This kind of stuff is way more important than gear. When I force myself to stay low and with a wide base it’s ridiculous how much better I hit. Problem is sustaining it for more than a couple rallies lol
Absolute YES to this brilliant content. The one thing that definitely improved my footwork (besides consistent training & playing, of course) was exercising off-court, when I shifted my focus from what an ATP player does on-court as sole guidance (e.g. "I must analyse Federer's forehand, Djokovic's backhand" etc.) to what he does off-court - nimbleness, quickness and lightness of feet are all built on a strong foundation
5-star content. Just a few clear, concise, well-demonstrated take-aways to add into your own game. I think Karl's point about steadily increasing how long you can sustain is well made. Set small incremental timeframes to try and achieve and you'd expect it to become instinctive over time. Thank you Jonas and Karl.
Great video. Lots of rec players are focused on technique and not enough on footwork. But without proper footwork, you can throw the technique out the window because footwork is about consistent body placement relative to the ball.
Footwork is absolutely the most difficult part of the game to maintain consistently. My particular issue is that I struggle to engage and use my right leg when hitting a forehand. I'm right handed and have a strong one handed backhand. I going to really concentrate tomorrow and keep a wider base and keep my heels of the ground.
Another idea for content is to maybe try and share some metrics on fitness and strength / conditioning from semi-pros or pros. There must be some kind of baseline stats out there that some of the coaching programmes get their athletes to try and hit, but I always find it difficult to find them
Hello, Jonas. Though I am not a fan of your racquet reviews, I find this kind of content really useful. As a non-pro that learned to play very good tennis it could be very interesting and useful to hear your advice and insights on various aspects of tennis technique. Keep up on your great work!
As a pretty decent player who knew about split steps and micro adjustments I had no idea how important the right step after split step could be and the crossover recovery to center - going to try that!
Thank you and to your friend for the fantastic video! I use a more old fashioned closed stance for the forehand and find it helps with better balance- I am able to weight transfer more efficiently during the shot. This may have something to do with keeping my head above the ball- both these are more difficult to do with an open stance. But that’s just me. Your friend has his technique nailed down very well. Enjoyed the video!
Great series with the instructors, this is a fabulous tennis channel. Kinda funny though how the coaches make it look easy yet Jonas makes tennis look hard. He has so much going on with his swing and movement and it appears he’s putting in tremendous effort whereas the coaches appear to be at ease and get better results.
Excelent content about the base of player to build up a better performant strokes, obviously will be more components added to "the build" of a great shot by the end of the follow through/swing.few years back I played in this nice club.
on a high loopy topspin shot that gets out of the strike zone, i tend to stand straight up and reach for the high ball, but some times I try to start low and more jump into the ball or explode to the ball with a lot more squat and leg to get to the ball. its an on going struggle tho😄
Great content! I do have a dumb question though and this has nothing to do with footwork: what are the specs of Karl’s racquet? What string and what tension? When he hits, it has that unique “ping” sound. Wouldn’t mind giving that setup a try. Thanks!
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.
To be a better player I only need a few tweeks on: forehand topspin and flat, backhand topspin, overall consistant deep ball, serving - just better. Other than that I am good. I almost beat my niece the other day, she's 12 yrs old.
@@Tennisnerd I play the Clash 98. (getting one from a fellow youtuber when he is back from his trip :) ) But that pingeling would distract me so much...
When you initiate the cross over step, which is the first leg that you push off of, the outside leg or the inside leg? It looks like Karl, was slightly tucking his inside leg and pushing more off the inside leg. This is what feels natural to me and I tend to do it that way, especially since the outside leg is busy putting breaks on when pushed wide but I was wondering if this is the correct form.
The biggest issue with footwork at rec level is lack of fitness, or worse still, being massively overweight. No wonder so many play dubs in preference.
I'm not a coach or anything, but my son is learning at age 10 and I mainly stress to him, as soon as you hit the ball get back into your ready stance immediately because you need to be ready for the next ball. He wanted to drop his racket down a lot and we fixed that already with the ready stance, racket up, feet wide apart and on his toes just like you are seeing here in the video. If you do that you should be fine and you can start timing your split step. Also if your forehand is weak, just make sure you are stepping into it and not hitting off your back foot, and make sure your racket follows through to your shoulder. Good luck out there and have fun playing.
Here's a bit of advice better than anything in this video. NEVER ever play with a ball sitting on the baseline like when they started to hit. NEVER! It's a great way to end your tennis journey.
@jonas your technique is rushed, I have the same problem, so it ends up looking unorthodox because of it. The solution is to prepare earlier, so as the ball is over the net, you can have the kyrgios/thiem prep ready and then smoothly go through the takeback. In your case 7:44 your prep starts when the ball is about to bounce. So just a second difference. In addition on your takeback, when you are getting low balls, your racquet face isn't pointing down, so it becomes more of a classic and flat forehand, but you are preparing it like a modern forehand. I also have that problem. That will take alot of practise to change.
he is too stiff and tight on some low and high shots that could've been easy for him if he is more flexible but he is not because he is focusing on the being needle on the heel in my opnion.
