How To Consistently Crush Short Forehands (Pro Tennis Technique)

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    How To Consistently Crush Short Forehands (Pro Tennis Technique)
    1. Plan on contacting higher than net level
    2. Stay away so you aren’t jammed
    3. Open stance
    4. Set racket higher than normal
    5. Drive ball level with topspin

    Thank you 12kgp-Tennis for allowing me to use this video: • Emil Ruusuvuori & Davi...

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  • @2MinuteTennis
    @2MinuteTennis  Год назад +1

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  • @bournejason66
    @bournejason66 Год назад +13

    It looks easy at first but it’s actually not. Glad I’m not the only one who messed it up. Great tips Ryan. 👍🎾

  • @michaelbrower3068
    @michaelbrower3068 Год назад +13

    Nice tips. The points about standing far enough away, using an open stance, hitting the ball when it is high on its arc, not letting your hand drop too far, and hitting straight out, letting gravity and spin do the work - are all excellent.
    Maybe it is just me, but my chief complaint about your videos (and the main reason I don't watch them more often) is they tend to be repetitive and long. Your 2-minute videos last 10 minutes or more! If you could make your main points in 2-3 minutes, without repeating yourself so much, I would eat them up. I know repetition is helpful for learning, but I can always rewind and replay a section when I want to hear it again; it's more trouble to fast forward to the next key point when I've had enough.

    • @2MinuteTennis
      @2MinuteTennis  Год назад +11

      That’s wonderful and constructive criticism Michael. I know I talk too much. I’ll work on being better. Thanks so much for watching!

  • @idontknow1919
    @idontknow1919 Год назад +1

    Really great explanations. And once again easy for me to understand.

  • @andrewtaylor6286
    @andrewtaylor6286 Год назад

    Brilliant, brilliant video. I've struggled with mid-court high balls. Watching this, I was able to put in straight into practice. Thanks

  • @applesforakbar
    @applesforakbar Год назад +2

    Great breakdown! Could you do another with a low sitter short ball too please and thanks? :) Hope you had a good summer

  • @TNToncourt
    @TNToncourt Год назад

    Another great video Ryan. Thank you!

  • @jayrussell26
    @jayrussell26 Год назад +1

    Great video Ryan, many good points - that radius picture made so much sense. Would you also add the following - contact on the high ball the racquet wasn’t 100% horizontal but had an angle pointed up (maybe 30 degrees or so)?

  • @Ragefist666
    @Ragefist666 9 месяцев назад

    I love your analysis and explanation! keep up

  • @andreaho
    @andreaho Год назад

    I much appreciate how you put the key steps just in the description. The slow internet connection now can't stop me from being a better player.

  • @pakchu2
    @pakchu2 4 месяца назад

    One of your best videos. Some really good succinct tips

  • @GeorgeT370
    @GeorgeT370 Год назад

    Thats very well explained....thanks...

  • @synhet84
    @synhet84 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks, i had no clue that i needed to stay away from the high weak balls !
    I always feel as you described, tense, forced, and always hitting cross court

  • @ismokirkkopelto4792
    @ismokirkkopelto4792 Год назад

    Hi, Ryan
    Nice that you found my countryman Emil to this excellent video of yours to show us how to crush the short ball 👏

  • @cuttingthroughthenoise3086
    @cuttingthroughthenoise3086 Год назад

    Very helpful.

  • @kubiroquai
    @kubiroquai Год назад +1

    Very useful tips from you Ryan as always! I always struggle with these type of balls and tend to hit deep which usually ends up long. I will definitely remember keeping the distance. One question; I am not very tall (176 cm) and sometimes I find the ball above my head and in the heat of the point I try to attack to finish earlier. In such balls, what is your recommendation? Should I adjust my steps to get a few inches back to let the ball drop or should I jump & hit earlier when the ball is higher?

  • @halilbolayrl8838
    @halilbolayrl8838 Год назад +1

    One of the best videos you ever made. Priceless content. Thank you so much !

    • @2MinuteTennis
      @2MinuteTennis  Год назад +1

      So glad you liked this video so much!!

