Relaxed Roger Federer & D. Schwartzman Forehand & Backhand Court Level Practice in Slow Motion

[@pawshands9706]

The deadliest forehand ever. Not just powerful and fast. A sneaky weapon that Roger made legendary.

[@y0bama]

poetry in motion

[@humanentity2214]

Soothing to watch.

[@ZainandAlyshasvids]

His backhand is a beaut

[@sonnyyombo2230]

D. Schwartzman at the other end was hitting beautiful forehands as well

[@halfdana]

Is it just me, or does the guy in the dark blue have pretty descent technique?

[@exinmate]

Wonder if he's any good.

[@jeffrey5602]

I reckon he could probably be a decent college player, maybe even make the jump on the atp tour afterwards if he keeps on practicing

[@BassByTheBay]

He shows promise.

[@tron-en4rr]

u see that he uses an eastern grip, which can't survive in today's topspin baseline tennis. This guy'd get destroyed by any decent D1 player

[@BPTVch]

@@tron-en4rr You all have to be kidding. The guy in blue is Roger Federer, arguably the best tennis player of all time.

[@digitalindia6887]

Chokh juriye gelo 👍

[@note5396]

フェデラーの練習風景観てるとあたかも自分が上手くなった様な錯覚受けるよね

[@purelocaldirectory8702]

im trying to do this lagging hit but just cant seem to .. on forehand he raises the racket high .. drops the racket with gravity assist and then somehow the racket snaps back just before contact -- can someone let me know how to do this? KA BLAM.

[@kurosakierif1220]

You either have to have a early preparation or a heavy racket. It really depends on how you swing a forehand. I would really start with making my own technique of having a good forehand and change it bit by bit to achieve what I want. Recording yourself in slo mo can help you vastly on improving your game. It can help you fix your tiny mistakes. Footwork is a big thing too. I am not a professional or anything but I learned this because I was so frustrated about my forehand and backhand.

[@tam1234hk]

when using right shoulder to carry your upper body forward and keep you arm relax, the racket will seemingly "snap back"

[@brodheaded4147]

Been contemplating how to do this and been trying and failing for years to have this effortless lag of the raquet timed well and stroke the ball and hit the sweet spot consistently. Now in year 7 of tennis I'm having greater consistency with this stroke (under controlled practice hitting) A pro coach told me the most important thing that will take much trying and meditating on if you didn't learn this at an early age. "You must learn to release the wrist" Once you've accomplished this it will seem relatively easy but until then it can be a stressful journey. You must love tennis and be patient and it will come to you. It may take years. Also work on torso rotation. Mastering Rotation is absolutely required. If your abs and core are weak and untrained your Strokes will suffer. It's not the strength that is key but the coordination and functionality with the rest of your body. The usage of the core allows your forearm to be relaxed and not dominantly engaged in the stroke. Let the body do more work than the arm and hand/wrist!

[@indrasismitra6484]

@@brodheaded4147 Very nicely put. I have been trying to keep my forehand arm relaxed, although I do get the wrist snap, but most of the times I lose control and the ball just goes haywire. However, in some rare cases, when it does works out, the shot and the sound of it is very satisfying.

[@Olgod2004]

@@brodheaded4147 dude you are 100% on. I am a junior and a tournament player. I play aggressive as I am very tall and have a good serve, forehand, and volley skills. I started off eastern and moved to a semi western for the forehand and I have switched from onehander to two hander (the tournament players that were good would just hit heavy spin to my backhand when I had one hand... had to slice everything until I got the right ball). Basically I have hit all the strokes. In all the strokes, the body is 80% of it. Get good positioning, a wide base, good core rotation. You do that and you make the power and spin for yourself. the swing is the alst 20% and you basically just put what ever effort not used in the body to complete the swing. However, you got to let the wrist go... not use the wrist but rather just ease it a little bit. good stuff.

[@ManOnJupiter2]

Nobody does it better

[@iqless7313]

2:30 even Federer can misjudge a curving ball! The shot from Schwartzman was spinny and after the bounce curved to the right slightly more than Federer anticipated, so right around the time of hitting the ball he had to re-adjust and move backwards (to camera right), just a little bit. If you compare it to the other backhands he hit, you'll see the difference!

