Massive Forehand Topspin - Tennis Lesson

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[@EssentialTennis]

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[@satmurthi5239]

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[@davidwatkins8016]

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[@mannypincus1554]

I’ve tried hitting with top spin for many years including lessons but it didn’t take. Watching your video with the simple top spin motion was key for me hitting with top spot effortlessly. Tomorrow I will be 82 and just wish I had learned the move many years ago. Thanks for the best birthday present ever.

[@IamnotJohnFord]

I don't understand why people are criticizing this video. It's a video showing the first steps of adding topspin. It's not a video getting you ready to play the US Open. Of course you can vary the amount of spin, pace height and placement of a ball with greater expertise as you advance. It's important to get the muscle memory moving in another direction before adding the advanced techniques.

[@NPC-rq9tp]

Brad Smith Ya I agree. guys like me just trying to find some basic tennis videos and theres so msny about special techniques

[@heathershepard9793]

But how are u ganno play u can do this plus all of the things u were saying

[@davidb7987]

Looks more organized topspin for moonball is what destroying tennis with mindless long rallies.

[@davidb7987]

practice movement, generating speed, placement then you can add spin.

[@Superbates123]

Maybe because of the title? I mean, "massive" forehand topspin?

[@TheEarlyAdoptr]

This series and the simple but effective drills are great! Keep em coming!

[@matthewsnyder9296]

This is probably the best beginner top spin drill I have seen to date. Thank you!

[@pericodelospalotes4082]

I could totally work on that curve. Nice job.

[@JungGeumbi]

Thank you for making such a helpful tutorial!🙏

[@gregmullergallardo7352]

It really helps my forehand top spin.... Thank you so much!

[@stewartbeveridge1564]

This video has really improved my forehand reliability and is easy to remember

[@Mzee1084]

I am getting back into tennis now after a shoulder injury. I played in college, and started coaching again this summer. Videos like yours have been helping me a lot, and I wish all of this was available 10 or 15 years ago when I was playing seriously :)

[@raqueldemafelis243]

Comprehensible instruction. Very well said.

[@peppio]

great video . i will triy this afternoon

[@KuntaSlai]

Ill practice this week on this! THanks!

[@noushinkananian5033]

Many thanks for sharing your experience!

[@EssentialTennis]

You're always welcome, Noushin!

[@joez634]

Good topspin exercise and demonstration

[@paddlepower888]

I watched this before placement/power videos. Local courts closed, but I have the garage door. Will watch placement and power videos too. I also watched the forehand/backhand lesson you gave Cory(?) in Milwaukee. So strange to have the courts closed with flowers blooming and longer, warmer days, but still fun to see progress learning to hit with my nondominant hand. Thanks so much!

[@clemmer62]

Thanks for this video... practiced your suggestions this morning on topspin and it worked well. So appreciated!

[@EssentialTennis]

Glad it helped!

[@HerrJoehnke]

oh look, it's seth meyers teaching top spin.

[@GCmasterFTP]

great 3 videos thx alot Ian

[@shoreshkhezri9674]

Very useful exercise , it helped me a lot

[@eatpringles3502]

Good video really helped me thanks love what you guys do!

[@EssentialTennis]

Great to hear that, Pringles! You're welcome.

[@Digiphex]

I am hitting over the back fence with this. Is this good?

[@levolvik5231]

you have to hold it differently than before of course

[@TRASHoftheTITANS]

Unless you have REALLY bouncy strings, you are doing something wrong. You may be swinging in the correct pattern, but hitting either too late or at the wrong contact point on the ball, making it shoot upwards rather than creating that nice arc. Make sure you're brushing up the back of the ball and not hitting the bottom, as this will cause it to fly. Also, LeVolVik has a point; topspin forehands work best with a semi-western or more extreme grip. If you are using a continental or eastern grip to hit a topspin forehand, you'll find that the racquet face is too open on contact to create a good amount of topspin, which may cause you to inadvertently drive the ball and hit long.

