at first i wanted to protest against your weak forehand (the pause etc), but good that you explained that you are a right handed player! so this is yet a very good left handed forehand! i practice once a while lefty forehands at the wall ( to get better my righty two handed backhand) and yes its very difficult. all the best and good progress.
Hi Richard, I notice something with your forehand. It has very distinct two phases (pretty similar to Alcaraz in that regard): your take back and pause, then swing down and forward, which looks great. My question is how do you time that pause of the racket in the air for a split second?
I’m trying not to pause. Ideally it’s a continuous motion that efficiently transfers the energy stored when the muscles are stretched. The timing is about starting at the right time relative to the specific shot you are dealing. This is one of the hardest things in tennis because every shot is different. The way i work on it is by training my vision so i can predict the flight of the ball more effectively. Training my coordination, so i can make the technique adjustments. And then practicing receiving shots of different speeds and spins, so i can get used to when to start my swing them.
The separated collar bone has affected the proprioception, so i don’t have the same coordination. I won’t lose muscle memory after 35 years of reps. But i’m not using anymore anyway.
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at first i wanted to protest against your weak forehand (the pause etc), but good that you explained that you are a right handed player! so this is yet a very good left handed forehand! i practice once a while lefty forehands at the wall ( to get better my righty two handed backhand) and yes its very difficult. all the best and good progress.
A lot of respect to you practicing again with left hand. You are awesome. 🫡
Thanks. It was really frustrating at the start, but now i’m at the stage where I can enjoy it 😀
Great video. After preparation , should the waist starts to rotate before the arm or the arm precedes ??
Hi Richard,
I notice something with your forehand. It has very distinct two phases (pretty similar to Alcaraz in that regard): your take back and pause, then swing down and forward, which looks great. My question is how do you time that pause of the racket in the air for a split second?
I’m trying not to pause. Ideally it’s a continuous motion that efficiently transfers the energy stored when the muscles are stretched.
The timing is about starting at the right time relative to the specific shot you are dealing. This is one of the hardest things in tennis because every shot is different.
The way i work on it is by training my vision so i can predict the flight of the ball more effectively.
Training my coordination, so i can make the technique adjustments.
And then practicing receiving shots of different speeds and spins, so i can get used to when to start my swing them.
Good instruction. Has switching hands resulted in losing r.h. muscle memory?
The separated collar bone has affected the proprioception, so i don’t have the same coordination. I won’t lose muscle memory after 35 years of reps. But i’m not using anymore anyway.