What coaches don't tell you about developing high level technique

[@tonydaysog9164]

I've played tennis since 1978 . At my best back in 1992 at age 26, II was what today is a 4.5. Today,, I'm 4.0 . The one practice that I've instituted in the past three months that got me back to 4.0 from a long time stint at 3.5 is this: I have the ball machine shoot underspins shots toward the corners; (underspin bc I want to create my own pace and i don't want groove off of topspin shots from the machine); I then move from the center of the court to cover the wide shot. Rinse, lather,repeat. Rinse, lather, repeat. This has created muscle memory with respect 1. Moving my feet. 2. Setting up my feet prior to striking the ball 3. Trying my best to "center" myself to smoothly strike the ball with the kinetic chain in mind 4. Moving back to the center 5. Letting next ball pass me by and hit the fence behind me so I can momentarily rest and mentally refocus and not rush doing this process one more time. Rinse, lather, repeat. So... I agree with what this guy is saying. Too many players waste their time in doing mindless hitting with a partner. He's right: you need a process to create muscle memory that works for you.

[@TennisHacker]

Partner work is really important, but it doesn't let you get focused reps in the same was as a machine or coach feeding. Machines are awesome for grooving things like you said.

[@thanwamattioli8362]

For me its all about the footwork and tennis IQ,the way you approach the ball and which angle should you hit. Djokovic have a simple forehand that does wonders only because of his tennis IQ and weight transfer. Alcaraz also have a normal style atp forehand just his footwork and explosiveness is out of the world. Then we have Federer that everyone is trying to copy but just need to realize that man is a gift from god to play tennis. Great video my man keep up the work! Thank god theres someone making this type of video!

[@zlatkostevanovic5891]

keeping it simple is best, rogers technique failed him on many occasions.

[@danielpp23]

15:15 That right there is the most important piece of information in this video. It is something coaches don't talk about (understandably). Knowing you have a very, very high probability of never playing high level tennis, just because that takes innate skill and other genetic factors you can't control, is a very important step to not get frustrated as a player and keep having fun. If you ever played any sport as a child, you know that some people just have IT.

[@TennisHacker]

It would be crazy to suggest there aren’t genetic factors. All any of us can do if try to become the best version of ourselves. By practicing in the right way consistently and working hard on improving our physical abilities, there is always room for improvements

[@whodefan]

"What is the highest technique? - To have no technique" - Bruce Lee

[@mlbaker40]

Years ago I was sitting with Robert Kendricks coach at the Delray Beach open. So that's a long time ago. What he emphatically said was what was of the utmost importance was ball rotation. If you really understand what the racquet has to do to create ball rotation you'll be okay. If you don't know how to rotate the ball, nothing you do will ever work. You can always improve the components of the stroke, but no spin, no win.

[@LubuLegend3]

What Rotation Do you mean ? There are different Rotations in tennis . And ho i can implement it in req tennis? Thank you

[@mdcapital1172]

that's if you already have the "high level technique" What comes before that is complete focus of the eye on the ball all the way to string contact and making that contact in front of your body

[@JulienGaudfroy]

​@LubuLegend3 he means topspin.

[@mlbaker40]

@@JulienGaudfroy all spins, top, slice, hybrid, slick, kick. All spins.

[@JulienGaudfroy]

@mlbaker40 forehand topspin is the real difference between lower level and higher level. "Kick" is topspin too, but on serve. Slice/underspin isn't the real difference maker. Topspin is.

[@la33ib]

An excellent video that gives an overview of the game and the mindset you need to have when working on new technical improvements. Merci beaucoup !

[@JB-bc9nm]

Thanks for the great advice and the little Hummingbird in the upper left area of the screen at 5:47 in the video.

[@nicolasX2602]

nice video. i believe No.1 problem is the footwork

[@HyperHorse]

There is no such thing as "perfect technique", just the perfect technique that works for you.

[@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten]

You just described what perfect technique is, you should change it to "there is no one perfect technique".

[@Jitzie]

Replace perfect with efficient and you're good. There is no such thing as perfect.

[@Quantumalgox]

​​@@Jitzieefficent is not effective, you can throw the ball over the net and is efficient because the gamr is to keep the ball in the court and not hitting the net, effective is that plus the ability of controlling the game, rotation, speed, hight and power... That needs efficient and effective technique as well. There is a basic perfect mechanical technique that needs to be respected, is physics laws applied.

