Ball Recognition & Movement | Tennis Lesson with Anna

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Related Video 📺 Falling Back on the Forehand 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/banHgnenfrGhias

[@mosijahi3096]

Are you in Florida , if so , what part?

[@ANYADISCO]

Mosi Jahi they are in Delray Beach

[@mosijahi3096]

@@ANYADISCO Oh thanks . I grew up in Florida, the neighborhoods remind me of Florida.

[@geepeeone]

The guy has a saint's patience!

[@HardikMay]

😂

[@andresf1984]

- “Do you know what I mean by penetration?” - (Awkward silence) 😂😂😂

[@ANYADISCO]

Well, it’s a broad question 🤣🤣🤣

[@JamesDavisakaRemguy]

It would have been riotously, uproariously, *milk-out-the-nose funny* if she told him exactly what she thought 'penetration' did in fact mean. I think Nick would have lost it, he would have been hospitalized.

[@jonathanchen1026]

Coach please, we’re outside in public 😳 🤣🤣

[@Dulakx]

giggedy

[@iHiTMaN69]

Just watched the whole Anna series, she's a beast!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

🙌🙌

[@guywholearnstennis1179]

Anna is a perfect example that it is really worth to start tennis as an adult. It is so healthy for the brain, the body and the mind. Keep it up Anna!

[@CoachAdrian]

Nice! Teaching Anna the "Off the Back Foot" Forehand (9:30)! This is a necessary tennis stroke and movement all tennis players should have, and Anna did it. Well done! 👍

[@paleodude]

I just watched Federer do exactly what you taught your student about keeping the feet loose on deep, penetrating shots to the forehand, ie, getting the non-dominant leg out of the way to allow the trunk to rotate in support of the dominant side. You should be a household name!

[@meintennisgame]

All you low Level tennis players out there: Nik is the only KZbin Tennis Coach to listen to!!! You don‘t know the difference between a great coach and a Wannabe / Faker. So I tell you the truth: Nik is a monster! Listen, practice and don’t talk hahahaha

[@TW-uh1ny]

Da haste Recht Marcus ;-)

[@Theoryn]

Been playing tennis regularly since the summer and after playing this evening I was having a lot of the same thoughts and questions Anna asks here. This video could not have been better timed for me! lol

[@mauriziodenapoli873]

Hight level lesson for any level of player!!! Thank you

[@homeropalacios9937]

Great to see Anna again!

[@TightLinesFLA]

This gentlemen is a fantastic coach. 👍👍.

[@robc2104]

She's back!

[@Jon_Dang]

This is one of the hardest things that beginners struggle with! Nice job, addressing it directly--I've always been resigned to "it takes time to develop"

[@sunshine1days342]

I really like this video! I learned later how to see and move with the ball. I also learned late to be more observant of things in general. I like the detail in this. Can you do a video on ball tracking, a short video? :) Like, short/deep etc. ? Nice! :)

[@donho4109]

Always good content, Nick! 👍👊🏻

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Don 🙏

[@Mirosuperhero]

Thank you sooooo much for this! Um let's just say my eyesight isn't the best and I don't like wearing glasses in any sport. Also I lose concentration mid match and just not know the trajectory at all and it would force me to hit weird shots. Like sometimes I feel the ball is going to reach me but it ends up short so I have to improvise by slicing or a drop shot and other times I would feel the ball is far and when I run towards it I find out that I have no time to get ready for the ball so it makes my timing look really bad even though while practicing against a tennis wall my timing is pretty good for a 14 year old. So again thank you so much coach. I watched all your videos and this one is the great tutorial finale so I can just put everything together. Wish me luck!

[@johnsnow3602]

I’m so glad to see you were teaching a student just like me. And most importantly, I can see how the student made the improvements.

[@rjm0234]

Message from my 7 year old daughter who has watched every episode. “Anna is getting really really good at tennis. I love the episodes. I wish I could be like Anna at tennis I am a bit behind but I have started my first lessons.” 🎉❤

[@IntuitiveTennis]

🙏💯

[@roman2374]

It's wild how different your strings sound from Anna's! And I was thinking even though you're further away from the camera.. Then I realised the microphone is right on your chest much further away from her haha

[@mikehardwicke23]

Still reckon her movement is great. (Needs the first Split step at opponent's impact?).

[@joelariasdiaz6991]

Definitely ball recognition is one of the hardest things to learn! You can't apply the fundamentals of any stroke if you are not able to get into the right position with good balance to hit the ball. On top of that the coach is feeding only flat balls so when you face a rival with decent top spin rotation or a nice slice with lots of under spin is a whole different history. This is one of those things that yo can only learn by playing again and again until you finally get it!

