"Not all WW forehands are the same. There are basically two ways to hit one.
The first way is to modify your swing path -- make it more vertical. This is the method we taught in the WW video. Jeff Counts of Hi-TechTennis.com describes the WW motion as lifting and turning over a lever. I think this is a pretty good anology. You lift the racket up, across the ball prior to and through contact. After you hit, your arm and the racket turn over, creating the WW follow through.
Here are two examples of pros who do this --"
-- Will Hamilton
Andy Roddick WW FH slow motion
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2009-9-3{319}(#21396@54)
Several pros -- Federer, Nadal, Verdasco, Tsonga, for example -- do something else to hit a WW forehand.
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2009-9-3{2119}(#21399@54)
Several pros -- Federer, Nadal, Verdasco, Tsonga, for example -- do something else to hit a WW forehand. Their WW motion is created by turning their hand / forearm over, which is what you allude to in #3. This starts right before contact and, of course, is most noticeable during the follow through.
Verdasco is a great guy to look at because he makes this motion very obvious. When you watch the following video, look at how much he drops the racket down, below his hand during his foreward swing. However, at contact the racket is often in-line with his hand because he has turned his hand and forearm over to bring the racket up.
IMO, this second method is the superior way to hit a WW forehand IF YOU'RE GOOD ENOUGH TO DO IT. It's definitely way more difficult that the first method. The reason we taught the first method is because it only requires a couple adjustments to hit, assuming you have a fundamentally sound forehand. The second method, however, is superior because it allows you to disconnect the direction your arm is swinging from the WW motion. In other words, your arm isn't responsible for creating the WW motion, your hand and forearm is. Take Federer -- he can hit extremely hard -- swing straight through the ball -- but still be very consistent because he uses his hand / arm to generate topspin. Nadal, on the other hand, has a much more vertical swing path AND turns his hand / forearm over to produce the WW motion. That's why he hits w/more topspin than anyone else on tour.
If I were going to recommend a progression for learning the WW, I would definitely suggestion the easier method #1 to start. Keep in mind that you can have a world-class, top-10 forehand with this technique.
-- Will Hamilton
Andre Agassi Forehands in Slow Motion
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2010-7-15{319}(#32103@54)
Nellie from TW 的精彩解说 --
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2010-5-11{1457}(#30416@54)
本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛This is a great video to discuss - some keys for power:
1) at seconds 8-10, note the head height take back. The drop at seconds 10-11 initiates the power in the swing
2) freeze around seconds 9-10 and you see a closed stance, with the shoulder/torso/hips in line with the intended direction of the ball. Even if you go to a more open stance with the hips, you still want to line up the shoulders
2a) freeze after the swing at 15/16 seconds and you see her hips are parellel to the baseline, meaning that she made a 90 degree hip rotation. also note that the butt of the racquet/left elbow is pointed to the intended target after contact, indicating a 180 degree shoulder rotation from the stroke.
3) Note at second 10, left foot is in the air and at second 12 the right foot is in the air, indicating a full weight shift
4) ***Note that at around second 11, the hips rotate/open toward the net while the racquet stays back - this is similar to professional golf and baseball swings. This motion is key to the kinetic chain and stretches the muscles in the arm to make the ensuing swing more powerful***
5) freeze at 13 and note the extension of the left arm after contact, meaning she has pushed through the shot and brushed up the back - this is where a lot of power is lost in rec players who stop swing forward after contact and cut right to the finish over the shoulder. I like the think of pushing and not swinging with the left arm更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
Best Serve
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2009-3-24(#10907@54)
Andy Roddick: Serve Analysis
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2009-3-24{319}(#10916@54)
Very good video analysis. It shows the importance of spin in serves even for Pro's 1st serve.
-tmzoo(为网事干杯!);
2009-3-29{301}(#11702@54)
As most of us are even shorter than Federer (185cm), and so our hitting height will be lower than Federer's contact height (285cm), it is of prime importance to serve with some spins (as Federer dose in his serve) to keep high percentage in our serves.It dosn't matter it is 1st serve or 2nd serve.
Fed's serve from 3 different perspectives
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2009-4-2{319}(#11841@54)
这个还比较客观, so far so good. best backhand 2hbh should at least add Safeng. Those Best Volley Best Backhand Slice Best Overhead Best drop shots Best Lob are very hard to say who is the best for pro. players.
-csz_cano(明远);
2009-3-24(#10922@54)
Thanks for the wonderful videos, here are also some good slow motion videos:
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2009-8-7(#20042@54)
The Split step
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2010-1-26(#27511@54)
Thanks so much. I found Nadal forehand, instead of moving right hip foreward, he moved left hip backward. Am I right?
The key is to make rotation?
-david70(英达);
2010-10-8(#33760@54)