How Tennis Slice Strokes With Open Racket Face Work

If you're struggling with applying more slice / backspin and height on slice based tennis strokes like slices, volleys, drop shots and slice lobs, then you may not the "trusting the slice"!
In this video you'll see one my students working on the volleys and while the forehand volley seemed on the right track there was something off on the backhand volley.
It seemed to me that Allen didn't "trust the slice."
So in today's video you'll learn what it means to not trust the slice or in other words not trust an open racket face.
If you're hitting a backhand slice naturally and with good consistency, then this video is not for your because everything will be very obvious to you.
But if you struggle with slice type of strokes mentioned above then set aside 20 minutes and watch this video to the end.
You'll see what exactly I mean by not "trusting the slice", how I diagnose it with exaggeration drill, how side by side video analysis clearly shows the issue and how to correct it.
0:00 Intro
2:18 Backhand Volley Problems
5:31 How To Diagnose The Slice Problem
7:10 Side By Side Video Analysis Reveal
10:39 Solving The Slice Problem
14:11 Learning vs Automating
16:05 Analysis Of A Corrected Stroke
19:30 Lob With A Slice

[@mlbaker40]

Your videos address the most important part of the body. The brain with the psychological blocks that exist. Awesome work.

[@mlbaker40]

Also, I failed to mention that you're the best science teacher and physics teacher ever when it comes to tennis. You may not realize it but you teach us the science of impacts and collisions and angles all the time and I thank you for being so helpful.

[@27blanx]

Nothing short of magic. You were made to teach and we thank you.

[@shabzone]

The quality of your lessons continues to improve. Great segments and side by side comparison

[@feeltennis]

Much appreciated!

[@cesarfernandezlopez5063]

I don't trust so many things Tomaz not just the slice , but today is a happy day 😉🎾❤️

[@jennyngocle5957]

Thank you so much!!! Even after slice lessons, I couldn’t get it and this video explained it!!

[@caryk3962]

I started playing tennis recently and took about 15 lessons. I couldnt grasp the fundamentals. I watched your videos from 4 years ago and you gave me the aha moment of a fundamental forehand. I'm happy you are still making videos. I may watch these in a while, I gotta start with the basics first. Subscribed!

[@feeltennis]

Great to hear, much appreciated!

[@joacoc.4440]

Excellent Tomaz . Good example could be short iron golf swing. The path on impact is downward and the ball goes up.

[@taruntius1]

Love your videos... Thanks for this one!

[@hassanabbad8835]

As always, your explanations are logical and easy to understand. Thank you Tomaz for your great work ! It help us to progress quickly and to FEEL Tennis :) !

[@urnotjl]

Brilliant! Can't wait to try !

[@robertblount9985]

Excellent lesson!!!

[@csosecr4920]

Superb explanation!

[@blossomtree4452]

Very good instructions

[@JamesDavisakaRemguy]

To give him further clarity, you might have introduced him to the expression, "The FACE SENDS it, the PATH BENDS it." Meaning: the ball TRAVELS in the direction the strings are "pointing" (perpendicular to stringbed), the ball SPINS in the direction the racket moves through space, i.e. *high-to-low* = slice backhand or drop shot *low-to-high* = topspin *side-to-side* = slice serve or "banana shot"

[@feeltennis]

Yes, that's a nice way of saying it too. But again, Allen is a very intelligent guy and consciously he already knows that the ball more or less goes where the racket face points. It's the subconscious mind and execution of slice type of shots that "don't believe" the ball will go up unless you swing up.

[@krishnar3493]

Professor Tomaz in the beginning part? Thank you, coach. Great content.

[@FairwayJack]

good stuff

[@bardaouilshadi8046]

Hello... Wonderful analysis!!! I am curius ... What si thé analysis application... It looks realy presice

[@feeltennis]

Coach's Eye - but it's further development of the app is being discontinued. So it will not be updated in the future.

[@greggrayson5426]

You can even see in the "after" shots, his tendency to pull up at the end of the stroke; it's still a long way from second nature.

[@carada3225]

u in america?

[@lakers4shoPSD]

His accent makes me trust what he's saying

[@hectormata449]

I have the same accent…trust me…so you can load me a couple of hundred bucks just on my word and I’ll pay you later. 🤣 👀 🙄

[@jag3384]

Why do you find trust in an accent?