is first I sent balls flying high and long, then try to adjust how my racket, hand and underarm are positioned at impact, to then sent them into the net instead. I kinda think your video gives a clue what my problem is. Don't control the "blackbox" of racket, hand and underarm movement at impact, instead control what's around it and what leads to impact (and then what follows). Thanks for this reeeeeally insightful video. You really explain and illustrate it in a way that make your muscles tickle.
Don't have enough topspin on your forehand to pin your opponent deep? Do you miss in the net too often? Watch until the end to see how you get MASSIVE topspin and for drills that you can do by yourself!
Hello teacher. I feel a lot respect for you because I feel you are teaching the right tennis technique. What I try to do in very forehand I strike is: Rotate my hips with my shoulders, holding the throat of the racket with my left hand, when there is not possible rotate more the hips, rotate shoulder over hips (like Robin Soderling. He is my reference), "stretch" my relaxed right arm and then try to move the racket with my "legs". For me, "It is not allow" to move the racket with my right arm muscle. My right arm muscle, tendon and ligaments are in charge of transfer the energy coming from my legs and the rotation of my hips. In this way, I can feel my arm and my racket traveling freely in a circular path without my right arm effort but a lot of physical effort were applied to my legs to rotate my hips quickly almost 90 degree. This apply to open stance, semi-open stance and close stance. Feel the arm traveling freely in a circular path is the feedback I use to check if I am using my legs and my hips as a source of the energy.
That is very kind to say. However, I don’t have my own academy and I don’t really teach kids anymore. Somehow, I got tons of adults and that’s my main focus now.
Love the Dr Kovacs references... I am getting instant results (much more topspin) with the 6:30 tip of dropping the racquet head below the hand. It makes it easier to come up on the ball. Just have to remember to do it as it is easy to get tense and not drop the racquet head .. Maybe we could see the analogue for the one handed backhand drive. The same principle will apply of course. But maybe there is some drill to ensure that racquet head is below the hand at the bottom of the backswing. As well as slightly closed. It is difficult to be aware of what the racquet head is doing behind you on the one handed backhand drive.
@@MeikeBabelTennis Thanks. I am using an Eastern grip forehand and an Eastern grip one-hander. To my mind, the following is **critical** on the Eastern grip topspin forehand: (a) Drop the racquet head below the level of the hand. A common rec player error is to drop the hand but keeping the racquet head at the same hand level; it is critical to drop the head below the hand level. (b) Assuming Eastern forehand grip, must close the racquet face roughly 45 degrees at the bottom of the backswing. (c) The wrist lag. But as you discussed, the wrist lag will tend to naturally happen if you are relaxed.
Awesome and interesting! I'm doing a class with 6 adults for 2 weeks on FH. Watching their FH shots frame-by-frame, the 2 main things I notice are not relaxing the wrist and arm to extend (resulting in cramping) and weight transfer being quite right to left (sideways, instead of forewards). Great video and thanks for sharing and investing in tennis players world-wide!
Fabulous coaching Meike and so clearly and well defined....looking forward to lot"s more jewels from you .....subbed immediately and greetings from sunny Brisbane.
I love the point you made about the chin on the shoulder because I've been working on the unit turn and focusing on that today after watching this really gave me some extra juice - thanks!
Woah I always thought doing a quick jerk with your hips was key to a crazy fast topspin forehand but you're saying not too fast...I honestly think you are correct especially to be more consistent. Thanks for the tips~
Thank you so much for your great and honest content... i find myself watching you more and more. i would love to see you teach a beginner from zero. TY
Not the way I think of it but definitely see how it works. It’s interesting to see the way how people have different perceptions of what’s most important to make a proper forehand!
@@MeikeBabelTennis either way, I’m sure you can still tell when someone’s talking bs or knows what they’re talking about. And even though I never doubted you knew what you were talking about, it was still cool to see I understood what you were saying and how it worked for you!
Another great video and such a great point that we turn on an axis and let the bigger muscles do the work. I had a coach describe this saying if you set up correctly, let the big muscles do the work the arms and racquet just come along for the ride.
