On a separate note, most players do not practice for match situations. They have good technique and can hit a nice ball, but all they can do is hit a ball up and down the middle third of the court, which has almost zero utility in a match situation, unless your opponent really sucks. Players need to be able to hit cross-court off both wings to a specific target confidently and consistently with intent and commitment under fatigue and match pressure. Then be able to do the same down the line to short balls off both wings and follow that up with inside out and inside in forehands, again with intent and commitment under fatigue and match pressure. The main problem I see is finding a person who is willing to drill in a way that complements playing like this, because 90% of the recreational tennis population is just belting balls straight up and down the middle of the court thinking that this is great practice that is improving their match play tennis. Ian, you could improve your forehand out of sight if you could just pro-actively move that right shoulder 3 more inches than you currently do, and then separately learn to feel what your right foot is doing on every forehand. Put them both together, I'm confident that filthy lefty forehand I know is hiding inside you can be let loose out of the cage.
This is a great video. There’s a thing called “tempo tennis” that coaches don’t mention enough. Where players swing faster/harder (high tempo) than they actually need to. If a player isn’t “feeling” it in the match , a great thing they can do is slow down their tempo to get their feel + consistency back
Now this is coaching. Mindset/ intensity/ attitude imo is just as important as some of the fundamentals. This is something I would not otherwise think about. Awesome video.
Thanks so much for the progressive drill Ian! I'll definitely be doing this with some of my higher level juniors and other hitting partners when I hit later this week. FYI, I had that "scoring memory lapse" @ 11:49 because some of the rallies were about 25-50 shots before either of us hit it. Don't get me wrong, Ian was hitting it REALLY close to the cone regularly...but he just didn't hit it! There WILL be times where the ball will bounce consistently 1-2ft around your designated target, but not hit. Don't worry that is perfectly normal... Just keep at it and don't get discouraged! With more discipline and a little more time you will connect with your target... and burn off some of that calories from the KFC you had the night before.
this exercice is really really helpfull and I notice when I did it first one year ago specially when aiming different spot like short middle distance angles......etc
This is great Ian, such a good point. I need to start recording my sessions both practice and playing points. I want to bridge the two and bring both closer together with the goal being the level of looseness I have in practice. Thank you!
This. Is. Brilliant! I have actually seen some great players go through this as well. Super happy to see you back on the court Ian. What a great/fun drill...that's it, I'm moving close by to get direct training by ET, on court!! Respect to Mark! Loved this video!!
Very helpful, Thanks! I noticed when I play with friends, or a Meetup group, I play better and have a more relaxed swing than I do in league play. This video was particularly interesting because I experienced the exact opposite effect (many years ago) when I raced motorcycles. (only as an armature, no where near a professional). With the exception a maybe half a dozen semi-pro riders, most people would go one to two seconds slower per lap in practice than they did during a race. The professional racers would turn the same lap times in practice that they did during a race, sometimes even faster laps as they did not have to conserve their tires in practice. I'm guessing this is because the pros had a target lap time they were trying to run, the time equivalent of a ball on a cone, while us amateurs were just enjoying going fast, getting our knee down and trying not to crash. When we raced each other, we wanted to win, and not do twenty push-ups, so we pushed ourselves harder. Every time I try something from your channel I improve a little bit. Thanks again!
i used a ball machine for the first time in a while on thursday.....played friday......and this is EXACTLY what happened. never knew it was such a phenomenon!!! thanks Ian!!!
Frankly, to me, Federer looked almost the same in both whereas, the player looked like he shortened is backhand swing instead of swinging loosely like in practice. I play a game in practice where points are derived by keeping it deep. I put a row of ground cones to split no man's land in two to make sure shots are deep and close to baseline. You can also use cones to spit the court to target forehand shots and backhand shots. I also play 6 point practice games with no score kept to just focus on each point. I've introduced this game to some of my hitting buddies and they have said they really like it and that it has helped them concentrate on each point when they play.
