His backhand is a way weaker than his forehand, i thought he would have changed it first

That’s a good point. It will be interesting to see if he hits his backhand better in 2024. -Jason Frausto

I think he has to improve his serve as far as precision concerns as we saw from us open with djokovic as well

Excellent point. Hitting it fast is great but how precise is your serve? Great insight. -Jason Frausto

Going to be top 10 regardless of change

You were definitely right. Let’s see how well the change pays off in 2024. Top 10 for Ben this year or higher? -Jadon Frausto

@@TennisUnleashed are you expecting the change in technique to stick? Or will playing a tight match cause him to revert back to old technique?

Great question. Now that the cat is out of the bag and his opponents will be aware of the change I think they’ll try to isolate his backhand even more than before. I think he’ll be able to stick to the change under pressure. That’s a huge change to make in 6 weeks though, very impressive he’s changed it that much that fast. -Jason Frausto

Thank you. I’m glad you enjoy it and find it helpful. You’re doing a great job with your English. Thanks for watching. -Jason Frausto

You’re welcome and I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Kerp up the great hitting on your channel. Always fun to watch. Enjoy the New Year as well. -Jason Frausto

I appreciate the kind words. I’m glad it was helpful. -Jason Frausto

Definitely Fritz like now with the swing. More simple overall and compact. Federer started the trend. -Jason Frausto

@@TennisUnleashed Fed has a more straight forehand whereas Fritz is more compact. Not exactly the same.

That’s a good point. I’m only referring to the “half loop”, not bent versus straight arm. I’m just curious how this is going to play out for Ben. AO24 should be really interesting :) -Jason Frausto

He is a fantastic tennis players but he's not athletic enough to take it to the next level IMHO🤔

​@@counsela9240Federer was also a fantastic athlete, Fritz isn't a good athlete. Paul, Frances, Korda, Shelton are all fantastic athletes. Fritz has fantastic technique but he's just not athletic.

I haven’t had the chance to look at his backhand yet but I definitely will first chance I get. Top 10 is a tough place to get to, the depth you talked about is only going to get better. I do think part of this forehand change might have to do with Wimbledon? Ben is tougher to beat in best of 5 because of his serve, my guess is this move had to do with Wimby as well. -Jason Frausto

Indeed. He’s got big goals and this change proves he’s serious about his career. He’s a competitor. -Jason Frausto

Thanks Coach Adrian. I think you're right, I do think this will propel Ben forward and put an American back in contention for slams. This is the mindset you want to see from a player, willingness to make changes that can benefit you. Djokovic has that mindset, it worked out pretty well for him ;) -Jason Frausto

for me it is not har to see the change : in 2023 he had stiff motion after contact point and less shoulder rotation(after cantact point)

​@@TennisUnleashed ben is obnoxious, hopefully he gets B slapped

Thank you. Looking forward to the rest of the 2024 season. -Jason Frausto

Love the coincidence in timing. Are you going more Sinner or Shelton style with your technique? I guess new Shelton style or Sinner? -Jason Frausto

@TennisUnleashed I really like the new changes Shelton done. But I also like the big racket flip of Sinner. So I am simply going to go out on court and try stuff for a bit. But I am leaning towards new Shelton technique.

Awesome. Happy hitting. -Jason Frausto

You’re right. It will be interesting to see how he performs with the change. I think he believes he can be #1. -Jason Frausto

Great self discovery on your part. Glad to hear you’re playing pain free. -Jason Frausto

@@TennisUnleashed Generally i consider "racket tip up" Forehands easier and more versatille. And guys like Rune Baez or Wawrinka have huge Forehands without this high elbow

Excellent point about the tip up versus pointed forward. We’re getting to the point now where everyone knows the most efficient technique and why they should use it. -Jason Frausto

@@TennisUnleashed I think technique is also individual thing and there are people who can hit better with higher elbow. But also it looks like many people - me included get caught in a trap of "next gen forehand" After 28 years break i came back to tennis and tried modernize my game But it looks like my juniors "modern forehand" is still enough even this days And btw next gen forehands existed when i trained tennis as a kid. Guys like Lendl or Sampras did almost the same thing back then

Nice to see him willing to make difficult technical tweaks. The best are willing to make those adjustments to increase their ceiling. AO24 should be interesting. -Jason Frausto

Thank you. I think it’s the right move for the reasons you stated. Let’s see if he can make a good run at AO24. -Jason Frausto

@@TennisUnleashed Yeah I didn't like how flat his ball was on the ground strokes.... I mean it's okay if you come to the net and you hit a flat ball but to be precise I think you need more spin but I like what he's doing I think he's top 10 easily top five in the near future

