ATP Forehand 1 Hr Private Lesson with Coaching Legend Rick Macci

[@julianpenfold1638]

Respect to anyone who puts themselves through this, extra respect to a coach that gets coached publicly. Humility leads to improvement.

[@dzuckman]

Macci doesn't just teach you. He teaches you that he's going to teach you, then he teaches you, and then he teaches you that he taught you.

[@PeterFreemantennis]

so what your are saying is I got schooled...lol

[@seeeyell]

😄

[@jamesking6030]

And then you realize you've been conned.

[@architennis]

I'm not a good tennis player (3.5 level) and I'm older than Pete, but I have one thing in common: I'm always trying things to improve my strokes. I love your excitement over the journey! And I agree, much respect to you to put this out there publicly. Thanks for taking us along.

[@thanhn2001]

My inability to stay calm is 100% what's wrong with my game. I constantly lose to "worse" players because I always want to destroy the ball or swing too early because I'm not able to wait for the ball to come to me. And when I run to the ball I don't get into a stable stance before swinging. Thank you Rick Macci! Now I just need to go out there and practice staying calm.

[@LucasJackMusic]

Excellent.

[@zinzanger7669]

pete, i love the fact that you’re open to getting coach. i tried coach maci swing to the knees. this technique allows me to hit harder with so much spin, ball kept staying inbound. awesome! i’m getting something for free and free is good.

[@joseh899]

For us club players between a 3.0 and 4.0, a wta type forehand I believe is more realistic, where you don't focus on pat the dog technique. The racket may go back further, but nobody can say a wta type technique would not do very well for the average club player who may not have sufficient time to practice the modern atp technique which requires better timing.

[@bengray5013]

Do what works best for you, unfortunately atp forehand/wta forehand etc gets overly complicated. Early preparation and good footwork is much more important than take back positions and wrist lags

[@adrinhimmelheber2479]

Worked with Rick as a junior and went to the academy one summer. One of the best

[@gregoryphillips3969]

Ric Macci, Brad Gilbert, Brad Stine and Darren Cahill Jeff Salzenstein, Those are the 5 best.,

[@dropshot118]

you forgot robert Lansdorp and Nick bolleteri@@gregoryphillips3969

[@puntrigarkelly8851]

Love every min of this video!! Finding the dream coach is the best of tennis fife journey!

[@brasileirosim5961]

Awesome lesson, I am 61 still trying to improve my game. My forehand was always a problem. Actually my backhand wasn’t also great, but I could at least play a decent slice. Later I gave up the one handed backhand (elbow issues) and learned the two handed, which is crucial for me when playing doubles and a pass shot in singles. I began to learn from books written a kong time ago (Bill Tilden, How to play better tennis), later using video tapes (Lendl, McEnroe, later Agazzi), until KZbin began to change the game. I am still in the process of learning/ improving the forehand. It is not only about my own game, as I am giving tennis lessons for beginners since 25 years - I really want to my students learning a decent technique. Thanks a lot for the video guys!

[@alkadeshmukh2404]

Excellent video Pete, bow down to both of you.

[@golpherguy6388]

This is gold, great video!

[@AB-xp8im]

this is a great video for sure, and ive taken copious notes to give much of this a try. Just curious about something. Ive seen videos of Patrick Moratoglou saying, "just throw the racket at the ball", which is helpful to keep things loose, but seems different in relation to this - is one better than the other?....also tips to watch the ball is always good when learning any thing with tennis.

[@jimlund4845]

Excellent Pete!

[@patriciomora9663]

Love this tennis lesson!

[@NamesAreRandom]

Great video, lots of useful stuff, much better for us seeing a coach with a competent forehand getting taught. Tried out the pull and no loop, that actually works as advertised - not sure why anyone still teaches the loop?

[@bengray5013]

Because sometimes a loop suits some players, and it’s important to utilise strengths over weaknesses.

[@bfras33]

Very cool, Peter.

[@Vsh9749]

Thank you very much !

[@heathroberts316]

I just new B2 would be there!

[@ginomarone8831]

Yeah so, just make sure the moment you step in the ring with coach Macci, have your recording going and don’t even stop until the end of the session Bc it’s going to be intense… then when you get home, you replay that video and take 30 pages of notes..lol! (Been there don’t that!)

[@alainabdul]

Rick macci change my back-hand and now.. my forehand

[@chewkenghong]

The hardest thing abt swinging hard is mental. If I swing at say speed 5 n balls sailed out, how come it be that I am going to swing and speed 9 and ball will land in? It should sail more n further since I am hitting harder! N that always cos me to slow down cos the idea is slow down and the ball will land in and they do! Just that they become feeding shots for opponents to wack at me! It's exactly like what he said.... analyzing the shot before hitting n then alter the shot to hit slower so that it will stay in

[@bengray5013]

The faster you swing with optimal technique means more spin, which ultimately,earns more control. So swinging faster with old technique will always be more effective then swinging slower

[@karadale5219]

Unfortunately the pre-rolling of the racket is still happening. It’s incredibly hard to get rid of. Two things: it’s not intuitive to flip the racket. Your brain thinks racket head needs to go to the ball, not backwards first. Secondly, you don’t trust the power if everything is on the hitting side like that, especially the elbow. Take the elbow back by an extra 4-6 inches( I don’t mean towards the back fence, I mean behind your back), you won’t feel the need to pre-roll the racket.

[@zaya5704]

I really love to see your humbleness❤

[@UNCLETQB]

Rick also coached other grand slam champions: Sloane Stephens & Sofia Kenin.

[@chuckfriebe843]

You see where they are now.

[@sebastiansantos5561]

if someone is righty is not an atp forehand if the raquet at the back goes at 6 o clock?? I think no!! what about you nd why??

[@cesarfernandezlopez5063]

Mr Macci is not just a tennis coach....

[@sidmanazebo]

Great video but the background music is very annoying and not conducive to staying relaxed which was a major theme of the lesson.

[@bazkeeley9618]

I’m having a de ja vu moment 🤔🤔.

[@jamesking6030]

The reason why grown strong men use the ATP forhand is because they are stronger thru the shoulders. The reason why women use the WTA forehand where they swing from around from behind is because they are stronger thru the hips and have smaller narrower shoulders and need to create space and timing. Rick not understanding this is pretty shocking and explains why he is hurting many younger players strokes. A young Djokovic along with most modern ATP forhand started with a wta style swing and as he and most players get stronger and more developed shoulders do they then slowly evolve towards and ATP forhand. Be wary of the coach attempting to use this counter productive approach to younger players especially girls.

[@chuckfriebe843]

You nailed it.

[@themald1459]

this guys laids his wrist back right away, and hits with wrist in this position, using his arm only. his wrist should start in a neutral position and then as the arm goes back and forward, the wrist makes a natural snapping motion. I dont see it corrected in the end. so im gonna have to disagree with Rick here

[@chuckfriebe843]

100% correct! Which is why Alcaraz is having trouble with his forearm and Rune as well. They hit the ball with their wrist back and forearm straight and both are having issues with their forearms.

[@affluencethirdy4894]

North Korean grip... LOL.

[@chuckfriebe843]

No such thing as an "ATP forehand". Watch ATP players and you'll see a variety of styles that work. Neither Medvedev, Zverev, Rude, Cerundulo, Djokovic(I could go one)have "ATP forehands".