Beginner Forehand Problems | Tennis Lesson

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In today’s tennis lesson, I solve some common beginner forehand problems with my student Justina.
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[@IntuitiveTennis]

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[@bente9399]

intiitive tennis the only youtuber that teaches tennis that i trusts

[@feiwang4691]

Not fair. What about tennisHQ?

[@mario17-t34]

Beauty of tennis that there is no big rules, you can pick quality coach for each technique flavor you want

[@JB-by5zy]

As a tennis coach myself, I always tell clients to not watch so much KZbin tennis coaches. The only one I recommend is Intuitive because of how simple his explanations are. His coaching has actually helped my own game. What I really appreciate is how he puts in the concerted effort of making the min-ute details of strokes easy for all levels to understand. Keep it up, Nikolai.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Much appreciated John 🙏

[@chetanphoenix]

Now that Anna is an intermediate player, we have a new beginner on the block.

[@naboulsikhalid7763]

What I like with the coach is to correct the first wrong habit, that more beginners fall into it, and it's hard to change the habit. Their way the best recommendation for a beginner is to go get a coach and the you go fly by your self. And the intuitive Tennis is a best palce to do so. Thanks Nick

[@CoachAdrian]

Nice lesson! 👍 Her fingers being out of position on the grip and the back of the hand not being correctly faced towards the cheek on the follow-through are very keen observations! Now she has a chance of hitting some topspin 👌

[@fabrimedeiros9888]

I remember when I was a beginner student on tennis back in 1994. I took about 6 months to start some regular stokes. Good job!

[@bryanlanda]

Thanks for saying this I’ve been taking lesson for about 2 months and I feel like trash cause I have a band forehand. I guess I have to be patient

[@cherrydrop7025]

Thank you for sharing, I’ve been taking lessons for 3 months and am feeling so untalented and discouraged. The grind continues!!

[@donho4109]

Cool to see you fix her grip and then go into the follow through (finish). Most beginners have the problem with their grip which opens the strings and they pop everything up so you can see that she is hitting cleaner and hitting straighter after you fixed her grip and follow through. Great patience and coaching, Nick!

[@donho4109]

Drop feeding is the best way to work with beginners but most students are too impatient and want to be fed from across the net, which actually hinders their progress. Form and technique should be achieved first as you shared and then judgement and timing can be added after that is mastered.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

I agree Don 🙌🙌

[@dieuxroux]

Hi Nikola, I'm a tennis coach too. Sometimes I like to watch other coaches teach beginners. I liked your work with the previous female student, by the way. In this instance, I think you overlooked her stance. When she started focusing on grip and swing path, she started using an open stance, not really turning the shoulders anymore, right foot planted. Hips couldn't turn, neither could shoulders, so it was difficult for her to finish all the way where you wanted her to. Stance and balance are always a priority for me. Neutral stance for beginners preferably, finish "like a golfer" with the right heel up/racquet over left shoulder. Sometimes I will even teach that before the grip or preparation. I'll keep lurking once in a while 👀

[@kentberame9]

Nik, funny enough, I read your about me section on your site. I’m from Rockford IL and took lessons at the clock tower when I was a kid. I’m now living in west palm beach and have been getting back into tennis for the first time. Ive got some consistent ground strokes but really lacking a consistent serve. I’ve been learning so much from your videos.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Clocktower is gone 😭

[@kentberame9]

@@IntuitiveTennis yes they tore down the whole thing! Very sad!

[@rucas10]

Perfect ! If my teacher, when I started playing tennis, had made these kinds of corrections, I wouldn't have had so many problems with the right stroke It took me 10 years to correct the right shot, on my own, and it was a very difficult process to the point of wanting to give up playing such the discomfort that the blow transmitted to me.

[@stephaniesthilaire2511]

This video really helped me, I’m struggling with the same exact thing. I never let the racket go all the way. Great Lesson!

[@jamshidlodhi9449]

Nic is an amazing teacher. The output on the channel is so valuable for us who like to improve our tennis. Nic, wish you lived in my city here in Sweden!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

🇸🇪 🙌

[@nickolasjasper]

Best coach on the block!

[@arfanarfan7337]

Like so much the way you train Nik, I am starting to practice tennis, watching this is super great. Huge thanks for making this video

[@IntuitiveTennis]

🙏

[@drerikbernard1216]

I love this channel, its the best around. Theres great teaching moments and some humor. Thats what tennis is all about, is having fun!!

[@txurbina]

Why can't I have students like her? ... Nice job coach!

[@jamesgretsch4894]

Because you have students like me! LOL

[@jamesgretsch4894]

She and Anna should have a match. that would be interesting to watch.

[@goldencalf5144]

Good lesson. You touched on a couple of things I was unaware of.

