Weight Transfer Exercise For More Power On Your Forehand

This forehand technique makes it easier to transfer weight and rotate your body into the shot.
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[@Better_Call_Raul]

02:15 "Can't rotate your hips properly if your weight is on the back leg". Very true! If weight is on the back leg, your body's center of mass will be too far back. The ideal is to have the body's center of mass aligned more forward towards the point of contact. Not easy to do every time, but that is the goal.

[@fxanimator1]

You covered something really, really important in this video Tom...You demonstrated WHEN to transfer the weight. I've have not heard anyone yet pass on that knowledge. Well done.

[@kDev7659]

Bang on the money. My exact thoughts. Great video Tom

[@akifm6160]

15pointsoftennis has covered weight transfer material really well!

[@h.almeida7601]

Very helpful Tom! my forehand has been out of sync and I am looking forward to next time I can get on a court and try this out, the timing you teach here makes a lot of sense and feels great on shadow swings. Thanks very much - you the man, as we say here in the States 👍🏽

[@AlexanderMayorov]

Hi Tom, you are covering very important issue. Maybe the most important. From my experience I would say that this video is very practical . I just would add that to understand all that stuff you need a lot of practice. Thanks, Alex. Looking forward to seeing new ones 😊

[@mayabergom]

I really like the rhythm. 1, 2, 3.

[@ruggierojerolli]

Great!. So the key is to "break" a bit the sync with the bounce and start a bit earlier the right-to-left leg/hip transfer so that you clash with the ball with most of your body weight already transferred smoothly forwards. I just note that in order to do that comfortably is mandatory to have your takeback already setup at least some lapse before the ball bounces so that you can have THE TiME. Notice this because some coaches advice to stay with the racquet at your side AS the ball bounces supposedly to be insync kind of dance with the rhythm of the ball ala many pro youngsters nowadays FAA, Rublev, Sinner, Tsisipas and many more, especially those who have explosive forehands. They indeed hit early or on the rise and man!! To have that tempo at least with paced, heavy deep balls is not doable by everybody. Thing is that even with pros not all are that talented. The explosive 1-2 forehands (with no delay) aren't all of them as we know and see nonetheless a great majority of them have the same trait and THAT's WHERE they more often than they'd want to end up missing or not producing the forehand they just need in a point due to lack of TIME especially under pressure scores/points. Just see Evans, Kokkinakis, Giron or my compatriot JP Varillas and many many more. I mean the most talented ones nowadays CAN hit 1-2 with no pause in between. Just pull the trigger, just pull pull. The live and die for speed. Need for speed like the game. But the others, they think they all have that edge but simply they don't. They MAY sometimes. Not always. On the opposite lane, 180° we have the greatest of the greatest Djokovic. One of the most stable, versatile and lethal forehands (stylistic too). Anyone who has spent some hours in these years micro observing him realizes that he's a 1-1.5-2. He's never been a 1-2 and even so he can produce the same powerful shots. He's got his racquet back say his take back is already well setup and well BEFORE the ball bounces - and his takeback is normally not a compact one as everybody knows. So I guess he's the less rushed up player. (of course that's not the only one trait why he's got a state of the art fh) Or look to a now ascending player Nicolas Jarry kind of 1- 1.5-1.75😊- 2 "old" style but with such a paced and penetrating forehand "ala" - some distance apart - Del Potro. All of the above just to assert that unless you were born under the sign of the Tennis Gods for having that weight confortably transferred you need to have or feel TIME and for that your racket takeback should be set up (of course with no freezing) then you transfer to the left leg (the magic move) and right away start going forward with the arm naturally or automatically or unconciously suppinated and lagged. We love your channel and teachings "nonsense" Tom ❤😊👍👍👏👏👏

[@tennisproslav1237]

I almost thought I went through one of your videos without a golf analogy 😂 Great vid. I’m big on weight transfer. Wish all my students could do this 🤦‍♂️

[@Better_Call_Raul]

Weight transfer on the serve and forehand. Great topic. 🎾 I use a platform stance serve. At trophy position, my weight was 40% on the back leg (prematurely shifting weigh onto the front left leg). I then focused on keeping my weight 50/50 between back and front leg at trophy position. It worked much better. More power. Dr Mark Kovacs and Jeff Salzenstein actually advise 60/40 on the back leg. The somewhat confusing part is exactly when the transfer to the front leg happens as much of the power on the serve comes from *leaning* in and sort of falling into the court. . My guess is that from the racquet drop to contact , the weight will shift from the 50/50 weight distribution that was happening at trophy position before the racquet drop, and shift more to the front leg. I suspect that if you take care to have the weight 50/50 distributed at trophy position, this weight transfer onto front leg will happen naturally and you don't have to think too much about it.

[@markencell5422]

Love the golf analogy. I tend to “cast from the top” with my golf swing which I think would be the equivalent of starting the tennis forehand swing fwd just before weight has been fully transferred to my left foot thereby throwing kinetic chain all out of whack. This video will help both my forehand and golf swing!!! Thanks Tom!