[@lszujo]

then you lost😀

[@0N3H4ND3D]

what a beautiful court

[@TennisHacker]

It sure is!

[@marktace1]

The best way to develop high level technique is to be young and practice with players who have high level technique. Young players unconsciously learn by imitating the better players in the group. Irrelevant for us older types of course.

[@TennisHacker]

It definitely helps to start as a young kid! As adults, we can still make massive progressive if we apply sound methodology.

[@kiesbett]

nice video as always! but there is one more (frustrating) element you did not tell us ;-) : time! playing once or twice in a week will not be enough to reach really advanced technique. at least two ours each day and you are in business (imo!) the last days i was training my backhand on the run, only this. and i think it has become better, but this is only such a small piece of so much that i could (should) do better.

[@TennisHacker]

You are correct. I talk about it in a lot of videos. It takes time to do repetitions. Which is why focusing on one shot at a time can be really helpful for more experienced players.

[@yili9725]

If you want time ROI, you should follow MEP. I doubt TennisHacker can beat MEP.

[@lszujo]

pro shots requires pro level training and understanding mechanics/most don't on a club pro level/then let's say you pay somebody to really teach your kid to play,they will most likely teach a technique that produces a quick result such as scholarship at a great university or top 300 in the world.but really good technique to be taught is like a custom made violin or musical instrument,cost more in time and effort than most willing to pay......

[@mario17-t34]

Super

[@kawarakbari7342]

So true. Thank you so much for these valuable tips

[@TennisHacker]

You are so welcome!

[@vanmayhem]

@@TennisHackerdo you use the extreme tour? Any lead?

[@abdillahmuhamadahdzak8905]

who is the 3rd guy on the video?. i really like his forehand form.

[@hermanodejesus7264]

Alexander Zverev

[@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten]

Funny that you like his form the most because he has definitely got the worst forehand out of the players shown, I guess looks don't always translate to result.

[@youngsuit]

​@@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegetenworse than raonic or medvedev?

[@Jitzie]

@@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten that is such a stupid statement. Every player mentioned in this thread, Med, Raonic, Zverev, Sinner and Alcaraz all have great forehands. Not a single one i would say is the worst. Their style might throw you as ugly or bad, but i can guarantee they all follow the principals that Tennis Hacker is talking about. Time to turn on your brain and not be so closed.

[@justfess8002]

​@@Jitzie Medvedev objectively have bad forehand, too high swing

[@watcher687]

I feel like you’ve been repeating yourself a lot lately with this topic.

[@rkotnana]

I think it’s necessary

[@rkotnana]

Also this is not exactly the same as the other videos

[@yili9725]

you got it. this is his ad, not meant to teach you anything. he wants to sell you his class of vision training :) I don't know anyone studied his unique stuff and what's the result.

[@pencilcheck]

to me it is all in the hips

[@TennisHacker]

Me too!

[@Lewythefly]

Hips don't lie

[@timmerdonkey]

you didn't say anything that all the other coaches say, same same

[@Ryan-Horgan]

Technique is useless without timing. TIMING is the most important thing in tennis

[@tr1ckster726]

This ^^^

[@hongkongtennis]

This guy is wasting your time. He takes 17 minutes to get to the point, which is you won’t be much good without good hand eye coordination. He then claims he’s going to show you how to improve it in his free five day seminar. If you want good technique and improved hand eye coordination hire a good coach.

[@TennisHacker]

Thats the opposite of what went on here. People don’t improve from watching a video about how alcaraz hits his forehand. People improve from properly structured practice done consistently. Most people don’t know how to practice effectively because they’ve never been taught. That’s what i did here! I recommend signing up for the feee workshop and you’ll see that it’s very very different to watch coaches teach!

[@michellewilliams6071]

@@TennisHacker I find PLENTY of value in the videos! I get a lot of ideas I can work on myself and also things I can talk to my local coach about. Thanks for what you do!

[@RomanoAmericano]

In the first 2 minutes of this video, this coach demonstrates he is a true modern tennis coach. Listen to him and memorise these concepts. This is gospel. There are so many gems in this video, it would take you a year to practice all of them. But this is it. Best explanation of what really counts in tennis and how to achieve it.