5 Steps To Master Your Footwork | TENNIS FOOTWORK
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- Footwork myths debunked: Former Top 100 ATP Pro, Jeff Salzenstein, is exposing 3 common myths that could be crippling your potential. Most players make at least 1 of these 3 mistakes... Do you? goo.gl/7stmHn
What it would look like if you could start mastering your footwork? i would like to help you to improve your footwork, so you can move around court more efficiently and effortlessly.
In Today Video i am going go to give you 5 steps to improve your footwork.
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Jeff Salzenstein is recognized as one of the top coaches in the world helping players all over the world with his on court expertise and powerful online tennis lessons. He has created several successful online programs that have positively impacted thousands of players of all levels from beginners to top touring pros using his cutting edge teaching methods...
Jeff was a top 100 ATP professional in singles and doubles and was the oldest American to ever break the top 100 in the world after the age of 30. During his 11 year pro career filled with injuries and setbacks, Jeff was determined to discover simple methods to make tennis learning easy and fun for himself and for all players committed to improving. Jeff is passionate about peak performance in the areas of nutrition, fitness, injury prevention, and mindset, and much more.
Jeff was also a 2 time All-American, national champion and team captain at Stanford University where he received his BA in Economics.
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Footwork myths debunked: Former Top 100 ATP Pro, Jeff Salzenstein, is exposing 3 common myths that could be crippling your potential. Most players make at least 1 of these 3 mistakes... Do you? goo.gl/7stmHn
That was the video I was looking for
@@jmbanxa Awesome!
Thank you for watching
1:00 In the air when the oppenent contacts with the ball
1:30 Have a wide base
3:00 Take bigger steps
6:05 Do more shadow strokes
8:15 Arrive at appropriate time (Rhythem)
Spot on! Thanks for watching.
As a high level coach, I would recommend watching Jeff Salzenstein vidoes. from all the crap on youtube their very good and rare . if he makes a video you know your learning the correct tennis . gj Jeff .
Thank you! I appreciate your comment and feedback. What other type of lessons would you like to see next in our channel?
Jeff.
Another instructional gem nobody else is teaching >>> calibrating your footspeed to maintain a natural rhythm to the oncoming ball. Super smart and so much more instinctive than the faster, faster, faster approach I hear many coaches pushing. Thanks, Jeff.
TooleyPeter awesome thanks !
Thank u. I’m 33 and just started playing the game. Finding your lessons really valuable as the coaches here really only focus on young talent :p
You're welcome Shashank!
During lock-down, since tennis courts were closed I had a lot of time to practice my footwork and shadow swings. I even improved my ball toss and serve motion !
That's awesome to hear Adama! Keep it rolling.
Nr. 5 is to me VERY VALUABLE! thanks for leading my attention to that perspective! Very valuable!
hello. I searched "tennis footwork" and now I'm watching this video.
Robert Lewis that’s awesome 👏🏻 thank you for watching!
You are a very good coach. Thanks Jeff for helping us improve our game.
Hi Jeff i´m from Brasil and i start to practice some lessons that you teach here on the videos, and i improved my game so much. Thanks a lot! Keep doing good!
rodrigo reis I love that
Great information Jeff, the top Swiss fitness coaches teaching big first move too. 2 steps to the corner and 2 step recovery back into position. Makes sense as the game is powerful and faster than ever before so we all need to evolve. Nadal's gravity step started a change in recovery techniques 10 or more years ago. I also see the return of the side on position (left foot forward) to many more balls particularly in women's tennis. The understand of the pivot and hip release has allowed for some older traditional positions to have new life. The hip rotation is bigger on a traditional setup so makes sense to use it when you get the right ball instead of default open stance on everything like Hewitt used, always thought it was his biggest footwork weakness not bring able to transition thru the short ball..
Jeff Schneider thanks for your input
I like your point on wide split step and starting with a big step👍 I am using shadow steps and strokes with my students. Thank you for a quality video 🎾🎾🎾
Maryia Tsernouskaia I love it! Thank you for sharing
Jeff another fantastic lesson. Your insight on the various components of tennis are incredible!
willkittwk thank you so much!
Genial explanation, Jeff!
Congratulations!
Nice explanation! I particularly like the part about arriving at the right time to hit the ball in rhythm. I mess up when I get there too early and now I know why. Thanks!
You are welcome! Thank you for watching.
Great tips! Tip 5 will definitely help with my game! Thanks Jeff
tan dinh awesome!