Excelent class about forehand, I liked when adjusting the position of the racket (of the partner) in the preparation, before starting moving forward, the wrist movement in the entire stroke, etc. Please prepare a video of the follow through in the diferent positions of the court and height of balls. Great coach, congrats 👏👏👏
Watching in Borneo. This is just BRILLIANT 😊. I only just discovered how having a relaxed grip helped me improve my forehand..😅..I once possessed a "knuckle of death" grip 🤣🤣🤣
Excellent video; your presentation is clear and interestingly delivered. I have incorporated your techniques for the slice backhand…I was surprised how quickly I got it ☺️ Thank you for your passion & love of the game enough to share with us…Blessings💯
many good points, again; stumbles on one really important one without really digging deep. Understanding the mechanics of the buggy whip FH is one of the best ways to encourage relaxation of the tricep (so that any lag and then arm extending is caused by the speed of pulling the upper arm out and forward rather than by consciously extending the elbow with unnecessary tricep contraction). It also demands a more instantaneous coordination between hip and shoulder over a smaller range of motion. Generally i find an instant improvement in relaxed lag, and in to out forward swing path in the players "regular" FH resulting in increased speed and thus power. Sometimes explaining that buggy whip is absolutely as safe on the shoulder as windscreen wiper deceleration is in itself useful in removing self imposed limitations due to misconceptions.
Thanks as usual, I have a request, I would like to see the area of impact on the ball during the various heights while hitting a forehand. I am still confused, whether to hit in middle ( Equator) or on the Norway or Sweden ( on just top) when the ball is high and various heights . So far nobody has done the video on this topic.
Probably one reason nobody's done that because each ball is different in terms of not only height but also pace, depth, spin. Then you have your court position and your opponent's and what you want to do or can do with that ball. So it's difficult to say that you should hit every ball at the same height. That's why we're now saying that you have a strike zone ranging from hip to shoulder as opposed to justthe hip (which is what we were told when I was a kid).
Very nice video. I probably have watch all the tennis videos on RUclips and this one is amongst the best in my opinion. I have one question/comment. Like I said, I watched dozens of forehand videos. I know how it works and the mechanic and all. Execution is another thing though. Amongst my favorites videos are the sink and push and the other Marcos Giron from Tennis HQ. But, just like you are mentioning in your Alcaraz video, we might understand what they do, executing is something else. Like , timing with the legs, when to load and unload,… would you have any tips on this? Like moving and tracking the ball, when to time the loading and acceleration,…. Thanks!
@@MeikeBabelTennis thank you so much for your kind reply Meike, there are long sleeves shirts 👚 but did not find shorts that I love, it covers below the knees and partially material similar to stockings. I live in UAE unfortunately.
Very interesting. Just I don't understand two advices: first, what do you mean with "ground force"? As far as I know, there is no force in the ground but just in our muscles. Second, I think the rotation of the torso can be more stable - and with more stability, faster and consistency - if you don't release the leg behind and only let the heel get up. Where am I wrong? Thank you in advance for your kind answer.
You're right, of course, that the ground gives no energy by itself. But by pushing off from the ground with the legs you generate force. I'm not a physicist, there are formulas for that. As there are for the rotation, you get more body mass moving with the rotation of the hips. If you force yourself to remain sidewise and not let the hip come around naturally you block that energy. Of course, if you don't load as excessively with your legs you won't create as much angular movement and that's when you see the heel up.
@@MeikeBabelTennis thank you for your kind answer. Actually I don't understand why you think the release of the foot behind during the acceleration of the racket help the acceleration I try to explay better my idea. The angular movement works better if the pivot point (fulcrum/vertical axis) is fixed and works worse if the pivot point (fulcrum/ vertical axis) moves. So if in tennis stroke the rotation has approximately the spine as pivot point / vertical axis, more I let it moves forward less I can accelerate the racket. In your opinion, what am I missing?
@@MeikeBabelTennis Thanks for the reply. Yes, in other words, I would like to know how to hit the top spin with this modern forehand at high contact point.
The plane ✈️ with the slice and now The 🌈 with the forehand ,aha!! 😂👍🏻 I think I have it MEIKE , let's see if I really do when I got into the court ,thank you both ❤️
@@cesarfernandezlopez2209 hi there! I saw that your comments on my latest video got deleted and no, I didn't block them at all. All your comments are super supportive and very much appreciated. Two other comments also got deleted. I went on a chat with google support and they're investigating. The agent said that the comments could have violated policies but I can't see how on earth that would be possible. Maybe it raised a flag because they had links. I don't know. Your yahoo address got kicked back so I'm trying to reach out here. Again, you've always been super nice and great so I'm hoping google made a mistake.