[@ArmandoMartinez-yx5sl]

TRASHoftheTITANS he was messing around

[@RealCraftIV]

Perfect maybe add more power to compensate

[@end-quote]

last place i thought id find a comment of yours, love your videos!

[@deooosingh271]

awesome video learned a lot form all three forehand series :)

[@EssentialTennis]

Good to hear, Deooo!

[@shanindtheeed]

I found this video helpful; thanks.

[@sunglee3935]

This is what I always did on my two handed backhand as I finished over the shoulder and hit topspin really well. I figured out how to do that on the forehand by thinking about what I do on the backhand.

[@Guitar_path]

I love your videos and it helps my game get better I think. After I watched your serve video and hand out in out, than I can serve now :) For this video, my question is Should I turn my wrist at contact or should I turn only my forearm?

[@KOMROOK]

Excellent video, sir.

[@theyoutuber273]

Great vid! Thanks!

[@rporther]

Yes saw one comment asked about the grip which is so essential [1] ( it should be at LEAST semi-western) in [2] assisting in the "wipe-the-windscreen" with the heel of the hand being the pivot [3] open stance or closed stance. Kirby is closed stance yet most of the players strike the ball open stance.[4[ the face of the racquet finishes facing outwards . It's is a good start video and players could use a green-dot or even and orange-dot ball to get things going from service line ensuring all the balls fall in the service court

[@sl5311]

finally someone who breaks it down piece by piece

[@sl5311]

My other thought, he gives you permission to start slowly at the net until you have a feel. I come from 14 years of ice hockey and I have competing muscles that interfere with my forehand. Hitting it "correctly" doesn't feel right to my arm. Too many wrist shots in hockey I guess. ha

[@sanjaykietme1]

very useful tip iyan, but u didnt discuss about the contact point? should it be flat or slightly closed?

[@scottladan5451]

Thank you Kirby

[@wrenzi]

good video helped a lot thank you

[@janstrakos9827]

Very well explained ;)

[@rdsutterjr]

Good video. What contact point on the tennis ball - such as the equator, below the equator, etc. - should one focus on to produce the most topspin all other things being equal?

[@locke23]

great lesson. thank you!

[@EssentialTennis]

You're very welcome, Rogerio!

[@okiedokie529]

im in love with your racquet

[@emirduquela1]

Great videos! Im a Fan!

[@raysurx2010]

Great tips Ian, now I have a question, is Kirby single? She has very good strokes you have done a very good job teaching her. But my opinion she needs to start modeling like Sharapova and Ivanovic!

[@dustylover100]

To the folks at Essential Tennis - I am officially making a comeback to tennis after a 30-year absence. I have a lot of work to do. I think your lessons are the best ones online,

[@EssentialTennis]

Welcome back, Larry!

[@dustylover100]

I played some last year. But I learned the old school way back in the 70s. I really like the idea of adding topspin to my shots, but because I learned the old way, I was not terribly successful. My biggest concern is to develop hand-eye coordination doing it this way. The drills seem straightforward enough.

[@stuartdennett8050]

Thanks for this video. I hadn't played since I was a kid until last summer and discovered just how much I love tennis. I'm currently just hitting against a wall so this is great for me. Oh and Kirby..❤❤

[@EssentialTennis]

Glad to help!

[@eg0198cm]

great stuff guys!

[@EssentialTennis]

Appreciate that, Mikey.

[@jaynoelreyes8604]

Many of you criticizing this video have to remember, this progression of "exaggerated" topspin is for people who haven't been able to hit consistent topspin in the past. Many of my students are older and have a classic/linear style forehand who either hit flat or slice and can't break the habit. This drill helps students FEEL what generating topspin is like. Particularly on putting away short balls, getting them to hit more vertically helps them keep the ball in the court.

