Effortless power with tennis player Michaela Laki

Focus on the forehand acceleration with top junior tennis player Michaela Laki at the Mouratoglou Academy.
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[@brasileirosim5961]

By far the best videos ever on how to impress in tennis!

[@jvhippel]

Thank you for insisting and pursuing the grip tension, helped me enormously in match and now on!

[@polotsk]

Short and to the point, very good for advanced players.

[@TheSmartodd]

Positivity and possibilities - great combination with excellent instruction!

[@livinglogically8180]

I immediately felt so comfortable, just watching the video, when coach said "Even if the racquet goes, with the ball we don't care" Top stuff

[@fabiograppasonno1495]

I love the way in which tennis shows us that the force is not only a muscle issue but it is above all due to the correct technique. Moreover, we often manage to give strenght to the ball when we decrease the effort in the shot.

[@peppio]

great great Patrick... wonderful tricks and tip for a better tennis.. at all levels...incredible Patrick

[@jug6760]

absolutely brilliant, many thanks for sharing

[@eoanmo6259]

The best coach, those lessons are tremendous valuable for us hobbyist players. So we can enjoy playing tennis much more and understand a bit better what we see on the tennis games in TV. Πατρικ είσαι ο καλύτερος !!

[@1114gabby]

Great stuff! You are making us all better!

[@132002larisa]

Bravo Michaela, we’re proud of you. Big time effort, you are taking the difficult road and you are going to make it count on that 💪

[@brunomagnani9212]

Thank you Patrick.👍

[@ernaldaes4300]

Yes I enjoyed this video and I want more tennis tips.

[@thitran9637]

Thank you very much! Nice watch too.

[@jcferg7733]

This was great. Thanks.

[@AlejandroBecerra1]

I play in San Juan Argentina and you help me a lot👏🏻👏🏻 thanks

[@jdtcharactergirl]

Thank you! So clear. Excited to practice this in my lesson tomorrow! 🙏🎾😍

[@fabrimedeiros9888]

Super powerful groundstrokes 👏

[@htainlindwa80]

Awesome video!

[@danM6102]

You are the best!!!!

[@user-ug7ur5ou5e]

Thanks!

[@KIMTUBIKE]

Great lesson

[@PinPin-jp5bz]

This is mind blowing and I will try it for sure, from Japan.

[@vubot1]

Patrick, on behalf of he tennis community. THANKS!

[@hearstzhang3881]

Awesome

[@icysamurai1485]

One technique that helps me accomplish the loose wrist and the snap is to imagine pulling the racket from your elbow. I used to imagine moving just the butt of the racket, but pulling from the elbow seems much better. It also helps me involve using my body for racket acceleration as well. Also a large enough grip size

[@taop503]

Yes I find this helpful as well. Pulling from the elbow keeps my wrist super loose while pulling the butt of the racket firms my hand up

[@user-lw5ex3nf5d]

That’s interesting. Thanks for sharing. I’ll have a try.

[@alastairtheduke]

Yep, and for you straight hand hitters, pulling from the shoulder first, then elbow gets this free feeling too

[@icysamurai1485]

@@alastairtheduke I'm very excited to try this, thank you

[@BubbleTea846]

could someone explain to me what this means? Im not sure how this technique works. Thanks!

[@panz__]

spot the problem in 1 second and straight fix it, all coaches should be like this!

[@andrewzhen1551]

Thanks Patrick. I am getting more understanding on the concept. I guess the additional power has to be combined with topspin? Could you do a lesson on topspin? Or maybe there is one that I have missed?

[@wishyrater]

He has like 3 videos where he teaches top spin. Almost any forehand video of his should have it

[@bluewaterhorizon]

Would you please make a video on how to a finish short slow balls, which are usually also higher than the net level. I am making too many mistakes at these easy balls.

[@dimitardimitrov6892]

As a professional non-tennis player, I advice you to attack the ball early with 100% power. Whatever happens, even if you hit your opponent it will be Win/Win because first it feels good to hit a ball with Max power, second if you hit your opponent he will get injured so you will win. If you need more 10/10 tips you know who the man is! Good Luck and I hope that I will see you winning a Grand Slam so I can say that I trained a champion!!!!

[@misscorinneyo]

Nice teaching indeed 😊How do I know I use the weight of my body and legs correctly instead of the power of forearm?

[@vishalbhobe]

Would love to see how to handle high balls with the double handed backhand

[@thegreek2640]

He knows his stuff…Listen & just do what he says..

