Amazing backhand and serve instant changes with Denzell Darkey | ONE HOUR TRANSFORMATION Episode 3

In this third of its kind one-hour transformation video, I worked on the tennis court with a very talented young British player, Denzell Darkey (born in 2010).
I didn’t know exactly what I would work with him when I arrived on the court. I knew his coach (Max Phillips on the screen) had done great work with him and it’s very important to feel free to make your own observation with a young tennis player.
Basically I noticed two things on Denzell Darkey’s motion :
- He could push the ball more with his backhand. It was definitely solid but it was difficult for him to hurt his opponent, just because of the motion.
- He could change his serve toss because it wasn’t executed in accordance to his dominant eye. He gained accuracy, power and later on we also worked on the slice effect.
- What was great during the session is how fast Denzell was able to register the changes I showed him. For average players you need days, weeks or even months to see the changes. Denzell was able to execute it right away and to feel it instantly.
That is - among many other assets - why he can become an amazing tennis player in the future.
Chapters:
0:00 - Denzell and his ability to adapt extremely well
0:13 - In today’s episode
0:29 - Building the future of tennis
0:59 - Patrick’s observations
1:26 - "What is your best shot?"
2:03 - "Your backhand is short, let’s hurt off both sides"
3:00 - Backhand exercises (cross, down the line, deep)
6:41 - Denzel’s serve according to his dominant eye
9:52 - How to slice the serve
11:40 - Denzel winning a local competition right away
12:04 - Why I was impressed by Denzel
12:34 - Check my masterclass on the Eye Dominance
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Patrick

[@gloriabass3579]

So cool that you're sharing your skills with ordinary people. I'm 72 and have picked up some valuable tips -- better forehand!! Thanks

[@colossaltennis]

Another great video! This young athlete is one to watch in future for sure!

[@TneyH]

Yessss Denzellllll🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@aol6983]

Best coach in the world, Patrick is immense when teaching starters to top pro's - magnificent.

[@nkosinathindlovu3043]

Awesome work. Great talent at work.

[@sunmiller6435]

Hi Patrick. Thank you for the lesson. ❤🌞

[@boxfoxcoxXII]

Great Work

[@sugarfreejello]

I adjusted my toss for my right eye dominance and my serve greatly improved! Thanks for this information,

[@ashalatha4030]

I am from India.. my son is learning tennis... I want him to learn your tricks.... It's wonderful play

[@AF-gt1fv]

Great video 👏

[@GrungePopRecords]

Fantastic instructions 🎾🏆🇬🇷

[@shriramoka]

Super stuff😊

[@watcher687]

Patrick, your slice and flat serve tip with the change of racket face keeping everything else the same is awesome!👍 Would love to see a similar tip/explanation for the kick serve.

[@desmondconlin6044]

I live in Maine and I really wanna come to your Academy. And I’m 13 years old.🥺🥺🥺🥺🎾❤️❤️❤️🎾🎾🎾🎾

[@GUTOMOFFICIAL]

The future!

[@MrTresto]

Omg this kid is so good

[@user-ci5pb5si1y]

감사합니다.

[@user-ps7gs6ls1q]

Denzal is in my secondry school

[@glademaster]

Hi what kind of player do you recommend the Dunlop FX versus the Dunlop SX racquet?

[@pokerbenn]

Can’t wait to see Denzel vs Novak

[@reefykatu2749]

Felix auger

[@ggomi4551]

What if youre right eye dominant but youre left handed? Does this still apply? Or would I do something a left eye-right hand dominant person would do when serving?

[@mteca5093]

Thanks for helping so many rich kids get better

[@apryanto-b7184]

Hahahaha You jelous mf Go make urself rich, then hire Patrick They earned it, lucky for us, he shows us on utube, free

[@lbeenites]

Patrick, how can a coach identify if a student should foot back or foot up? Of course "testing" is the best way but lets think on a student that is beginning to understand serving concepts...