[@TomAllsopp]

Yes, this is exactly the comparison. I didn’t want to go into too much detail because some people can’t understand talking about another sport in a tennis video. Unfortunately

[@markencell5422]

👍🏻 I was just swinging the club to see when it is I start from the top and it’s actually right as the weight is transferring to left foot so it’s very subtle or just barely too soon but definitely soon enough to cause havoc :-). It can be so hard to wait just that split second longer!

[@stevenmckelvey4210]

Hello Tom, Amg golf is a good youtube channel for science. They have a weight transfer video. I think their advice said get to your lead side asap since the downswing is .25 sec

[@jayrussell26]

Leapfrog idea to the forehand ? As you say the timing of the weight transfer is key. Cool golf clips. Baseball stance not too shabby

[@lcervantes8505]

Great lesson. Clear explanation of the footwork/ swing order. In the film "Moneyball" there a great line relative to your baseball analogy. The scouts were discussing a prospective player and said "he throws the head of the bat at the ball real well".

[@ferencsinkovics7134]

Well down Tom!!! Thx.!!!!👍🏻💪🏻

[@watcher687]

Would be great to see a video about the same for one handed backhand, Tom.

[@TomAllsopp]

I’ll do one next!

[@watcher687]

@@TomAllsopp Can’t wait! Especially if you could address the use of hips please. It’s such a struggle to engage hips on the move during match play, hence it becomes all arms.

[@dailybarca77]

Nicely explained!

[@KevinServe]

good follow up to the other forehand video with pronate, separate, supernate, pronate for just the arm. Now with the body we have pronate hitting arm, right leg, hips shoulders, supernatuation, left leg pronation assuming we do open stance...i think. I prefer you just telling me I'm doing it wrong than keep that in my head.

[@daanman2]

Great stuff

[@NStewF]

Another excellent video: At 443 “don’t start swinging too soon.” That’s been a big problem for me. Also great demonstration how the racket begins to drop synchronized with weight shift. Amazing channel!

[@fuzzyballstennisclub]

Oh my gosh I've been struggling with this. I plant my right foot and end up stuck or falling backwards.

[@AlexanderMayorov]

The picture which you entitled the video with is great

[@jayrussell26]

That 1 2 3 4 captures kinetic chain sequencing in the forehand w no words - agree that’s a really helpful diagram

[@Leight4Dinner]

Great video about something that’s hard to master for me. I find that hitting on the wall with a lower compression ball (green dot) helps me attain the rhythm you’re talking about. Great stuff Tom…you help explain things in a way that help me understand and improve my game. Could you do a video on how to practice against a wall or with a partner to improve receiving skills or kinetic chain skills to build the foundation of a good game?

[@glennwilliams4441]

Nice one mate 😊

[@treplay8846]

Its the reverse C finish...the left step gives you the strong left side...it braces the right side to come through...so there is actually pulling ..but you cant think about pulling

[@jackspradlin4183]

I have been practicing a semi open stance forehand after I take racket back, to lead my swing by rotating hip forward which automatically puts weight on other leg. I have gotten more hip shoulder separation, just getting use to leading my swing with hip turn instead of arm as long as arm is relaxed I get plenty of lag.

[@bmanbusee3812]

One of the main issues I have with weight transfer. Like I’m just stuck and no smooth transition.Will try this

[@musicaangomera]

Thanks for the video. I have noticed the youtube videos explaining the footwork on the forehand usually doesn't talk about hitting a forced run forehand or a cross court, which are more forced than the normal forehand. It's the same in your video.

[@TomAllsopp]

I usually address these things in footwork videos. It’s in some other videos too but maybe I can make another

[@musicaangomera]

@@TomAllsopp Great thx

[@omarsultanov362]

The devil is in the detail. And this an awesome detail, Tom! Big advice and great help 👍 😊

[@NamesAreRandom]

For a throw I think it is more right..left..throw, but the forehand (next gen) is a pull (see Rick Macci) - like someone attached an elastic band to the fence and you are pulling it forward with your arm. To do that it's right..pull..left..hit. You can't pull so well once your weight has transfered.

[@TomAllsopp]

I know how he teaches the forehand. This is why I teach it my way. The idea of pulling hinders rather than helps most players forehand in my experience.

[@honkeyness9427]

If it’s similar to a throw - what are you throwing that would translate into the proper wrist/racket movements? You talk about supinating but is there a mental trick to help - some type of unique throw? Because having to think about supinating does not work. How should the racket rotate if thrown? Like a frisbee on a plane or does it tumble? What angle does it take if thrown?

[@TomAllsopp]

Obviously we're not actually throwing something so the last part of the kinetic chain will be different. The coordination leading to that point will be very similar and there is no easier way to understand supination than skimming a stone.

[@honkeyness9427]

@@TomAllsopp Skimming stones, will try it. Thanks