Federer seems more intense on point play, and on forehands swings slightly faster I think, compared to the previous practice where he looked a little more casual. (your question at 2:00)
Just love the way you explain everything. As a 14 year old, I am able to improve quite a lot thanks to you. 👍 I actually play WORSE in practice than in matches . 😅
Recently my serve went from way worse in a match to just waaaaayy better like not even comparable i can usually hit a normal ball to the back fence on a good serve and during my last match a was blasting green dot ball to the back
Ian this was an awesome video. Im still confused on how the strokes should be during practice. I know it has to be lower intensity but swing speed lower?
Great question, Voozie. I think that ideally your intensity in practice and match play should be about the same. Both high intensity! I chose Roger for this video because he tends to be very casual and relaxed in practice.....which is the opposite of amateur players.
I find myself giving a lot of intensity during practice, and then burning out during a match because I play a higher intensity. Also comes with more mistakes... it may be a mental game I’m battling
hello sir i just wanted to ask something ..i am 14 years 9 months now and due corona i missed tennis fir almost 6 months ..i want to be a tennis player but now i have even not gone upto quarterfinal .. please can you make videos of some drilling which will help in my game ...
Ok, this might sound weird... but I play 10x better in real match situations than practice sessions. I'm 18, and my UTR match range is about 9 - 10 (I say about because I was out with an injury for more than a year and have a projected rating, and typically my current opponents are in this range. ) In practice sessions, I struggle against 7's and 8's. In matches, I can go against 9's and 10's and, on a good day, against some 11's. I think it has to do with a mental difference between what "counts" and what doesn't, which explains this performance level difference personally. During matches, I don't care in my matches if I miss vs. in practice, which is weird because, typically, it's the opposite. At the moment, I'm developing my strokes further, and I miss the "right way," I don't care because I take every miss as a step in the right direction in matches since I use matches/practice sets to determine if my changes have stuck.
THANK YOU so much for noticing! haha....I was really happy with several of the backhands I hit. Some of my first ones in a live ball rally where I executed pretty well.
Hi Ian, it’s an important concept and you illustrate it well. However, I don’t think the footage of your amateur player is really a fair representation as it seems most of his match play shots are returns of serve (whereas practice looked like feeds or rallying); return is typically shorter than a standard ground stroke.
Ya, we only played a few points so I didn't have a lot of rally shots to choose from. I would have rather they were all rally groundstrokes. Thanks for watching!
agreed, pros intensity is pretty crazy, especially nadal, 99 percent of pro tournaments finals have almost half intensity as nadal warm up. We think we look same as pros but we look like old pregnant ladies while playing tennis :d
Your student asking for help with his backhand needs more racquet drop on his backswing and a more whippy forward swing. His swing is too shallow, shots are too flat and they are created by tense muscles which are trying to control the shot from beginning to the end. He needs to relax a little more and try to " hit" the ball rather than " pushing" the ball. Good luck.
I'll give you guys a very simple explanation of why we see the reverse of what a pro does in an amateur. Practice to match play progression:- : Pro = zero to sixty focused Amateur- perceived sixty to zero
Sam, I have been in this situation numerous times. My way to get past these guys is to practice+practice only 2-3 shots I identified that I was missing the most that I felt I can make. For me, I was missing too many FHs that were midcourt/service line area trying to go crosscourt or down the line. So I focused my practice on these 2 shots 3-4 times a week maybe 100 of each of these per session. But I only count the FHs that I hit in during practice. The next time I did dominate these guys by aggressively going after my FH shots. In the match, FOR SURE I will miss some of them, I know that but I make an adjustment and continue with aggressive FHs. Dont try to be aggressive on every ball, try to setup the point to get a FH, and you need to practice running around your BH as well. If you have a good volley and overhead they will crumble.
Only one little thing to note. Exercise is a reward. So while Mark may have lost, he got a reward by doing pushups. In general, exercise should never be treated as anything other than a reward.
Ya....on paper I totally understand where you're coming from. At the end of the day, however, 99% of humans would rather not to 20 pushups than do 20 pushups.
@@EssentialTennis yeah. It's because it's been taught that it's not fun and such. How some people portray it as punishment doesn't help. It just means, to me, that they need to be taught better and learn to enjoy them. The distinction between a eustress and distress helps.
You mean Mark, the 4.5+ player in the back court, standing in his BACKHAND corner, hitting diagonally to Ian, who is a left hander, standing in his forehand corner???