  • @9r393
    @9r393 Год назад

    all good tips. hope I can remember it all😄

  • @earllipson3004
    @earllipson3004 Год назад

    Thanks Ryan. Is this similar to the technique you would recommend for a swinging forehand volley?

  • @stratguitarman7831
    @stratguitarman7831 6 месяцев назад

    EXCELLENT POINT ! THIS STUFF IS OVERLOOKED BY OTHERS!

  • @cxmyes
    @cxmyes Год назад

    I really need all this tips.

  • @Jeffreybch
    @Jeffreybch Год назад

    Great Video

  • @HartmannTennis
    @HartmannTennis Год назад +2

    Video is jam packed full of really useful ideas, nice work

    • @2MinuteTennis
      @2MinuteTennis  Год назад +1

      Thank you again! Appreciate it Mattias

  • @gmnboss
    @gmnboss Год назад

    Excellent

  • @DanielLamHN
    @DanielLamHN 9 месяцев назад

    I will try this technique

  • @nabeenhussain524
    @nabeenhussain524 Год назад

    Lots of great pointers. You should consider writing a book. “The 2 minute Manual”. I need that on the court. Thing is, if I took great notes, I’d have it already!!!

  • @HartmannTennis
    @HartmannTennis Год назад +2

    Very interesting concept of distance from the ball based on height of the ball, BIG info here

    • @2MinuteTennis
      @2MinuteTennis  Год назад +2

      Thanks Mattias. Once a player knows this it helps them so much with spacing.

  • @eldartop1634
    @eldartop1634 Год назад

    Thanks 🙏

  • @kenzhang1725
    @kenzhang1725 Год назад

    This makes a stupid amount of sense... Thank you for the video!

  • @vsanthosh4u
    @vsanthosh4u Год назад

    Great video! Sreegan’s dad here. Can we use this technique from baseline too?
    At young youth level tennis, kids tend to give a lot of topspin and hit the ball high up in the air. So the bounce is also high. Sreegan and I always have discussions around whether to let the ball drop or take it high. Looking forward to your suggestion.

  • @kmcclarney
    @kmcclarney Год назад +1

    Have you done a video on recognizing a short ball? I'm a 3.0 player with only 2 years experience. My weaknesses is I'd let that ball drop.

  • @TravelPortugalBrasilTPB
    @TravelPortugalBrasilTPB Год назад

    Great tips again as always. Loved this and Emil Ruusuvuori is my favorite player, he already beat Alcaraz, Sinner, Thiem, Zverev etc. etc. Let´s go, thanks. Greetings to all from the beautiful Algarve - the PERFECT place to play tennis all year long. Welcome to my channel, do you know?

  • @tikenna
    @tikenna Год назад

    Thanks for the post! If I may ask, what grip is best to achieve this? I play with a semi-western.

    • @nicolastorres96
      @nicolastorres96 Год назад

      You can achieve this shot with a semi western without a problem . Just let your arm keep coming up trough the ball on contact

  • @absolutelynothingtoseehere
    @absolutelynothingtoseehere 5 месяцев назад

    This is really the easiest scenario. The harder one is when the bounce is below net level and crushing that return requires a humongous amount of topspin.

  • @edwardmoore5963
    @edwardmoore5963 Месяц назад

    I assume this can this apply to a really weak second serve?

  • @j.k.egerton4337
    @j.k.egerton4337 Год назад

    What grip is he using? Semi-western or full western? Hard to tell from the video? Helps that he is a pretty tall guy too. Although I've seen Gabriel Schwartzman hit these shots and he's not tall.

  • @vincentcausey8498
    @vincentcausey8498 Год назад

    That's all very well, but where I play most short balls bounce below net height.

  • @stevenjm12
    @stevenjm12 Год назад

    What are you supposed to do when you get a short ball that doesn't go that high?

    • @Alejandro_Piccinini1
      @Alejandro_Piccinini1 Год назад

      If you have the time you go low with your knees and try to lift it with topspin, if you barely reach it don't see much more option than trying to finesse it, unless you're Roger and can create a passing shot out of thin air.