Yes agreed. Over emphasising staying on the ball of the foot engages the weakest part of the legs: calves and stresses knees. It’s counter productive for shot set up which should be heel toe. It’s great for staying nimble, but I’d say limits ability to sink the hips to drive with the kinetic chain. Sure being on the balls of your feet when you’re waiting to split step, but otherwise heel toe as running or other footwork patterns require and heels planted for shot set up to engage hips, glutes and thighs.
So Hard to watch you player, I feel aggitated with all you extra anxious movement. I would rather watch you guest and lean Goodyear habits. I hope you understand.
This kind of stuff is way more important than gear. When I force myself to stay low and with a wide base it’s ridiculous how much better I hit. Problem is sustaining it for more than a couple rallies lol
this is so true!!!
Well… if you can do it once… you can do it twice… with focus and practice you can do it more and more
Absolute YES to this brilliant content. The one thing that definitely improved my footwork (besides consistent training & playing, of course) was exercising off-court, when I shifted my focus from what an ATP player does on-court as sole guidance (e.g. "I must analyse Federer's forehand, Djokovic's backhand" etc.) to what he does off-court - nimbleness, quickness and lightness of feet are all built on a strong foundation
Adding some chapters to this would make it a little easier to follow. Some nice tips thanks.
5-star content. Just a few clear, concise, well-demonstrated take-aways to add into your own game. I think Karl's point about steadily increasing how long you can sustain is well made. Set small incremental timeframes to try and achieve and you'd expect it to become instinctive over time. Thank you Jonas and Karl.
Great video. Lots of rec players are focused on technique and not enough on footwork. But without proper footwork, you can throw the technique out the window because footwork is about consistent body placement relative to the ball.
This is one of the most useful videos you have made. Thank you.
Thanks, great footwork lesson! Just want I've looking for.
Footwork and movement is actually one of my favourite things about tennis. I love trying to constantly improve my movement.
Footwork is absolutely the most difficult part of the game to maintain consistently. My particular issue is that I struggle to engage and use my right leg when hitting a forehand. I'm right handed and have a strong one handed backhand. I going to really concentrate tomorrow and keep a wider base and keep my heels of the ground.
Good luck! Keep pushing!
Brilliant video lads! I love content like this, we nerds have many dimensions to our tennis geekiness.
Great content Jonas. Thanks a lot for listening us 🤩.
Some very important suggestions, let's see if we can made them a habit, the difficult part!
Another idea for content is to maybe try and share some metrics on fitness and strength / conditioning from semi-pros or pros. There must be some kind of baseline stats out there that some of the coaching programmes get their athletes to try and hit, but I always find it difficult to find them
Hello, Jonas. Though I am not a fan of your racquet reviews, I find this kind of content really useful. As a non-pro that learned to play very good tennis it could be very interesting and useful to hear your advice and insights on various aspects of tennis technique. Keep up on your great work!
We played a Norwegian divisions match against Karl Adrian's club in 2019. 3-3 in matches and lost on matchtiebreak to 10 points.
As a pretty decent player who knew about split steps and micro adjustments I had no idea how important the right step after split step could be and the crossover recovery to center - going to try that!
Absolutely quality content consistently, only just realised I wasn't subscribed. Great video as usual
Thank you and to your friend for the fantastic video!
I use a more old fashioned closed stance for the forehand and find it helps with better balance- I am able to weight transfer more efficiently during the shot. This may have something to do with keeping my head above the ball- both these are more difficult to do with an open stance. But that’s just me.
Your friend has his technique nailed down very well. Enjoyed the video!
Excellent video. Please keep making them. Very useful.
This was a musical lesson. Jonas' racquet sounded 1 whole note higher than Karl's . . . a tennis "pop" song.
Great lesson. Thanks.
Glad you liked it!
Great series with the instructors, this is a fabulous tennis channel. Kinda funny though how the coaches make it look easy yet Jonas makes tennis look hard. He has so much going on with his swing and movement and it appears he’s putting in tremendous effort whereas the coaches appear to be at ease and get better results.
Excelent content about the base of player to build up a better performant strokes, obviously will be more components added to "the build" of a great shot by the end of the follow through/swing.few years back I played in this nice club.
on a high loopy topspin shot that gets out of the strike zone, i tend to stand straight up and reach for the high ball, but some times I try to start low and more jump into the ball or explode to the ball with a lot more squat and leg to get to the ball. its an on going struggle tho😄
Jornada, please let guest do all the demostración.
Really helpful vid!
Great content! I do have a dumb question though and this has nothing to do with footwork: what are the specs of Karl’s racquet? What string and what tension? When he hits, it has that unique “ping” sound. Wouldn’t mind giving that setup a try. Thanks!
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.