[@ineszouabi201]

Excellent video. Thank you so much coach. ❤

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Glad you liked it!

[@skinnynorris4725]

Bester Mann! Schöne Grüße aus NRW, wo man leider gerade kein Tennis spielen kann

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Danke 🙏

[@Sagittariuz912]

Überraschung. Hier ist noch ein deutscher Kommentar. Mach weiter so!

[@chrissicm]

@Well Ich glaube er hat sogar eine Zeit in Deutschland gelebt

[@DamianSheesh]

I was taught to think of the racquet as a windshield wiper on the forehand. That motion gets the vertical path and the wrist turn at finish and I think that its super easy to understand that motion. Coming from racquetball, I had to unlearn this natural 'wrist slap' flat forehand that I used for years and thinking 'windshield wiper' really, really helped me.

[@drccddmm]

This is a nice analogy and useful image

[@tehatte]

I started teaching my wife about a year ago when she had never held the racket before and never played any sports. She now can hit topspin forehand pretty good. One year, yes, but on average about 6-7 hours a week. What I see from this video is two things that make it hard for this lady to hit the topspin FH. First is her grip I think is more like eastern. Western or semi western grip will make it easier. Second is she doesn’t lag the racket enough, or the wrist doesn’t extend enough. I told my wife to start with the racket head pointing back at the fence, then when starting hitting she’d move the racket forward with the butt cap leading the way, then comes the windshield wiper action to bring the racket to her shoulder. After months she started to get this mechanism into her muscle memory.

[@iBoredization]

Hey coach, would you do a video on common mistakes and injuries and how to avoid them?

[@blessedbeliever8725]

This is an AWESOME VIDEO….a must see for beginners. I’m going to show to my 12 year old granddaughter….she doesn’t listen to me, so maybe she will to you. Your teaching is far better too. Thanks

[@ripleypipe]

Another masterclass Nick. I notice that you don't yet include the off hand, I'm guessing that would be too much for a novice like Justina to take in at this early stage.

[@roshanjayaraman6543]

really amazing. Helped me understand the mistakes I make with my forehand follow through.

[@avn05]

Thank you for your awesome coaching and sharing it with us!

[@cmm06]

Love your videos and the care you talento explain the fundamentals.

[@pirus564]

Very nice way to teach topspin naturally

[@michaelpacini1332]

That was excellent. You touched on some key components to building a better forehand for a beginner . Sure there's more to be added but you have to keep things simple KISS . You don't want to overload your student with too much instruction. Again great lesson .

[@umutkara739]

Well done!

[@armandgallanosa]

I dunno, watching you teach beginners enlightens me with tips I've overlooked

[@nishantkarwa2611]

This is the best way to learn when you can see what not to do….great 👍👍

[@bpxl53yewz29]

Great improvement in a short time

[@1337intenz]

i start try play tennis today and this is exacly my main problem . thanks share it

[@mariamancini8985]

love your video's do you recommend using orange balls as a beginner? And could you recommend a video of yours to show tips on avoiding the ball hitting the net

[@IntuitiveTennis]

I will make a video on this

[@poida007]

Some good progress. Suggestions: Consider hand feeding from the service line as next progression vs. racket feed from across the net. Also use of progressive balls to learn to rally in half court with technical and tactical conformity. Shadow swings also can be very helpful. 💡Perhaps do a video series of common stoke faults and fixes, starting with forehand of course! 😀

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[@elblopex]

We want Anna!

[@ANYADISCO]

🤣🤣🤣

[@gregr999]

Is Justina using a super-light racquet? The wristy-ness, grip idiosyncrasies & other issues might be more likely with a racquet that that has a very low swingweight or a low mass (like 10oz or lower). A heavier frame might be more conducive to proper stroke mechanics See a lot of students with a grip that's too firm or tight. Do see very many with grip pressures that are too loose -- at least with not with racquets that have enough mass or swingweight

[@drerikbernard1216]

nick you are so funny. " Now youre doing something with your thumb " lol

[@marcioantoniodorazio9235]

I started learning now, at 47 years old... and I'm having a huge difficulty in doing the complete movement. How can I improve?

[@guybreaks]

So good

[@boboholz745]

My girlfriend just started with Tennis. It looks a lot like this so I will try to work on these things with her. Thank you for the interesting content 👍

[@mario17-t34]

Tx much, @1.30 ish when you talking about grip, is it critical to have trigger finger locked by thumb, so thumb is above it or it doesn't matter ?

[@mario17-t34]

Actually you answer it @5.25, thumb on the middle finger

[@beefcreeb96]

This has probably been asked and answered already, but what forehand grip is she using? Semi-Western?