  • @LTBlightthebeam
    @LTBlightthebeam Год назад

    I need this in my life. I have a pretty good serve that generates a lot of short pop ups but I struggle putting them away.

  • @cdahl
    @cdahl Год назад +1

    Ah the dreaded short high ball. Great tips! One thing that helps me besides keeping the racquet higher and loosing up the wrist, is making sure I explode forward with my body. Now I just need the 10,000 reps to nail it down 😆

  • @Charmander009
    @Charmander009 Год назад

    Show us u playing a match wit someone . Anyone

  • @stevenjm12
    @stevenjm12 Год назад +1

    Why not hit an overhand here instead of a forehand?

  • @sebastiandomagala9233
    @sebastiandomagala9233 Год назад

    Lol, I think I Just saw a couple of matches during the US Open and pro players shoot this kind of balls far out. Very far.
    Seems to me like this is one of the trickiest shots.

  • @emmanuelmakoba6085
    @emmanuelmakoba6085 Год назад +1

    Oh. I thought you taught to always 'lift'. But I guess thats just for baseline rally shots.

    • @2MinuteTennis
      @2MinuteTennis  Год назад

      Yes. Don’t lift this ball or it’ll go out.

  • @ilips6588
    @ilips6588 Год назад +1

    This 5 second clip would've need an hour more explanatinon!

  • @billysteele6256
    @billysteele6256 Год назад

    I feel very attacked!! I hate this shot and mess it up 90% of the time!!

  • @rarestro
    @rarestro Год назад +1

    that topspin pro does not teach the right follow through. look at an atp forehand from the same angle.

    • @2MinuteTennis
      @2MinuteTennis  Год назад +1

      Take off the top shield and you can use any follow through you like. Thanks!

  • @jeanjki8186
    @jeanjki8186 Год назад

    Please keep to 2 mins

  • @Jacob-rq5zb
    @Jacob-rq5zb Год назад +4

    I think most people don’t have problems with those balls. More the ones that come close and low to the net not close and go to the net

    • @ibrahimkhoury8448
      @ibrahimkhoury8448 Год назад

      Agree.. how about a video on handling short but lower balls

    • @DJ_Cub
      @DJ_Cub Год назад

      This

    • @davidhale8034
      @davidhale8034 4 месяца назад

      Plenty of people struggle with this closing shot.

  • @jasonlee6777
    @jasonlee6777 Год назад +1

    How come you don’t mention swinging across the ball? He’s clearly swinging across this high forehand. It’s so much easier to hit high forehands when swinging right to left.

    • @2MinuteTennis
      @2MinuteTennis  Год назад +15

      Good question… because with 25 years of coaching experience I’ve learned that when people attempt “swinging across”, they usually swing down. Not everyone…but most players swing down. So, by simply recommending topspin on this ball (and I do say in the video that’ll it’ll have some side spin), this gets players to swing up and “across” and avoid swinging down. One thing you should know about me is I’m very, very careful with my words. I empathize and think about how my words will be interpreted by my viewers. I can’t control who watches my videos. I have no idea how much tennis my viewers have played. How often they practice. Etc. when you make content the #1 thing to focus on is being helpful. Most people focus on being “right”. But being “right” isn’t always “helpful”. Thanks!!!!

    • @jayrussell26
      @jayrussell26 Год назад

      Awesome stuff Ryan - appreciate your thoughtfulness

    • @MyFlamingoe
      @MyFlamingoe Год назад

      @@2MinuteTennis I totally see my self swinging down if I start thinking to swing across. I also think I’ll instinctively know that there isn’t any arm length left for me to spend to be able to hit a high ball with a low to high swing anyway.

  • @shipwreck8847
    @shipwreck8847 Год назад

    I don't think the problem people have is hitting a sitter that is high bounce. It's the short balls that are almost like bunt slices that draw you in. Those are hard to make an aggressive counter return without leaving a return slice that probably involves the opponent just lobbing you.