Ugh, I got the email saying that you commented on the Rune video. But again, I can't see it. Can you check if you can comment on other people's channels and on other videos on mine?
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There is no one who describes and demonstrates things better than you, Meike. I look forward to your videos every day and watch them over and over again. Thank you!!!
Wow, thank you!
I just feel the way you describe things show you care so much about the game. It is just genuine!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you! I love tennis and teaching for sure 😃
So true!!
This is excellent instruction, Meike. Even after 30 years of playing, I find new and refreshing perspectives in your video. Thank you!
Meike is an excellent coach one of the best I have seen on youtube ..
Your instruction method is easy to follow. Thank you, Meike.
Great tips, 5.0 players here, still visiting channels, finding tips and practicing the right way, your pointers are right on the money! Thank you for posting.
Glad it was helpful! Feel free to subscribe and recommend my channel to your tennis friends!
This level of knowledge is astonishing for a free video! Your ability to deconstruct technique into easily digestible chunks is such a talent
Thank you so much for your kind words. I do have to pass on your praise though to some of my coaches who taught me that way
One of the few if only former woman pro teaching on YT. Love her instruction. Keep up the great work.
Thank you!
Best!!! modern forehand explanation I’ve seen on Utube 🎾🎾🎾🎾
Wow, thanks! I appreciate that!
I started playing tennis a couple of years ago and I have watched a lot of video tutorials to help improve my game. I can safely say that this was the best video I have seen so far. I had gotten stuck in the whole lag and snap mindset, to the point that I was flexing my hip to create the lag and breaking the kinetic chain, hence losing power on my shots. You explained it so well and the drills were the icing on the cake. I see a huge difference in my forehand within a few days of practice. Thank you. Subscribed!
I'm so happy that my video helped!
This one video answers so many of my questions about wrist position, swing path, contact position, and hip turn that I don't really need to watch any more. I learned the classic neutral stance, racket low, extend the follow through to the target and finish high. I was having trouble transitioning to more of a rotational swing and Meike's instruction lit so many light bulbs! Thank you!
Awesome, glad to hear my video helped!
This is one of the best instructionals I've seen on the subject! Very well done!
Thank you! I really appreciate it! Feel free to subscribe and recommend my channel to your tennis friends :-)
BEST VIDEO I HAVE EVER seen on the forehand. I have have spent HOURS on Utube. Thanks so much Meike!! Undo some more wrong muscle memory. Wheeee!
Thank you for your very kind words! Glad it helped
Ah what a game changer to say that the lock-in is the last part of the preparation. Thank you, Coach!!!
Coach your unit turn and stroke is so smooth, I love it. I've been focusing on way too much wrist action when hitting a forehand, leading to really sore joints. This exercise of turning and loosening up the swing really helps a ton.
Thank you. And glad that I could help with not getting an injury.
You are an excellent teacher. Great lesson. I am a high school tennis coach in thousand oaks CA. Thank you
This is one of the best videos covering the topspin forehand. Thanks for shooting this Meike👍
Thank you!
Your guide is very detail and easy to understand. Thanks Babel.
Glad you think so!
Thanks Meike! I've not figured out how to hit a heavy forehand..will try to incorporate these tips.
Thank you! We miss you at practices!
Please share and promote, these videos are among the very best instructions out there. Thanks and danke for another great one!
This channel is really useful. I will recommend this to my Korean tennis-playing friends.
Thank you so much!👍🙏🎾
I appreciate your support! Thank you!
Gave me things to try and consider that I had not previously thought about. Meike packs so much information into her videos. I find myself watching them over and over to absorb it all. Thank you!
Thank you, that’s always great to hear
Quality coaching, this is a gem.
Great introduction to modern forehand. Unlike many other videos on RUclips, it focuses on the decisive points and not on things like wrist snapping or the right follow through…these things are a mere consequence of the basic biomechanics as Meike teaches here so clearly. Thx, Rainer
Ganz genau :-)
This is so helpful! Thanks to you I’m hoping to bring my 80’s era forehand into 2022!
