Ideal Tennis Grip Pressure For Each Stroke

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Күн бұрын

Ever wondered what’s the right amount of grip pressure for all tennis strokes? www.feeltennis.net/grip-press...
The usual advice of coaches is to hold the racket more loose but you have to be careful not to misinterpret this tip.
The racket namely must not be loose in the hand as to move inside the hand. If it does, you will have very poor control of the racket.
How tight you hold the racket mostly depends on your skill level. You cannot ask a 3.0 NTRP player to hold the racket as loose as the NTRP 5.0 because 5.0 is a much more skilled player.
Your goal is to hold the racket as loose as possible while still having good racket head control.
In all of my strokes the grip pressure on a scale if 1-10 is 2 in the preparation and then it varies from 3 to 7 at the contact point depending on how easy or difficult the incoming ball is.
0:00 Intro
0:48 "Loose" Grip Possible Problems
5:35 Forehand
8:08 1H Backhand
9:49 Backhand Slice
12:09 Backhand Volley
13:53 Forehand Volley
15:29 Overhead
17:12 Flat, Slice And Topspin Serve

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@speedymr 9 ай бұрын

The professor. Best lessons and is better than any coach on KZbin period. Every coach says loose grip loose grip but they never explain these details. Tomaz is the universe's treasure.

@feeltennis 9 ай бұрын

Very much appreciated, very fulfilling for me.

@miketang7533 11 ай бұрын

Very helpful tennis lesson. Preparation: 2-3 FH: 4-6 BH: 5-7 Vol: 5 Drop: 3 Serve: 5-6 👍🎾🙏

@jeebeeyim1096 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for always covering what others do not. Very helpful as always. The changes in volley grip helps as in general, my grip is too tight. Now I know sometimes it's warranted.

@davidostermanngartner 11 ай бұрын

It doesn’t get better than this. Thank you my old tennis friend. 👍👍👍

@feeltennis 11 ай бұрын

Gracias, tennis buddy!

@stratguitarman7831 11 ай бұрын

thank you for covering this in detail really clarifies grip pressure.

@twinwankel 11 ай бұрын

I hold my grip about 1-2 for forehands even through contact. For my one-handed backhand, it's about 3-4. On volleys, its about 4-5 and depends on how fast the ball is coming or whether I try a drop volley. On serves, it's also 1-2. On buggy whips, it's about 3-4 because I'm pulling the ball. On hot humid days, it's a big struggle not to have the racket fly out of my hands.

@claudem4733 2 ай бұрын

No matter how much time I spend practicing, I spend the same time watching the technique you very well explain in all your videos. I wish I practiced guided tennis when I was younger...now, with the mind and experience I have, I find every word you say has its own weight in improving my technique. I watched other coaches (like Mouratoglou) but they lack the detail and the feel that you send me as a tennis trainer/mentor. I enjoy your videos and I am sure I will be a good tennis player - I beat the majority of players with whom I played in the last year or so (it's like a 65 yo ahgainst 35/45 yo guys). Thank you again for such a good coaching!

@feeltennis 2 ай бұрын

And thank you very much for the kind feedback and for taking the time to write it! More videos on the way, in fact I am off to the court now (on Sunday morning!) to record at least one!

@claudem4733 2 ай бұрын

@@feeltennis Thank you for your reply. By the way, I am from Ilie Nastase, Ion Tiriac, Simona Halep team.

@ivanc-s 2 ай бұрын

Good IN-DEPTH analysis. Thank you.

@marcoslopesdasilva3742 6 ай бұрын

Very good explanation. Thanks.

@marcbienstock1130 11 ай бұрын

Tomaz, this really helped. I will think more about how I speak to my clients about grip pressure. Hold the racquet ‘gently’ not loosely. No gaps between the fingers and the grip and awareness in backswing 2 and contact is the key !

@feeltennis 11 ай бұрын

Glad to hear! Yes, "loose" is so often misinterpreted by the player that we need to be careful how to word it or to double check with them if we use the word "loose" that they don't misinterpret.

@RonnieJamesOsbourne 10 ай бұрын

Great video, Tomaz 😊 The only thing I'd add; maybe in a follow up video, is what a 1-2 or a 7-10 would look like while performing these strokes. It would give a great insight to what recreational players see and feel when doing it this way/incorrectly. A great identifying tool imho You make it look so easy with your years of playing/teaching that it can still be hard to judge when doing them on our own. Thanks!