@@EssentialTennis I think he is having problems understanding when a left hander does a cross court drill with a right hander one is going to primarily hit forehands and the other primarily backhands.
Your content is good. But I frequently get turned off by the titles of your videos. I won't watch them when you use condescending titles, whether they're true or not. I just don't like it.
You conveniently forgot to mention RFed is 7 - 1 against Nadal in their last 8 meetings (including one walkover by Nadal) the lone loss coming in the French. So ... Federer has OWNED Nadal the last few years of the rivalry.
Federer is about 6-7 years older than them and didn't decide to upgrade to a bigger (normal) sized racquet until he was 33-34 years old. Those are big factors otherwise he would have a better record especially against Nadal since Nadal wouldn't get as many easy points off the Federer backhand. You see Federer's record on hardcourt since 2017 against Nadal.
@@EssentialTennis well I’m 17 and I hit with this older dude named Brad and Tyler who plays college tennis and a couple other people, and we just rally most of the time or sometimes play a doubles set or Australian, and when I can’t hit with someone I practice serves (not as much as I should)
@@richardgarrison8328 on days you don't have a hitting partner don't limit yourself to just Serves. even if you don't have a ball machine you can do Drop Balls.. I used to stand at the doubles line on one side of the court and drop it and try to do my best to accurately but with good pace hit a basket of forehands inside the doubles lines(but over the net and in bounds) then I would do another basket of cross court.. then I'd do the same with my backhand..
@@Eliath1984 yeah sometimes I go to the wall and hit as well, or maybe practice shots that I’ll never use competitively except for extremely specific scenarios, like the one handed backhand cross court lateral shot
@@EssentialTennis The anonymous aspect of RUclips's Comment Section really unleashes people's inner A.H., you know? I am certain that 99.8% (why not?) of negative comments would not have been made in person. (Then of course there's that 0.2%...) I feel sorry for my favourite RUclipsrs (hey, that's you!) as they already put in *major* effort for *minor* remuneration and then get snide and superfluous (a little alliteration anyone?) feedback that's - hmm, how did he put it - "absolutely unnecessary". That's kind of ironic, n'est-ce pas?
Can you relate to playing WORSE in matches than you do in practice??
Hey Ian
Can you count how many times Roger catches his racquet on the forehand during that clip of Roger you show?
Hmmm, ehhh!?!?!?! 😁
Absolutely, I sometimes get lazy and dont have my footwork nearly as intense when I know something isnt on the line.
On a separate note, most players do not practice for match situations. They have good technique and can hit a nice ball, but all they can do is hit a ball up and down the middle third of the court, which has almost zero utility in a match situation, unless your opponent really sucks.
Players need to be able to hit cross-court off both wings to a specific target confidently and consistently with intent and commitment under fatigue and match pressure. Then be able to do the same down the line to short balls off both wings and follow that up with inside out and inside in forehands, again with intent and commitment under fatigue and match pressure.
The main problem I see is finding a person who is willing to drill in a way that complements playing like this, because 90% of the recreational tennis population is just belting balls straight up and down the middle of the court thinking that this is great practice that is improving their match play tennis.
Ian, you could improve your forehand out of sight if you could just pro-actively move that right shoulder 3 more inches than you currently do, and then separately learn to feel what your right foot is doing on every forehand. Put them both together, I'm confident that filthy lefty forehand I know is hiding inside you can be let loose out of the cage.
@@MarkSansait You ability to play good tennis under fatigue and match pressure is on the line when you are practising poor habits.
Oh definitely!
You have touched on a very deep and important issue that happens! Thank you!
Absolutely! ALL tennis players deal with this issue. It's so important.
Nice to see Mark and to see you moving on the court. Very important video, need to share it with most of my tennis friends.
Thanks so much for sharing, Frederic!
This is a great video. There’s a thing called “tempo tennis” that coaches don’t mention enough. Where players swing faster/harder (high tempo) than they actually need to. If a player isn’t “feeling” it in the match , a great thing they can do is slow down their tempo to get their feel + consistency back
Love that idea! Thanks for your input.
Now this is coaching. Mindset/ intensity/ attitude imo is just as important as some of the fundamentals. This is something I would not otherwise think about. Awesome video.