[@colossaltennis]

I’m not Patrick but in my career I’ve often found that the best place to start is with the platform (foot back) technique as it promotes balance and it’s a little easier to learn the twist and tilt rotations rotations needed in the loading phase of the serve. If you go to the foot up technique too earlier you will increase speed but you may sacrifice the correct loading mechanics needed to reach top speeds, create different spins and increase consistency

[@robertorg4648]

Sorry, I’m 3 minutes late.

[@patrickmouratoglou_official]

right on time !

[@robertorg4648]

Thanks coach and team for helping so many players to improve. You’re great! Greetings from Brazil

[@alejandrolopez-ki6zu]

can I get a lesson ;)?

[@samviation]

Superbe info Patrick! J'aimerai que tu vois mes 2 filles de 8ams et 6ans

[@gauravchaudhry1825]

7:19 8:42

[@peterkavanagh64]

I am stuck i cant work but the army sees it must. I cant ill send it to war . By the wgat is realitt . I cant fibd these baracjs ears i need to rest. It has beemn drainng . I luke trees if i played with adukts its to smile i see every club has a need but i cant. Follow tge safety rules. Many thanks

[@llawliet7163]

cool and all but why is rick grimes teaching tennis

[@rinaldomassone7787]

In order to teach a shot correctly, how champions do it, an excellent Coach should first know how to do it correctly, if this does not happen, it means that there is a problem. Because the Coach should be able both to teach but also to imitate the gesture of each champion, and also recognize the difference between the various types of gestures of the champions, which apparently seem similar, but that there are substantial differences to recognize. So there is no correct gesture "universal" for everyone as Mouratoglou would like to teach but there are various types of backhand. Therefore, Tsitsipas' backhand cannot be taught, if first one does not know how to recognize the difference (and one does not KNOW HOW TO PERFORM it), with the backhand of Gasquet or Federer himself. There is only one way, that an excellent Coach can either TEACH, but above all PERFORM, the shot of the champion, it will be only through the study of HIS OWN gesture, in this case the backhand, through the Slow-motion Camera, therefore it will be necessary someone take back Coach Mourotoglou For example: One thing that is clearly noticeable in the gesture that our friend Coach makes is that he is wrong to hold the racket on the handle too high, this will prevent him from total rotation and flexibility of the wrist, without overtightening the handle, which he does instead , which the 3 champions mentioned before do not do and then there are many other small mistakes that he makes by showing his backhand. Finally, a good teacher may be able to teach an excellent Coach (even Mourutogu himself), a perfect gesture. I can do it to him, through my Method, that of teaching at the Wall (I'm the only one in the world who does it) or even published a book entitled "The first Manual of Tennis at the Wall" with the work that he will perform at the Wall, with the camera nearby, which he will film, in this case Mouratoglou in order to immediately correct his mistake by now "crystallized" in him, precisely through the correct repetitiveness shots against the wall (a fundamental element) to be able to think about modifying or better rectifying a shot. A tennis instructor must above all be someone who knows how to "repair" a gesture rather than teaching it in an academic way as all the instructors do. If Mouratoglou wanted it, I could undertake to teach him how to do it and how to do the backhand of the Champions, in this case, in an identical way to Tsitsipas or Gasquet. If you want, you can contact me. Rinaldo Massone rinaldomassone@alice.

[@elizabettiqwantum6127]

Does anyone know how much a lesson costs with Patrick????

[@brenhugh]

It would be nice to think he offers free scholarships to talented kids from not so well off backgrounds. Tennis is invariably full of youngsters from wealthy families, that's for sure.

[@Boimli]

His normal rate for 1 on 1 is $5k USD per 40 mins

[@Scarlattittude]

You may find the fares of the Mouratoglou Academy easily on the web ...

[@brenhugh]

@@Scarlattittude Your ellipses are suitably ominous… Thanks, I’ll have a look.

[@elizabettiqwantum6127]

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