You got this! Let me know how it works out.
You a top trainer! Your knowlege and understanding of tennis technic is fantastic
I appreciate that! Thank you for your kind words!
I have reviewed so many topspin videos. I tend to hit too flat. This is by far the best video I've seen since it starts with loading the leg, creating a kinetic chain. Numerous videos talk about lag; numerous talk about maintaining a relaxed wrist and pulling the racquet through with the body to create lag. But this one really gives me a place to start to rework my forehand in ways that others do not. I know I am going to be working with the ball machine and checking in with this video repeatedly as I refine my stroke. In fact, I am so eager that I am going to hit the ball machine today!!!
That is so great to hear. I always remember what one of my coaches used to say: any shot is like writing a word. If you make a mistake in the beginning it doesn't matter what you do after, it will be misspelled.
Meike, my understanding of the modern groundstrokes includes minimizing the roundhouse swing shape (e.g., going right to left for a right-handed forehand) and instead adopting a more straight-line, low to high swing shape. The problem, as I understand it, with the roundhouse swing shape is that the substantial right to left (or left to right) motion requires more exact timing to avoid hitting the ball wide. By keeping the hitting elbow away from the torso and higher (to shorten the backswing), the groundstroke takes a more back to front motion, making it more resilient to hitting wide errors.
You still have extension (down and back to forward) when you have the more "modern" forehand. If you're trying to take away the angular (roundhouse) motion though you're severely limiting the effective use of the lower body where all energy is created.
Great lesson on the lag. Teaching for a while now...what an excellent way of explaining how the physics of the lag occurs without any use of jargon. Very nicely done.
Thanks for the kind words!
THANK YOU for saying what you did about "wrist lag"! I'm so tired of these video coaches talking about putting your swing in an intentional lag position. Glad you also dispelled the "windshield wiper" as if you can time the wrist pivot at point of contact, in those milliseconds! Great great video!
You're so welcome! I hear that all the time!
The wrist lag how you explain (WHEN PLAYER IS RELAXED) that it happens automatically--SPOT ON!!! Exactly what I say too. Great 👍
Classic cycle of frustration I go through often is first I sent balls flying high and long, then try to adjust how my racket, hand and underarm are positioned at impact, to then sent them into the net instead. I kinda think your video gives a clue what my problem is. Don't control the "blackbox" of racket, hand and underarm movement at impact, instead control what's around it and what leads to impact (and then what follows). Thanks for this reeeeeally insightful video. You really explain and illustrate it in a way that make your muscles tickle.
Don't have enough topspin on your forehand to pin your opponent deep? Do you miss in the net too often? Watch until the end to see how you get MASSIVE topspin and for drills that you can do by yourself!
Hello teacher. I feel a lot respect for you because I feel you are teaching the right tennis technique. What I try to do in very forehand I strike is: Rotate my hips with my shoulders, holding the throat of the racket with my left hand, when there is not possible rotate more the hips, rotate shoulder over hips (like Robin Soderling. He is my reference), "stretch" my relaxed right arm and then try to move the racket with my "legs". For me, "It is not allow" to move the racket with my right arm muscle. My right arm muscle, tendon and ligaments are in charge of transfer the energy coming from my legs and the rotation of my hips. In this way, I can feel my arm and my racket traveling freely in a circular path without my right arm effort but a lot of physical effort were applied to my legs to rotate my hips quickly almost 90 degree. This apply to open stance, semi-open stance and close stance. Feel the arm traveling freely in a circular path is the feedback I use to check if I am using my legs and my hips as a source of the energy.
@@mariorengifo4700 That sounds like a great description of how to use your legs to create power and control in your forehand!
i am ready to relocate to your academy if my kids ever wish to take up tennis. you teach very well.
That is very kind to say. However, I don’t have my own academy and I don’t really teach kids anymore. Somehow, I got tons of adults and that’s my main focus now.
Love the Dr Kovacs references... I am getting instant results (much more topspin) with the 6:30 tip of dropping the racquet head below the hand. It makes it easier to come up on the ball. Just have to remember to do it as it is easy to get tense and not drop the racquet head .. Maybe we could see the analogue for the one handed backhand drive. The same principle will apply of course. But maybe there is some drill to ensure that racquet head is below the hand at the bottom of the backswing. As well as slightly closed. It is difficult to be aware of what the racquet head is doing behind you on the one handed backhand drive.