So glad to hear it was helpful, Andrew! More on the way!
Thanks so much for the progressive drill Ian!
I'll definitely be doing this with some of my higher level juniors and other hitting partners when I hit later this week.
FYI, I had that "scoring memory lapse" @ 11:49 because some of the rallies were about 25-50 shots before either of us hit it.
Don't get me wrong, Ian was hitting it REALLY close to the cone regularly...but he just didn't hit it!
There WILL be times where the ball will bounce consistently 1-2ft around your designated target, but not hit. Don't worry that is perfectly normal...
Just keep at it and don't get discouraged! With more discipline and a little more time you will connect with your target... and burn off some of that calories from the KFC you had the night before.
Really appreciate you helping out with the video, Mark! Also, thanks for letting me win a game!! 😁
No Mark!! Not the KFC again 🙄🤣
this exercice is really really helpfull and I notice when I did it first one year ago specially when aiming different spot like short middle distance angles......etc
Glad it was helpful!
Great stuff Ian!!! I’m wanting to play more competitively and I’m learning so much from your videos. Keep it goin!
This is great Ian, such a good point. I need to start recording my sessions both practice and playing points. I want to bridge the two and bring both closer together with the goal being the level of looseness I have in practice. Thank you!
Maintain intensity but stay relaxed. Can I get a prescription for that? ;)
YES - Do the drills at the end of today's video!!
Nice practice drills, Ian and Mark 🌞
This. Is. Brilliant! I have actually seen some great players go through this as well. Super happy to see you back on the court Ian. What a great/fun drill...that's it, I'm moving close by to get direct training by ET, on court!! Respect to Mark! Loved this video!!
Thanks so much Munditimum!
Appreciate the kind words, Munditimum!
@@MarkSansait Cheers!
Great lesson its so important to play the way you train!!
Totally agree, bros! Keep up the great work on your videos!
@@EssentialTennis didn't realise you watch our videos thanks ian!!
Very helpful, Thanks! I noticed when I play with friends, or a Meetup group, I play better and have a more relaxed swing than I do in league play. This video was particularly interesting because I experienced the exact opposite effect (many years ago) when I raced motorcycles. (only as an armature, no where near a professional). With the exception a maybe half a dozen semi-pro riders, most people would go one to two seconds slower per lap in practice than they did during a race. The professional racers would turn the same lap times in practice that they did during a race, sometimes even faster laps as they did not have to conserve their tires in practice. I'm guessing this is because the pros had a target lap time they were trying to run, the time equivalent of a ball on a cone, while us amateurs were just enjoying going fast, getting our knee down and trying not to crash. When we raced each other, we wanted to win, and not do twenty push-ups, so we pushed ourselves harder. Every time I try something from your channel I improve a little bit. Thanks again!
Really interesting comparison with racing, Nolan! Thanks for your input, I appreciate it.
Great lesson! I started filming myself recently and noticed this problem in matchplay. So I will definitely work on this. Thanks.
Good for you, way to start recording yourself!
@@EssentialTennis Yes 😃 i am even thinking about posting the video's. But not sure if I have the nerves😊
i used a ball machine for the first time in a while on thursday.....played friday......and this is EXACTLY what happened. never knew it was such a phenomenon!!! thanks Ian!!!
It's incredibly common, Tad! Hope this video was a huge help.
OMG SO TRUE. ALWAYS SO TENSE DURING MATCHES. SUPER VIDEO
Glad it was helpful, Nermin!
Great tips! Awesome video!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad you liked it!!
Another excellent video Ian. How is your ankle? Do you have any advice with warming up just before a match in terms of stretching?
Ankle is better, update soon! Here's the warmup I recommend: ruclips.net/video/H8Qajqwu9kY/видео.html
Ok thank you that’s good to hear
Can’t wait to see you back playing matches
totally right, I notice this before too. except I play preatty same in games against friends, just losing confidence in competive matches.
Thanks for watching, baskas!
Ian, thanks for the great video. But I wanted to congratulate you on how your forehand has improved over the last year. Great job.
