This may seem very strange, however another way to keep your head perfectly still on contact is simply to close your eyes when you hear the impact with the ball. You won’t see the ball traveling toward your opponent for about a half a second. Your eyes will be closed for just a split second and your head will be very still on contact. This should be done on groundstrokes not volleys. A study done on Federer found that he closes his eyes on contact 20% of the time. The rest of the time he narrows his eyes or squints on contact. The study was done by a physician who is an accomplished player. I have seen super slow motion video of Federer at Wimbledon striking a backhand, and you could see in the close up of his face that his eyes closed on impact. Sometimes you hear Novak say in interviews that he just hits the ball and closes his eyes. This comment always brings some laughter, however things said in jest often times carry a nugget of truth.
Perfect . I appreciate the timely reminder you have for us .we learn and forget after sometime and then wonder what happen . And here you are reminding us !
I am going to try this. I have tried staring at the ball like Fed all the way to the racquet strike but it doesn't work for me. Figuring this out and stopping that other bad habit of of watching my shot instead of preparing for the next one and my game can only go up.
Thanks for the kind words. I closed my academy when COVID happened. But I still coach a lot on court. I'm based on the Costa Blanca in Spain. Between Alicante and Valencia. It's a beautiful area. I'm also in Thailand two months per year. I'm very lucky to be in such amazing locations. It's great that your enjoying the site. www.oneminutetennis.com
Wondering if a component of that is the length of the word, perfect having two syllables versus a shorter, one syllable word. Thoughts? Love your videos by the way. I translate them over to pickleball.
Roger is indeed a tennis genius. Furthermore he's also physically gifted in that he's neither right or left eye dominant. He's blessed with being BOTH 👍I think I'm quite envious on either advantage, incredibly unlikely there will ever be another Roger Federer. They say the serve is the most complicated shot in all sports. They can say what they like the one handed backhand ranks right up there as far as I'm concerned. Great video Steve. Happy Canada Day 🎾🇨🇦
clever technique but strictly speaking this is about balance at contact and not timing. keeping the head still by itself will not improve timing; it will improve balance at contact and keep yourself from pulling off the ball too early. "timing" is a different animal, imho
You mention Novak frequently, I think it is time to learn how to pronounce his name correctly. In this video he answers the question about pronunciation of his last name: ruclips.net/video/zWluaKRyeQw/видео.html Cheers!
Federer's forehand is whippy and compact. If he doesn't watch the ball closely, he will mishit. Timing is critical. Joker and Serena have a longer more horizontal swing path and because of this, they don't need to be precise in timing the ball. So they don't have to watch the ball so closely. For beginners, it's better to copy Joker's or Serena's forehand but as you get more advance, the Fed forehand is best.
Do you really think Federer forehand is better the Djokovic? I think they are very similar in level and that Novak has one of the most underrated forehand strokes in history.
@@oneminutetennis I agree that Djokovic´s forehand is vastly underrated, partly because it used to be quite weak in his early years. But Federer´s is superior IMHO, more versatile and with many more variants. In quick surfaces (Nadal´s for clay) I believe is the best forehand of all time.
@@oneminutetennis I think you missed the last part of his comment, where he said that Federers forehand is the best when you become a more advanced player.
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Do you ever make a boring video? Another interesting and valuable lesson. Love your books as well
This may seem very strange, however another way to keep your head perfectly still on contact is simply to close your eyes when you hear the impact with the ball. You won’t see the ball traveling toward your opponent for about a half a second. Your eyes will be closed for just a split second and your head will be very still on contact. This should be done on groundstrokes not volleys. A study done on Federer found that he closes his eyes on contact 20% of the time. The rest of the time he narrows his eyes or squints on contact. The study was done by a physician who is an accomplished player. I have seen super slow motion video of Federer at Wimbledon striking a backhand, and you could see in the close up of his face that his eyes closed on impact. Sometimes you hear Novak say in interviews that he just hits the ball and closes his eyes. This comment always brings some laughter, however things said in jest often times carry a nugget of truth.
