HOW TO TRAIN TO WATCH THE BALL

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[@SquatLife]

Great stuff again. My hitting buddy suggested looking behind you after you make contact to exaggerate keeping the head down and to fight looking forward.

[@JamesDavisakaRemguy]

Oh I like that idea! I’m gonna try this today, I’ll let you know if I find that it works. So far I’ve had a real bitch of a time trying to keep my head still/down. Thanks!

Did it work or did you find anything useful?​@JamesDavisakaRemguy

[@cesarfernandezlopez2209]

THANK YOU 🎾🎾

[@eduardomt3823]

I wonder how the control of head direction relates to my dominant eye? should I change position as the ball goes to the left or right side?

[@JamesDavisakaRemguy]

OMG, this is the bane of my existence! I've been trying SO HARD to watch the ball you'd think I'm gonna FAINT out there! And - of course - I'm completely miserable at it, just pitiful. How can something this seemingly so BABY...EASY be so GODDAMN **DIFFICULT?!!** (Excuse mon anglais) So, to begin with, I am a prolific shanker. (I did say _shanker_ now, Steve) If they gave out medals for frame shots, there'd be a run on gold cuza me. I remember when I was young, I discovered that if I kept my head down after contact, my shots had astonishing pace and spin. Then I quit tennis. Now, beginning a new life in a wheelchair in my sixties, I have picked up the sport again. See beginning of paragraph. How on God's green earth am I going to (re?)learn how to watch the damn ball? I try, but I think I'm so obsessed with fixing my gaze on the contact point that I'm taking it off the ball (way) too early. There's got to be a One Minute Solution for tracking the ball _as far as possible_ and then leaving your gaze/head fixed on THAT spot _versus the contact point per se._ Suggestion for a new episode perhaps?

[@CargoSlim]

You don’t need to see the ball at contact. You just need to have your eyes on where it’s happening and leave it there for a count. You won’t be able to see the ball or the racket, you just want to lock on the area where contact is.

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[@LaBambaCL]

4:20 nice ball catching skill!

[@JamesDavisakaRemguy]

I noticed this as well! Of all the demonstrations Steve has done, that is hands down the most impressive!! That’s our coach out there!!

[@tennissupermarket1984]

Great video

[@peterfretwel7068]

First. And awesome

[@chrisreid5920]

Very good ideas

[@rohitpratap4174]

Very interesting. For tennis this seems very much true and can be seen with Fed and even more exaggerated with Alcaraz. For golf (perhaps different with stationary ball and requirement for most amateurs to rotate better) most modern instruction is actually the converse ie not to keep your head down and fixed (if you look at slomos of most pros their head rotates with torso and eyes are not looking at impact, with Dustin Johnson his eyes are 45° ahead at impact , again facilitating rotation which has a multitude of benefits). Will try this

[@JLZR1]

Is it any wonder that the great Roger Federer does/did this better than anyone else in our sport….a stationary, quiet head is paramount for balance, the number one criterion for consistency 👌

[@jchan810]

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[@ministerofjoy]

Thank you🎉

[@TravelPortugalBrasilTPB]

Great, let's play 👍🤗🌞

[@СергейСубочев-д9я]

please include subtitles

[@TravelPortugalBrasilTPB]

Just activate it and it comes automatically 👍

[@JamesDavisakaRemguy]

To activate subtitles, hit the “CC” icon or box at the bottom right of the screen.

[@JamesDavisakaRemguy]

Sorry, if you’re on your phone, hit the gear icon ⚙️ at the top right and select “caption”, then English (auto-generated). Hope this helps!

[@FairwayJack]

like

[@vladimirvidov6202]

😅🕺🎾👍

[@Rageer]

Thanks!