A Simple Way To Create Forehand Lag and More Power!

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Жыл бұрын

I've done a few videos on this topic but this tip has helped a lot of people generate lag and produce a more coordinated swing. I also felt that addressing the pat the dog technique is important because it hinders player's swings more than it helps.
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@robertyacoub9705 Жыл бұрын

Man this guy is amazing with the simplicity of his instructions for the basic but very important things. And his allowance for individual differences is brilliant. And his emphasis on finding your own grooves within the bigger categories of proper technique. And doing things by feel. Really priceless stuff.

@KENGHUABAI Жыл бұрын

TPA is the best tennis coach!!! he actually helped me to get better a lot!!!

@ianbuick8946 Жыл бұрын

The videos showing that you must reach a certain position like pros did hurt tennis learner (myself at one point). Your video on weight transfer and kinetic chain are really treasure for tennis community.

@natsksrn1434 4 ай бұрын

Dare I say the best FH explanation ever on YT

@ajduggan4540 Жыл бұрын

Great video, those horses will forever be implanted in my head when hitting forehands from now on

@jamesohara9133 11 ай бұрын

" There's gonna be no dogs pattin' " ...just made my day :)

@nitzanricklis6488 Жыл бұрын

Really stepping up your animation skills

@TomAllsopp Жыл бұрын

Nomsayin!

@mayabergom Жыл бұрын

Excellent! When you worked on this with me in person, I thought I wouldn't have time to add more lag into my shot. But I actually have more time now and feel less rushed because I'm no longer trying to create lag artificially. I just get into the position and then rotate into the shot and let the arm follow. It's super simple - although, as you say, not easy.

@beaglesrfun5896 Жыл бұрын

The best and simplest instruction on this topic! I hit with an eastern grip, and this instruction helps tremendously.

@watcher687 Жыл бұрын

Would love to see a similar perfectly simplified explanation of one handed backhand, Tom. 👍

@jayrussell26 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video - such an easy to understand description of the high level forehand - No Nonsense indeed.

@ericcrowe2838 Жыл бұрын

So simple and straightforward and demystifying. Thanks Tom!

@margiepargie1982 6 ай бұрын

I think of it as the left shoulder turns toward the ball, the right shoulder says "hey get out of my way, i am coming thru". So the left shoulder moves to accomidate the right shoulder. DON'T use your arms, it will happen naturally. GREAT video.

@dg2973 Жыл бұрын

I like this infos you gave in this video. Just what I needed. Specialy details about fluidity you talking, the flowles od the stroke. Timing of all the details.

@sarkology Жыл бұрын

All your vids are spot on. I think you should do a vid on the shoulder and the FH. Not many vids on it. external and internal rotation. This was a big breakthrough I made. Comes naturally to most. My FH is not natural for me as I throw with my other arm. Learning to allow my shoulder to externally rotate then internally rotate to get power/spin/control transformed my game. Esp in matches. Went from a weakness to a weapon. I naturally have rounded internally rotated shoulders from muscle imbalances from weightlifting. When I get tight in matches my FH becomes unreliable and I have to remind myself to externally rotate

@jeroenbakker571 11 ай бұрын

Very instructive and so easily explained! And yes, he lets you have your own movements and techniques. He just focuses on the common technique and essentials.

@josecedeno5265 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, your classes are very clear and original. That is what I like from you, the personal ingredient in them, Congratulations,

@astropiazzolla Жыл бұрын

Great content. Two ideas which helped me, in line with these ideas and touched on by Tom here: 1. Think of the racquet drop just prior to contact as a part of the same movement as the forward swing (ie. don't hold the pat the dog position). This creates racquet head speed and prevents the arm from doing all the work. 2. As mentioned towards the end, the point where this racquet drop happens should be far away from the body (or behind and around the body). It's very hard to get enough racquet head speed with a short swing path so you need the distance between this point and contact. Also if this path is short, there's not much time to get over the ball after supinating the arm, so it's easy to hit under the ball.

@andygarcia6619 Жыл бұрын

Great advice….. keep it simple 👏🏻

@danzini8407 5 ай бұрын

So good to c so who s attached ti the truth. In french we say ”il ne faut pas tordre le cou a la vérité”. Thousands congrats from Dan, Paris France.

@ministerofjoy 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, on point demonstration🎉

@Golfcentric Жыл бұрын

Great tips - thanks!

@krolldavid 4 ай бұрын

Love your lessons!