Thank you for this video its amazing and i already see great improvement on the court!!!!!
You're welcome Sergei!
Thank you for watching.
Excellent help ... we need more help with footwork, timing, and rhythm
Dr. Louis Emmons I hope to make more footwork lessons
Great tips! Thanks Jeff. 😊
You're welcome! Glad you like them ;)
very useful. Thank you so much. You are one of my best online coaches!
Thank you, appreciate your nice comment!
Solid advice. Thank you and please keep sharing the valuable insights.
Saud Masud you are welcome and I will do my best! Please share the channel with others.
All great tips. I like, "Move to the rhythm of the ball". That really struck a cord with me.
Thanks, that's amazing to hear!
Hi coach Jeff! Good stuff as always. Was wondering if you can make a video with regards to the correct footwork moving diagonally towards short balls/approach shots. Thx!!
Great! Thank you very much Jeff!
Христо Владимиров you are welcome!
Thank you, nice tips.
Excellent lesson! from a world class player. Wow! the clarity of instruction to be able to replicate in any club setting is amazing.
Peter William thank you so much!!
Thank you!!! I needed this
Luis Emiliano Gonzalez you are welcome !
Excellent advice
best teacher on RUclips. hey Jeff I found that dropping balls and hit spots on the court has helped me a lot. I've been working on my the lot. I'll drop and hit 100 down the line inside the singles sideline then outside wide DTL. then 50- 100 cross court deep and CC short angle. then inside out FH deep corner and then short corner like Rafa does. then 50-100 inside in down the line. then drop balls standing near service line for putaway range. my game has made a big leap by doing this. I tell kids you might think this is kid stuff but MLB players hit off a tee for hours to groove their swing.
willkittwk so good and thank you 😊
Thanks for sharing the valuable techniques
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Great instruction on footwork. I’ve been doing little steps and asking myself how players stay balanced
Manuel Soto awesome !
best coach I have ever seen. thn x for sharing your insight
You’re welcome! Glad to help.
Well done. My tendency sometimes is the smaller steps early in the point. I'm sure to practice these.
David Sheats please do and let me know how it goes
Jeff, I love your tips.
Jess Chu thank you 🙏🏻
nice. I am doing the shadow strokes, will let u know my improvements in 30 days :). coz i wanna keep doing it everyday and see the improvement in rhythm and i believe it will . thanks for these amazing tips. Can you share video for high balls? like positioning and contact.
Thanks for the video, I am going to practice this 👍
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Thanks for these helpful tips!
You're welcome! Thank you for watching.
Thank you for this tips
Tennis Passion welcome :)
Great vídeo like always,if it wasn’t for Salsy I wouldn’t be on finals on dobles and semis on singles
This video is really helpful thanks
Yuki Fujikawa you are welcome !
I like the video.¨and agree with long steps. But when you demonstrate moving to a wide ball after the split step. I think you should "tuck in" the leg closest to the running direction (get et closer to your body) to be able to push of the ground more with it and have you weigth in front of the leg. Or land with it closer to your body if you where able to reconise a wide ball before you hit the ground after the split step.
Thanks for making videos!
80ajp thank you for your comment! A really good point :). Please share this video with others
Now I understand Step number 5. Some time playing against people with slow balls I always get too early. Great! Tnx!
Santiago jose Chacon yes! It will help to have the the right tempo
Awesome video. I find that tracking the ball after the bounce is very difficult. With some of these top spinners the ball moves quite a bit after the bounce and I often get jammed.
floodland99 footwork is an art to he practiced
Same. The first time I have actually been taught how to move.
Making me a better player with every video!
Awesome!
I agree with big steps. If you can get to the ball fast, you have time to hit cleanly. Small steps should be reserved for right before you hit, to get yourself in the perfect position to hit a clean shot. A pro needs to hire you...
You should talk about hitting against a wall. I learned so much by hitting against a wall. That's the best thing next to playing an actual player. It's like hitting with David Ferrer, everything comes back so you get more "realistic" reps (vs someone taping a ball to you to hit) practicing how to control your angles, height, and DTL vs CC shots
I like your rhythm tip. Next time I hit the courts, I'm going to try it. I have always tried to get to the ball so that I'm as close as I can to being in a "tee ball" position, making the opponent feel like deer in headlights, where I'm ready to crush a winner. But I do miss a lot of those and it could be due to rhythm as you say.
Cheers mate!