[@psichoparano]

GOAT.

[@paolomoles1401]

Very good 👍

[@purelocaldirectory8702]

and also - after i hit forehand , i need to change grip to hit backhand -- but it seems federer has same grip for both fore and backhand?

[@wellyngtonamaral4097]

No, he changes it every time, the thing is that he hits his forehand with an estern grip which is very unusual for a professional and his backhand he hits with a continental ish grip which takes just a small adjustment compared to those who uses semi or either full western on the forehand.

[@kabirkapoor1205]

The bounce also dictates the grip no matter what kind you are used to.

[@bodzarnpertrvick2869]

@@wellyngtonamaral4097 eastern grip very unusual? Federer, del potro, tsitsipas, dimitrov and many others have eastern grips

[@wellyngtonamaral4097]

@@bodzarnpertrvick2869 ok

[@shirejeti77]

@@bodzarnpertrvick2869 actually Federer and Del Potro; Tsits and Dimitrov use a hybrid between Eastern and Semi-W (really common in 80s and 90s).

[@JonAkdogan]

I want to learn this back hand technique but I am scared to dislocate my shoulder.

[@soofitnsexy]

JUST DO IT

[@Olgod2004]

@@TimTheMusicMan dont know if I agree with that really... the rackets are better, yes, but the game has gotten more athletic. McEnroe always says that with every new generation the players are more fit and they swing hard and move faster. Back in the say, the pros had to slow down their swings, especially on defensive shots, because the spin was not as heavy. Now, every good coach will instruct their student to rapidly accelerate the racket to gain topspin (part of it is the more extreme grips now too). I am a Junior player and I play pretty aggressive because my coach wants me to use my height and build for it and I know a few d1 college tennis players. If you watch the older film of college tennis it is not really as athletic as what people have to do now. Going to the net 90% of points and slicing most shots is not as athletic as those grinders who sit at the back of the court swinging like crazy for topspin... points last longer too and the movement is insane... I will agree that "if they can do it so can you" to a certain degree though. Just got to work hard and grind out the hours.

[@Olgod2004]

These guys train for like 9 hours a day in just fitness and basic practice alone so they can pull off stuff we cant even dream of. However, copying technique is not a bad thing to do. You can always learn something from the pros. I will caution you... do not try to copy technique completely. Copy important aspects like positioning, timing, body mechanics, etc. You have your own build so technique is unique. I will say though, Federer has very simple technique on the backhand. If you work out and stay fit, the technique wont hurt you. I did switch from a one hander to a two hander due to my game style demanding it and the players using heavy spin to my back hand in tournaments, but when I did the one hander I had a very good one. I would say try and copy his stance and his rotation. The arm swing is the last thing you should care about. 80% of all my swings come from my legs, back, and core. I would say keep the arm swing simple (loop it back and swing up and across the ball for spin) but really focus on your legs and rotation. This will help reduce errors due to timing or those heavy topspin balls. Basically, copy the basics. Legs and core, contact, then the arm. Once you do that you should start to add your own flavor to your stroke such as the type of ball you prefer (when I was a one hander I basically never flattened the shot... I used topspin or slice 95% of the time... If I wanted to flatten it I would go to my forehand) and where you feel comfortable hitting the ball.

[@keithbriscoe99]

@@TimTheMusicMan clearly, you are not a competitive tennis player. Sorry. Feel free to share your name/USTA number if I'm wrong.

[@keithbriscoe99]

@@TimTheMusicMan Ha, so clearly you are about a 3.5 level youtube watcher and that's about it. Got it.

[@Buddy_-ub1mf]

4:52 Fed went Nadal mode for a sec

[@iqless7313]

He actually mishit the ball a little bit, the ball hit the lower portion of the racket and the impact ended up rotating the racket in his hand, resulting in a different follow through path

[@Hypknotikk]

Godly

[@ДенисПаленко-г8й]

rogere top

[@keithbriscoe99]

$1,000s worth of lessons right here. Not much more needed.

[@zenracquets]

Agreed! Enjoy

[@Jesuslovesyou361]

Jesus loves you ❤

[@RVP-TENNIS-CONSULTING]

絵になるよな〜。w

[@martianmatters]

how slow