[@shemeshka82]

Thank you, your classes are super informative. I have the exact same problem as Ana does, and also it happens to me just on a forehand. Not sure whether this is about reading the ball or locking my legs, but I end up often getting the ball late on the forehand and doing that chicken wing move which feels very uncomfortable. What's interesting I was actually told to rotate sideways as soon as the balls moves to me while you teach Ana not to rotate sideways completely?

[@fredericmorand9382]

It was in! 🤓

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Definitely IN

[@princelawrencetennis2057]

Pls post some drop shots coaching. Coaching Anna is almost like baby sitting. Ur so good and kits of patient. Thx Prince. Toronto

[@davidoldham4568]

'chicken wing' I love this description, I'm gonna use that in lessons!

[@ANYADISCO]

Anna is not only setting up fashion trends in the tennis clothing industry she is also coming up with sharp language terminology for tennis 🤣🤣🤣

[@WSmith-v3t]

In some of the shots, she was stepping away to the left after hitting the ball, rather than stepping into her shot.

[@yelenashpakovskiy1433]

I was wondering.. aren’t you supposed to have racket up higher and drop it down when hitting forehands?

[@IntuitiveTennis]

I explained here 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2TWgHhuqKuki9k why we are introducing the loop gradually

[@rickyowens831]

Nice video

[@nightdogggg]

Hi Guys! How is Anna Doing nowadays? has she gotten remarkably better? Is there some videos that are newer? Thanks for all the instruction.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

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[@davidglow3]

Unbelievable.Just how many tennis outfits does Anna have?

[@ternedo6074]

she is a woman with lots of money, but not lots of skill

[@legoatjames5723]

My biggest problem is my placement, whenever I go forward or backward or just wait for the ball to come to me when I hit it

[@K4R3N]

Where's my man Shamir?? Not that I mind Anna, she's a great student!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Video with Shamir coming soon

[@K4R3N]

@@IntuitiveTennis 🏆

[@bracemitchell5062]

What happened to him??

[@K4R3N]

@@bracemitchell5062 he improved!

[@errajota]

On ball reconigtion: I totally desagree with the statement that proclaims that only the ball recognition allows a tennis player to predict the ball behavior from the opponent. Can anybody strike for a topspin ball by means of a slice pathway raquet technique? If "no" were the answer, i would state that , as the tennis technique for a particular sort of strike is quite share among the tennis players, a tennis player could eventually predict partially o totally the ball behavior after the oponent strike. It happens in other sporting discipplines. My point. (Congrats for your tennis classes videos!)

[@JonAkdogan]

I am 38 and I've recently started playing tennis. 3 times a week, super boring so far. But these videos incerase my mood. 8)

[@godwinc215]

By video's end, she seems to have forgotten she is supposed to lift her left leg/foot up on a shot when she's pushed back to allow a full swing. Hope she revisits your instruction on video to grasp your guidance on this. Also, she seems to mainly have a lateral take back on the forehand which is not ideal. Thinking you need to call her out on that as she is hardwiring improper form. Also, agree with others wondering why you are not correcting her inefficient use of her non dominant arm.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

I explained here 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2TWgHhuqKuki9k why we are introducing the loop gradually

[@getsmart795]

Is it possible Anna's forehand grip is to "open" and her point of contact is not proper?

[@jamesmaclean5586]

Just hit the ball Anna! Lol! Dont make drama!

[@Javi_C]

👍

[@bugynites09]

At 13:43 to your point of backhand being primarily hit from a closed stance. An open stance backhand is being hit by most WTA players. I’ve even seen videos of players training this moving. Why would this ever be necessary during the corse of a rally?

[@CoachAdrian]

Advanced players practice open-stance backhands primarily because it will enable you to go back into a ready position much quicker. Readiness and balance are critical if you want to play at an advanced level.

[@BobABooey.]

Does she need a mixed doubles partner? I think I'm in love...no, I know I'm in love.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

😂😂

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Howard Stern 🙌🙌

[@armydonato5313]

Anna forgot the modern forehand practice before?

[@IntuitiveTennis]

I explain Anna’s FH situation here 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2TWgHhuqKuki9k

[@Lunchpgap]

Nik, does Anna have a social media account for her dancing group? if not, understandable.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

IG annarogers7

[@Lunchpgap]

@@IntuitiveTennis thank you

[@juliusgalvez9081]

Good day. I find why my muscles around my foream is hurting. It is because i hit ball with bent arms. I watched some of your video and you said that it isokay to hit with bent arm. Do you thin i can adjust it into staight arm when hitting?