Gold Wolf thank you for your insight!
Thanks for tip ...🤗
Bare Miskic you are welcome 🙏🏻
Very good video, I am going to study this and ask my son to practice these drills
That's good! Thanks! 😊🎾👍
Well to move up another level I have to improve my footwork at this time I agree with that
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Awesome instruction...
Thank you Annie, I appreciate your valuable feedback. What other type of videos you'd like to see from me in the near future?
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Very nice video.
Can I add a remark on point 5: Adjusting the pace to the ball.
I do very much agree on the rythm argument.
However, I was tought to adjust only the last step to the ball pace. So if the ball is slow, wait making your last step just before you start your stroke, so the last step is part of the rythm of your stroke: "Step - Hit".
Jim Langerhuizen thanks for sharing !
Jeff you deserve a big thumb up for this amazing tip !
Alex In Chance thank you !
Great job, I always got to the slow ball too early. Also how do I handle high loopy balls at the back of the court?
Olly Paton we will make a video on that
Thanks :)
Olly Paton welcome!
Newbie here🙋♀️ I'm going to practice footwork. Thanks for the videos❤️
You're welcome! Let me know how it goes .
Good video!
Tyler Burger thank you!
Ayy thanks for the video, been playing tennis for a while now and my only problem is my footwork. Thanks a lot
You're welcome! Thank you for watching.
Dang you did it again. You talked about something that I did when I was playing just before I watched your video. Someone hit a ball to me on the deuce side where I was playing and I normally just run up and pound it. For some reason I was shuffling my freaking feet like crazy man and it was a slow ball. Ball got shanked. I guess I had brain gas. Audio Excellence. Instruction excellent. Video image excellent.
Reuel Ray love it !
Happens all the time. I feel like my brain stops focusing when I am waiting on the ball. Positioning is easier when you can time it. I find myself off balance when I try to estimate where the ball will land and then I have to move at the last second when I realize I’m not in the right place. Of course there are plenty of other factors too.
What are the pros and cons between short hopping steps versus big steps? More short hopping steps like Muhammad Ali. Or wider stances like your system. I've heard that boxer shuffles can be beneficial.
Boxers have to get more control on their footwork to be able to quickly change direction and rythm, this is why they usually make smaller steps than tennis players because tracking the ball is a more linear and predictible move.
Actually, in a fight you are almost making split steps the whole time.
@@adamae.7246 How would one go about learning to move around in wide stance better? And develop more power to the ball?
Good video.
Gavin S thank you!
Thanks from Sunny California.
You're welcome!
Thnx man!
Welcome!
5 Continued: you should be loading up for your shot right as the ball bounces on your side of the net.
6: The footwork after the shot is even more important. take two steps in whatever direction you are moving in to hit the ball, AFTER you hit it. So if there is ball that is pushing you back, you should load when ball hits ground on your side, hit the ball and then fall backwards slightly for two steps and then recover back into the court. (Nadal) These two extra steps insure that you create timing with your legs. You want to feel like you are always moving, not starting and stopping constantly. Same thing moving to the side and moving into the court. You you have to tell your energy where to go or else it will go up and you'll miss or hit a weak shot.
7: being able to move and keep you body quiet. You have to move in a way that is efficient ( ie large steps) but also in a way that keeps your body from moving when you hit the ball. The more your body is moving, the less control you will have. Control is the number 1 mot important characteristic to master in tennis. Power is not!
Jeff Salzenstein is really the last word in coaching, and especially for a leftie like me.
Thank you for watching. I appreciate the comment Harry.
That is my Uncle walking behind. Great guy.
Ari Koenig :)
my favourite: step 5 - move to the rhythm of the ball
I don't think take bigger steps is controversial - small adjustment only happen when you are close to the ball
1. Split step before contact
Khent Tan timing the split step and move is key
I watched 40sec of this video, my thumbs are all yours.
솔의눈 thumbs ?
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nice job
ayesha atiq thank you 🙏🏻
Hi Jeff, when should I use the cross-over-behind steps? Or is there a video about it..
Hi! You can use it on the backhand side, as a recovery step. Federer and Dimitrov use it quite often.
Thank you very much Jeff
Makes sense for better Court coverage
Great!
