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I agree. I’m 42 and I can’t believe he’s been able to stop at the top of the game for so long. Thanks for the comment!!

@@2MinuteTennis same for Rafa as well

Many thanks from a Roger fan!!!

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So glad to hear that Jason!

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Sometimes I pick up on something I missed or didn't sink in during the previous similar video/topic. The repeat topics have helped me. Plus we get to see slightly different techniques/styles of the pros. In this video a lower and powerful forehand is being pounded.

Exactly my thoughts. Blessed to have this channel

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So glad to hear that!!

So glad you liked it!

Federer, dimitrov, delpotro all eastern and all close around 45 degrees as well. Keep working on it. You got this!

The higher the contact the less you’ll close the face.

@@2MinuteTennis Thanks a lot. ^^

Thank you for being the only person to realize that his advice is pretty much miss the point. It's not the racquet's face that's important, it's the butt cap direction. For eastern forehand grip, you either want to land the ball into the sky or to break your wrist to have the racquet's facing downward like what he recommended at the end of the video

It will be fast enough no matter the level you play. Because you can place the ball machine anywhere on the court (including on your own side), you have very little time to react when it’s close to you. Trust me, it’s plenty fast enough. Thanks!! Def get it.

@@2MinuteTennis thats a good point, ok I'm convinced. Great channel by the way, I just found you guys and am loving the tennis tips. I think I saw an affiliate link somewhere for you guys for the slingbag but I can't find it now, can you drop it here so I can help you out? Thanks!

Wow thank you so much. I’m not an affiliate for slinger. I am for the TopspinPro though. Awesome product for at home/on court practice. topspinpro.com/ref/2minutetennis/ thanks for the support!!

Yes, the pace of play continues to go up as you improve and face better players. You should get a ball machine that shoots harder so you can keep up with the faster, quicker gameplay.

I knew it’s the racket 😁

thanks for the comment Mark

Mark are you saying tsitsipas doesn’t close his racket face on his forehand? Can you elaborate what you mean by “usually”?

@@2MinuteTennis He closes it about 15 or so degrees. He actually has it at about 0 degrees during the takeback but does close it a bit at the end of racquet drop. He has an Eastern grip, albeit a strong one, so the racquet face is going to be more open unless one does an extreme low racquet drop like Federer does most of the time. Like all of us it varies depending on the height of the ball. One tends to close the face more on low balls.

@@marktace1 thanks for clarifying.

Glad to clarify. The racket face “opens” as it gets to contact. That’s why his racket is nearly closed when the burr cap is pointing at the ball yet his shot goes over the net. Bc the racket squares up against the back of the ball. A large majority of rec players have their racket on edge in the back ( you could balance a coin of the frame). Since the racket “opens” on its way to contact that results in the face being open at contact. As a result, players will turn the racket to attempt to sow it at the last second to salvage their shots but that leads to being very inconsistent. Closing the face prior to contact and seining low to high transforms inconsistent rec forehands to dependable and consistent forehands. 🎾😊👍

The racket face does not open naturally as you swing forward, unless you're swinging your arm like a pendulum from the shoulder joint, kind of like bowling but with your elbow farther away from your torso. The FH swinging is more around the body than a pendulum motion. As your shoulder internally rotates, the racket face actually naturally closes. The racket face stays that closed at the beginning of the forward swing because the contact point is low. When the contact point is higher, the racket face starts that closed but opens up via supination prior to swinging around.

It can be anywhere from 90-100. So you are correct.

Thanks so much!!

As a coach for 24 years I’ve never come across a rec player who can’t close the face. Thanks!!

Yes he does!

Thanks so much for the comment. 😊👍🎾

2MinuteTennis what’s a slap forehand?

My wife has a good slap forehand!

@@cabforwardooo9983 i experienced this from here last night

you must be new...the modern game is all about massive monster spin..

@@sooparticular thanks professor. .