Frankly, to me, Federer looked almost the same in both whereas, the player looked like he shortened is backhand swing instead of swinging loosely like in practice. I play a game in practice where points are derived by keeping it deep. I put a row of ground cones to split no man's land in two to make sure shots are deep and close to baseline. You can also use cones to spit the court to target forehand shots and backhand shots. I also play 6 point practice games with no score kept to just focus on each point. I've introduced this game to some of my hitting buddies and they have said they really like it and that it has helped them concentrate on each point when they play.
Appreciate your thoughts, Marc!
Great lesson my old pal! Very clear and practice.
Glad you liked it!
@@EssentialTennisYou're the best 🎾💪.
Thanks Ian. Another super video. I might actually improve my W/L ratio now!
I really hope you do, Alistair!
Ian, you got it on a great backhand! Good job :)
Thank you so much, Glenn! I was super happy about that!
Might actually win my first match now let's go
You can do it!! 💪
Yeh
Can you do a video for footwork drills? I have a big first serve for the high school level but not the best footwork, thanks! Love the vids!!
Check out these lessons! ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=essential+tennis+footwork
Federer seems more intense on point play, and on forehands swings slightly faster I think, compared to the previous practice where he looked a little more casual. (your question at 2:00)
I agree, Mark!
More content about this topic please! Great subject.
I'm covering this topic on Tuesday and Wednesday as well!
@@EssentialTennis YES I CANT WAIT!
Great lesson as always! I love that Marks helping you out too, must be a great rallying partnership
Thanks so much for your support, Daniel!
Dawwww thanks!
Just love the way you explain everything. As a 14 year old, I am able to improve quite a lot thanks to you. 👍
I actually play WORSE in practice than in matches . 😅
So happy to hear that. Thanks for your support!
Same i do better in match because I'm more focused, need to win mentality lol
Recently my serve went from way worse in a match to just waaaaayy better like not even comparable i can usually hit a normal ball to the back fence on a good serve and during my last match a was blasting green dot ball to the back
We get Ian and mark! Yes! A twopher!!!!!! Mark getting those push-ups in! 👍🏼
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Ian this was an awesome video. Im still confused on how the strokes should be during practice. I know it has to be lower intensity but swing speed lower?
Great question, Voozie. I think that ideally your intensity in practice and match play should be about the same. Both high intensity! I chose Roger for this video because he tends to be very casual and relaxed in practice.....which is the opposite of amateur players.
Hey Ian have you ever read Winning Ugly I am thinking about buying it and am wondering your opinion on it if you have read it
It's a great book! Definitely recommend it. Lot's of very practical things you can do to become a better competitor.
From the very first "point play" backhand of your student, this video is an eye opener.
So glad to hear that, Benjamin!
Im wondering how i should hit on my tennis game, what should i do? @Essential Tennis - Lessons and Instruction for Passionate Players
More coaching on the way!
Yay
I find myself giving a lot of intensity during practice, and then burning out during a match because I play a higher intensity. Also comes with more mistakes... it may be a mental game I’m battling
Could also be physical conditioning!
How do you get the perfect, powerfull and safe forheand
And can you make a video about Dominic Thiem ?
I have a question do pros have a shorter swing length in matches than in practice?
Definitely not!
hello sir i just wanted to ask something ..i am 14 years 9 months now and due corona i missed tennis fir almost 6 months ..i want to be a tennis player but now i have even not gone upto quarterfinal .. please can you make videos of some drilling which will help in my game ...
Congrats, Sangita! More drills on the way! Just published a new lesson with more.
Seeing Mark in your video is GREAT! I really hope he eventually will become part of the Essential Tennis group :)
I'm sure you'll be seeing more of him!
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Ok, this might sound weird... but I play 10x better in real match situations than practice sessions. I'm 18, and my UTR match range is about 9 - 10 (I say about because I was out with an injury for more than a year and have a projected rating, and typically my current opponents are in this range. ) In practice sessions, I struggle against 7's and 8's. In matches, I can go against 9's and 10's and, on a good day, against some 11's. I think it has to do with a mental difference between what "counts" and what doesn't, which explains this performance level difference personally.
During matches, I don't care in my matches if I miss vs. in practice, which is weird because, typically, it's the opposite. At the moment, I'm developing my strokes further, and I miss the "right way," I don't care because I take every miss as a step in the right direction in matches since I use matches/practice sets to determine if my changes have stuck.
