The Biomechanics Of The Next Generation Forehand

[@karmaking4633]

Some of the negativity of the comments is pathetic. If you think that you can do better, make your own videos .I think young man is doing a stellar job. Coaching is among other things an opinion .Everyone has their opinion about how things should be done . I think this young man is doing a fine job 👍

[@thirdballtennis]

I've been playing tennis for about 24 years and for the first time, your tip "hand is at the level of the ball", is the best advice to fix my forehand. Tried it against the wall and was like night and day. Need to go rally with guys to feel this technique.

[@pawedabek705]

the same here bro

[@jambro1583]

Watching in California keep up the work fuck the bad comments ❤❤

[@antoniomaciel9530]

Enseñas muy buenas cosas profesor te felicito de todo mundo se aprende no hay ningún ser humano qué sepa TODO!! Felicidades sigue con tu gran labor

[@GokkunGuru]

Your coaching seriously made me an excellent tennis player with good power, pace, topspin and accuracy. Thank you Vincent!

[@jeremyvanvlymen7191]

Highly informative, detailed coaching - fantastic! Many thanks. Debunks lots of old coaching myths, focusing on sound biomechanics.

[@nebraskanate7417]

Thank you, Doc! This is a very clear and helpful video. I have found that the more upward swing works great when playing a soft hitting opponent who hits balls with a gentler up and down trajectory. But a more angular and around-the-body or torso-rotating motion, where the horizontal plane of my swing is flatter works much better with a hard-hitting opponent. And for me, the next generation forehand is actually a lot simpler and more compact, than the loopier take back. Thank you very much for this lesson.

[@ThePugilistLawyer]

Amazing video. I’m a beginner. Followed your video step by step. Velocity of ball exiting racket increased explosively immediately. You are a tennis doctor indeed. Thank you so much for this amazing free content.

[@alalaben]

Perfect explanation of the forehand! thanks

[@truten34]

I really like your videos and the way you explain things :)

[@dalewotherspoon5903]

Another great lesson, thanks Vincent but I am 62 with 50 years of tennis muscle memory so changing yo this is very difficult. Can you suggest small steps that we can do to change the muscle memory? Have tried shadow seings but when I sm on court and the ball is coming at me the old muscle memory kicks in..,so I have this ugly hybrid between old school and next gen.

[@michaelzyang]

Great detailed video, thank you so much for putting it together! Wondering - what are the differences between the 'Modern' forehand vs. 'Next Generation' forehand? Seemed to me the main element that is different is that the 'Modern' forehand has bending at the knees and dropping the racquet head (the pat the dog cue) during the prep phase, which results in more upward racquet head motion during the swing (more 'down to up' motion). If that's true, then if the ball is coming at a pace where we have enough time to do the 'Modern' forehand, it could give you a bit more power than the 'Next Gen'. What are people's thoughts?

[@xupac1379]

where was this video 3yrs ago? could of saved me much $ and time.

[@Tennisdoctorofficial]

I’m sorry I was still a teenager then, I’m sorry I didn’t save you earlier.

[@xristosmat5727]

I'm writing from Greece, I'm also a coach, you're doing a great job, I've been watching your channel since you started and it's constantly evolving, thanks for all the information you give us, I noticed you changed rackets from Pro staff (which I love) to cx200 would like me to ask which model exactly it is (18/20 95' head) ? and your impressions and if you can tell the differences from your previous racquet, also if you can share what strings type you use(brand name) and at what string tension on both the previous racquet and the new one? thanks and keep going to the top!

[@damon123jones]

perfect backhand thats for sure

[@tomk5238]

Hello tennis doctor. Can you make a video about the tennis serve take back? My take back had excess racket movement. It wobbles as it goes up to trophy. Was wondering if there are any tips to avoid doing that.

