Master The Overhead (7 Checkpoints)

Here Ryan from 2MinuteTennis.net explains the 7 checkpoints you can use the analyze your own overhead. If you have any questions feel free to put them in the comments.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Master The Overhead (7 Checkpoints)

[@rossiuow]

Of all the overhead lessons I have watched on KZbin (and I literally have watched dozens of videos just on overheads) this is the best. I actually applied some of the techniques I learned from here in my tennis session today and I saw the difference. These elaborate explanations of each step are extremely helpful for beginner/intermediate level players like me. Love your enthusiasm about teaching.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow thanks so much!! I appreciate the kind words and I’m glad the videos have helped you!!!

[@imontufo]

Always insightful and meticulous! Once I read that you only get to understand something difficult when you can explain it in a simple way. You always manage to do that and give it to us as a gift. Many many thanks from Spain.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow thank you Ibán. You always give me support and cheer me on. Appreciate that very much. Have a great day my friend!

[@dieugregoriou3524]

Hi Ryan, thank you for a very detailed steps. Very helpful and easy to remember. Appreciate the effort in making the video.

[@akshitshah6324]

You are doing a fabulous job. The most special thing about you is your body language.❤️❤️ It feels like a professional player is explaining each and every part of a particular shot in slow motion

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow what a nice thing to say. I’m so happy to hear that you like the videos. Have an amazing day!!!!!

[@thangmeu]

Hand down....the best explain on the serve and overhead mechanic.

[@adresmiddleton4225]

Looking forward to practicing this method, thanks 😊.

[@johnkwan1341]

Dear Ryan, You show great love to people like me who watches your tutorial video on the net free. You hold NO reservation whatsoever in your tutorial. Everything you coach us is easy to understand and easy to put into practice. From your tutorial I learn a lot, and as a result my tennis skill improves significantly and dramatically. Once again Thank you very much. John Kwan

[@at1838]

fantastic. helpful for beginners and experienced players alike. thanks for the memorable ways to put these insights into practice

[@asjankamera6964]

Great teaching. Very detailed.

[@susanhawkins1454]

Wow fantastic video! I have always struggled with overheads & u gave such good details, can’t wait to go try all the check points! Thank u so much for sharing👍 🎾

[@lederic]

Great vids! You have really helped my game! Thanks!

[@graceoh8392]

Wonderful teaching and the best teaching!!

[@yourstruly5DA]

Brilliant explanation of the overhead.

[@LOGOASSASSIN]

Your videos are excellent. I've learnt loads thanks. Navratilova etc all stayed at my father's hotel in the late 70s when I first got into tennis.

[@neilhyman8165]

Best overhead instruction video I've ever watched...I'm a 4.0 NTRP player with a decent overhead. I was already doing most of what you described here except bringing both arms back in checkpoint #2... that really ensures the unit turn and is a game changer.

[@francoma2360]

It is the best video about the technique of tennis. Excellent presentation skill and technique, of course. Many thanks for the teaching.

[@royvanderveen4300]

Amazingly clear, physically logical, feasible and effective explanations! Thank you so much Ryan! Keep doing what you’re doing 👍🏾👌🏽🙏🏽😎

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow thank you Roy!! Appreciate the support.

[@royvanderveen4300]

@@2MinuteTennis Hi Ryan, I want to salute & praise you for your presence and Super-valuable Input on this social media‼️❣️🙏🏽✨🙏🏽✨🙏🏽 I’m a BeachTennis player, and since I started watching and applying your videos, my game has improved miraculously! E.g. the serve/birthday-hat technique is such a profound invention for teaching, that - even though I still have many practicing strokes to go, to make it naturally perfect - when it’s sometimes (accidentally) correctly executed, there is complete awe in opponents, standing baffled 🤔 and unable to even handle such a ball ‼️ It e.g. enables me to hit a ball at a height of about 1 mtr over the net (which is at 1.80 meter height) having the ball land inside the court (which is just 8 meters long and wide at either side)!… having the opponents assume the ball will definitely be ‘out’ and thus doing nothing 😄‼️…. standing like 😣 So many Thanks and Appreciation; I’m a total fan of you!… ps. Say greetings & thanks to your wonderful wife / family for giving you the opportunity to do what you do in the crasiest moments of the day/night❣️⁉️🙏🏽😀💪🏼

[@iscanamarenah5067]

Coach I really really love your lessons You always give me perfect explanation thank you 💪🏾👍

[@nathanmiller6051]

Excellent lesson 🙏

[@ejaikumar3068]

Love y .I feel like memorising them again and again. Lovely house and the greenery where you did the entire shooting. Good night.

[@tenisaddict]

Love it...with the steps in great details!

[@2MinuteTennis]

So glad you liked it!!