For some players that's true. You should be very grateful, Victor!
Congratulations Mark for joining Ian's team!
He's just helping out 🙂
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I feel like that title is speaking directly to me, and I agree with it vehemently
Glad it connected with you, Seirea!
AMAZING VIDEO AS ALWAYS!!!
Thank you so much, ArisK! Hope it was helpful.
Great video
Thanks for your support!
I CAN RELATE TO THIS!!!
Most players can, James! Hope it was a helpful video.
I recognize those tear drops from another video : ]
Really? Which one?
Wannabe Pro- ruclips.net/video/mPLQJ1_fYZY/видео.html
nice winner...on the new and imporived backhand no less. Are you sure Mark did all 20 pushups? 😂
THANK YOU so much for noticing! haha....I was really happy with several of the backhands I hit. Some of my first ones in a live ball rally where I executed pretty well.
6:41 story of my life
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Aha good to know I'm as average as can be for a tennis student. Will apply these during our drills.
is mark gonna be one of the head coaches at Essential Tennis soon?
We'll see! It's great having his help.
@@EssentialTennis hire the man
my only demand is that he pays not in tennis lessons nor US Currency, but...
FAST FOOD :)
Hi Ian, it’s an important concept and you illustrate it well. However, I don’t think the footage of your amateur player is really a fair representation as it seems most of his match play shots are returns of serve (whereas practice looked like feeds or rallying); return is typically shorter than a standard ground stroke.
Ya, we only played a few points so I didn't have a lot of rally shots to choose from. I would have rather they were all rally groundstrokes. Thanks for watching!
I think more intense in the point play
Yup, that's what I was thinking.
I definitely hit more tentatively when under pressure in a match and I swing more freely in practice
Hope this video series is helpful!
The thumbnail is so funny
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Guys he only asked you to like the video 3 times... You gotta do it or he'll keep asking!
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agreed, pros intensity is pretty crazy, especially nadal, 99 percent of pro tournaments finals have almost half intensity as nadal warm up. We think we look same as pros but we look like old pregnant ladies while playing tennis :d
There's definitely a big disconnect!
Your student asking for help with his backhand needs more racquet drop on his backswing and a more whippy forward swing. His swing is too shallow, shots are too flat and they are created by tense muscles which are trying to control the shot from beginning to the end. He needs to relax a little more and try to " hit" the ball rather than " pushing" the ball. Good luck.
great
Thanks, Ray!
Roger federer is good, lets hope hes good on the court on january
Absolutely!
Yes!!!
I'll give you guys a very simple explanation of why we see the reverse of what a pro does in an amateur.
Practice to match play progression:- :
Pro = zero to sixty focused
Amateur- perceived sixty to zero
Very insightful, and VERY true. Great comment!
@@EssentialTennis 👋👍
@@EssentialTennis Metallica wrote a song about it " sad but true" .😁 Because the fix just comes down to discipline!
its difficult to swing confidently when youre playing a pusher and you keep making errors..... easy to start pushing back
Placement is key. No need to blast them off court.
Sam, I have been in this situation numerous times. My way to get past these guys is to practice+practice only 2-3 shots I identified that I was missing the most that I felt I can make. For me, I was missing too many FHs that were midcourt/service line area trying to go crosscourt or down the line. So I focused my practice on these 2 shots 3-4 times a week maybe 100 of each of these per session. But I only count the FHs that I hit in during practice. The next time I did dominate these guys by aggressively going after my FH shots. In the match, FOR SURE I will miss some of them, I know that but I make an adjustment and continue with aggressive FHs. Dont try to be aggressive on every ball, try to setup the point to get a FH, and you need to practice running around your BH as well. If you have a good volley and overhead they will crumble.
Only one little thing to note. Exercise is a reward. So while Mark may have lost, he got a reward by doing pushups.
In general, exercise should never be treated as anything other than a reward.
Ya....on paper I totally understand where you're coming from. At the end of the day, however, 99% of humans would rather not to 20 pushups than do 20 pushups.
