How far you swing your ELBOW forward is crucial. Most rec players don’t extend their elbows forward. Their elbows don’t want to leave their torsos!

I still remember one video you did at essential tennis, the student was dropping the racket too low before swing to the ball, you gave him this same advice and his balls were starting to go deeper. Very important message but not a lot coaches talk about 👍🎾

Very well explained. One thing that helps to swing through the ball while keeping it in the court is to think of SLIGHTLY closing the racquet face. This takes some practice to avoid hitting every ball into the net, but once mastered, this allows swinging like you describe in the video: through the ball, but without over-hitting long too often. Also, this works on all balls from knee to above shoulder level and is also effective on the backhand side. Also, you made a great point on hitting higher with more topspin when defending to allow recovery time. Some shots NEED to be defensive. Even Alcaraz makes his highest percentage of errors on running forehands defending the deuce corner because he tries to hit power shots from there instead of lifting the ball higher, keeping him in the point and allowing him to get back into position for the next shot. Knowing how to defend is as important as knowing how to attack.

Have always found your coaching to be very clear, concise and most importantly, logical💪

Watched this video last night and put it into use today in my live ball class. Was a game changer for me. So much more power with so much less effort. THANK YOU! Such a simple concept.

Just came back from a hitting session and I am glad to report that the hitting thru w spin really helps! Great workout today cos I was able to hit much harder without having the ball sail out! At the end of the session I could even hit w more spin n higher angle n kept ball in. Thanks for this great tip! My forehand is really much better today! Makes me eager to go for next session.

I've been struggling with this concept for a few months ever since I've gotten back into tennis. This is extremely helpful and I can't wait to try it later this week.

Penetration if ball is above the net, more spin is needed if it's below net especially mid court and hitting short angles to avoid it going out

Good tip. Very easy to put into practice. I also noticed that it helps not muscling the ball at times when I try to generate power.

What a great video, going to remind this for the training sessions on saturday 👌🏻👌🏻

Great explanation. Thank you.

Thanks for the reminder. Sometimes in this topspin heavy generation, I forget to use the flatter penetrating stroke. I remember I used it a lot more when I had heavier frames. With the lighter whippier frames, I've leaned too much into spinny balls.

I found one key to power that should be emphasized more often: contacting solidly and precisely on the sweet spot. The problem with top-spin swing has more to do with imprecise and diffused contact area (i.e., "brushing" the ball on the string) than scattered energy. You can do a little experiment: it does not take much swing at all for a ball to fly like an arrow, as long as you hit it on the precise sweet spot of a modern tennis racket. Great video, coach; much appreciated.

Thank you for posting this helpful video

Great video and sound advice.

Excellent tip !!

I must try this.Thank you.

Thanks for the video. I think I have been trying too much topspin to create power, and now I realize I can hit harder and more natural without trying to hit up on the ball so much.

Muchas gracias por la explicación !!

One of the best channels around

Excellent, simple explanation.

Wow thank you very much coach. Sending lots of love from Bali.🌞🌎🌙🙏

this is one of you best lesson. tip. thankyou

thank you, KG of tennis!

Yes, nice tutorial. Thanks

Great content Kevin

Can’t wait to get on the court to try this

Excellent!!!!

Nice tip bro 👌

Also the follow through after hitting the ball and making sure your racket finishes above your shoulder

Perfect!

Such a good channel and coach

Hi Kevin Thank you a another great video. i had been playing tennis just for a yr so I'm always looking for drills to improve my game. Sometimes I get together with some friends but everyone just want to hit. They don't like to do drills. I believe in doing both to get better. What's your opinion? Thx

I got into a bad habit of too much spin for consistency, I rarely missed but watched a lot of winners go by off my weak spinny shots. Going back to hitting through is exactly where I'm at. Timely clip TTD.

good advice

Bruh u may have hit the nail on the head for me!!. I've been so focused on creating spin, my balls usually don't go as deep. Then I start swinging harder or putting more height. And it goes out!! Thanks for mentioning that there has to be a give & take. (I stopped halfway just to write this 😂) 1 ❤️ from Queens NY

I think the backswing and letting the racket drop in concert with time and proper use of the left arm and body rotation is what gives power. Ever rec player should watch themselves on video, you’ll probably see your left arm drop and your backswing is tight and rigid which affects the wrist lag, I saw for me that I was not turning when I first started and in never let the racket head drop which played a huge role in hitting it long and not feeling connected to the ball

Good lesson Kev

Hi! Great video!! What tennis racket are you using.

You are so good

Thanks for the video :) If I dont think about how to hit the ball, my swing is really fast and the ball goes with a good spin but its not a deep ball, now, thanks to my couch and this video my balls may not have a lot of topsin but are deeps (just what I wanted)

I used to hit 'thru' the ball and shots were consistent n Powerful but flat. Then I tried adding topspin n started doing like what u said ..too much brushing on the ball. Iam going to do what u suggested...thru n up! Thanks for the tip!

I'll try that this evening and let you know.

Very true! Novak is perfect example too.

Gr8 vid. How to balance it with depth?