To be a better player I only need a few tweeks on: forehand topspin and flat, backhand topspin, overall consistant deep ball, serving - just better. Other than that I am good. I almost beat my niece the other day, she's 12 yrs old.
great content! But just listening to the hitting reminds me why i use a dampener :)
Karl’s racquet has a flex rating below 60 :)
@@Tennisnerd I play the Clash 98. (getting one from a fellow youtuber when he is back from his trip :) )
But that pingeling would distract me so much...
Alright ! Good work Jonas !
Great content, Jonas. Thanks.
Happy you enjoyed it, Stewart!
Great Video! You two have a good chemistry together :)
Staying on the toes and low requires great condition. I still have quite a bit of weight to lose, so I'm not able to do this for long periods of time.
When you initiate the cross over step, which is the first leg that you push off of, the outside leg or the inside leg? It looks like Karl, was slightly tucking his inside leg and pushing more off the inside leg. This is what feels natural to me and I tend to do it that way, especially since the outside leg is busy putting breaks on when pushed wide but I was wondering if this is the correct form.
Thanks for the very interesting video...
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video
hitting a forehand , when do you land on your heals after the ball strike ?
Great vid!
Curios, why are you playing with a Wilson Ncode racquet? I use this as well but unusual to see such an old racquet being used.
My first serious racquet and feels like home 👍🏻
Nice Video!
I too jump too much on my forehand and it messes with my contact point
The biggest issue with footwork at rec level is lack of fitness, or worse still, being massively overweight. No wonder so many play dubs in preference.
My main issue is that I struggle to prepare early. So, my forehand is weak or is flying way too high. Same problem with my backhand...
Bruh just shorten ur take back and prepare earlier
This footwork focus should help that issue
I'm not a coach or anything, but my son is learning at age 10 and I mainly stress to him, as soon as you hit the ball get back into your ready stance immediately because you need to be ready for the next ball. He wanted to drop his racket down a lot and we fixed that already with the ready stance, racket up, feet wide apart and on his toes just like you are seeing here in the video. If you do that you should be fine and you can start timing your split step. Also if your forehand is weak, just make sure you are stepping into it and not hitting off your back foot, and make sure your racket follows through to your shoulder. Good luck out there and have fun playing.
@@Tennisnerd For sure! Thanks a lot 👍
@@clarenceunderwood382 Thank you very much Clarence 👍
Here's a bit of advice better than anything in this video. NEVER ever play with a ball sitting on the baseline like when they started to hit. NEVER! It's a great way to end your tennis journey.
What is the racket that he play with ?
He uses a Donnay Penta 100 from a while back with some weight added to it
@jonas your technique is rushed, I have the same problem, so it ends up looking unorthodox because of it.
The solution is to prepare earlier, so as the ball is over the net, you can have the kyrgios/thiem prep ready and then smoothly go through the takeback.
In your case 7:44 your prep starts when the ball is about to bounce. So just a second difference.
In addition on your takeback, when you are getting low balls, your racquet face isn't pointing down, so it becomes more of a classic and flat forehand, but you are preparing it like a modern forehand. I also have that problem. That will take alot of practise to change.
Oh, no~my dominant eye is right. No wonder I feel kinda weird sometimes
he is too stiff and tight on some low and high shots that could've been easy for him if he is more flexible but he is not because he is focusing on the being needle on the heel in my opnion.
Yes agreed. Over emphasising staying on the ball of the foot engages the weakest part of the legs: calves and stresses knees. It’s counter productive for shot set up which should be heel toe. It’s great for staying nimble, but I’d say limits ability to sink the hips to drive with the kinetic chain. Sure being on the balls of your feet when you’re waiting to split step, but otherwise heel toe as running or other footwork patterns require and heels planted for shot set up to engage hips, glutes and thighs.
As a tennis nerd you forgot to mention which racket is he using
This is very true! Donnay Penta 100 customized with some weight at 2 and 10 and MSV Co Focus Ultra 1.30 at 24 kg
He moves like tsitsipas, very stable but less fluid than federer.
Swing technique= duhh?!
Footwork= yes!!!
Wouldn't that be good content for a second channel ?
I struggle to keep up with one channel
I would teach something completely different, low base is good but not my first focus if you want to have huge improvement to hit like Federer
you are not bending your knees enough, you are too upright on your shots
That’s what I’m working on
hmm... why do you place your racket forward before your swing? It will wastes your precious time and makes your racket unstable.
👍
My footwork is bad I admit it
Looks like Roza Rozza??
It is
@@Tennisnerd You should come around the corner to where Karolina Pliskova trains - Bel Air. We can invite you into our mix in for a hit.
I've never seen a tennis facility with all 3 surfaces.
It's a great place!
So Hard to watch you player, I feel aggitated with all you extra anxious movement. I would rather watch you guest and lean Goodyear habits. I hope you understand.
Christ every video is just work, work, work. Not a fun sport anymore.
Thank you very much, very useful lesson