[@steveturner4430]

I am an intermediate player and not played for the last 20years so I was getting back into it recently and going well but then I had carpal tunnel surgery after coming back my forehand has been so bad its like I am a beginner again, anyway today I practiced against the wall and I found out the problem I was holding the racket way down near the base like Kirby was holding it I moved my grip up to just below centre and all my shots were back as it had changed the balance of the racquet. The reason for mentioning this is I have not seen many videos where they tell you how far up and down you are supposed to hold the racquet but I do hold the racquet further down like where Kirby is holding it when I serve and my serve is great

[@tanyasadhwani]

Table tennis will teach you this

[@mwang7034]

Good video! Is this video mirrored for those right handed folks?

[@niltoncosta6222]

Very good

[@RikiAvdul]

I thought my naturally way to touch the ball was wrong but it was right because naturally i put some spin on the ball. Thank you for the tips this is some great stuff. btw Kirby seems to be the best student because she succeed in all lol !

[@titar2077]

Hello. Which racket is that? Wilson Burn FST? Digging the black and red combo. Nice video

[@meylinhernandez461]

Her name is Kirby?? That is adorable lol

[@garywu888]

这个分解做的真好

[@kanweijin]

Hi Ian. Great videos please keep it coming! I am a fan! Can you do a video series on how best to take advantage of balls returning short on your end of the court? I am a 3.0 baseliner but have difficulty killing off balls that land short in my court. I tend to either hit them into net or overhit them pass the baseline! Thanks.

[@qwertyrobin869]

Daddy Wei, that is one wild idea.

[@candyperine]

Somehow I missed video #4 and can't find it. Where can I get it? Would you post a link please.

[@dydyliu]

great lesson!

[@snagglejr6421]

what grip do you need to be in for this?

[@skullkazor2]

I needed this sooo badly XD Can't wait to try it out. And again, I can't help but notice Kirby using both her left hand and right hand for forehands...That is so cool.

[@MR-bp8od]

He flips most of his lessons because the majority of people are right handed. Him and Kirby are both left handed.

[@LuchoVena]

I though he was talking about the off hand motion before the swing but yes, all the logos are mirrored hahahah good catch

[@MR-bp8od]

Oh i wouldn't have noticed either haha, he mentioned it in another video :P

[@merccadoosis8847]

Hi Coach - good video. My background is in baseball/softball. One thing missing from instructional vids on all three sports is the importance of what we call hip/shoulder rotation when taking a swing. The hitter must do more than just strike the ball using hand/arm strength. He/she must rotate the hip/shoulder into the swing. By putting this type of leverage into the swing you hit the ball with greater authority and can direct it more readily. Perhaps you have addressed that in a subsequent vid and in your lessons to your students. I noticed that Kirby struck the ball at the hip level when she was at the service line and at the chest level when she was at the baseline. Please address this in one of your vids if you haven't done so already. Look forward to viewing more of your vids.

[@Sa1d1n]

Hip/Shoulder rotation is part of ALL forehand swings, including a flat hit. The height where you strike the ball in tennis is always variable. When she was at the baseline, she was getting a live feed, which tends to bounce more than if you drop feed for yourself. Learning how to set up for and hit balls at different heights is also a different lesson. You never want to get into a habit of hitting at the same height, since you always want to be taking the ball at, or before, the top of the bounce.

[@merccadoosis8847]

@@Sa1d1n Adjustment - if there is one magic word, one key to success in both baseball and softball, this is it. And as you stated, it's the same in tennis.

[@dcweber1]

Ian, what is Kirby's grip on these forehands? Looks like Eastern

[@sadhananarendar2992]

Yes. Look like eastern. It did not look very natural. Semi western would have been better.

[@yoshikoshimizu787]

Is there the 4th video in this series? I can't find it.

[@Alexander-dt2eq]

Would you suggest adapting the forehand grip each and every time depending on the height of the ball and the shot you want to play or do you keep some standard forehand grip all the time? (advanced level)

[@dirkstegmann9793]

One grip, unless you actually want to hit underspin.