@@mikiafu youre welcome! greetings from nyc and I am a teacher!:)) any more questions please ask

Bc it all goes back to when I started 2MT back in 2014. It was my website where I only uploaded 2 minute long videos. But just like Facebook is not a “book of faces”, 2MT is no longer just 2 minute videos. But I kept the name, just like Facebook kept their name. Thanks!

Thanks for answering. I was curious to the back story! Videos are great thanks

@@MrTejibaby appreciate the support. It’s funny, when I hear “2MinuteTennis” I don’t even think of it as a time frame. It’s just the name of my business. When you think about other things you start to notice that the name can be silly (google, tiktok, etc.) and we don’t even notice. They just roll off our tongue. That’s what I want for 2MinuteTennis. That nobody even notices the time frame but only thinks of high quality and helpful tennis instruction. Thanks!!!

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Thanks so much!!

Hmmmm I’m not following you. They don’t do what exactly. They don’t close their racket face when the butt cap is pointing at the ball? Not sure what you’re saying.

Of course they do... Watch their super slomo practice videos

Huh?

@@2MinuteTennis well, Zwerev might not be your average player with his height. he has probably a way better position to each ball he hits. a lot of those shots would be way closer to my shoulder height it i don't want to hit super early or stand 5m back. of course, if the ball comes like that to me it's a great way to conceptualize how to hit heavy top spins.

Ok thanks!

When the ball is spinning forward over itself. It pulls the ball down into the court and is vital to consistency.

Thanks for the comment!

It may look regular, but It’s absolutely massive compared to any player you have ever played against. Trust me.

“Top spin comes from accelerating during contact” - as long as your racquet face is closed and trajectory is correct. You can achieve this by leg drive, getting under the ball etc etc but, simply by hitting hard will not create TS. I actually appreciate this coach “over analyzing” the technique simply bc, for having strong foundation you should have solid technique so that down the road, you could just focus on the game instead of having to relearn everything (while dealing with bad muscle memory) Unforced errors all come from junk technique; Obviously, you need to have proper contact point up front, followed by internal rotation etc etc But: by closing the racquet face, you create consistency - in your technique. Btw: anyone noticed the height of the contact point? It’s very low. I wonder what his FH looks like when he meets the ball higher off the ground...? Anyhow, my reply is “ALL IMO”. Thanks

Thanks for your thoughts!!

Hey thanks for the comments!

Well pointed. those are byproducts of fundamental things you can control. I'm pretty sure not even pros are thinking about where the racquet face is pointing. People should focus on other aspects as getting their positioning and timing right for instance.

Alok, are you arguing that players will be able to close their racket face without focusing on it? Closing the racket face, until it is committed to a players repertoire, doesn’t just happen.

Ok. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thanks for watching

Glad to help you!

Haha ok. Thanks Anu!

Based on your thinking I should stop making videos. Bc everything is easier said than done.

Does delpotro close his racket face?

Also, the is video has nothing to do with “pat the dog”.

@@2MinuteTennis It depends on situation and ball. Look at some footage. It seems like you're implying a completely closed racquet face on the swing is the only way to be effective. Maybe you're insinuating something else but to have a blanket statement that your balls will go long or in the net if your racquet is more on edge is just odd and misleading imo. But each their own I say! Thanks for the content...

Thanks. In the video at the 1:30 mark I even say that pros tilt down varying amounts. Some pros more some pros less. But they all close the face. Yes, on high, short balls do they close as much? No. But on the average ball they do this. I’m not sure you watched the video the entire way through.

I never said they have to point straight down line you’re bouncing a ball. I even recommend 45 degrees in the video and draw it in the screen. I’m not reaching in the video. I’m producing more content than anyone else in the world (3 videos just today) and helping players understand what they need to do in order to play better tennis. Trust me…I try not to sound “smart” like other coaches here on YT who try to WOW you with their terminology. But, there’s a ton of science and logic behind what I’m teaching. And no, I didn’t invent what I teach. Vic Braden is the mastermind of that. 🎾😊👍