Great video being a big fan. I think his talent is legendary. He showed he can hit a ball and knock a can off the top your head at ten feet away. That's how accurate and precise he is. That's why he can tell every nuance in a racket. I remember after a victory, the interviewer asked him to hit a signed ball at particular person in the upper stands. This had to be hundreds of feet away and Fed just smacked that ball right to them just shocking every eyewitness. He's more than a once in lifetime phenom, he's a once in humanity phenom.
@@TheTennisMentor What I learnt from Federer is I like using his backhand grip for doing my slice drives with because that grip keeps the ball low down in the court and you don't have that trouble of the ball wanting to pop or float in the air and fall weak and short because that grip and his low to high swing I found allows me to pronate drive the ball with a dipping spin to keep it down in the court but still behaving as a slice drive to move away from people on the bounce or skid and stay down low so when I changed over to his grip for my slice that change of grip resolved the short weak sitter slice issue that i used to have. Gone are all the short weak balls. Because that grip always hits the ball deep in the court.
@twinwankel Federer has said it himself that video of him knocking a can off someone's head was done using a camera trick. He's extremely talented but your worship of him in every comment section is weird.
The statement about good court movement follows another Fed comment - about technique, it's "something you get out of the way in juniors.". Not an ego boost for an old hack. Keeping the head still feeds into focus on the moment of impact. He's so insightful!
The most important takeaway for me was "The best players are the best movers". You can have the best backhand and forehand in history but if you aren't in position to hit the ball, it wont matter. Great video Ash👍
Great video, with the best player in history from a technical point of view. What a privilege to see it hit from the place you were. Thank you for bringing us this video. Hugs from Argentina.
I remember an interview I read a long time ago in which the interviewer said to Fed “You’re well known for keeping your eyes locked in on the point-of-contact all the way through your finish, but how do you then know where the ball’s going without watching it?” … to which Fed replied “I don’t need to watch the ball to know where it’s going.” He good.
I believe the most interesting thing that Federer said was that a player must hit hard and nice and through the ball. I was fortunate enough to have a friend who played on the ATP tour back in the 1980’s and reached the top 20 in men’s singles. I was also very fortunate to practice with this individual throughout his teenage years. He is now in his 60’s, and I am in my 70’s, and I recently asked him about what he could remember about that time when we played so many practice matches. His reply was that he always tried to hit the ball hard! He did hit the ball hard and beautifully just like Roger Federer.
Absolutely! I kind of brushed past that, but it was an interesting statement from him! As we become more competent with our strokes, the next progression is can we do it at a higher speed. Once you can, whilst maintaining control and integrity over periods of time, you can crank it up again!
fantastic video ashley. He has so much knowledge obviously to shar. I would love to see sharing even more of his wisdom to the public. Also I must say that his movement looks better again. His knee looks in good spot! And also an amazing moment for you to be at the laver cup to witness him play this close. Well deserved for your hard work
@@servingaces I also hope that we hear more from him, I’d love to hear him commentate (although I think that’s unlikely). Thanks as always for supporting the channel 🙏
These lessons from Federer are solid-taking responsibility as your own coach is huge. If I could add a fifth, it’d be his whole mental game, how calm and composed he stays under pressure, no matter the moment. We’ve been working on an app to help athletes develop that side of their game. So far tennis players are loving it and it could be fun to explore a collab-mind if I send you an email?
my takeaway is that the federer is saying that strength and power is everything with movement, technique matter less and less and I feel like Federer feels a bit sad because he is an technique guy as we witness that's his playstyle. Federer is probably saying it either as a resignation to the trend, or he is simply saying it to appease the media and coaches
Perfect advice but in order for this work you have to be on your toes during the point. Way too many flat footed players. Second, as Roger indicated, forget technique. Mentally, you have to "dial" into the ball and physically throw your momentum into the ball. Contact implies a finite moment rather than mentally and physically projecting the ball to an intentional place on the other side of the court. A lot of players "check out" at the moment of contact. Lastly, over focusing on technique robs the player of adaptability. This is why Roger is a great player.
