The 2 Biggest Fundamentals to the Forehand and Backhand (Part 1)

[@haroldho19]

I wish that all of my instructors i paid had taught me this 40 years ago but better late than never. This is one of the finest tennis videos on You tube. Thanks Jeremy. Good job.

[@deemahdee]

I haven't even watched this video yet but I've improved tremendously since coming across your channel. Wish I lived closer to you for lesson and coaching but regardless want to express my gratitude for you, your channel, your knowledge and teaching, and for sharing it with the community. 🙏🎾💪

[@pedrokoury1352]

deemahdee I have also improved alot because of this channel. His one-handed backhand fundamental video is essential

[@Kyayn81]

I just want to send you a sincere thank you. I've been playing tennis for a while and am self taught. This video has allowed me to hit so much more consistently on my 2hand backhand side. I feel like I am now looking to hit them rather than run around. I am subscribed, and will be going through all of your videos...THANK YOU!!!

[@davidskinner8351]

This is extremely helpful. I’m going to try it out today.

[@tianchunhon5528]

Appreciate your wide knowledge and in depth analysis ! Benifits me a lot!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Godzilla9]

Superb tip Jeremy, will try it out tomorrow is Sunday, when I play. Thanks a lot !

[@GautamNagpal76]

Amazing advice, Jeremy! Love your videos - so thoughtful!🙏

[@rajatisivan381]

Thanks Jeremy. You hit on a very key point. I was paying attention to the timing sequence when I felt I had the timing right. Here is my observation. As a amateur player, for the pace I usually play at, the elbow needs to be all the way back at bounce. The torso starts rotating towards the ball after bounce and the arm makes contact at the perfect time. So the forearm and racket flip are happening after the bounce (hence the racket is still moving back a bit after the bounce). Perhaps when the rally is at max speed then I need to speed up the whole thing to line it up.

[@charleysweet235]

Super-valuable! You have nailed my problem regarding preparation!

[@FundamentalTennis]

Charley Sweet glad to hear it. Thanks for watching!

[@ibrahimuye8536]

wow, great! thank you Jeremy

[@tianchunhon5528]

You are a great coach! Solved my question about how I should play tennis and in such great detail! Your analysis is clear and specific. Thank you for putting it on youtube!

[@josesanabre7226]

Thanks Jeremy,! My game has improved thanks to your videos. My teacher 🙏😉 live tennis!!🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾

[@watcher687]

Yes and I’m happy to see that this was also at the top of my fundamentals list. Will add one related crucial point: How to make sure you can do it? Something I have noticed that the pro players do is they start the unit turn almost as soon as the opponent hits the ball. An interesting way to describe this is that it’s as if their rackets are connected with a rod. When the opponent swings forward their racket is almost pushing the other’s shoulder and the racket backwards being connected with that rod. It’s that much simultaneous and synchronised. Being a smart guy I’m sure Jeremy will get my analogy straight away. Again very interestingly, it’s almost like the rec player’s brain cannot process what’s happening until the ball bounces at which time they start their prep/unit term. Watch any rec player hitting video, they’re almost stunned during the time between the ball is hit by the opponent and it bounces on their side of the court, and when the ball bounces rec player’s brain suddenly kicks in lol and says: Sh1t! It’s coming let’s do something about it! Too late, mate, forget it😀

[@FundamentalTennis]

Yucel Guldali hello. Thx for comment. As said in the video you must video yourself to know for sure how your doing with it. Studies show club player wait until around the bounce of the ball to prepare.

[@astropiazzolla]

I think there's a video by feeltennis (? can't quite remember) where you yell out "forehand" or "backhand" as soon as the opponent hits the shot, depending on which stroke you think you'll end up hitting. It's an exercise that helps you to realise that you can actually perceive this quite early. Then you progress to turning the shoulders on the matching side. Another way is to aim for a brief moment of calm where the body and racquet are set and ready to fire just as the ball is about to bounce.

[@FundamentalTennis]

astropiazzolla Yes, i have done a drill very similar and have done videos explaining the ball bounce timing with the end of the preparation.

[@gallagalina6259]

👍😄❤ You help me even more, with thus "rod" example⭐

[@MA-dw2yl]

Thanks! I will keep that in mind when I hit either the forehand stroke or the backhand. I have to begin my forward swing when the ball bounces if I do not want to be late. Thanks again!