[@Bboykidcombo]

I feel like my forehand swing has too much top spin. 😥

[@fernandocastrovargas6843]

Do you think its important to strengthen the wrist with exercises? im a beginner and i play against the wall to practice and it returns some balls that doubles my wrist.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Very important

[@thiraviarajthiraviaraj6307]

Whatever the correction u make,sir make it in closeups and in slow motions that will be easy for me to learn and coach

[@gkount81]

Great as always but i think the problem with the girl is the balance. Actually not using her left hand. Thanks again for the lessons

[@tenniscollaboration4369]

mARVELOUS~!

[@bsvphotography7]

Hey man, I would like to come over to your place for say may be 10days of camp and learn tennis from you. Shall we connect on this? PS: I am from India.

[@Tradingkmania634]

Great

[@Oleg86F]

Why not to start engage body rotation and activate left hand from the beginning? Clear that left hand is dead - just hanging, not helping with backswing and body rotation, maybe its better to learn to catch the racquet with the left hand after the swing, imho it helps for better balance and body rotation… See a lot of rec players with hanging left hand…

[@solaire9512]

Ok, so whose going to get the most views..... Anna or Justine? Girl fight!!!!😉

[@ANYADISCO]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kostisv]

waiting to watch the first match between the two :-D

[@onebadmoto5081]

Trigger finger is fine

[@Javi_C]

👍

[@ReDLiMp]

People try to correct the grip in first place, and then go for the swing path.

[@ildarb813]

Why do you teach beginners to do an open stance? Doesn't it require much more corps strength to make an appropriate swing?

[@madpad759]

this is very relatable, lol

[@robertspiegel3628]

Nik. Your instructional videos are usually very detailed and complete with lot's of information on the point you are making. But in teaching something as basic as a beginner forehand as shown on this video there is no discussion of the use of the off hand to establish some kind of coil. As a result even though you focus on a strong grip she still ends up "poking" at the ball rather than rotating into the shot. Even in last week's tutorial with another more advanced player, the dangling useless offhand was not addressed. Don't you think the use of the offhand and unit turn should be taught as early as possible to beginners?

[@CoachAdrian]

I think the offhand and other issues will eventually be addressed but I don't think this video was meant to be a "complete" video on how to make a beginner forehand turn into an intermediate forehand. I thought it was simply meant to identify technical flaws (her fingers and follow-through) and quickly correct them.

[@LetsBuildThatApp]

When teaching, you should only focus on one thing at a time. If the player doesn't even understand the grip and swing motion, there's virtually no hope in establishing the turn in the same lesson. I feel tennis is a game that looks easy on TV, but has an extremely steep learning curve in the beginning for the average adult with little experience.

[@futarydary]

@@LetsBuildThatApp forget the forehand, teach her twohanded backhand. Natutal coil.

[@ericfreeman5795]

It's interesting that seeing Nico teach a beginner, many intermediate and even more advanced players pick up some interesting tips. Especially those of us older players that want to "update" our playing styles. Also, is it just me or is there something so "girl next door" about a woman in pigtails?

[@princewilliam9259]

Really creepy comment dude

[@ericfreeman5795]

@@princewilliam9259 First, she's an adult. Second "girl next door" is an innocent complement. No innuendo, nothing lewd, nor disrespectful. The fact that you see sin, evil, and creepiness, just shows that you have some serious issues, and you should get over your self-righteous, holier-than-thou, morally superior self. Also, at least I put my real name and don't hide behind some ridiculous nick.

[@princewilliam9259]

@@ericfreeman5795 lol why do any honest self-reflection about why you feel the need to make that comment in the first place, when instead you can just lash-out at me for pointing it out. classic.

[@ericfreeman5795]

@@princewilliam9259 Self-reflection? You can say the same about your incessant need to judge other people. Classic. Have a nice day.

[@sportscastercanada]

Is this Anna’s daughter? Lots of potential here. With your coaching, she could take down Eugenie in 1 year.

[@hydrax1095]

Early squad😎

[@GuilIermoMartin]

Tip from an educator to an educator: don’t say let’s work on your errors/mistakes...instead say let’s work on a few things to improve. 👍🏻😃

[@VeganBeerMonster]

Except she wasn't extending the index finger like you said she was.

[@ab_0201]

Tennis coach looked like he was getting stressed out a little bit

[@OscarEggen]

I wonder, why don't you start teaching her a loop in the beginning?

[@gdevelek]

He's not correcting one huge and fundamental mistake: only her right arm is participating in the shot. The rest of her body is completely stiff.

[@matyverona9407]

is she pretending? I looks like it...

[@dannyboyster]

couldnt' really concentrate on the tennis

[@МашаМилова-я1о]

Sideway sideway sideway sideway aaaaaaaaaaa she playing in open stance it’s not good for begginers

[@butajl]

man - tnx.