Rafael Nadal Forehands In Super Slow Motion - 960 and 480 frames per second!

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Rafael Nadal hitting with his forceful forehand
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In this video you can see Rafael Nadal hitting with his forehand in 2 different speeds (960 and 480 frames per second). The video was made at the BNP Paribas Open 2013.
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[@srinitaaigaura]

The kinetic chain and footwork on that first shot is poetry.

[@lonesomecowboy1141]

Poesie????😂

[@juanzito4888]

i was really concentrated and than a voice start talking... almost jump hehehe

[@OFFRIGINAL]

Hahahaha me too

[@Ali4451_]

this is terrific

[@hybris159]

Beautiful Video, thank you very much !!

[@cassa5129]

I’m still watching this in 2018 like everyday to pick up new things

[@jescold316]

Certainly this technique can be learned at the club level. Practice is everything. With a dedicated student, coach and X hours of practice this can be mastered. Of course if you believe you are a simple recreational player then you are doomed to failure. Meeping an eye on the ball through the shot helps to prevent framing the ball. Easier said than done, again it requires countless hours addressing this simple point. Thanks Florian for such an excellent footage.

[@issatr4p]

im left handed and let me tell you... it's actually pretty easy to perfect his motion

[@ovideoarkans7982]

Really ?@@issatr4p

[@jeffs2295]

Thanks Florian. What you and others describe as: laying back, lag, coiling, flexing sure looks like good old PRONATION on his forehand. Hard to tell from the angle of video but looks like the relationship of wrist to forehand stays fixed until after contact? Is this pronation the same or different than when serving?

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Slow like turtle

[@bournejason66]

The wrist was in a fixed position right before and after contact.

[@srinitaaigaura]

An extreme grip.

[@yoitsjust]

srinitaaigaura it’s just a semi western

[@MrCraber]

what a huge inside out motion

[@HT_Ray]

Quality!

[@WatermanViolinStudio]

Interesting thought! I noticed that when I did a trial of rackets, I chose an unusual one, Prince tour 100, 18x20, similar to David Ferrer (think he uses the 16x18 version). It's very low power. I can still hit offensively with it, although I find that I like it to help produce a more consistent/easily controlled rally ball. Not many coaches comment on rackets so I'm curious to hear more of your thoughts related to such a racket. I'm ~a 3.25 player these days.

[@sehyeon3806]

Look at that racket lag! That's CRAZY

[@jianhuiwu897]

*lag

[@chtomlin]

Notice the Fade on the first ball.

[@jescold316]

If you find a coach that tells you not to even try pros techniques, then turn around 180 degrees and run!!. It is "easier" for them to teach the "recreational forehand". That is mediocre at best.

[@juliproo3962]

how did you made this slowmotion?

[@pranavhari7534]

I can't decide If I should try and hit a forehand like federer or Nadal. Which one is better.

[@chtomlin]

Pranav Hari not such a big difference really as both use the straight arm FH. Nadal just tends to get below it more on avg for more Topspin and uses a bit more aggressive grip.

[@gherbihicham8506]

At winning points? Nadal's forehand hands down, not even an argument, if you want to hear talks about beauty and those kinds of stuff than Federer enters the conversation. Nadal has the best winner to unforced error ratio ever on the forehand, I think his forehand has already been descirbed as the most effective shot in Tennis history. But I wouldn't advise anyone who's not a professional to emulate him, as hitting with so much top spin can generate injuries.

[@fabianviljoen9809]

@@chtomlin There is another difference in Federer's FH he hits with less spin in comparison to Nadal's FH. Which means Federer's FH has more pace. Nadal uses the reverse FH frequently in comparison to Federer. Federer only use the reverse FH when he is in need to use it.

[@silviutudorescu8114]

Federer is by far more straightforward, Nadal forehand needs a quick preparation to not hit late and consequentaly a good timing

[@TNToncourt]

I hate coaches who always think we can't do what the pros do.It's not really that hard to understand if it's explained properly.I like coaches who get straight to the point and leave nothing to the imagination.

[@agradina]

They are right u cant do wat pros do its because pro have muscle,body tendons, phisical resistance out of normal humans .

[@bobjones9596]

TNToncourt You can't do what pros do. That's why you're not a pro 😂😂

[@AlanGonzalez-ev6ur]

@@agradina not true. Theres a fair amount of out of shape players (milos raonic, jiri vesely)

[@zolaQuela711]

Why would you not recommend this technique? I am a social player and have learned to hit this forearm by doing exactly what he does. The trick is in coiling the or flexing the forearm.

[@zhixionglin7341]

great

[@MissHitAllTheTime]

nasty! what grip does he uses? and when he brings the racket back its weird lol but hit is powerful.

[@bradymichel6762]

Full western

[@uchihasasuke7436]

Nadal is definitely semi western. That's why it looks weird when he brings it back, because it kinda looks like a full western position, but his sharp 90degree wrist angle is creating that (also the weirdness)

[@WatermanViolinStudio]

It's definitely laying the wrist back and then snapping it forward, pretty sure that's flexion of the wrist through the shot.

[@papa_mia4495]

2:39 God damn son, I'm watching this vid at 2 in the fucking morning......