@@EssentialTennis yeah. It's because it's been taught that it's not fun and such. How some people portray it as punishment doesn't help. It just means, to me, that they need to be taught better and learn to enjoy them. The distinction between a eustress and distress helps.
If only I could magically trick everybody watching into enjoying pushups, serve practice, and eating their spinach 😄
@@EssentialTennis sign me up if you figure out the magic trick 😁
I like the Anders Ericsson (the 10,000 hours originator, not
.... Mark looks like Nishikori, no? ....
What is this "practice" thing of which you speak?
Won with a topspin backhand ... you cannot be serious!
CHALK FLEW UP!
There's a first for everything!
Even a broken clock is correct twice a day, jk. Good One hander Ian.
...I really wanted to see Ian do 20 push-ups.
Maybe next time!
So did i! 😭😭😭
Does that rec player have a forehand?
You mean Mark, the 4.5+ player in the back court, standing in his BACKHAND corner, hitting diagonally to Ian, who is a left hander, standing in his forehand corner???
I honestly have no idea what points are trying to be made here, haha
I just want to eat my deep friend chicken.... 🍗🍗🍗
@@EssentialTennis I think he is having problems understanding when a left hander does a cross court drill with a right hander one is going to primarily hit forehands and the other primarily backhands.
LOL This is one of the better videos you've put out Ian. Way to dominate Mark when the REAL pressure was on :D hahaha
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I dunno if I'd call it "dominating" but I'll take it!!
@@MarkSansait it's ok! You're still my favorite. Just don't tell the other Ian.
Your content is good. But I frequently get turned off by the titles of your videos. I won't watch them when you use condescending titles, whether they're true or not. I just don't like it.
Thanks for the feedback!
No one can match that KFC intensity
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I don't want to be like Federer, I would always choose Nadal or Djokovic. H2H these two are way better than Federer.
Cool. I'd gladly trade with any of them 🙂
You conveniently forgot to mention RFed is 7 - 1 against Nadal in their last 8 meetings (including one walkover by Nadal) the lone loss coming in the French. So ... Federer has OWNED Nadal the last few years of the rivalry.
Federer is about 6-7 years older than them and didn't decide to upgrade to a bigger (normal) sized racquet until he was 33-34 years old. Those are big factors otherwise he would have a better record especially against Nadal since Nadal wouldn't get as many easy points off the Federer backhand. You see Federer's record on hardcourt since 2017 against Nadal.
Federer would still win if I practiced like him...
Most definitely!
Aw man but I practice an hour every day
That's fantastic! HOW are you using that practice time??
@@EssentialTennis well I’m 17 and I hit with this older dude named Brad and Tyler who plays college tennis and a couple other people, and we just rally most of the time or sometimes play a doubles set or Australian, and when I can’t hit with someone I practice serves (not as much as I should)
@@richardgarrison8328 on days you don't have a hitting partner don't limit yourself to just Serves. even if you don't have a ball machine you can do Drop Balls.. I used to stand at the doubles line on one side of the court and drop it and try to do my best to accurately but with good pace hit a basket of forehands inside the doubles lines(but over the net and in bounds) then I would do another basket of cross court.. then I'd do the same with my backhand..
@@Eliath1984 yeah sometimes I go to the wall and hit as well, or maybe practice shots that I’ll never use competitively except for extremely specific scenarios, like the one handed backhand cross court lateral shot
@@Eliath1984 I’m not good by the way, just a high schooler that got really into tennis a couple years ago. I get destroyed at USTA, but I’m having fun
Federer would win if he practiced like me
He'd win against you? Or he'd win against Nadal?
The cover image was absolutely unnecessary Ian. Come on, we are already watching your content asap. You don’t need this; a crying Federer face
Sorry it bothered you!
@@EssentialTennis The anonymous aspect of RUclips's Comment Section really unleashes people's inner A.H., you know? I am certain that 99.8% (why not?) of negative comments would not have been made in person. (Then of course there's that 0.2%...) I feel sorry for my favourite RUclipsrs (hey, that's you!) as they already put in *major* effort for *minor* remuneration and then get snide and superfluous (a little alliteration anyone?) feedback that's - hmm, how did he put it - "absolutely unnecessary". That's kind of ironic, n'est-ce pas?