Increasing Your Power on Groundstrokes

Jump inside my training session with up-and-coming player Lennon Jones. We'll cover key technical elements such as:
- Bodyweight transfer forward
- Accelerating the hand on every shot
- Taking the ball early
- Using the speed to create spin
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[@peppio]

This is a poetry.. This is an history of tennis page... Thank you a lot... We love your tips... We learn a lot of things

[@hopcio]

I just want to congratulate Patrick, I haven’t seen anyone doing such good job transferring knowledge in Tennis. Everything is so clear, with the right words, the right progression and tactics always in mind, this way juniors get the correct mind set while improving their shots, keep up the excellent job your doing!

[@Alucard152000]

This is EASILY the Best video I have seen on generating power on the forehand !! THANK YOU Sir !!

[@charliephk]

And I absolutely adore these videos, patrick is a ridiculously talented teacher owing to his positive encouragement of every situation for every player, “you’re really good and we can do even better” or “super good” , of course technically he is absolutely on the money. Combining both his natural easiness of teaching and his technique make him a brilliant teacher and coach. Love it.

[@JrJVintage1956]

I have learned so much watching Mr Mouratoglou's teaching videos.. he is technically superb and such an inspiring teacher.

[@pablohernandezblanco4498]

Such a great coaching approach. You can hardly notice because its done so naturally. This player has just been programmed to hit better forehands just in 5 min by showing and asking the student questions. So great to see a Master at work. Bravo!!

[@javierlombardo6213]

1 hour of patrick changes your tenis 4 life

[@aldroid4844]

Patrick I rarely see a Coach with your knowledge who understands mechanics (& everything else) & imparts it to pupils so well. 👏

[@vvkari]

Thank you so much Patrick!!!

[@richardcrowe1429]

Patrick’s instructional videos are the best out there. I’m 51 years old & have been playing tennis on & off sone I was 10. Until this summer I hadn’t picked up a racket in 15 years. My game has improved 1000% percent & people are amazed at how quickly I got my game up to tournament level. I pretty much only watch his videos. Great work Patrick 👏

[@sheloneshelone]

U are a Linus Tolvard of the Tennis, The best!!. THANKS A LOT!!!

[@mikewhocheeseharry5292]

Patrick’s explanation on techniques resonant with me and I totally understand what he means.

[@dingdongcat]

Love the coaching of the player and at the same time coaching the coach. Really useful video!

[@leemich001]

Interesting video. I think the biggest impact was an introduction of a pause before his acceleration. He set up his balance and positioning with his feet to then pause and load into the stroke. The power for me came from the pause so he could focus on his actual contact and to be balanced ....

[@olivern9888]

I always get good advice from you. Thank you so much Patrick 😁👍

[@cubazs]

Such a great quality content.. thanks so much for uploading these!

[@leenaloo]

Perfect coaching 💯✊🏻✨

[@christopherdarrow2700]

Great! Thanks Patrick!

[@tinamagi8444]

Absolutely the greatest coach ever.💓

[@ProfDuthoit]

Wow, de l'or en barre ! Merci coach! On apprécie les ajustements techniques et le discours au joueur qui est toujours bienveillant en appuyant sur ses forces. Cerise sur le gâteau : l'anglais est très compréhensible pour les français 👌😅 Many thanks, please continue to share your knowledge !

[@ReidVV]

Sometimes teaching is not easy. Even when you explain well and demo well, the student still can't do it right away. Maybe the assistant coach can also help the student by showing him video of his play so the student can see himself when he's striking the the ball correctly and when not. I love Coach M's constant patience and encouragement. He's never, ever negative.

[@johnhammond2287]

Can t do it right away solution = more practice until the movement pattern becomes automated.

[@fritzfulde6522]

Wow this is excellent - thank you - learning and using all your knowledge on court to improve my game.

[@lordbyron3603]

Yup! The tips that I needed!

[@bernardlanguillier7970]

Ca me donne envie de recommencer le tennis! Merci pour ces conseils qui sont juste parfaits!

[@allboutthemojo]

Best coach!

[@davidjimenezortega7643]

I don't understand people who criticize something that can't be better. Congratulations Patrick!

[@muchacho87]

Wow. Thank You so much

[@kextrz]

Patrick Moratoglou est un des meilleurs professeurs que je peux imaginer. Ce n'est pas seulement sa compréhension et ses connaissances à propos de la biomécanique au tennis. C'est aussi son talent pédagogique. L'enseignement, c'est un art en soi. Patrick Moratoglou maîtrise très bien cet art.

[@yannipaige]

Unbelievably good quality content 🤘🤘🤘

[@tennispassionate386]

Patrick you legend!

[@PQV-8898]

Amazing tips.