@@TheTennisMentor You can't have a coach screaming away up in your head looking for faults and criticizing errors and mistakes when you are on the court playing in a match. In the match your head has to be all calm and peaceful and clear with no negative fault finding coach playing in your head...... But unfortunately some of us had screaming criticial coaches in our training and it was hard to get the screaming coach out of our heads when playing in the matches.. For the coach I had would circle all around the court like a shark looking for things out of place with the players and soon as he spots something one of his players is doing wrong in he goes for the kill to rip that player to bits about it. And under that atmosphere we learnt to train in caused lots of tension and nervousness around our mistakes and errors and you didn't feel very safe or confident with the coach circling around the courts looking for something to road kill. Or get double if the coach is in a bad mood. All the wrong things to condition for match play. if you had a screaming coach always in your ear ripping you all to pieces over all your mistakes and weaknesses in training, chances are you could end up doing the same thing to yourself in your matches which might explain why players get all negative and start punishing themselves about their mistakes and errors because they had coaches that did the same thing to them in training..
you should rename the title to "my key takeaway from Federer as a coach" instead of sounding like this is for players. Your feedback is all about as a coach, not as a player.
Great video being a big fan. I think his talent is legendary. He showed he can hit a ball and knock a can off the top your head at ten feet away. That's how accurate and precise he is. That's why he can tell every nuance in a racket. I remember after a victory, the interviewer asked him to hit a signed ball at particular person in the upper stands. This had to be hundreds of feet away and Fed just smacked that ball right to them just shocking every eyewitness. He's more than a once in lifetime phenom, he's a once in humanity phenom.
A legend in every way! Grateful to have grown up watching his legacy.
@@TheTennisMentor What I learnt from Federer is I like using his backhand grip for doing my slice drives with because that grip keeps the ball low down in the court and you don't have that trouble of the ball wanting to pop or float in the air and fall weak and short because that grip and his low to high swing I found allows me to pronate drive the ball with a dipping spin to keep it down in the court but still behaving as a slice drive to move away from people on the bounce or skid and stay down low so when I changed over to his grip for my slice that change of grip resolved the short weak sitter slice issue that i used to have. Gone are all the short weak balls. Because that grip always hits the ball deep in the court.
@twinwankel Federer has said it himself that video of him knocking a can off someone's head was done using a camera trick.
He's extremely talented but your worship of him in every comment section is weird.
Beautiful video! Thank you for that 🙏 Let’s keep going with the RF vibes 🙌🏼 Proud owner of RF pro staffs v10-13 and the new RF 01 Pros! 😁
The statement about good court movement follows another Fed comment - about technique, it's "something you get out of the way in juniors.". Not an ego boost for an old hack. Keeping the head still feeds into focus on the moment of impact. He's so insightful!
The most important takeaway for me was "The best players are the best movers". You can have the best backhand and forehand in history but if you aren't in position to hit the ball, it wont matter.
Great video Ash👍
Totally right! 👌
Great video, with the best player in history from a technical point of view.
What a privilege to see it hit from the place you were.
Thank you for bringing us this video. Hugs from Argentina.
It was a dream come true, I’m glad I could share!
No no no, 1:37 hit the ball as hard as you possibly can is what I heard 😂 can't believe you overlooked it!
😂😂
You don't think I can hit it harder, do you? Fine! I'll PROVE it to you!
I remember an interview I read a long time ago in which the interviewer said to Fed “You’re well known for keeping your eyes locked in on the point-of-contact all the way through your finish, but how do you then know where the ball’s going without watching it?” … to which Fed replied “I don’t need to watch the ball to know where it’s going.”
He good.
I believe the most interesting thing that Federer said was that a player must hit hard and nice and through the ball. I was fortunate enough to have a friend who played on the ATP tour back in the 1980’s and reached the top 20 in men’s singles. I was also very fortunate to practice with this individual throughout his teenage years. He is now in his 60’s, and I am in my 70’s, and I recently asked him about what he could remember about that time when we played so many practice matches. His reply was that he always tried to hit the ball hard! He did hit the ball hard and beautifully just like Roger Federer.