That’s a great suggestion. I’ll put it on my “to film” list
@@MeikeBabelTennis Thanks. I am using an Eastern grip forehand and an Eastern grip one-hander. To my mind, the following is **critical** on the Eastern grip topspin forehand:
(a) Drop the racquet head below the level of the hand. A common rec player error is to drop the hand but keeping the racquet head at the same hand level; it is critical to drop the head below the hand level.
(b) Assuming Eastern forehand grip, must close the racquet face roughly 45 degrees at the bottom of the backswing.
(c) The wrist lag. But as you discussed, the wrist lag will tend to naturally happen if you are relaxed.
I've been watching a lot of these videos but yours has packed a big punch - so great work and thank you. Subbed.
Welcome aboard! And thank your for your support
Überragend! Schon viele sehr gute Tutorials dazu gesehen. Das hier ist das beste!
Vielen Dank, das freut mich, dass ich auch Spieler in Deutschland erreiche! Oder zumindest Deutschsprachige :-)
Definitely the best unpack along with the subtle details to create a good forehand.
Glad you like it!
Great forehand topspin lesson and stroke explanation from the real ex-Pro!
Thank you! Feel free to subscribe to my channel and recommend it to your tennis friends.
@@MeikeBabelTennis I already sub’ed long time ago. Thanks for all the great tips!
@@Widmer09 THANK YOU!
Awesome and interesting! I'm doing a class with 6 adults for 2 weeks on FH. Watching their FH shots frame-by-frame, the 2 main things I notice are not relaxing the wrist and arm to extend (resulting in cramping) and weight transfer being quite right to left (sideways, instead of forewards). Great video and thanks for sharing and investing in tennis players world-wide!
Hi Meike, thank you for this video! You are the first Coach to explain whats really going on. Whish you the best. Greetings from Germany :-)
Dankeschön!!!
This is a great lesson, thanks!
Fabulous coaching Meike and so clearly and well defined....looking forward to lot"s more jewels from you .....subbed immediately and greetings from sunny Brisbane.
Thank you so much! Brrr from colder Denver, Co :-)
Your content is the best out there. Thank you!!!
Thank you for your support! Feel free to recommend my channel to your tennis friends!
Lovely training, thanks so much for this Meike
You're welcome!
Best forehand instruction! Great job Meike!
I love the point you made about the chin on the shoulder because I've been working on the unit turn and focusing on that today after watching this really gave me some extra juice - thanks!
Perfect!
Great video. Best one that I have seen so far.
Wow, thanks! Feel free to recommend my channel to your tennis friends
Woah I always thought doing a quick jerk with your hips was key to a crazy fast topspin forehand but you're saying not too fast...I honestly think you are correct especially to be more consistent. Thanks for the tips~
The hip movement comes from loading the legs but it's all in a chain and has to go in the right sequence.
Thank you so much for your great and honest content... i find myself watching you more and more. i would love to see you teach a beginner from zero. TY
Not the way I think of it but definitely see how it works. It’s interesting to see the way how people have different perceptions of what’s most important to make a proper forehand!
Yes, different ways to think about it resonate with people differently.
@@MeikeBabelTennis either way, I’m sure you can still tell when someone’s talking bs or knows what they’re talking about. And even though I never doubted you knew what you were talking about, it was still cool to see I understood what you were saying and how it worked for you!
well explained and demonstrated. Grateful for your videos
Fantastic, thank you, thank you, so glad I came across your channel 😀. Love you coaching and personality.
Thank you! Feel free to recommend my channel to your friends and subscribe :-)
Another great video and such a great point that we turn on an axis and let the bigger muscles do the work. I had a coach describe this saying if you set up correctly, let the big muscles do the work the arms and racquet just come along for the ride.
Thank you madam for your lecture and demo...subscribed
Thank you and welcome on board
Awesome video. I look forward to applying a lot of these tips into my game.
Glad it was helpful! Let me know how it goes!