“I close my eyes and pray” Carlos Alcaraz
but has little to do with timing
@AdvancedTennisFoundation-ph9zo I reply to almost every comment. But not from abandoned tennis Foundation. The reasons are obvious
This is a valuable lesson actually, timing is often off when you don't train for a week.
Perfect . I appreciate the timely reminder you have for us .we learn and forget after sometime and then wonder what happen . And here you are reminding us !
Interesting tip or trick. Thx.
Brilliant tip!
Perfect👏🏽👏🏼🎉
Very simple. But very useful
I love your forehand stroke. It is super elegant
That's so kind. Thank you
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Perfect lesson 😂😂😂😂
Appreciate you so much. You’re perfect
Thank you. That's so kind
I am going to try this. I have tried staring at the ball like Fed all the way to the racquet strike but it doesn't work for me. Figuring this out and stopping that other bad habit of of watching my shot instead of preparing for the next one and my game can only go up.
Glad your enjoying the channel
Please let me know how it goes?
www.oneminutetennis.com
Hi Stephen, I really love your one minute Tennis Videos nearly always great stuff. may I ask you where your tennis academy is located? BR
Thanks for the kind words. I closed my academy when COVID happened. But I still coach a lot on court.
I'm based on the Costa Blanca in Spain. Between Alicante and Valencia. It's a beautiful area.
I'm also in Thailand two months per year.
I'm very lucky to be in such amazing locations.
It's great that your enjoying the site.
www.oneminutetennis.com
This mantra can be thought of as the logical sequel to Timothy Galway's "bounce....hit!" Just hear yourself thinking, "bounce....per...fect!"
Awesome. I often teach this way and combine the two ideas
Interesting, Where would you be making contact with the ball, out in front of your self, or to your side?
If possible, in front... Djokovic and Serena never had problems hitting the ball late
Wondering if a component of that is the length of the word, perfect having two syllables versus a shorter, one syllable word. Thoughts? Love your videos by the way. I translate them over to pickleball.
Very astute. Yes the length of the word is very relevant
Il would be great if you could demonstrate for once
So at 7 seconds in and 2min47seconds the demonstration of the stroke in sorry high definition and slow motion. What is that please?
You need excellent peripheral vision to not watch onto strings.
This is actually a very good point.
Do you mean that you see the ball with peripheral vision onto the strings
Roger is indeed a tennis genius. Furthermore he's also physically gifted in that he's neither right or left eye dominant. He's blessed with being BOTH 👍I think I'm quite envious on either advantage, incredibly unlikely there will ever be another Roger Federer. They say the serve is the most complicated shot in all sports. They can say what they like the one handed backhand ranks right up there as far as I'm concerned. Great video Steve. Happy Canada Day 🎾🇨🇦
Serena does it too.
clever technique but strictly speaking this is about balance at contact and not timing. keeping the head still by itself will not improve timing; it will improve balance at contact and keep yourself from pulling off the ball too early. "timing" is a different animal, imho
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Easy to time the ball standing up. Try running
You mention Novak frequently, I think it is time to learn how to pronounce his name correctly. In this video he answers the question about pronunciation of his last name: ruclips.net/video/zWluaKRyeQw/видео.html Cheers!
“Yockavich” again in the next video on different forehands…
Federer's forehand is whippy and compact. If he doesn't watch the ball closely, he will mishit. Timing is critical. Joker and Serena have a longer more horizontal swing path and because of this, they don't need to be precise in timing the ball. So they don't have to watch the ball so closely. For beginners, it's better to copy Joker's or Serena's forehand but as you get more advance, the Fed forehand is best.
Thank you for a very interesting comment. I will study the strokes of Federer, Joker and Serena closely.
Do you really think Federer forehand is better the Djokovic?
I think they are very similar in level and that Novak has one of the most underrated forehand strokes in history.
@@oneminutetennis I agree that Djokovic´s forehand is vastly underrated, partly because it used to be quite weak in his early years. But Federer´s is superior IMHO, more versatile and with many more variants. In quick surfaces (Nadal´s for clay) I believe is the best forehand of all time.
@@oneminutetennis I think you missed the last part of his comment, where he said that Federers forehand is the best when you become a more advanced player.
Instead of perfect I will say "Federer"
Perfect.... 😊