[@olivierhupel1233]

Dommage que tu n'as pas une chaîne en français merci

[@krisztinakobanyai]

This is what I'm struggling the most, trying to be mindful of it but as soon as start playing a match, it tenses back up and hit such bad forehands. Remind myself again between points and I tense up again 🤦‍♀️ It's a hard one for me. 😐

[@user-zr1qp4by7t]

He don't miss

[@spyz1448]

The next best player(together with Valentini Grammatikopoulou...), in Greek women' s tennis.Mouratoglou has an eye of talents.

[@sylvaingsell7941]

En deux mots : lâcher prise😉 Forget the limits and find yours. I am 50 and I reached my best ranking after finding this loose grip on my back hand. Now i keep the same shot and that helps me make the différence. Sometimes find it on my serve which helps even more. Backhand is too much under control until now and this is still my weakness…

[@sylvaingsell7941]

I meant I have now a loose grip on my forehand, sorry

[@crashbandi9591]

4:50 - Absolute best part of the video - steps back in silent awe of her new 🚀forehand 😧🙊

[@wonderlandian8465]

Keep an eye out for that name, Michaela Laki, i believe she is gonna be very prominent in a couple years to come in the women's game for real

[@marianna7371]

Great tips! Using your own weight to hit hard - magic.

[@TracyAWittenkeller]

Um...this vid wasn't about using your own weight to hit hard. It was about loosening your grip to generate more racquet head speed.

[@marianna7371]

@@TracyAWittenkeller You are right. Isn't it weight will move the racquet faster? Lose grip - more momentum. I wonder how this trick would be useful for kids that have weak hands.

[@juzaaa]

@@marianna7371 I think it's more about timing your grip rather than being looser all the time but imagining it looser helps to have it loose then tighter when hitting, which in comparison is more efficient than just gripping tight all the time, right?

[@albertomariani1963]

Amazing, thanks for all Patrick! As I understand from this and other your videos, hand acceleration and loose grip is the key for groundstrokes and serves, right? Thanks again

[@TennisCourtSIdeView]

Trust me ... It will cause more errors. You want to create the lag but loose will have no control. Awful advice

[@TennisCourtSIdeView]

You can create lag by positioning the wrist. Just being lose doesn't teach you the timing through contact. So sad to see such bad coaching advice. You think he teaches Williams how to hit the ball, please!

[@alastairtheduke]

If a whip was stiff, it wouldn't get that whooop-paaa! sound at the end. But if it's loose, you can get it. That's what I think of. You can make a whip out of your shoulder elbow, wrist. 3 links that make a whip that you initiate with your whole body first, and then let it flow through your shoulder, elbow, wrist and racquet.

[@alastairtheduke]

@@TennisCourtSIdeView For most players, they will automatically grip tighter at the moment of impact. So this is actually good advice for most players. May not work for you, but you're not like everyone else.

[@halfdana]

@@TennisCourtSIdeView I think that often in videos and instructions the distinction between loose/relaxed and completly limp can be lacking. Even if you swing loose and relaxed there is enough muscle tone and tension to prevent your tendons and ligaments from bearing all the weight. I agree that being completely limp like a noodle is a very bad idea for both control and for protecting your body. There's also a continuum in all groundstrokes from probably 95% throwing/5% pushing to 95% pushing or blocking/5% throwing depending on the incoming ball and other factors. I think Patrick is just trying to get across the idea that almost all players use a little too much grip pressure, have too tense wrists, and expend more force than needed with their arms during groundstrokes. My tennis made quantum leaps forward the day I started to trust that if I accelerate the racquet, have my contact out in front, and keep my arm loose and relaxed, then the ball would lose the collision with my racquet every single time. Both power and control increased with less feeling of effort. Just MHO.

[@leossptm]

For moratoglu the keys of the tennis is the free hands , like a Ping pong 🏓 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brasileirosim5961]

Free, I got it! Power out of relaxed movement.

[@franciscomanrique4979]

No entiendo el inglés pero... GRACIAS

[@arthursoares2544]

how tf this guy only has 45.3K subs. this is what u call a great coach

[@b12deficient24]

She's got a wicked backhand.

[@OscarEggen]

It is not bad, but can improve!

[@awa3374]

If I grip at 5 . The racket rotates in hand 😢

[@UhhhhhnooOOo00oO]

Difference between playing for money and enjoyment or workout. "Professional" is completely different and a job.

[@nreddyp5027]

Just like Swiss chocolate, the way you teach mate.