[@timharrison6700]

Hi Ryan I think it’s great to list out the checkpoints and tie them to the fundamentals of the stroke. This is invaluable when you film yourself and go through self correction. I will certainly use this video for my overhead practice. Keep these stroke breakdowns coming please. Regards Tim

[@albertofrdeoliveira7151]

Very good! I have learned a lot from your teachings

[@HadyKhaled]

These videos are very helpful

[@Rick-si2fj]

absolutely awesome explanation, thanks a lot for your big effort!

[@2MinuteTennis]

Hey man! Happy to help Rick. Have an awesome day my friend.

[@champikawickramaratne108]

Another great video. Your instructions are very clear and broken down to check points, which is an awesome concept to learn. Thank you so much.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Wow thank you so much. Kind of you to comment such a supportive message. Thanks again!!!

[@giselaholmgren1017]

Exellent video. thank you from Sweden

[@geraldevans1998]

Very good overhead instruction...

[@GameChangersSiliconValleyShow]

Ryan, excellent video lesson, showing consistent movement, well done,

[@2MinuteTennis]

Thank you so much!!!!

[@enricopalabasan2330]

Great job coach!

[@2MinuteTennis]

Hey thanks so much

[@leoeriksson1859]

Awesome lesson !!!

[@yuliu9834]

So Detailed, Thanks

[@werner56ify]

Many thanks from northern Germany. I like your Instruktion. Kind regards Winni

[@clairehu7152]

Thanks, very helpful.

[@michellem9392]

I watched this video on Monday and went to the courts and tried it out on Tuesday. I instantly saw improvement in my overhead shots. Thank you for this wonderfully effective video!

[@2MinuteTennis]

Oh wow that’s amazing!!! So glad to hear that. Thank you for trusting me to help you Michelle. Hope your overhead gets better and better.

[@Osnosis]

Pronation actually starts before contact; otherwise you’d frame the ball. The relative amount of pronation before contact determines the amount of spin.

[@globbervietnam8209]

You r right

[@doghmisalah7844]

One of the most usefull video I have ever seen !!

[@2MinuteTennis]

Thank you so much!!!

[@MichaelSynk]

The unit turn seems to be key to all shots. Changing my game.

[@paddlepower888]

I saw this video weeks ago, most likely thinking, "eh, I just had my second hip replaced. Doubt I'll be able to do this for *months* ! " Today, on our first sunny day in weeks, I found myself in the middle of the service box after returning a short ball and I got lobbed. Not a deep lob, so I could lurch back and watch it bop me on the head. Instead, I vaguely recalled seeing this lesson and I smashed a winner! Everyone laughed! Thanks!

[@vladimirvidov6202]

thank you very much it's very logical very professional you are the best coach what I watch you are my favorite understand you you explain very very neat step by step point by point it's very very usable thanks very much again 🕺🎾👍🇷🇺🌴💃🥂

[@BobSmith-rr8rw]

The best instruction

[@2MinuteTennis]

Thank you so much!!!

[@fantiago5143]

great ryan i love your videos are soo helpfull

[@2MinuteTennis]

Hey thanks so much!!!!!

[@kingfairobot1858]

this is the best and so convincing though i have not tried yet

[@aryasalona]

good explaination

[@the1tfactor]

Brilliant!

[@ujiffy69]

Would be good if you were on court hitting an overhead ball after showing these checkpoints to see where ball actually goes and timing of when to hit the ball in the air.

[@2MinuteTennis]

You mean like this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKvKmJtmjrOfsLM

[@arnaldosimisschver523]

another excellent tennis video class - Ryan could you give us tips for better approach for smashing the balls overhead dropping 90degrees and the balls dropping 45degrees - thanks again for your tennis lessons

[@gosportsbetnet]

this guuy is the best!

[@2MinuteTennis]

Thank you so much. Really appreciate the kind words!!

[@robertorodriguezflores9779]

Gracias 😊!!! thank you!!!

[@pakchu2]

Hey Ryan, great tips. Do you have a video or advice on the footwork and timing of moving backwards to hit an overhead?

[@sungsangkimkim2497]

thank you so much:D

[@2MinuteTennis]

Happy to help. Glad you liked the videos.

[@sarbjitbilling7535]

Great tips. One question, by staying sideways and applying sidespin, don't you miss out on power that trying to rotate forwards and hitting flat will give.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Power hurts more than it helps. Hitting overheads at 50% power will win you more points than blasting it and messing up a lot.

[@denisfogel6000]

18 god damn minutes on the 2 minute tennis!

[@2MinuteTennis]

lol

[@anthonygibson660]

Ah, you said '2 minute tennis', the video was 18 minutes. Just kidding, GREAT video. Thank You.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Haha true. But Facebook isn’t a book of faces either. Names stay but content/products evolve. Thanks!!

[@doaparviz6430]

Great.