[@nvl6880]

So, as a mind aid to get good rhythm, what one can do is to think, imagine, that the incoming ball, pushes back your racket as a preparation to you backswing, until it bounces.

[@chilligreen21]

one of the best tennis technique videos i've ever seen!

[@DavidColman14]

Hi Jeremy. Fabulous video and is definitely one of the fundamentals. It’s so easy for me to get lazy and prepare late, and your video shows the difference so well. So I’m going to take your advice and video myself and see if I’m preparing late, then I’ll probably have a question or two. Thank you.

[@FundamentalTennis]

David Colman awesome. Looking forward to it.

[@miljanmilenkovic8184]

Great teaching approach Jeremy! I am also big fun of fundamentals in tennis teaching my own kids while letting them developing their own feel in the same time. I would like you to visit us and share some knowledge . Greetings from Serbia

[@deemahdee]

Video is and instruction is awesome. Definitely hit it perfectly: I. Am. A. Double-pumper. But at least I better understand why. Never knew how the unit turn and timing, bouncing of the ball mattered. Thanks Jeremy. Can't wait till the next video. 💪🎾

[@vladimirvidov6202]

Thank you like always excellent lessons thank you very much

[@josehernandez2353]

EXCELLENT INSTRUCTION! I'LL TRY EARLY PREP NEXT TIME ON THE COURT! 👍👍👏👏🎾🎾🎾

[@FundamentalTennis]

José Hernandez thank you. good luck!

[@neygercey7899]

Pls post something about how to get in position on the move, both forehand and backhand. Thanks in advance,

[@FundamentalTennis]

Ney Gercey will do Ney

[@randeepbahia3216]

@@FundamentalTennis yes! This is a great point. I would love to see something regarding preparation as your opponent is pushing you around the court approaching short balls , moving backwards for a deep shot etc.

[@DavidColman14]

Hi Jeremy. So the question is: if you have to run to the ball you can’t run with the racquet set obviously. So in that case when exactly do you set the racquet? Could you just explain the unit turn and racquet drop when on the run?

[@FundamentalTennis]

David Colman hi David. As said in the video the racquet should be at the end of the backswing at the bounce of the ball. When moving quickly from say the center of the court to the alley, the hands should be at about in line with the back hip. Again, racquet set at the bounce.

[@henrytoussant9385]

Great video! Totally agree with this. I have a question though, why don't you take your racquet back below the level of the ball? Seems like your swing path is quite flat, which is also how a lot of pros do it and yet you still get a lot of topspin. So how come everyone says get below the ball and swing up to get topspin?

[@FundamentalTennis]

Henry Toussant I was receiving a relatively easy ball so that is when hitting flat is acceptable because don’t need additional spin for control. A lot of top spin comes from the rotation of the hitting arm during and after the contact phase. Pros get their hand only a few inches below the ball before contact. Sometimes their hand is at level with the ball or above the ball

[@ayman1035]

Great video again, thanks

[@FundamentalTennis]

ayman1035 my pleasure. Make sure to check out part 2!

[@pastisi]

Another great video 👍

[@dougmaverick3287]

Jeremy I have a lifelong bad habit of looking away at the point of contacting the ball and I get a lot of miss hits and rarely hit the centre of the strings, do you have any suggestions to help me correct this bad habit of looking away, and to develop a new one. Thanks

[@konstantinosdiplas8579]

Hallo Jeremy Thank you for the excellent way of showing to all of us the Wright way to play the effortless tennis.. Let me ask you what is that makes me to be prepared at the correct time as you say but the arm and the racquet dont travel fast to the ball after of the start of the swing??? Any suggestions? NON RELAXED ARM AND GRIPPING? THANK YOU KONSTANTINOS

[@skalenskij]

Beautiful, Thank You!

[@FundamentalTennis]

Степан Каленський my pleasure.

[@hinguyen4927]

Great tips as always.

[@FundamentalTennis]

Hi Nguyen thx!

[@christianlojda3092]

Hi, thank you. I really like it. Do have lessons or tips for train the right timing?