[@gkprotagonist511]

Idk I am right or not but she is keeping her wrist so stiff I feel like it’s really bad bc the wrist need to be stiff only while backswing after backswing u got make ur wrist more free like comfortable

[@direwolf525]

I don't see the difference from when she was hitting in the beginning... it's not just wrist and throw because it will be out of control

[@MEATnPOTATO]

you are 100% correct.... The problem is people believe what a coach says. Her swing is noteably worse technically speaking by the end.... but because hes yelling "YES fantistic" everyone thinks its improved

[@jeremiahdonnay358]

@@MEATnPOTATO how is it worst, her swing?

[@MEATnPOTATO]

@@jeremiahdonnay358 The fundamentals of her swing are worse by the end.

[@jeremiahdonnay358]

@@MEATnPOTATO which fundamentals? Im asking as I don’t know what the “perfect” swing is. I wonder why he prioritized her swing path over wrist stiffness. For some reason, he thought the pros outweighed whatever cons existed.

[@Chris_Sheridan]

@@MEATnPOTATO .. you're spot on - in most of these videos PM is congratulating himself (by proxy) - he's just a showman who became famous because of his affair with Serena Williams (who already knows how to win Slams without anyone's help)

[@Kojimalosophy]

Hold up , so... This guy has a hotel in his academy ! ? How much does it cost to live there and practice full time? Like 60k a year I bet

[@andrewj2699]

Great videos, but please have your crew use a stationary camera on tripod, or at least a professional camera gimbal. The shaky cam makes it nauseating and very difficult to watch these videos and detracts from your world class instruction. Otherwise, thank you for sharing your content to advance the game of tennis for players and fans alike.

[@AmateurAthleteAllDay]

I’m sure he will get tight on that for you.😅

[@user-mp9fx9vz4y]

Niubiest

[@warriorson7979]

10x the power...🤔 So if you normally hit 50 mph you will now hit 500mph? Seems legit.😒

[@katerinapatiniotis5598]

Her posture is a bit slouched and has drooped shoulders. She needs confidence. She's a promising young girl but I hope she doesn't turn into an one-hit-wonder.

[@jayp123]

No one cares about your opinion, scumbag djocovid fan

[@murd777]

That’s why so many players get wrist injuries for not having a good technique. It’s too late if you want to learn it when you’re not a teenager.

[@MrsCrazyrange]

No it isn’t! I’m 44, just started last year and I’m learning loads from these videos. You’re only limited by your imagination. You’re never too old to learn if you really want something!

[@murd777]

@@MrsCrazyrange I’m talking about Pro level. Duh!

[@artemisianwell5122]

@@murd777 you sound like such a nice guy

[@direwolf525]

in the end, she is using her body weight than her wrist lol

[@MeMe-td1ye]

No she's not

[@direwolf525]

@@MeMe-td1ye Lol do you really think, she is using only her wrist?? what about her elbow? and shoulder turn? and her lower legs?? And her none dominate arm? If you can't explain anything from here just shut it. Wrist can't generate power but helps to brush the ball a little bit better...

[@MeMe-td1ye]

@@direwolf525 wrong

[@MEATnPOTATO]

yes she is. patrick is a flog

[@jerrychen2302]

well of course, she's not literally using her wrist for all the power

[@gera_germanov]

БЛА - БЛА - БЛА 👎😎

[@serbian_nationalist14]

On voli Djokovica

[@livingtribunal4110]

Idiot

[@MEATnPOTATO]

this is such garbage.... people listening to this have zero fundamental understanding of biomechanics and power development. saying loosen your grip to increase power is like saying install a lower compression engine to gain more acceleration

[@sebastianmadlan]

Bruh u don’t know what ur talking about

[@MEATnPOTATO]

@@sebastianmadlan The fact you said " bruh" negates your opinion and you have provided zero evidence to refute the evidence i provided.

[@ml1916]

Please explain more. I think most of the comments here are written by crazy enthusiasts of Patrick. While some of his tips don't seem to have a real value.

[@MEATnPOTATO]

@@ml1916 So obviously I have picked him up on this particular technical element, however so much of what he says genuinely promotes some of the worst injury inducing technique we know of. Having a loose wrist for example means there is less control of the racquet face at contact which then in turn means more twisting of the wrist on contact. The more twist have the more strain your wrist incurs. This is just one basic biomechanic principle he gets wrong every time. The act of loosening the wrist should be replaced by looser shoulders or elbow flex. They are more stable joints that can handle it.

[@colinbyer3018]

@@MEATnPOTATO watch Jeff salzenstein tennis evolution talk about the forehand with the trigger finger and making sure you aren’t squeezing the racquet. You have some good points that Patrick can be overrated as a coach, but this is kind of correct, even though it’s pretty simple

[@jeffkung5088]

The cherry was her backhand. sheesh.