[@smiglig]

Damn Kirby

[@srinivasanpadmanabhan1811]

Nice video Ian. What Racquet are you using in this video ? prince or Head ?

[@msalvs]

wilson....

[@XxxX-wx3er]

I want to know who and when pioneered all these skills.

[@ElwoodPDowd-nz2si]

Uniglo is the king of 2019 tennis.

[@trevorsong4345]

What is the black racquet?

[@chemistrypodcasts]

Two questions: First, what type of grip (Eastern, continental, etc.) is Kirby using in this video ? Second, does the type and tension of the strings affect how much topspin she can impart on the ball?

[@richardj8853]

She's using the eastern forehand grip

[@makava9968]

thank you for the nice videos, please keep it up! :)

[@jojo23srb]

that uniqlo hoodie is fire!!

[@halffulltome]

There are no hoodies in this video.

[@dogs.and.tennis]

would i have to rotate my wrist upwards vertically on contact ? thanks

[@EssentialTennis]

You don't have to, but it definitely helps! That rotation should begin BEFORE contact happens. I talk about it in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4LZdZKmgrt_bqc Is that helpful?

[@Loddentidster]

Pause at 2:44. 😂 Haha, sorry just kidding, great video as always Ian! :)

[@christopherd.337]

Loddentidster. OMG! I saw same thing before I noticed your comment. Lol. 😂. Yes good video.

[@recquim3625]

Well thats funny😂🤣

[@rugcutter284]

I love the shape and the curve she has there

[@zackiinu7194]

I’m having bad thoughts again.

[@dustylover100]

I just subscribed to your video feed. What kind of grip is she using? Western? Eastern (the old shake hands grip)? It might be useful to show that on these videos.

[@IamnotJohnFord]

It looks like an Eastern grip to me when she is actually hitting the ball. The beginning is a continental grip just to get a feel for the topspin. You'd never use a continental grip for topspin during an actual stroke as it's so hard to create topspin with it.

[@KingLampard09]

Where did you get that jacket from?!

[@EssentialTennis]

Uniqlo website.

[@GaganKalraPhotography]

How much do we need to uncoil?

[@Tg10101]

When I’m trying top spin forehand, my shots become slower. My flat shots are fast but when I introduce topspin, shots are very very slow. What to do about it? It is getting a bit frustrated as now my game becomes very different that I used to play. If I try to hit harder it goes way off the court.....suggestions please....!?

[@mateohwang5355]

Nice

[@z3shan989]

if your a table tennis player you would already get the concept of swinging up past your head to create topsin

[@lennondoran5546]

I play table tennis and tennis

[@halffulltome]

If my what now?

[@Somewhere-in]

I can hit flat and hard quite well but struggle to add good topspin. Without a coach adding the spin is really hard. Think I'll stick to hitting the bell early in the rise nice and hard.

[@wlouisharris]

I play mid intermediate tennis/3.5 and see a lot of guys play effectively just hitting the ball flat; especially if you are hitting early in the rise. Topspin is a great weapon though. Sometimes we go play with some 4.5 players and the level of topspin they use is drastic. My 4.5 friend told me to focus on the exact type of drill shown here. I coach tell me to focus on drive. I was hitting up on the ball from trying to hit topspin. Definitely find a good coach and have them show you good technique. I had to completely break down my swing in order to find some topspin but worth it.

[@jimw9415]

Ok I'm left handed and I think you both are lefties too can we do some videos that are not inverted :)

[@AbhishekKumar-uw4jz]

Did you mirror the video cause you’re a lefty? Just curious.

[@MyekalBenham]

I need a backhand mastery course :P

[@peter130476]

I am hitting the back fence with this move. I am absolutely incapable of hitting a top spin. BUT I am a good amateur player and played all my life "Monica Niculescu style". That is hitting the forehand all the time with heavy BACK spin. Note: Monica was a child when I started (as an adult) to play like her. She is 11 years younger than me. Maybe she saw me on the court when she was a child? :) I am Romanian, like her.