This is actually a lesson that's taught in golf too - I remember a coach once saying "if you really want to penetrate and compress the ball, don't try to hit the back of the ball - try to hit the front of it"

Thumbs up for the new Radical man!

I am now convinced that, YT actively listening to my conversation. This is not the first time btw... Daughter and I were talking about how to - still hit hard but staying loose (not tensing up) So YT musta heard me say about “hitting hard” and suggested Kevin’s video as recommendation lol! Funny thing though: my kid doesn’t have problem with hitting hard balls, rather not being able to put more spin on when the environmental variables aren’t ideal (temperature, sting tension etc) Kevin, a quick question been wanting to ask: noticed that (based on audio) when you hit, your racquet has that clean “pingie” sound to it. What is your tension, can you share? I bet it’s around 53lbs or so...? Great content btw!

If you're hitting out in front and following through you will have enough power as long as you're doing the other mechanic/technique of the stroke.

That’s so smart to do it against the net so you’re not turning your racquet 😦 I’ve struggled with trying to practice and getting a decent forehand so thank you for this😄!!!

cool

As a Nadal fan, I'm guilty of brushing up too much, without having the kind of racquet head speed to make it work. Finding the right balance between speed and spin is difficult, because sometimes it's better to swing through more, sometimes it's better to brush more. We amateur players usually have just one kind of swing, lol.

Hi Ken

The second I push the ball more it goes straight out … I use the first technique for the safety

Elbow in front requires anticipation & timing, something most rec players don’t master

you have to have both, and you have to know when to use each if you want to become a difficult opponent.

Circle swinging

Good video👌But if you hit more through, are you not going to loose consistency, and hit out or in to the net more often?

Pretty good video and tips. I’ve been practicing on how to hit harder with less effort and I feel like I found something that may help. Not sure if this will make sense, but if it does maybe you can test it? After understanding all the basics (stance, weight shift, body rotation, swing, hitting in the sweet spot, follow through, etc.) what I found that helped me hit so much harder with less effort is getting my racket to “snap” at the ball. Kind of like a whip. When you see someone using a whip and you hear that loud snap. But in this case my entire body is the whip. If you really pay attention to high level players like Djokovic or Federer, you can see it. But of course, all the basics should be correct before trying this. I wouldn’t be doing this if my form wasn’t proper.

do you know what you need muscle to be not hit back your racket

Ok

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Watching this video makes me want to become a tennis ball. They get all the attention, and they don't even have to do anything! 🎾😅

And hit the net.

Great lesson Kevin. I'm trying to level up to 4.0 this year and this is drill I need for easy power. Thank you!

This is why Nadal grunts on every forehand. He hits with insane amounts of spine continuously.

most players don't have the elbow strength to hit with the elbow fully extended. it would hurt for them

yeah, in other words "drive through" the ball .. nice tip

It's include the pro's racket is heavy

thank you brother I'm a noob indian 😢

WTF i must not be there yet 😩

Richard Gasquet: 😢

Djokovic/Rafa has a 350 gram racquet!😬 Plus, his opponent’s hit the ball fast heavy to Rafa/Djokovic!

I'm thinking of Nadal's swing as I watch this. No wonder he has to be as strong as an ox and built like one too.

in a nutshell, this video is saying hit with less topspin and hit flatter. not hit flat, hit flatter.

Sorry Kevin I believe you are miss characterizing Novak's swing path to substantiate your predetermined thesis... Look closely at his stroke pattern at and after contact in slow motion and you will see it is different than you describe.

In summary, hit a flatter ball to get more power.

Coco Gauff can learn a thing or two from this lesson.

Dude you need to be my tennis coach. Love my general game but in the past 20 years my FH has too often become a total brush up and I think my grip is a bit too Westy as well. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtt0ksJ6u9XXook.html That "FH" if we can call it that, at about 0:50 into that video is the height of the problem. Now I've been off the court for the past 4 years or so because of my hip, which is now resurfaced and I need to restart my game with those principles in mind. Really shouldn't even play matches for a few months just get grooved agaih. THANK YOU.

Know which pro this impacts the most? Felix Aliassime. Can't flatten and penetrate the ball court to save his life.

It's called hitting flat. The ball flies fast, without spin, and out of court. It's not easy to control. On the other hand, the energy you have loaded into the spin is not wasted. Once the spinny ball lands, it grabs the surface and accelerates forward, giving you the speed. But it lands in the court, not on the fence.

One answer … Nadal. This was a long winded video that just says hit flat for power.

Sorry but this doesn't make any sense. The amount of spin you want to put in your shot is contextual. Depends on the situation and the tactics, as well as the surface you are playing on. A more penetrating shot is not necessarily better in all situations, nor can it be performed always.

YOU TRY TO SAY SOMETHING BUT YOU DON T UNDERSTAND YOURSELF ........... PLUS DJOKO IS A PRO TRAINING EVERY DAY FOR THE LAST 30 YRS PLUS..............

unrealistic. pros train 6 hours a day so they can make flat balls.. amateurs play 3 hours a week just miss too much without safety.

Please don’t show this video to Nadal 😇

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Sure.. no different than eating a lot and not getting fat. Is that how it is? lame