@gregyang3770 Жыл бұрын

Great video! This is exactly what I experienced recently. The cocah got the point.

@zanettifabricio Жыл бұрын

Very good explanation

@dantoledo3833 Жыл бұрын

Great tip

@watcher687 Жыл бұрын

Tom, I’ve recently experienced what you’re telling from 7:03 is extremely important (maybe deserves a separate video). If you don’t separate hands early enough and not take the racket further back, you’re usually late hence rush the stroke. Thanks again 👍

@alfsearching Жыл бұрын

I can't thank you enough. This video change not only my forehand but also backhand and and the serve. The point is not to use the arm rather turn the shoulder (the body) and you are creating the lag...

@TomAllsopp Жыл бұрын

Happy to help

@oneminutetennis Жыл бұрын

Hi Tom. I love this video. Really great job. Have a great Christmas

@TomAllsopp Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Appreciate that! Same to you. In the airport now. Flying back to the motherland

@claudiow1129 11 ай бұрын

I love you both guys 🤣

@sambutta Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@tenniswilliam Жыл бұрын

I think what you are saying the key is racquet preparation and footwork to be in the proper position. The lag will come if you are in the proper position. One area i have trouble with in this regard is when the ball comes with top spin at me.

@1985markush Жыл бұрын

👌🙏 G R E A T! V I D E O! Thank you Tom!

@lukey1210 Жыл бұрын

This is fcuking AWESOME 🤩

@mistal85 Жыл бұрын

Finnally someone talk with common sense.awsome video❤🎉

@haricsl Жыл бұрын

Great video , very simple to understand. I think I’m getting better at this although I struggle with higher bouncing balls, is there a different technique (I think maybe more distance between ball and body perhaps?). I feel myself getting quite tense, everything locks up and I end up “clotheslining” the ball with wrist very locked). Maybe that’s the point, I don’t have confidence with the higher bouncing balls which causes me to tense up which breaks down the natural sequence 🤷‍♂️

@SquirrelWhisper3r Жыл бұрын

No dogs were actually patted in the making of this video?

@ruggierojerolli Жыл бұрын

Tom to get full grip of this masterclass I just need that cute plushy roundy horsy's breed to forget about that bs of patting a dwarfy doggy. If I can get that chubby horsy's height in my mind my ptd illness will be cured for good man also my psyche to imagine getting a ride on that sturdy fourlegged the as soon as I leave the court. So give us what's that breed please. Nobody taught me tennis with animals and I consider it a grave missing point in my learning. Want my chilhood back now 😭😭😭!! 👏👏👏👏😭😭😭👏👏👏👏

@insighttennisacademy9421 Жыл бұрын

Hi Tom, Nice video as always:) What you think about swinging with sticks (netpost for example if it isn't from steel and therefore to heavy) to get the feel of this? Or like accelerating a towel so the player feels the lag where the body comes first and the stick or towel comes second. It's is one thing to get the player understand it and it's another thing to get them to feel it. I love those tools because you educate the body instead of the mind. Looking forward to your vision on this? Best, Paul

@TomAllsopp Жыл бұрын

I like these ideas. I don’t use them but maybe I’ll give some a go and report back

@petrtamler4484 Жыл бұрын

I believe I have to initiate my forehand with relaxed dorsal flexion in the wrist, as you say not all pros need because they have very flexible wrist and forearm tendons and lag happens naturally, not most of us mortals who were not taught since childhood like pros:-)

@victor2881234 2 ай бұрын

Nice video @5:16, I am curious what kind of dog is that? I like it. It is funny looking.

@andresottonello7473 Жыл бұрын

hi! this concept can be applied for a one handed backhand? if it´s possible, can you teach it?

@ollie708 Жыл бұрын

unit turn is allso about bringing the weight on the right food and dropping the racket preventing you from uncoiling too soon

@robinhoodwink9345 Жыл бұрын

It is good to have the lag as a result of good full back swing. I think of the wrist as not very strong, so by holding wrist angle with the face racket tell the time of contact as that is become the follow through. So it seam like the forearm is turn up going through. 🤔

@pupstart Жыл бұрын

Hi Tom, I can do this in practice but when a match starts I tend to tense up especially early. Any advice? Also should I try to lead with my elbow would that help?

@yakzivz1104 Жыл бұрын

on return of serves: do we shorten our unit turn or still do the same unit turn as the ground strokes??