Write a wide base because that's perfect balance if your feet are narrow then you have poor balance balances everything on groundstrokes check steps are everything when it comes to coming out of the launch phase to get into that attack phase
Really Great tips, it changes all my perception about tennis. Really true. everything about footsteps! Get it right and make my game totally different. Thanks Jeff
Very good 😂
Great tips Jeff! You are absolutely right. On the slow balls, arriving too early make you lose your momentum and makes it more difficult to generate power from still.
Thank you Max!
Hey jeff! When i serve, my toss arm have to be parallel to the net? I ask u this because i have seen roger doing this
Rafa Fan it can be
Tennis Evolution perfect, thanks jeff
Rafa Fan welcome!
When I reach for forehand, instead of shuffling to my forehand side, I shuffle away from the ball (from my right) to my left. I don't know if it makes any sense. I return the ball as I am moving my body away from the ball.
theeachuisge I’d have to see it
Tennis Evolution - Online Tennis Lessons instead of using my momentum towards the ball I move away from it as I hit the ball. I will try to show later.
theeachuisge ok sounds good
Hi Jeff. I love your videos, they are extremely informative, easy to follow, and efficient, so thank you very much! I notice that in your 'how to handle low balls' video you demonstrated the karaoke footwork pattern for handling low and wide balls, but as you hit the wide forehands in this video you don't do the aforementioned footwork pattern. Will you describe under what circumstances each footwork pattern should be used? BTW, did you used to play at Ruth Hardy park in PS? I have played there before, I go to PS a couple times a year and love it.
Edward Whalen thank you the kind words. The Carioca is used on middle balls. The run thru is used on wide balls
Got it-thank you! I put the wide ball footwork pattern into practice this week and it has helped a LOT, so thanks again!
Jeff, is this applicable for the return of serve?
I mean the tip no. 1?
"Be in the air as the opponent makes contact." That assumes I will know as he makes contact which direction he is hitting. What if I cannot recognize the direction until the ball has not only left his racket but also traveled a few feet?
you should be in the air as opponent makes contact, so that you’re landing as the ball is coming off the racquet a maybe 12-24in away... ie enough time for you to decide which direction ball will be going...
You say that if you are already on the ground when the ball is struck that you are late. I think it means that your split step was too early so that you have already finished it when the ball is being struck. I think you mean that you should be leaving the ground just before the ball is struck so that you are in the air when it is struck. Does that make sense to you?
I think he means that most of players are spliting just when the opponent makes contact or even a split-second after so they are still on the ground during the strike.
But you used to be too early you can also make a double-split.
The bread and butter of the top 10 players
Yes!
If they are on the ground but suppose to be in the air they are to early with split step not late ... i just want to understand ... I don’t mean anything bad thanks
I shadow stroke in the house when I am not playing and my wife think i have gone mad 😂
Are you shooting with SoloShot, Jeff?
Rois300 no
He didn’t mention one of the most important things is that you want to be on your toes as much as possible
Correction Jeff! concerning split step: those who are (allready!) on the ground when the opponent hits the ball are not to late but too soon!!! They already landed when the opponent hits the ball. The should wait and depart (leave the ground) when the opponent is about to hit. ;)
imatrOlda thank you !
Is it possible to practice footwork against a wall?
theeachuisge I think it’s challenging
Hi! I am 17 years old and I started playing tennis when I was 13.I play like other girls that started at age of 6-8. But I have a big problem with an anticipation and reactions. Could you make a video about it? Thank you😊
Laura Hrabovská send me a video of your challenges with movement
Footwork is everything
Yes!
Shadow training that's a really important
I agree!
“We’re at a public park right now.”
And as if on cue to prove his point, someone rides by on a bicycle 6:18 😎
Great tips thank you so much man!
You're welcome! Thank you for watching.
LIKE
Gregory Abrams thank you!
A wider base better balance
Well said.
Tennis players move like ballet dancers
Yes, the best players do!
I stopped watching at 3:20
Rishab Deepak why?
Tennis Evolution - Online Tennis Lessons it is because coach told me take little steps but I think u are right cuz I champed yesterday and I was using ur tips
Rishab Deepak then keep watching :)
The stuff at the end was awesome as well.
This felt very much like a sales pitch rather than an instructional video
Evil Happy Mask Salesman really ? I have 5 tips that can help you move better
Too much talking ...
Jeff, Excellent, As a result of playing too much 'doubles tennis' over the years, my tennis footwork & movement let me down when I started to play in Vets ITF & USTA tournaments recently, your excellent detailed tips will help get me back in shape, with Repetitive Practice, Thanks Jeff, Conor - London 04 April 2020