Excelent class about forehand, I liked when adjusting the position of the racket (of the partner) in the preparation, before starting moving forward, the wrist movement in the entire stroke, etc. Please prepare a video of the follow through in the diferent positions of the court and height of balls. Great coach, congrats 👏👏👏
Check out this video: ruclips.net/video/5z28HtGNp_M/видео.html
Watching in Borneo. This is just BRILLIANT 😊. I only just discovered how having a relaxed grip helped me improve my forehand..😅..I once possessed a "knuckle of death" grip 🤣🤣🤣
You;re not alone :-)
Well organized content is very much appreciated. You are an excellent communicator.
Thank you!
with 13k follower and 45k view times says everything about this video. It is so good that I will watch it two more times.
Thank you! And please recommend my channel to your tennis friends. I want to get over 15K soon :-)
Great video and great explanation. Subscribed.
Awesome and thank you!
Thanks for this great explanation in detail. Great video😊
Excellent video, very good demonstration, Thank you.
Excellent video; your presentation is clear and interestingly delivered. I have incorporated your techniques for the slice backhand…I was surprised how quickly I got it ☺️
Thank you for your passion & love of the game enough to share with us…Blessings💯
That is awesome! Thank yoU!
many good points, again; stumbles on one really important one without really digging deep. Understanding the mechanics of the buggy whip FH is one of the best ways to encourage relaxation of the tricep (so that any lag and then arm extending is caused by the speed of pulling the upper arm out and forward rather than by consciously extending the elbow with unnecessary tricep contraction). It also demands a more instantaneous coordination between hip and shoulder over a smaller range of motion. Generally i find an instant improvement in relaxed lag, and in to out forward swing path in the players "regular" FH resulting in increased speed and thus power. Sometimes explaining that buggy whip is absolutely as safe on the shoulder as windscreen wiper deceleration is in itself useful in removing self imposed limitations due to misconceptions.
what? Talk about over thinking something!
So goood! Can you do a video of Janie sinner? Next gen forehand how to do it step by step??Thnakd!
I will put it on my to do list! Thanks for the suggestion
Wonderful technique and clear instructions, the best I have seen so far.
Thanks so much 😊, please recommend my channel to your tennis friends!
I watch a lots of videos about forehand strokes bit this is the best, very details, easy to follow. Where are you located at coach?
Thank you! I'm in Denver, CO.
Thank you Meika for great demonstration. Will try to incorporate this lesson into practice today.
Awesome! Post back here how it went!
This video is pure gold! Thank you
Thank you!
Perfect instruction (as usual)& Thank you^ Meike
Thanks as usual, I have a request, I would like to see the area of impact on the ball during the various heights while hitting a forehand. I am still confused, whether to hit in middle ( Equator) or on the Norway or Sweden ( on just top) when the ball is high and various heights . So far nobody has done the video on this topic.
Probably one reason nobody's done that because each ball is different in terms of not only height but also pace, depth, spin. Then you have your court position and your opponent's and what you want to do or can do with that ball. So it's difficult to say that you should hit every ball at the same height. That's why we're now saying that you have a strike zone ranging from hip to shoulder as opposed to justthe hip (which is what we were told when I was a kid).
Tus vídeos son muy buenos! Clara y precisa en lo que enseñas, muchas gracias!
Excellent video. My two problems is that I hit with a closed stance and with a grip of death. I'll work on those, Thanks! (I just subscribed)
thanks amazing video - would love to see the same on two handed backhand. thanks
It's on my "to film" list!
Excellent video!
Thank yoU!
Excellent instructions. Thanks
Glad it was helpful! Feel free to subscribe to my channel and recommend it to your tennis friends!
excellent instruction !! thank you
You're welcome!
This was a fantastic description
Thank you!
Best instruction out there...thank you!
Great video, nice to hear it straight from a pro!
Thank YOU!
Very nice video.
I probably have watch all the tennis videos on RUclips and this one is amongst the best in my opinion.
I have one question/comment. Like I said, I watched dozens of forehand videos. I know how it works and the mechanic and all. Execution is another thing though. Amongst my favorites videos are the sink and push and the other Marcos Giron from Tennis HQ. But, just like you are mentioning in your Alcaraz video, we might understand what they do, executing is something else. Like , timing with the legs, when to load and unload,… would you have any tips on this? Like moving and tracking the ball, when to time the loading and acceleration,….
Thanks!
These are great suggestions! I'll put them on my "to film" list. Thank you!