[@tendmkt4024]

nice progressions...i aways make it clear that theres a horizontal line and a vertical line...u have to marry the two for whatever situation your faced with...always arc the ball...of late up untill recently nadals heavy topspin has not been combined with his compression of the ball and therefore hasnt had as much pop..and by his standards dropping short...when he marrys the two then the ball explodes off the court .... this video is showing us how to create topspin..hes not saying you cant drive through the ball aswell just that once you have topspin you have many more options i guess..

[@Kevinsf]

What's the racket model used by the instructor?

[@EssentialTennis]

It's a Wilson Burn 95".

[@cristobalecheverria2781]

what happened with the six one 90, if you don't use it anymore please i need it foe the twin raquet collection :P lol

[@gibsonguitarplayer]

For some unforeseen reason in the past few weeks my forehead has become very unreliable this video showed up on my KZbin feed and as I watched it I realized this was my stroke it took about three minutes on the court and I was back to hitting like normal thanks for this video

[@EthereanOriginal]

Personally, topspin has been where I've gotten stuck. I focused on it so much in the beginning and now that I play people with faster balls I always frame it or hit inconsistently because I'm focusing too much on hitting up on the ball rather than hitting through. I'm not 100% sure but I think that just by hitting through, your arm will naturally go upwards towards the end of the swing. So, when hitting against faster incoming balls, you should be able to just swing through and make contact with the ball in front of your body so that the ball catches your swing on the rise. Thus, top spin is created. Am I on the right track with this?

[@raysurx2010]

You are correct, the faster the balls come at you the less arch you will put on your stroke. The arch will vary depending on the speed of the ball coming at you.

[@Tony07UK]

The arch trajectory will depend on the amount of topspin ie. rpm

[@RevolutionRW3]

What grip is this?

[@smoresaregood1019]

Your question will never be answered

[@mcdamike]

i came for forehand, and left with kirby's bump on my mind.

[@paigehere5176]

Me with men's tennis when Thiem plays

[@JoseLCiclista]

@@paigehere5176 boggles my mind how he can play while dragging that thing behind him lol

[@qwertyrobin869]

Very insightful, Daddy Mike.

[@raffylocsin7466]

That jacket ❤️❤️❤️

[@zandemen]

Whatever happened to Kirby? She was the reason I started watching this channel years ago. Ah, the ol' bait and switch...

[@ssenssel]

I think she received and offer to work with Wilson to help release The Clash models and left. She got off her social media too, seems to be managed by a third party. For me the thing that was weird is that they never release a goodbye video for her or Ira. At least Ira came back for the quarantine spoof. I hope there's no bad blood with her and Ian.

[@zandemen]

@@ssenssel The last video I remember seeing her in she said something that was pro-Trump, she might have been forced off after that comment?

[@halffulltome]

@@zandemen Why would she be forced off for that?

[@benjaminchen4367]

@@zandemen which video was that?

[@cowdaddy4595]

Ian, what about wrist pronation. Federer and Djokovic and Nadal seem to be making use of wrist pronation. I have tried this myself and spin goes way up, with a few more frames, but not a lot

[@LuchoVena]

his demo has been using the semi-western grip for it

[@joelw8780]

This is old information. Today's modern player hits hard and with lots of topspin especially with the newer rackets/strings. I wouldn't focus too much on this video and look into learning to hit the heavy ball. That is where pronation and lag really come into play and will give you a good forehand.

[@JanitorIsBack]

2:34 thank you

[@user-gr7yq2wh6f]

good

[@todafett5865]

Goddamn Kirby!!

[@bakergirl2151]

I used to play tennis when I was really young about 6. I played for a while and I was really good then I stopped. I'm 14 and I hope to become pro is it possible? I've never played any tournament but any opportunity I have I'm outside playing tennis at home.

[@kakashii9000]

How did you get along 4 years later?