@@TennisUnleashed Did you see him practicing with Nadal that should help a lot

@@BasicBeachCommunity1 Yes. Ben has a lot of potential and he’s good for the game. Good to see him practicing with one of the greats. -Jason Frausto

Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it. -Jason Frausto

Definitely a good point on the cupping. I’m not so sure that’s Forehand related based on the area he has the cupping marks. Great insights, thanks for sharing your thoughts. -Jason Frausto

You make a good point. Great insight. -Jason Frausto

Good point. Can’t wait to see the new technique in action. -Jadon Frausto

I looked at quite a few forehands from this practice session and others that have come out since. Different contact heights here but I’m at the mercy of what’s currently available. I have a feeling commentators will be talking about this new Shelton forehand in the weeks to come. His team definitely took the time to change the technique. Let’s see how it plays out in the coming weeks. -Jason Frausto

Thank you @@TennisUnleashed ... the way you explained his stroke was very helpful. It makes me wonder when I analyze film of my strokes, what to look for that represents the core of my stroke, and what is just natural shot variation. Your video is helpful on multiple levels. Thanks again.

I’m very curious myself if this is going to make the difference between him and a position in the top 3 or even higher? My guess is he’s so strong they think he won’t lose much power.. 2024 will be interesting. -Jason Frausto

We watched different matches then. His big swings got exposed. Lost because Novak was better not cause of nerves. Serve needs better placement and disguise, made a great change already by reducing all that's going on in the forehand. That's the mistake of the next gen forehand, takes too long to unload. Watch their serves return stats from the forehand (e.g. Musetti, Khachanov, Shelton last year, Kokkinakis, Kyrgios, Shapovalov) they all suffer from the time it takes. Changing directions is a pain with it

Thank you. It appears to be a soft semi-western grip with the heel pad of his hand positioned on bevel 6.5 for the bevel position. -Jason Frausto

Indeed they did. Let’s see if it helps him this year. -Jason Frausto

Heelpad looks to be on 6.5. So soft semi. -Jason Frausto

Thank you for saying it. I miss the days of most people just enjoying the content. Can we go back to 2013 please? ;) -Jason Frausto

It’s going to mechanically be less efficient and less consistent with more moving parts…

@@TennisPro4686289 I think he has more injury risk with his new forehand because less relax and using to much his upper body and shoulder when he hit

He should be able to take the ball early more consistently now. It should also help when he faces someone like Djokovic who breaks you down with depth. Looking forward to seeing how this works out for Ben. -Jason Frausto

I’m curious what that shot will look like and do in 2024. Should be interesting. -Jason Frausto

Definitely an interesting change. Now that he’s made the adjustment time for his team to shift focus to other areas. Looking forward to this season to see how he does. -Jason Frausto

I can see why you would address that Tim. He’s a big guy carrying a lot of mass. Almost a football player on a tennis court. In his match in Brisbane yesterday his movement was suspect. Wonderimg if he’s too big to ever be a top 5 guy? Nobody else in the top 5 is carrying that much upper body mass. -Jason Frausto

I@@TennisUnleashed I am not so sure the mass is the problem. Could be a part of the problem. Identifying his movement issues will be difficult and fixing them more so. I have been working on a book about why American's struggle. Ben is just another example of decades of sub par movement. Here is a stab. Split Step is too high, particularly on his return. His legs look out of line. Watch him walk. Some imbalance there. It would take slow mo to identify, but seems like one hip has less flexibility than the other. Core strength plus your suggesting of less upper body would help. His upper body often out of control leading to sloppy first move. The USTA under Higuerus talked alot o movement but did little refined analysis. Ben's posture is not great. It would take some serious analysis but I think i he addresses these things he could do some damage. If not he will just get tired.

Oh I remember my time at USTA PD, good times but very little was worked on in terms of movement minus things done with the personal training staff. The main focus was technique and tactics/court position. If this is Tim Mayotte I would love to have you on a video podcast to talk tennis in general or American men’s tennis and get your take on it. Shoot me an email address to get in touch Tim. jason@tennisunleashed.net -Jason Frausto

The tour just keeps getting deeper and deeper. Agreed that Ben needs to work on his return game. So many good players capable of beating each other on a given day. Only the truly exceptional will stand above. -Jason Frausto

That’s true. But you’re assuming I’ve only looked at one shot before making this video. Just because I’m only analyzing one shot in this video doesn’t mean I’ve only looked at one shot before creating this video. I was a full time pro analyst for a living. I wouldn’t put this information out there if I wasn’t sure the changes were made. Thanks for watching. -Jason Frausto

@@TennisUnleashed ok understood