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Bent arm is fine 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZayn6unZrZ_qdU

[@IamnotJohnFord]

I had the same problem. I hit with a straighter arm, and I did some rehab on the elbow. But, what I found was that it wasn't the bent or straight arm. It was my using my arm muscles as the dominate source of power and rotation during my swing. Take some video of yourself hitting against a wall or with someone. I'll bet you are overusing your arm instead of using the big muscles of the legs, hips, and torso to generate power and spin. I now make sure my hips rotate, and I try to relax the arm as much as I possibly can. The video of myself and also stopping my motion after hitting revealed how much torque and stress I was putting into my elbow by muscling my strokes. You may think you are using your hips until you watch yourself hit for a few minutes on video.

[@juliusgalvez9081]

Thanks smith

[@johnchappell9232]

Teaching a beautiful woman a beautiful game. That's a lovely job there. Ball recognition is such an art. Watching as someone learns is very useful thanks! Great teacher by the way.

[@whashtv]

woo

[@alexbrands11]

НИКОЛААААА!!! ЧТО У ТВОЕЙ АНКИ С ЛЕВОЙ РУКОЙ??? ОНА ПАРАЛИЗОВАНА ЧТО ЛИ??🤣🌺🤣

[@trex1448]

What happened to her forehand??? She's reverted almost entirely to her untaught forehand...

[@akifm6160]

I bet Nick told her to dress appropriately for this practice session. 🤣🤣.....I’m honestly just here for Anna!!

[@ANYADISCO]

If Nick told her to dress up like this then he has poor fashion. Because this outfit is my least favorite on Anna

[@supermuskelmann8557]

I think she needs to learn the splitstep next. She’s never ready after her strokes.

[@sammarlatt1]

Hi SM. Right! Who doesn't need split step and unit turn?

[@htainlindwa80]

I wonder how she is doing. I hope she is doing well!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

She is doing well. New vid coming soon Here is the latest one with Anna kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5iwmYZ8bKeboLcsi=bBpTGNpGhBjGRHOq

[@prashant9108]

I feel Anna needs to play with a lighter racket... That pure drive is too heavy for her.

[@DanTuber]

20-30 grams less won't make any difference to her. She just doesn't have the strength. Her swing is a slap, not a hit.

[@pauldydyna5599]

I was always told, " I don't give a bleep where the ball lands on you side of the court. You get your ass there so you can hit it in your perfect strike zone everytime

[@IntuitiveTennis]

She plays ultra light wilson 272 grams.

[@Krischan04]

It's not a pure drive though but a Wilson Ultra probably 100L, her swing path is often not optimal because she is hitting and opening the racket face. That's totally normal at that stage though and I don't think it's the racket weight because this is how most beginners look like with beginner rackets, she's just not that used to swinging through.

[@prashant9108]

@@IntuitiveTennis ah ok. Sorry was just a random comment from me. Great to see her evolution.

[@suntao3252]

this is not a good example for beginner, too many contents in one session. Not demo the split step, no unit turn, not open arm to get ready, contact point is later, which will create wrong muscle memory.

[@ReidVV]

Nick, you are the number one KZbin tennis coach, but why do you let and a hit with her nondominant hand down by her side? She would get so much better body rotation and power into her shot if she would just rotate her body and then swing through the shot. You of all people understand this. I know Anna is at "The Inner Game of Tennis" stage, as in bounce-hit, but what's up? It's no longer her first lesson and some level of technique matters. No offense, but it's not all "Intuitive." She needs to build some kind of muscle memory, too.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you James Anna’s forehand is finally back and working well. Development takes time and requires different teaching methods for different players. I explain in this video 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2TWgHhuqKuki9k why I’m building modern elements slowly. We introduced them too early here (for the viewers sake) 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWKol2t-e790q7c and this caused severe problems with her forehand to the point where she thought about quitting. I have several other students where the slow implementation of the modern elements worked perfectly and I’m positive it will for Anna as well. Thank you for your concerns ✌️

[@CoachAdrian]

This is the part of tennis coaching where it becomes more of an art (not science). Introducing the non-dominant arm concept may be the worst possible thing to do for Anna at this point. Sometimes, it's about the person, not the technique.

[@ReidVV]

@@IntuitiveTennis Not trying to argue. How long has she been playing now? How long with you? How often are her lessons? How often does she play?

[@LaBambaCL]

1:20 nik, that's ...