@TomAllsopp Жыл бұрын

Would you do the same unit turn to throw a ball with less power? There's your answer.

@samm8479 Жыл бұрын

"Hips don't lie" focus on rotating hips forward. This will require leg drive and upper body will follow, followed by hand.

@Anton.Arkhipov Жыл бұрын

Tom, hello, I have a question: when you demonstrate entering the lag high, racquet flips and gets racquet face open. In my experience, it led to hitting open and contact. Yes, you can still go with it and be closing approaching contact, but this also creates layer of inconsistency. I now have better success dropping it lower, entering lag/slot with slightly closed racquet face, then aligning it with the height of the ball from there and hitting through and up - lifting and spinning the ball. At least from behind the baseline. And yes I’ve got pics of Rafa hitting very high ball and having momentarily open racquet face through lag, but this still seems inconsistent as general way of hitting. This coming from me hitting back fences on the fly, so not a made up thing 😂

@quangtube Жыл бұрын

a bit of open face is ok...he turns the racquet face with the wrist pretty fast during the contact that fixes the open face...look at Rublev FH vids, right before the contact, he opens the racquet very often, but quick wrist rotation will fix it easily.

@quangtube Жыл бұрын

on another note: hitting with the body usually leads to open racquet face, players often have to step back ....but it is actually correct and the next fix is to apply the wrist action through the contact to add spin + close the racquet face.

@Anton.Arkhipov Жыл бұрын

@@quangtube well to make it clear, I’m not referring to “on-edge” vertical racquet face - that’s perfectly fine. The tricky part is when it gets a tiny bit open to the sky, and the swing is full-speed. Can launch balls quite some

@TomAllsopp Жыл бұрын

You can close it a bit. It doesn't need to be open or facing the floor.

@kgindpls Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 patting the horse

@ItMaker5000XL Жыл бұрын

Message received - traded my family dog for a miniature horse. Forehand improved immediately. Simple!

@gcs7817 2 ай бұрын

Where is the “throwing “ aspect ? This video resembles every other video by the top YT instructors

@albertozabeo77 Жыл бұрын

I found that the real secret of the forehand is the fact that right shoulder comes in front while left one goes behind,simple as that. I broke my left shoulder when i was young while training judo,and since then my brain wont let left shoulder goes behind. I felt stock in my forehand until i saw a photo and then i understand why i felt so jammed. Martial arts have 2000 years and they know how to trow a punch. Nithing fancy or new. Just put the left shoulder behind while rotating.

@at1838 Жыл бұрын

The anti-dog-patting league approves this message! Regarding the take back & separating the arms. Some players, Alvarez e.g.., keep the non racquet arm on longer bc they take it back all the way with both arms. I find this can be useful bc you let go only when the arm is all the way back already. From there it is just all forward: body, arm, racquet.

@TomAllsopp Жыл бұрын

when Alcaraz is all the way back his left arm is no longer on the racket though. You also need quite a lot of flexibility to get the racket even close to back with your left hand on the racket.

@niederdorfstrasse 4 ай бұрын

My Trainer Said :follow with your Body to your racket ? What is right ?

@TomAllsopp 4 ай бұрын

I don’t know what that means

@chankoksoon Жыл бұрын

I get the student to grip the racquet with only 3 fingers😊

@TomAllsopp Жыл бұрын

No offense, but I hate it when players do that.

@isobrontchoa5111 Жыл бұрын

sexy, handsome and patient...plus ur tips all make sense and easy to apply

@Charmander009 Жыл бұрын

Can I pat the monkey instead of dog

@TomAllsopp Жыл бұрын

Highly recommend!

@patriciomora9663 Ай бұрын

You hate the dog!

@gritlog Жыл бұрын

Patting a horse 😂

@ssenssel Жыл бұрын

Still no way to turn on the notification bell... this guy must be computer redacted. Good tennis instructor though.

@TomAllsopp Жыл бұрын

What’s it say when you try?

@ssenssel Жыл бұрын

@@TomAllsopp It simply won't accept it. Neither all or personalized. I've been watching your videos for a long time and it never accepted the notification bell. Very frustrating and it must hurt your views.. Check you settings and ask for youtube support.

@fingersm Жыл бұрын

@@TomAllsopp same here

@TomAllsopp Жыл бұрын

I have no idea why. Go to the description and click one of the free videos. You will have to enter your email and this will put you on my email list where you'll be notified of uploads. Thanks!!