Forehand Lesson: Fixing the #1 Open Stance Forehand Mistake

[@RSH137]

Yup, exactly the problem I experienced two days ago when I tried the open stance. Your correction in technique is spot on.

[@sunglee3935]

Greg Laseur of online tennis instruction says keep the weight on the right leg and hold it before landing on the left foot. He's talking about the fix for the same problem.

[@jacksonlar]

This lesson is going to be especially helpful in improving the disguise, pace and consistency of my forehand down the line passing shots. Thanks.

[@imateapot51]

In the early morning or late afternoon, use your shadow to train. Align in open stance in the direction of your shadow. It would be nice if this was facing the direction of the court but that probably will not be the case. Maybe put a leaf or something in the middle of your head shadow. Then rotate as fast as you can and mimic a swing and see if your head drifts a little to your left (for righties) or right for lefties. Of course if your head is drifting so are your shoulders and hips, and your full body weight transition is not going fully into your stroke. Also you may make contact in the tip of the racquet and that is how to prematurely break strings. What I notice between pros and college players is the pros hit a lot of open and the college kids hit a lot of semi open. If you have time semi open is better since besides rotating you can get a little body weight moving forward into the shot. If you try to get your body weight forward in open stance you will fall down unless you do the transition step which takes a ton of energy. As for the ATP pros wrist, and starting to see some on the WTA - their wrist are very relaxed, or their forearm, so that when they start rotating their hips and arm forward, the relaxed wrist allow the racquet face and much of the handle to keep going back while your hand is going forward. *WARNING* Your wrist lays back farther, much farther than you can lay it back statically (IS THIS SAFE FOR LITTLE KIDS?). The racquet face and some of the handle rebounds forward like a whip. Free energy and extra racquet speed. Since it requires no strength just a relaxed wrist (high level skill) it amazes me that more on the WTA are not doing it.

[@kandoit7527]

Great explanation on how to use the hip, forward and not around wasted energy👍

[@seal-nowweretalking6753]

Brilliant Brother. Great work, thank you.

[@PK-qe7sw]

Another awesome video! I visualize weight and rotation around the outside leg until after contact. This "feel" works great for me.

[@PeterFreemantennis]

thanks Paul!!

[@bassmit9753]

Excellent tips , thankyou.

[@glenross9163]

Thats an eye opener! Thanks Pete!

[@bernardmckey6294]

This is a fantastic drill I will practice this pete your a legend and a star

[@michaelshadler292]

Xlnt video! Been having trouble understanding the use of hip for power. You explanation makes it so easy to understand. Thanks.

[@PeterFreemantennis]

Happy to help!

[@timlee5661]

Very good point. However I really struggle to keep my non dominant arm up throughout and after contact

[@Wolverine168]

Awesome!! big teaching here!

[@tehatte]

Thanks for the video! Great demo from this coach! But I assume when he says Open stance it also includes Semi-open stance. I see players use more semi-open where they take a step or half step back with the foot on the dominant hand side. That makes it less strained on the initial hip turn and adds more power to push/step forward during the swing, compared to a complete open stance.

[@catherinevallier9310]

Thanks

[@nukiolbartes6279]

What i notice the head / shoulder seperation / mobility is more important in open stance forehand. Lots of people tend to move the head as they swing when doing open stance. so the focus on the ball is off.

[@augustblood6810]

Really good lesson. I think open stance probably allows you to use the hip more than a closed stance.

[@sunnyb5503]

best teacher I got🙏

[@PeterFreemantennis]

awe thanks Sunny

[@KherojitSingh-dk1ek]

So nice 1 sir, let's go on court practices..❤ ur video sir 😂

[@bernardmckey6294]

Top class peter you are a legend you should be the president off anerica

[@PeterFreemantennis]

ha ha be careful what you wish for...thanks mate

[@akaebbassouan4979]

Des idées et détails instructifs pour améliorer cette arme fatale le coup droit Thanks

[@KherojitSingh-dk1ek]

Copy that sir, pete❤, going to shadow swing at indoors..😂 nice 1 to try, tired of close stances forehands and backhand.

[@PeterFreemantennis]

Go for it!

[@matyverona9407]

What was the 1st open stance that we were supposed to fix?

[@tipsofsmyth]

Can someone pls share location of Wimbledon ? I'm ready!

[@shanmugasundaram6625]

I usually break my strings when I coil way too much on a open stance, and mishit the cross court.

[@bernardmckey6294]

I learnt open stance since I was 7 Here goes we are back to footwork 80,% OF TENNIS I always believe power doesn't come from the racket it comes from yourcleg drive hips rotation balance I always used my hips big time with straight arm move your hips forward and around I practice this drill even more now Excellent video best coach in the world I wish you were in my country My saying is passion and intensity is my name like connors mcenroe Nadal Not eat the ball its eat the Fxxxxxx ball

[@jlook6070]

How would you open stance forehand with a continental grip?

[@davidmicalizzi4323]

You don’t really

[@jlook6070]

@@davidmicalizzi4323 I see, I guess it's not popular then. More versatile grips for the modern open stance.

[@tehatte]

You use continental grip mainly for serve, volley, and slice.

[@jlook6070]

@@tehatte So what grip and stance is recommended?

[@tehatte]

J Look With forehand, majority of players use semi western, a few (including Federer) use eastern, and several in new generation, like Jack Sock, use western grip. It’s your choice.

[@yapenghao354]

Not only that. Actually, when the ball is deep and far side, the step in makes you stepped to the side, this makes you back to the opponent. Not good for hitting the ball

[@jameelaakhtar5773]

Hi

[@chtomlin]

Nope, not why pros use open stances