Absolutely! I kind of brushed past that, but it was an interesting statement from him! As we become more competent with our strokes, the next progression is can we do it at a higher speed. Once you can, whilst maintaining control and integrity over periods of time, you can crank it up again!
I can hear myself “keep the head still” the I proceed to hit a forehand looking to the sky 😅
fantastic video ashley. He has so much knowledge obviously to shar. I would love to see sharing even more of his wisdom to the public. Also I must say that his movement looks better again. His knee looks in good spot! And also an amazing moment for you to be at the laver cup to witness him play this close. Well deserved for your hard work
@@servingaces I also hope that we hear more from him, I’d love to hear him commentate (although I think that’s unlikely). Thanks as always for supporting the channel 🙏
These lessons from Federer are solid-taking responsibility as your own coach is huge. If I could add a fifth, it’d be his whole mental game, how calm and composed he stays under pressure, no matter the moment. We’ve been working on an app to help athletes develop that side of their game. So far tennis players are loving it and it could be fun to explore a collab-mind if I send you an email?
Sure, it’s thetennismentor@mail.com
@@TheTennisMentor Awesome! Just sent it, might be in spam :)
That learning point about a still head thru contact, is pure gold 🪙😊
👌👌
6:41 that smash is a joke, it’s so good 🤯
Saw the title and HAD TO CLICK IT THANKS MAN
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@ dude I miss him so much 🐐🐐
Excellent!
Could you do a video about movement?What did federer had in his movement that seperated him from the others?
I’ve done a few videos on movement, but are you looking for one specifically on Fed?
Yes that would be great@@TheTennisMentor
My eyes were on the back 😂 You got nice display Ashley ✨
Thanks, needed to ‘tennisify’ the office a little!
GOAT
perfect keep it up
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my takeaway is that the federer is saying that strength and power is everything with movement, technique matter less and less and I feel like Federer feels a bit sad because he is an technique guy as we witness that's his playstyle. Federer is probably saying it either as a resignation to the trend, or he is simply saying it to appease the media and coaches
Perfect advice but in order for this work you have to be on your toes during the point. Way too many flat footed players. Second, as Roger indicated, forget technique. Mentally, you have to "dial" into the ball and physically throw your momentum into the ball. Contact implies a finite moment rather than mentally and physically projecting the ball to an intentional place on the other side of the court. A lot of players "check out" at the moment of contact. Lastly, over focusing on technique robs the player of adaptability. This is why Roger is a great player.
Every one should look at Rogers foodwork , the best off all pro players
Yes!
“I understood the importance of saying less”. What does this mean mate?!
I was guilty of giving my players too much help/info, they became reliant on me. Now, I say much less, drawing the answers from my players themselves.
@ thanks for absolutely shredding any hope of humour in my comment! 😂
😂 this one went straight over my head
@@TheTennisMentor You can't have a coach screaming away up in your head looking for faults and criticizing errors and mistakes when you are on the court playing in a match. In the match your head has to be all calm and peaceful and clear with no negative fault finding coach playing in your head...... But unfortunately some of us had screaming criticial coaches in our training and it was hard to get the screaming coach out of our heads when playing in the matches.. For the coach I had would circle all around the court like a shark looking for things out of place with the players and soon as he spots something one of his players is doing wrong in he goes for the kill to rip that player to bits about it.
And under that atmosphere we learnt to train in caused lots of tension and nervousness around our mistakes and errors and you didn't feel very safe or confident with the coach circling around the courts looking for something to road kill. Or get double if the coach is in a bad mood.
All the wrong things to condition for match play. if you had a screaming coach always in your ear ripping you all to pieces over all your mistakes and weaknesses in training,
chances are you could end up doing the same thing to yourself in your matches which might explain why players get all negative and start punishing themselves about their mistakes and errors because they had coaches that did the same thing to them in training..
Hey, can we do a collab?
What kind of collab?
First
you should rename the title to "my key takeaway from Federer as a coach" instead of sounding like this is for players. Your feedback is all about as a coach, not as a player.