I've been building up leg strength over the past couple years by sliding in deep gravel at public playgrounds and on the sand at volleyball courts. Recently, I have had access to a red clay court. At 62, I'm slowly applying sliding on the clay, although it's pretty tricky. Thanks for the lesson.

Great insights on sliding! 👍 I’ve always thought that sliding (on hard courts) was super dangerous, but has become a necessity at the highest levels.

The clay courts and view are spectacular!

I taught myself to slide on hard courts over the course of about 6 months. I was not making much progress until I saw a video on a slide drill (tenfitmen) and started to do that, then progressed from there. If I had this video when I started I would have saved a lot of time. The points you make in this video are excellent and exactly what I had to figure out on my own. Amazing video and absolutely unique, I haven't been able to find a video like this after extensive searching. Will be recommending this video to people who ask me about sliding.

I play on hardcourts and I naturally started sliding (as noticed by my coach), this really helped me, thank you

I appreciated this video, as a whole, but particularly appreciated the beginning - using logic and humor to explain why some players should NOT slide. Actually, my comment about your use of logic and humor applies to all your videos, and is why I'm a subscriber who is always excited when you post a new vid. Thank you!

Quality job as usual guys, bravo!

That tweener passing shot was insane 😲!

Great video and amazing humour as always! Really looking forward to the tennis fitness routine!

I think I just found the best tennis channel on KZfaq. Much love and respect to you guys. Such great tips. Thank you! Where is that court with the mountains in the background? It's so beautiful! And where are you guys based? Would honestly travel to hit with you. (I won the USPTA Elevate Award for Tennis Coaching in Florida in 2021,) but that is a court worth traveling to! Also, to help anyone in the comments: I had clay court sliding down to perfection, but never knew to lead with the heel which is necessary on hard court. If you're learning, try to master clay first, it's easier on the joints. Follow everything in this video. Keep good posture as you go for a slide AND keep a good amount of weight, at least 30% on your back foot. Think of it as an anchor foot. If all your weight is on your front foot, you will stick. The back foot can roll in or do anything that's comfortable to you, just don't lift or abandon it. The back knee is usually lower to the ground on slides too. You'll see that with these great athletes. That's why holding a lunge for 3 seconds is a great progression to learn to slide. Just don't cheat and let your back knee hit the ground, build the strength. An anchor foot and not letting your upper body tip or go forward over your front foot will help you slide and not stick. You all will be sliding in no time!)

Background of tennis court in Adelboden is sick...But the video is also great ! Can't waith to see forth comming fitness clips...Please ad some specific streching to it. BR, Sergio

Beautiful tip Thanks man

This channel deserves 1M subscribers, and i am one of them(subscriber). Great tips.

Thank for the informative video. The video quality is amazing what camera/lens do you use ?

Hey, could you do a video about those footwork you mentioned federer and Murray doing

Thank you for a great lesson! Impressive performance. What is the name of the place with clay court and mountains?

12:55 View. Cherry on top. Great video 😎

Would love to see injury prevention series! Struggling with my wrist health =(

I would have expected some words about shoes. Just received a new pair for the upcoming outdoor season from Jeff, as no shop around sells tennis shoes. The Asics Gel Challenger 14 I bought are even less flexible than the old model I had, the sole is almost hard and stiff, I hardly can bend it by hand. Is this normal?

Yes I want tennis fitness videos and tennis conditioning videos.

Needed this, I’m going to go out and practice

This video deserves more likes

I have played on clay and I do slide there. But I never slide as wide as Joker. He is so wide that topples over a lot. It looks comical. To me, the recovery time dictates when and where I slide. If I can't recover to play my next shot in time, I will not slide. However, sometimes you have no choice but to slide even a little. And I really don't know if you can coach sliding. Like you said, it's instinctual. It's a little like sliding in football, there are some quarterbacks who have a tough time sliding and no amount of coaching helps them. And then there are some quarterbacks that do it naturally.

the lovely mounrains in background..which place ?

Your disclaimer is great, interested on your thoughts on different hard court surfaces. They are definitely not all equal, it looks like you’re playing on acrylic based court like the pros. In the UK there are a lot of Macadam/painted courts. They are a whole different sliding experience and I’d say quite dangerous to attempt sliding. Far more tacky. I keep my sliding to very occasionally and ungracefully on artificial clay…

Nice

Amazing content as always, do you switch for tecbifibre racquets?

WHERE IS THE COURT IN THE BEGINNING LOCARED?

0:17 I would do all kinds of questionable things just to be able to play few sets on that clay court and that view MY GOD

1:19 i dont agree to that because it depends on the surface On clay you can slide without getting any type of injury

man where's that amazing court at

Those forehand winners were bangers

Sliding looks so cool but as a fairly new player and in my fifties, alas, I won't be trying to learn this.😢

Is your clay court footage from Switzerland or Austria?

Maybe not so clear from the video that sliding on hard is a lot harder than sliding on clay. Sliding on clay is pretty much standard, easier to initiate, been around for decades. Sliding on hard, not so much. Great video in any other respect.

It doesnt tear the shoes?

Please 🙏🏽 make!

hit the like before I even watch xD

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

If i on court

Honestly, I watch your videos for the mountain background then for tennis 😁. Where's that anyway ?

Why is this recorded in Switzerland?

Ouch. Just ouch. Hurts me to watch. Y'all make it look good, though!

just a clarification F1 cars aren't supposed to slide around the track. A better analogy would be rally cars.

Hey daytree (oops 😅). Do you wanna hit sometime? It’s David from memorial park, text me if you’re down!

Where’s the kick serve

I’m scared of even trying

MAKE SURE YOU WEAR ACTUAL TENNIS SHOES!

We know how to slide on clay bro, show me hard