[@hughgeiger9353]

My suggestion is to visualize the ‘trophy position’ with significant shoulder tilt - your toss arm shoulder is much higher than your racquet arm shoulder - at the point you are in the trophy position (which could be a moment in continuous movement, or a brief pause). Imagine the trophy position as an archer preparing to shoot an arrow into the sky. Actively tilting your shoulders means that your toss comes from the front shoulder moving up. Your racquet arm shoulder moves down (not up, as you seem to imply in your description) - the feeling is the shoulder blade moving down and back. The racquet arm elbow is extended in line with the shoulder tilt - much easier to achieve this if your elbow is away from your side in the ready position (just before initiating the toss). The key is to move directly to the trophy position, not some roundabout route where you drop your racquet arm in some ‘coordinated’ windmill that requires lifting the racquet up into the trophy position. Eliminate the windmill. Focus on the movement as a shoulder tilt (which arches your spine, shifts weight, and BTW makes the toss effortless). The feeling should be that the elbow of your racquet arm moves directly to the trophy position - extended in line with your shoulders - into the Usain Bolt archer position (but with forearm at ~90 degrees, more like preparing to throw a ball).

[@rafaelgurgelroselli4589]

The best tips! 🔥👏

[@suky108]

tennisdoctor you said in many previous videos and w so much emphasis and criticism of other coaches that the forehand is not a back swing stroke, however in this video you emphasize on the importance of the back stroke so it is bit confusing...

[@pencilcheck]

haha, that roast in the intro

[@wizzle89]

is the racket supposed to be angled at contact or flat to the ball? Thanks!

[@minisurfbanana]

Angled 👍👍👍

[@emjay2045]

Looks really close to the Kokkinakis FH

[@thirdballtennis]

I love your intro .... "but they know how to wack the shit out of the ball"

[@minisurfbanana]

If im 50 coming in for a lesson is this the forehand u teach???

[@Emolga6274]

Break down Pete Sampras forehand

[@emjay2045]

Y

[@minisurfbanana]

Whats ur UTR?

[@권혁진-m6m]

Great

[@TheLuc234]

What about rafa he mostly always finishes over his shoulder or his head, but great video none the less.

[@GokkunGuru]

Rafa is a beast. He’s not your regular rec player. He has the biggest rotations of topspin but at the same time he’s plowing forward much more than than your weekend warrior. Don’t try to copy Rafa.

[@dorivanlopesjr.338]

Rafa is uncomparable. You can see by yourself that even in tour, nobody get even close to his unique forehand. (Talking about tecnique)

[@iverbronx]

@@GokkunGuru only weakminded people think like that.

[@propgee]

❤

[@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten]

1:08 Who are you talking about? To me Sinner and Carlos seem to be quite smart and calculated about their tennis, it's not true that their only quality (or even main quality) is just blasting the ball. The same goes for many of the other young talents.

[@Tennisdoctorofficial]

I am talking about junior players not pros

[@mirianbauto6023]

CONGRATS! DISREGARD THE NEGATIVE OPINIONS. YOUR TECHNIQUE IS CONSISTENT IN YOUR EVERY VIDEO. CLEAR, WORKABLE, EASIER AND YES, BETTER. I WATCH IT REPEATEDLY BEFORE PRACTICE DAILY.

[@angk9561]

Personally I think the previous gen forehand...the mechanics used by fed, rafa and novak...is better ...and more consistent ...than the new guys...as we can see the the young guys r still struggling to beat novak...and if rafa was fully fit...and fed was younger and playing...all 3 would still be beating the young guys....66 slams vs less than 10...the only 2 guys who look like winning multiple slams r sinner and carlos

[@dorivanlopesjr.338]

The mechanics adapt to the game... Even Sampras with a continental grip uses a forehand tecnique way beyond other continental grip users in old times... If it's geting better, we will see...😂

[@rdmalonso1]

The big 3 were part of the evolution of the modern forehand

[@angk9561]

@@rdmalonso1 agree...I think even before them agassi was 1 of the 1st in its evolution

[@Ab20222]

The forehand kinetic chain is leg-hip-hand. What you’ve showed in the beginning of your video is exactly the opposite. Yes the last step is the loading/coiling phase but you are focusing your attention too much on your upper body. Dj said “I always step fwd if I have time” yeah? He steps fwd bcz he pushes into the ground in the beginning of the fh pushing his body through the contact point.

[@propgee]

Go n watch again bro, cos he literally said what you are saying