[@habibi4154]

Amazing content .priceless

[@robertjohnbacaling6454]

Thank you Sir..it helps me a lot,,thank you very much🙏🙏🙏

[@brianb336]

Great lesson Patrick. I would like to hear more from you on the body weight transfer and the strength needed on the front leg. You started to go into it which I believe is very helpful to this young man as well as many others. I have similar issue with some of the transfer of weight. I think the step through does help quite a bit as well it’s a good drill

[@imranahmed-gt8ct]

Excellent info very helpful

[@nonameman3741]

Patrick is one of the best in the bussiness...if i was a young and up and coming player,i would not hesitate to call him...if i could afford it 🙂

[@wave1468]

He coached Serena so it’s a given

[@BenDew85]

Très bon coach, super

[@curtise6706]

Thanks!

[@lachezarkrastev7123]

This guy is amazing!

[@Augustwalkin]

So clear that it’s like watching Razavi teaching electronic.

[@fabricefleck5409]

I definitely will book a week training this summer…

[@eduro1660]

Thanks mate

[@user-ui5il4gm1m]

Impressive video!!

[@degerertenerten7307]

I watch all the videos Patrick makes. This one i wished i could put more likes. Thanks

[@susanzhu189]

very good，thanks

[@bingo1646]

Hi Patrick 👋 I am your big fan ❤️

[@amitchugh08]

Grt video 👍🙏

[@hearstzhang3881]

Awesome

[@vintanw]

Very good explained! I will try it. :-) I get for my backhand easy power because of my bodyweight into the ball around 120km/h. On my forehand however below 90 km/h most of the time. That’s because I’m unbalanced there and mostly leaning on my right foot strangely enough… Thanks for this video! 👍

[@hamchillyvlog6034]

now I could see, what is the different between amateur and pros

[@shauryaveerfashion5648]

He is really good trainer

[@chandreshkumar2407]

Hi good morning sir.also I follow to you and I learn lot of from you thank you so mach make like this video

[@congsan3528]

$$$ private lesson. Love the coach.

[@pasqualecastaldo7229]

Grazie mille

[@luleleo1]

thank's master

[@shadyelgebaly7555]

Good man

[@misterg7043]

Thanks Patrick. Could be a good idea to resist high ball by slice instead of drive. Gonna try tomorrow with my coach. Would it work from forehand side as well?

[@loaflan1045]

thanks

[@franciscomanrique4979]

Gracias

[@Modern-Tennis]

Hi dear patrick, QI really enjoy and learn from you, would you please tell about outside/ in and inside/ out .

[@hacken1983]

Fantastic tips! Patrick pinpoints the problems in seconds. The player is a quick learner as well but lapsed to the old habit a bit in the end.

[@PrecisionPointTennis]

🏆🎾

[@LiamApilado]

Unlikely for this comment to be seen but I would very much enjoy a lesson with a student who over-rotates on the forehand where the elbow somewhat sticks out behind the player and ends up swinging across your body as they are trying to get more power if you know what I mean. This results in an inability to swing upwards but more flat and less consistency. I have this problem and would like to make my preparation more compact but I don't know how.

[@renanmoraes2485]

👏👏

[@manojmokal4597]

Would you tell about hitting fast as it is my favorite shot. And I want to improve it too.😊

[@beaniefields5595]

Hey coach, how can you hit a passing shot where you want it to go if you have to look at the ball the whole time, then look after you make contact?

[@pnf1325]

This is exactly my problem everytime i play

[@vedangpatel5664]

Forhad/backhand most impactful topspin or flat sir who is most effective and international matches like Djokovic Nadal alcaez sir players lots of man times top spin / falt shorts always play. Who is most useful in matches ? Flat/topspin??

[@steph-yg5dg]

Avec une petite traduction en français ce serait top

[@user-yl1qw6qd3s]

Im also too worry about missing the ball with my strong hit, so i often dont put power in my hits :(

[@JJ-sp3gd]

My coach doesn’t coach me like this! You’re in detailed and explain X, Y & Z are in place and WHY they’re done in THAT way! How do I come to THIS academy

[@miloschouten426]

Lots of money or lots of talent.

[@_OhMaJuck]

Firstly ask your parents to sell your house and forward Patrick a big fat bank cheque

[@frankvet1]

The weight transfer concept is important but the WAY to think about it is PUSHING off with the BACK foot, not simply "put your weight on the front foot"- a key difference in swing thought in my opinion! As well, the complete KINETIC CHAIN involves the BENDING of the knees and essentially 1) pushing off the back foot while 2) standing "up" or rising from the knee bend which started at the beginning of the swing. JUST LIKE THE SERVE, the speed STARTS with the feet, pushing off the back foot, obtaining the proper kinetic chain RESULTING in the racquet speed. Without attempting to perfect the kinetic chain, just a focus on racquet speed misses 90% of the proper way to get there!

[@branem.2254]

How much does he charge per lesson?

