I have been frustrated with my forehand. I tried immediately relaxing my wrist on the unit turn. It resulted in being able to easily get under the ball, easily able to drive the hip, and easily able to complete the semi-circle/uncoil. Lastly, the wrist flipped. I will have to work on this because sometimes my wrist wouldn't flip because I would tighten up. I have to be conscious of the wrist flip. Even when the wrist would not flip, I still got a quality shot with top spin that I could easily place. Thank you for the wrist guidance! I did self feeds. I will try it with a ball machine.

Perfect video. Just one point, actualy the hip movement creates raquet lag, thats why turning the hips first is so important

Very well description .Your right .No other video descripset the topspin like that ! I have also played a lot af sqash and ther i youse the coninental grip to get the pull and flextecnich S to get effortles pover. So if I youse the hiprotation as the powerbase and arm and wrist as you described I will get a lot of effortless topspin power like Raffa and Iga S.

Hola Gene. Really enjoyable video. Appreciate time and effort put into it. Great explanation on the biomechanics of the stroke and role of the hand and body. The Spanish try to simplify things by speaking of the hand, not the wrist, although the wrist is obviously involved. They say "Move your hand through contact", which is what you have explained very well in this video. Gracias amigo. Looking forward to your next video.

All for this. Tennis should be about getting the most devastatingly accurate ball with as little effort as possible. That little acceleration at contact by letting the power of the racket do its job is changing my game for the better.

Thanks Gene(ius) , tomorrow I will use it. It will take time to succeed but it is a great theory that deserves to be put in practice.

Yes. Very nice (observations and notes/tips). Just one little caveat/correction/question (as you will): The wrist being lose will "snap" through the contact/strike zone from the full extension to the neutral "aligned" position after the impact. The flexion part ("cocking the wrist") is a product of more or less active /intentional flexion of the wrist, as far as I can see. (Or then you just have learned some other loose technique to flex the wrist passively!). But then again, you don't have to flex the wrist; the neutral position will do. Anyway, these fundamental "simple" ideas and your dialogue style demonstration of them (challenging the watcher to try and feel it by himself) is once again guaranteed Gene Molina quality, simply a didactic master-piece. The loose wrist is pivotal to all and everything we want from our Fed-esque forehand. But by the same token, the well-timed internal shoulder rotation might also have a function in adding topspin to the equation. They work together in a loose swing, as if enhancing each other. And another "caveat"; with this setting, a loose wrist and arm, one should get the maximum racquet head speed (in the contact) and that we want. It gives control as well as spin and speed, looseness gives control at the end of the day, yes - but the dwelling time of a ball in the string bed actually decreases as a function of racquet head speed: more we have this coveted racquet head speed, shorter time the ball stays in the strings, not the other way round, as we might intuitively assume. At least, this is what some physical experiments on the issue do imply! - Okay, stay loose and play the ball, not the opponent, with free shots and free mind!

Hi Gene, Thanks again for another very enlightening concept. Since I incorporated it into my forehand swing, I’ve been hitting the ball with a lot more spin, and I really like the triggering effect of the wrist snap. How ever great I feel hitting from the baseline, I’ve had less satisfying results when moving into the court or trying to flatten out high balls. Also, it seems it takes a lot more time to complete the swing. Lastly, I’ve been less successful with my backhand when I try to do the wrist snapping. Do the same principles apply for the BH as for the FH? I look forward to hearing from you.

I've tried continental grip then snap with loose wrist from base line.. It works perfectly. Never had such effortless & powerful tast flat shots with depth. The struggle I have is it works well only at low balls under conti- grip. I have to make quick decision to use conti-grip as predicting incoming is a low ball during take back. Once start taking back, if the ball bounces higher (than waist), the ball will fly floatly out of bound as I can hardly switch to eastern or semi-W to provide square/topspin contact. Otherwise, I have to move backwards to wait until the ball falls low thus hit late, though result isn't too bad. Any better tips other than "practice makes perfect"?

Hello coach how are you now? Why you stop uploading videos? I'm your fan, I'm from Philippines 🇵🇭

Don’t turn your shoulder too much, keeping the stability

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Do not agree. Look at Federer or Nadal. No flexion, no radial movement.

I don't mean to spoil the party. But, I think this video is spreading bad information. The wrist is passive just before, during and after contact. Topspin comes primarily from the swing path which is low to high with a level or very slightly closed face at contact. the wrist doesn't move or release until the ball is long gone. Trying to use the small wrist muscles to add power or spin is a fools errand. Timing an incoming ball with a wrist snap is near impossible and will lead to many unforced errors. Also, trying to snap the wrist at contact can lead to wrist injuries. Watch high speed video of Federer and Nadal and you will see the wrist is laid back before, during and after contact. They release the wrist as a natural part of the follow through after the ball is long gone off their strings. The majority of high level coaches do not teach "wrist snap" or an active wrist at contact.