@feeltennis 10 ай бұрын

Great point!

@xg3069 11 ай бұрын

You are soooooo good! We are so fortunate to have you.

@feeltennis 11 ай бұрын

Very much appreciated!

@choimisun3870 Ай бұрын

I’ve been holding it literally loose. What not to do you showed. Thank you.

@tarumicho 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice

@feeltennis 10 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@coupedegrace1120 11 ай бұрын

This video is invaluable for me. My coach always tell me to be loose on preparation and tight on contact, but somehow I misunderstood it and put grip 5-6 on forehand and 3 on volleys and serve 😂 Thanks a lot for sharing this with us Tomaz, really appreciate it

@feeltennis 11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful, I would use the word "firm" or "stable" at contact so that you don't get too tight. Also not just firm at contact but also until the follow-through. It helps with ball control.

@DeltoidBeast 10 ай бұрын

Very nice video. What also is important that grip pressure increase if player wants to crush the ball hard for the winner. You cant crush anything with loose grip. Wrist loose, grip tight to put it short is the way to go.

@Jingoa 6 ай бұрын

No, you can still crush a ball with low grip pressure. The speed comes from the speed of the racket, not the strength of the grip. It's only on balls that you are blocking back (returns, deep volleys) that you really need to squeeze a bit more, as this prevents the racket from absorbing the pace too much. Fast groundies and serves are all about racket speed.

@DeltoidBeast 6 ай бұрын

@@Jingoa You can have speed with low pressure, but you wont have stability at contact point. Ball will move the racket at contact point since force is higher now on both the racket and the ball since you try to crush the ball. Result is bad shot with no control.

@minhhuytran1165 9 ай бұрын

Many tks 👍

@marlowe1969ify 11 ай бұрын

Thanksss a lot

@anitacastagna2208 11 ай бұрын

Yes I’m interested but can only hear in right ear

@mauriziodenapoli873 11 ай бұрын

This is one of your turn point video!! Nobody teaches this. Could you cover also the drop shots?

@feeltennis 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Drop shots are the same as drop volleys, grip pressure around 3, maybe 4.

@insighttennisacademy9421 11 ай бұрын

Hi Tomaz, Nice video as always:) As a coach I see the danger in advicing players to play loose. I combine this tip with playing fluid (instead of wobblying). So, play relaxt and keep swinging fluid (with racket head control) trough contact. Looking forward what you think about that? Second question is about when you point out the grip pressure is more firm when serving faster. I see what you mean, but can you agree you have to distinguish between hitting at the ball (fast hit) or through the ball (hard push)? If you want to hit fast you have to make a short explosive contact at the bal instead of a long and strond contact through the ball in my opinion. Can you see what I mean? All the best, Paul Honig

@K4R3N 11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Gripping my BH too tight which is destroying my kinetic chain and smoothness.

@pascalvoufo4821 11 ай бұрын

This video is very important to me. I always tell my students to hold their racket firm before hitting the ball. This video changes everything because when you tell someone to keep a loose grip he may interpret it different. This video explains it all in detail. Thank you Coach Tomaz. Keep up the good work.

@NStewF 6 ай бұрын

Tomasz, this is an excellent discussion, revealing that the grip pressure actually changes during the stroke. My question is actually when does the tightening occur? Looking at your video, your grip appears to tighten when forward part of the stroke begins. During your serve, your grip appears to tighten after the racket drop is completed. What are your thoughts? Thanks!

@feeltennis 6 ай бұрын

The tightening occurs for all strokes roughly at the same time and that is a little bit before contact. So yes, on groundstrokes and volleys as the forward part of stroke happens and on the serve as you start going into pronation, so likely much later than what you perceive from my serve. It's when the forearm starts to straighten up around 0.05 seconds before contact.

@NStewF 6 ай бұрын

@@feeltennis 🙏

@gregoiremt7816 11 ай бұрын

No sound for me after the credits (But I do hear the opening with the racket sound.) Very strange

@nathanmiller6051 11 ай бұрын

🙏

@anubhavsaksena 11 ай бұрын

Is there a smart watch which is good for a tennis player ? (Android)

@feeltennis 11 ай бұрын

Most tracking and tennis apps are developed for Apple Watch... Android watches mostly just track your steps, heart rate, etc., but nothing tennis specific...