[@franciscomanrique4979]

No entiendo el inglés pero lo comprendo todo 🤪😷🤣

[@Piggy123407]

very helpful! But I am confused about one thing. If he should put his weight on the front leg before he hits the ball, how does weight transfer actually happen and help to generate the power? I was told that usually the weight should be on the back leg and when when we hit the body, the weight shift to the front leg.

[@narayanansubramanian4911]

That's because he is balancing the transferring of weight when he moves his leg

[@FollowFunk]

The student had too much weight on his back leg, which made him too off balance to initiate the weight transfer in time. You need to have some weight already on the front leg so that you can quickly and easily push the rest of your weight on to that front foot when it comes time to swing. Yes, it is a weight transfer, but at contact, your body weight is already completely on that front foot. The reason why it still adds power despite all the weight already being on the front foot at contact, is because the momentum of the transfer is continued by either rotating around on that front foot (as he explains here 0:29), or by doing a hop-step towards the net.

[@dominiclondesborough3222]

Kinetic chain of energy. Step into ball (or transfer weight to front leg) a split second before contact with the ball. This creates more power and spin.

[@FollowFunk]

@@dominiclondesborough3222 oh good point! I forgot the energy from the weight transfer translates to more energy into your arm with a proper kinetic chain.

[@Better_Call_Raul]

Let's suppose a player is hitting with a fully open stance. Fully open, not semi open stance. Does it work the same way? Almost All the weight is on the right foot as you begin the forward swing. But take care to have the left foot planted, so that weight can be transferred. At contact, the weight will be almost all on the front foot.

[@abacusit8132]

Just can’t help wondering this residents next to the court don’t worry about their windows being hit by the tennis balls?😂😂

[@Fed_dep]

The guy understood maybe the half of the things that patrick said

[@deanma7399]

The player is a quick learner

[@Channel_Yo]

what's happening is he's swinging with his arm and not pivoting (weight transfer) his body.

[@sasori3296]

is this boy from Japan？

[@_OhMaJuck]

Yup up coming Japanese player

[@potkula1]

Maybe somebody should try these tips ON COURT and tell us the outcome?

[@watcher687]

Patrick is a big advocate of swinging fast but I think we need a disclaimer here for the lower level recreational tennis folks: swing fast only if you really can swing properly.

[@Sam-ho1xp]

True

[@abh2cool1]

Mate I think he always work on intermediate players in his videos and so he has done enough to drop a hint that he is not talking about beginners here 🙂

[@leemich001]

Lower.level recreational are intermediate players, no?

[@leemich001]

If you can swing properly, you are advanced This guy is more than advanced but the tips are misplaced

[@GregJones-vk8cy]

Patrick the Clown "if there is spin its gonna stay in"... question..If you want your student to hit with spin wouldn't it be a good idea to demonstrate spin instead of hitting the ball in the net?😮

[@francisng9536]

He's trying to recreate another Federer ....no harm trying.

[@deepseadiver8191]

Nadal, Federer and many other ATP and WTA players pivot back on so many of their forehands and lift their non dominant leg during the stroke (left for Federer and right for Rafa), exactly the same way he was instructed not to do... I don't understand why this difference between open stance and closed stance forehand is never explained in these videos.

[@wiinko16]

My guess is that they sit more back ( low center of gravity leaning and loading on back foot) more than they have use of lifting forwardleg. Also that their shoulder remains in front of hip. Also that it is shot they are foreced to defend when they are pushed back. Does it make sense?

[@deepseadiver8191]

@@wiinko16 No.

[@edmundtory6931]

Patrick has such nice, juicy cakes (and the older white guy is not bad either)

[@charliephk]

Why is the other adult wearing a mask?

[@richardcrowe1429]

B/c he’s a 🐑 Masks do nothing. I work in an industrial environment & know a few industrial hygienists. Wearing a mask to stop an aerosol virus is like trying to stop mosquitoes with a chain link fence. I hope the heck he’s not playing with it on 😂🤣

[@user-dc4lr7fu1r]

C'est un menteur, il copie sur les autres entraîneurs en particulier les parents qui sont entraîneurs. C'est un manipulateur, il ne connaît rien. Si vous voulez des informations contactez Mr Rezai

[@isou2554]

Good content so far. But this time, the quality overall os very poor vs your 1min videos.a 9min video needs more preparation, story telling, etc... You kept saying and saying the same things all the time till it becomes very confusing. Work also on your articulations and the messages you want to pass in each sequence. The little kid is for sure a talent, but somehow he doesn't listen much or doesn't understand what you try to explain. So both side here need an improvement. We still love your Content. Video captures could also be a bit better. Chees. Mwrci

[@abdullahzackariah3642]

Chill, its hard to get what someone is saying especially if you don't understand the terms the way he meant it and he's a kid.

[@asfon]

При всём уважении, мурат ни о чём! Парня вели многие тренера, а этот шарлатан якобы его чему то учит! 🤷‍♂️Я так же смог бы 😉но! Есть много но! И умные люди поймут о чём я! 🙂