Secret #2: Kinetic Whip, Part 2, Consistent Contact and Swing Path, Movement Map
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- See how the kinetic whip forehand model gives you both speed and consistency, a blazing, whip-like release of the racquet and a very stable swing path through contact, producing both topspin and compression (power).
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Wow... played tennis after watching this video on how the racket is pulled and thrown around its center point into the ball.... practiced swinging like that until I felt the racket... taking off on edge. Played tennis afterwords and what a difference! Thank you... can't wait for the deliberate practice lessons that go with this explanation!
Very happy to hear it! And thanks for the comment. I'm combining Secret #2 and #3 Movement Maps, which will come out this weekend, all on the Kinetic Whip, and then I'll send out some more Deliberate Practice lessons to work on both #2 and #3 concepts together, since they are so close. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for the thorough explanation! I only have 1 year of experience since I started playing tennis.
My natural forehand grip is semi western. But then, I changed my swing stroke into "old school" swing path using eastern grip because lack of power (too much brushing the ball) and lack of consistency (hitting the ball late and/or hitting the racquet frame).
Your courses helped me to gather my confidence to go back to my natural semi western grip and more modern swing style.
This is very good to hear. Yes, old school swing instructors often recommend the Eastern grip and more horizontal swing path for recreational players, thinking they are are doing them a favor. One result is that these players never can never really execute a good forehand topspin shot. When you add a pulling (led by elbow) swing and a more rotational body movement, you can generate much more power and topspin than the old school swing (and that's the obvious reason all the pros have shifted to this grip and swing style). Keep working on a body-driven swing...more on this in upcoming movement map lessons. Good luck!
Thank you for the physics explanation. I always like to integrate that in my lessons.
You are welcome!
Absolutely superb Kim! Quick question: at 6 minutes you talk about the "hinge" swing that so many rec players are stuck in, and how difficult it is to time the contact with the incoming ball (compared to a topspin forehand, etc.). And I think that's very true; but why is that?
You throw the racket via hip thrust. Like all baseball players. It is absolutely necessary to use swingvision or something similar to measure velocity improvement.
Smile..I don't know about "absolutely necessary," because as you're hitting drop-hits or live hits, you see the speed and spin (roughly) of the ball you've hit...that's immediate and excellent feedback. But these other training tools help for sure.
So… in order to position the racket into the slot and using the whipping concept (launching the racquet on the edge), we ought to use the full western grip - but in a slightly adjusted trajectory. Is that right?
The best technique, based on 80-90% of pros using a western or semi-western grip for their topspin forehand, is to use a western or semi-western grip (racquet controlled in bottom three fingers), and you should be moving in a sharply vertical swing path (25-35%) through contact to generate the power and spin of the modern topspin forehand. Just how to generate this much more vertical swing path than most players think (who customarily swing on a much to flat, horizontal swing path through contact) will take more instruction, but that's the summary.
Yeah, I was experimenting it with a Top Spin Pro. It is noticeably easier to swing in this manner - more western I go, easier the whip motion. I’ll try it in the court with a friend. Thanks for the reply! 👍🏻
Okay, good...stay patient, it does take time to learn this new skill.
But Federer uses eastern grip? Can we use eastern grip to leverage throwing motion or not?
@@narsimha1089 take a look on this moment on the video: 26:06