[@emilpirozzi9504]

I started playing tennis when I was 13 (I am 14 now) I have improved grately during the last few months and I love playing tennis but since I started playing tennis at such a late age is it possible for me to become a good player of even a PRO player?

[@badboy0510]

emil pirozzi yes! you can be whatever you like if you want it enough. just keep at it and when it gets hard keep going and dont do anything for anyone but yourself. if I could tell myself at a younger age anything I would tell myself to not listen to my mothers critisism after games. it made me scared to lose knowing I would have to cop harsh critisism. it made tennis for me a chore almost and it took 5 years for me to get back into it after i quit. just do it for you and only you. if you want it enough you will be great :) age doesnt make a difference if you work hard.

[@emilpirozzi9504]

limbo thank you so much. That text really inspired me:))

[@Stria110]

emil pirozzi sorry to bust your bubble but no you can't. No matter how talented you are that's too late.

[@emilpirozzi9504]

Stavi Tri it's ok

[@badboy0510]

too late for who? you don't have to be number #1 in the world to enjoy tennis and make a career out of it. you do what YOU want and don't listen to those who say you cannot do such things. tennis is a game you can start from any age and still become relatively good. plus it's good fitness, it helps develop hand-eye coordination, and it's a WHOLE lot of fun. do what you want!

[@ramyg5037]

Well explained. But I feel that topspin should be done only on certain occasions...Pace is good to throw your opponent into forced errors. Topspin gives too much time for your opponent to react. Topspin is good if you are hitting angled shots so it clears the net and stays in court but still forces your opponent to the corners.

[@badboy0510]

Ramy G topspin is good for being able to get back into ralleys from tough shots. if you can hit clean consitent topspin shots you use it to stay in points as it clears the net by such a large margin. using the topspin deep into the court can often times drive players to drop the ball short, where you can attack as you said with the big flat forehand swing. id say if you arent confident on it then yeah you might only use it on occasion but seasoned players use it quite extensively

[@mateoo4669]

I started tennis in about march, and am already beating people who have played for years. My coach says I have natural talent, but I keep telling him it's just hard work and essential tennis lol

[@EssentialTennis]

Best quote ever, love to hear success stories like yours, Mateo.

[@agradina]

wat do u mean by hard work?

[@exinmate]

such modesty. Comes naturally too I see.

[@rachedabdelmoula6272]

Mateo O omg same

[@MR-bp8od]

Hey so i was wondering what the most common reasons for hitting the frame of the racquet is. My serve is fine, my volleys are fine too, and my backhand is very good but i constantly (i mean 1 or 2 out of 3 hits) hit the frame.

[@MR-bp8od]

on my forehand only^

[@EssentialTennis]

Could be a vision thing, could be a swing path thing....one detail that I'd be money on: you're very likely hitting the SAME place on your frame over and over again. Whenever there's a pattern of shanking a specific stroke for a player it almost always means they're misjudging the ball the same way repeatedly. The big key for you is to identify where you're hitting instead of the middle, and then adjust. Trick yourself at first by aiming for the opposite side of the racquet face. More than likely you'll hit dead in the center of the strings.

[@MR-bp8od]

+Essential Tennis - Lessons and Instruction for Passionate Players Okay, i didnt think it was a vision thing as it's only my forehand, not my other strokes. Now that you mention it though, it is usually the lower part of my frame that i hit, resulting in an almost straight up path for the ball.

[@DeceitfulDestiny]

One thing I would consider is jerky acceleration. If you're driving the racquet upwards while it's still being set/too early before the drop then it'll move out of position for the strike zone. Smooth out your stroke a bit and see if that was a factor.

[@MR-bp8od]

+DeceitfulDestiny By "smooth out your stroke" do you mean slow it down or?

[@kodandareddy320]

what does topspin mean?

[@EssentialTennis]

It means the ball is rotating forwards, TOWARDS its target while traveling through the air. -Ian

[@corntruck3711]

What a beautifully innocent comment.