[@emilianososa2079]

Hahaha u made my sunday

[@ty0ung0s]

No professional hits a forehand so weird and yet powerful in the history of tennis like Nadal does. As a tennis coach, I won’t suggest my students to emulate him and won’t recommend anyone to use his racquet. His rather stiff racquet is designed for him and his style. You certainly can’t have a Federer-like forehand using Nadal’s racquet, which only fools yourself but enriches its manufacturer. ★★★★★

[@darioramirez-pico2041]

Actually Federer does. Nadal just has an uncommon grip and he has the most topspin and pro has put in the ball

[@darioramirez-pico2041]

*any

[@SSer_G.]

so, babolat rackets are made for someone who can hit the ball just like nadal does? ( topspin)

[@darioramirez-pico2041]

Does he snap before contact?

[@uchihasasuke7436]

i mean it wouldn't make sense to snap AFTER contact. The snap is providing spin and power so

[@ty0ung0s]

You have a decent racquet at a decent price, son! The racquet certainly meets your needs and wishes as a 3.25 player now who is going to be 5.5 player like me by the end of this decade. However, you need a decent hybrid string of polyester mains (e.g. Solinco Tour Bite (Soft) at 50 - 55 lbs tension) and multi-filament crosses (e.g. Head FiberGel Power at 55 - 58 lbs tension). Remember, your racquet is only as good as your string. Not many coaches comment on strings. ★★★★★

[@issatr4p]

wair, are u calling rafael nadal, the world's 2nd best tennis player, son and giving him tips? you're distespectful man

[@dumbodonkus]

He should be number 1 well he is treated like number 1 cause of style

[@cloudstrife3083]

Well the point system is a total bitch bcuz once u r injured for months there's a chance u might lose ur rank as being one of the best

[@darioramirez-pico2041]

He was #1 before but now he's #5

[@ucfkid67]

Massive topspin on clay = 13 titles

[@raffaellix]

No you're wrong ! there is no flexion of the wrist .At contact the wrist remains cocked and only later get to neutral position

[@uchihasasuke7436]

no

[@joshuacai2551]

@@TheCornguy of course he moves his wrist

[@mitchellsewell275]

Like I said, right? ; )

[@MR-bp8od]

People are saying that no one but professionals should try and do this cause your timing has to be impeccable but that's not the case, even Nadal's timing isnt that great, which is exactly why he's forced to hit the buggy whip shot all the time, he hardly does that shot in practice when the balls are slow, but in a match he uses the buggy whip as a defensive shot because his timing isn't good enough to drive the ball and finish over his shoulder, you can use this technique but no matter how good you are, the timing is always gonna be an issue.

[@uchihasasuke7436]

Definitely not. Nadal buggy whips by choice and it helps him gain the upper hand in spin production.

[@Charmander009]

There is no unit turn , no coil , like all the youtube tennis coaches say . He just gets sideways on and hits it

[@squirrelz6117]

I use this same technique, but what I know is this... your arm must straighten out because after the racket drop you're suppose to rotate your arm so that your thumb is facing behind you, this is what makes it look like he is creating the lag. Then the opposite elbow (not-hitting elbows) pulls in which is what activate the shoulder rotation and eventually the hip rotation... which activates the final racket lag and flex. The wrist must be loose and your arm must remain the least active part of the swing for wrist lag at this point. When you see his racket wobble behind him, it looks elastic almost, that is just the looseness of his wrist as his body uncoils.

[@Alexandra_Marchenko]

2:02 is the unit turn

[@carlosmendez7047]

Borg was way better and more elegant.Borg goat try this sissies play with wood racquets

[@olafkorbu4072]

P

[@dancuarta]

A great player can play with a broom stick

[@imateapot51]

I teach kids this stroke using a stick. Much easier to get the lag with a stick. I use a wood dowel from home depot and cut it to 30 inches. Having the high drop and still getting the lag takes tremendous timing. The racquet must still be moving back when you start rotating forward to get it. Going back with the racquet up 45 degrees instead of 90 is much easier for us non pros and it is still better than a straight back or loop swing without that lag. In 10-15 years this forehand will be standard and the pros will be doing something different. The game keeps evolving.

[@RacquetTalk]

+Online Tennis Instruction with Florian Meier Florian, as a long time fan I've enjoyed your videos and think you do a very good job of teaching. I've been wanting to use some slow motion footage for forehand analysis in a video. How can I go about getting your permission to use a clip (with credit to your channel)? my email is racquet.talk@gmail dot com

[@agradina]

i dont think they wil do some different or will evolve much because bio mecanics of power has been already studied with modern tehnique and sensors, for the human body its maximum that u can do so the basics will remain the same starting the move after racket drop with already gravitational speed added rotate torso and legs then slap the ball and finish the move front over shoulder.this is the golden rule nothing we will change that unless u are playing robot instead of human

[@imateapot51]

agradina Well for one, pros do not lag on the backhand. And most woman pros do not lag on the forehand. That will change.

[@agradina]

of course lag is included in biomecanics basics because it is natural to lag when torso and legs push the racket but lag is not forced by your hand it is natural,otherwise he could go to injury.I myself lag a lot on my forehand , i dont know about backhand if u could detaliate it will be interesting

[@mitchellsewell275]

Timing issues and shanking the ball.