[@oriolcasas]

Excellent video, Jeremy! I am eager for Part 2 already. When will it be released? Thanx.

[@FundamentalTennis]

Oriol Casas thanks. New video comes out every Sunday 👍

[@deemahdee]

Is preparation synonymous with the unit turn? Or is the unit turn an element of the preparation?... or how/what about is different? Just want to make sure I understand the concepts and terminology 🤔😁

[@alaxyz321]

can't agree more!

[@neygercey7899]

Really good,

[@FundamentalTennis]

Ney Gercey thanks Ney

[@michaelhoma5868]

Excellent video and very impressed with your channel. Any differences to consider for the case of hitting on the rise?

[@FundamentalTennis]

Michael Homa thanks. I would focus on completing prep just before the bounce and shortening the backswing. Being extra low is key as well

[@guest16163]

Love all your videos coach Jeremy! The info is very practical and fundamentally sound. Can't wait to see the 2nd parts. BTW, reading the ball video was awesome! Quick question? On the FH, should your left (non-dominant) hand be tucked in to improve angular velocity (hence racket head's speed) and balance (less over rotation of your shoulder after contact)?

[@FundamentalTennis]

guest16163 thank you. Yes, left arm helps initiate the start of the downward/forward swing.

[@mikelin8888]

This is a great teaching thanks

[@FundamentalTennis]

Mike Lin my pleasure Mike.

[@pamgibson1676]

Sometime ago, I was watching clips of Roger Federer and I noticed that he almost never hits the ball in the center of the racket. He hits (the forehand and backhand) in the bottom half of the racket, closer to the end of the racket (and does the reverse for all volleys and half volleys). You mention hitting in the sweet spot but with the above videos, you also seem to be hitting in the same spot as Federer. Is that just because you have a highly evolved swing, with a forward/upward path? Similarly, on the serve, Federer almost never hits the middle of the racket but the top inside corner. Again, reason? Thanks for everything. Best instructional videos on the internet.

[@FundamentalTennis]

Pam Gibson thank you Pam. Hitting the bottom half of the string bed greatly increases top spin. Hitting the top half of the string bed greatly increase backspin.

[@sriniviswanathan8523]

Jeremy, this is an excellent lesson , will practice this weekend

[@devinotero1798]

Can you do a video on hip rotation and leg drive. Is it okay to jump on your forehead sometimes like roger Federer does?

[@FundamentalTennis]

Devin Otero yes I will. In short, yes it’s ok.

[@devinotero1798]

Fundamental Tennis thank you

[@twinwankel]

Is there a reason why you don't use a unit turn? This is pretty fundamental in competitive tennis. It just seems you go directly into a swing. If you go directly into a swing, you will be rushed when the ball is hit hard.

[@8uvrays]

He does the unit turn before the ball bounces.

[@FundamentalTennis]

Wally Friend not sure why u don’t see a unit turn? Maybe u are unsure of what a unit turn is. I may do a video on that in the future. Cheers

[@twinwankel]

For instance at 3:55 you just start your loop and don't turn your upper body first.

[@jackquinnes]

@@twinwankel Nah, stylistic differences. It depends on how far back your non-dominant arm stays in the racket. Does, say, some Karen Khachanov use a "unit turn proper" then? Maybe not. Reason, he prepares FASTER, not slower like that .

[@rogerfederer3849]

@@twinwankel It's due to his poor technique. Let's be honest here, this guy is a 5.0 player who wants to come off as an expert. Don't know what's worse, that he thinks so highly of himself or that people are buying into it! Forget the Nigerians, this guy is a grade A scammer!

[@TB-zt6hs]

I've seen videos where the coach says it's bad to prepare too early as you end up arming the stroke?

[@FundamentalTennis]

T B hi, I explained when to prepare in the video and said it should be continuous.

[@chtomlin]

@John S yes, this is almost backwards advice and clearly not a fundamental.

[@gallagalina6259]

T.B. In those videos was probably said not the "early preparation" but "early racket back"( without body, only arm and racket) is not right

[@FairwayJack]

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[@vyonneodhiambo3669]

Nyc

[@dantheman1337]

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[@dantheman1337]

I would respect you a lot more if you summarised what you think the 2 fundamentals are instead of clickbaiting and subscription baiting it for as much as you can.