[@roynzm]

Hi Ryan, I love your videos very much and I've improved watching you. I have a question. Why does it matter where the racket faces AFTER contact? I am thinking since the ball has left the contact point, whatever you do then can't affect the direction nor power on the ball. This puzzles me. Appreciate it if you can explain. Roy

[@user-dl6cz7rr5v]

Thank for your kind advice. I want to know about checkpoint for jump smash. I cannot stand naturally after hitting ball. Please let me know how to improve my skill for smash preparing lobbing shot.

[@boontatt5813]

Hi Ryan. How does pronation help when we've already struck the ball before the pronation happens? All along I have been hitting my overhead without pronation just fine. Would love to understand more on pronation and how it can help with my tennis. Thanks.

[@cesarparedes9594]

Nice vid. How does pronation di if the ball is already gone? You don't explain it in any of your videos.

[@pablocaruso3966]

Gracias Ryan 🤡

[@jcancook1]

Lets see you hit the ball.

[@christophv9712]

holding that upper body (and keeping the left hand on the right side) also for the serve?

[@epoyfuderanan4829]

how similar or different is the overhead smash from a serve. what checkpoints are missing/added?

[@user-bx3kc3dr6c]

Hello my friend. While playing tennis, he injured his left thumb (from being hit by a racket). I did not have time to remove it when the ball was reflected. After watching your video, I realized that when hitting the ball, you also need to use the racket, or sharply remove it when hitting ???

[@ericnguyen9623]

can this technique deal with lobbing of opponents?

[@shriramoka]

The overhead smash has been a bugbear in my game. I think I have ball sighting issues once the ball is way over my eyeline and my neck needs to crank upwards. What shud I do to improve my eye-tracking skills on the ball pls ? I have been trying to use the left hand to track smashes . While this works reasonably well in practice esp. when I am into the mental state of playing overheads, in match play during the heat of a rally, my reactions and eye-tracking leave a lot to be desired, during transition.

[@2MinuteTennis]

Thanks for the question. Something that really helps my players with their overheads when they’re struggling to track the ball is to constantly keep their feet moving. Often times when players struggle tracking it isn’t an eye issue. It’s that their feet stop moving and they start to adjust their bodies by leaning rather than adjusting the feet. Practice overheads and try to keep you feet moving the whole time. That way when you need to move you will bc your active feet will maturely move you where you need to be. It seems simple but this is life changing for people who hate overheads. Keep me posted how it works for you. Good luck!!!

[@shriramoka]

@@2MinuteTennis looks good coach. I will give it a go. Tks 👌👍

[@2MinuteTennis]

Happy to help. Just keep “jogging in place” even if you think you’re standing in the right spot. By simply keeping your feet going you’ll naturally make small adjustments in your court positioning without even being aware of it. Thanks for the support.

[@luzmarinajutras1300]

A Plus

[@2MinuteTennis]

Thank you so so much!!!!

[@sleepy4x]

The probem is, here in Europe (Germany). we have no football quarterback stuff. Also I have never used a birthday hat. So how ca I be able hit an overhead (or service) properly?

[@madisonbaker7056]

Note 1. Always follow Federer🇨🇭 🎾

[@JamesDavisakaRemguy]

There is a lot of repetition in this video, Ryan, only some of which I feel is necessary to make and recap your points. You might consider just referencing your other videos (and linking them either onscreen and/or in the description box) and move on. Great example is the continental grip. I fear you may be losing experienced players who don't have the patience to sit through explanations of things they already know. Trying to help, please take as intended. I think you have a great channel and could become a leader in tennis instruction here on KZbin. Best of luck - JD, Montreal

[@2MinuteTennis]

Thanks so much James. Appreciate your comments. As someone who makes a ton of content of IG, Tiktok, FB, KZbin, etc. I’ve learned there’s no perfect amount of content to include in videos. Some people say I need to explain more, some say explain less. All I can do it my best and hope people understand it’s not easy making content and it’s impossible to please even 50% of the viewers. I appreciate your perspective very much. Have an awesome day James.

[@the1tfactor]

I understand what you mean James, but you need to consider the idea that this is the only video they may see, therefore it needs to stand on its own. Some folks get irritated when you send them somewhere else for basic information. So while the repetition may seem a bit much for folks like us with more experience, it may be just the ticket for someone just starting out. Perhaps both audiences can be gained and held with edited versions as well as full versions of the instruction, with links to full/edit versions included with its opposite?

[@TheThamyohyin]

@@2MinuteTennis excellent!

[@FairwayJack]

17:28 "non-hitting armpit" ...busted ...make a whole new video ...lol, joking !! ...great video ...another gem !!

[@Osnosis]

Hello, girls...

[@enkei10]

Unsubscribed at carson wentz. Go cowboys!

[@2MinuteTennis]

Hey I understand and respect you for that. But GO BIRDS!!! 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

[@enkei10]

@@2MinuteTennis jp. Love these videos, keep up the good content!

[@2MinuteTennis]

@@enkei10 thanks so much. Good luck Sunday night.

[@topage777]

Good, but too much explanation

[@2MinuteTennis]

Thanks so much!!!