Looks like Gates tennis center in Denver_Beautiful + great lesson👍
Great breakdown
Apart from your Great teaching Meike, I love your short, where can I get it please? Thank you so much 😊
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@@MeikeBabelTennis thank you so much for your kind reply Meike, there are long sleeves shirts 👚 but did not find shorts that I love, it covers below the knees and partially material similar to stockings. I live in UAE unfortunately.
Ok, I love this! Thank you
Thank you!
Meike you are great and wonderful sense of humor! :)
Thank you! I'm sorry that I'm only replying now, I dropped the ball on that. Thank you for your support!
Very interesting. Just I don't understand two advices: first, what do you mean with "ground force"? As far as I know, there is no force in the ground but just in our muscles. Second, I think the rotation of the torso can be more stable - and with more stability, faster and consistency - if you don't release the leg behind and only let the heel get up. Where am I wrong? Thank you in advance for your kind answer.
You're right, of course, that the ground gives no energy by itself. But by pushing off from the ground with the legs you generate force. I'm not a physicist, there are formulas for that. As there are for the rotation, you get more body mass moving with the rotation of the hips. If you force yourself to remain sidewise and not let the hip come around naturally you block that energy. Of course, if you don't load as excessively with your legs you won't create as much angular movement and that's when you see the heel up.
@@MeikeBabelTennis thank you for your kind answer. Actually I don't understand why you think the release of the foot behind during the acceleration of the racket help the acceleration I try to explay better my idea. The angular movement works better if the pivot point (fulcrum/vertical axis) is fixed and works worse if the pivot point (fulcrum/
vertical axis) moves. So if in tennis stroke the rotation has approximately the spine as pivot point / vertical axis, more I let it moves forward less I can accelerate the racket. In your opinion, what am I missing?
Thank you for the video. Great explanation.
Do you have a video on hitting the high ball with this technique?
Thank you. Do you mean how to deal with high balls you’re opponent is hitting?
@@MeikeBabelTennis Thanks for the reply.
Yes, in other words, I would like to know how to hit the top spin with this modern forehand at high contact point.
Hey, great info. Thanks! (I sub'd)
You're very welcome!
Excellent. Pls do the same on the two handed backhand. My wife has good form but needs more power. Thank you.
That is the next one on the list to do! Thank you for making it a priority for me!
Really good. Keep up good work
Hi. Very nice video. Some other coaches tell to fully extend elbow before hitting the ball but you Flex your elbow. Which one is true
Omg is that court in Denver cuz it looks like the place where I lost my 1st tournament 😳, sad man. But great video
Yes, it is. Gates Tennis Center :-) And thank you!
Awesome I’ll put into practice 😊
The plane ✈️ with the slice and now The 🌈 with the forehand ,aha!! 😂👍🏻 I think I have it MEIKE , let's see if I really do when I got into the court ,thank you both ❤️
It sticks with you though, doesn't it? Wait till I tell you not to kill the butter!
@@MeikeBabelTennis It does 😂😂😂 ,Kill the butter? 🤔 I can't wait MEIKE 😂😂😂👍🏻❤️🎾
@@cesarfernandezlopez2209 hi there! I saw that your comments on my latest video got deleted and no, I didn't block them at all. All your comments are super supportive and very much appreciated. Two other comments also got deleted. I went on a chat with google support and they're investigating. The agent said that the comments could have violated policies but I can't see how on earth that would be possible. Maybe it raised a flag because they had links. I don't know. Your yahoo address got kicked back so I'm trying to reach out here. Again, you've always been super nice and great so I'm hoping google made a mistake.
Ugh, I got the email saying that you commented on the Rune video. But again, I can't see it. Can you check if you can comment on other people's channels and on other videos on mine?
@@MeikeBabelTennis i did change the account , now i can see my comments , i hope you do too, THANK YOU SO MUCH MEIKE
Great lesson, my problem is when I focus on lower stance and coil, my steps become stationary and less active . . . What to do
Could be a strength issue. Or because you really focus so much on it you "forget" other parts.
Outstanding
Thank you!
7:43 lovely dampener :) is close stance can generate more top spin then semi-open?
I would say it's probably easier to generate more topspin with the semi-open if you load properly.
You covered it all..
Sweet.!!!!
Makes sense. Thank you
Thank you!