Tennis Players: Use your non-dominant arm correctly for maximum forehand power

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3 ай бұрын

Your tennis forehand is lacking power? It just doesn’t feel smooth? You might just be making a very common forehand mistake: You’re not using your non-dominant arm effectively.
Watch this video to learn how to use your off-arm for balance and to facilitate your entire body’s rotation. This will give you more control and power over your tennis forehand!
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@Chubzdoomer Күн бұрын

As an absolute beginner (only been playing roughly 2 months) I incorporated the "racket catch" finish into my strokes after watching this video and I've already noticed a significant difference in power. I love how it encourages you to use your hips/core to turn all the way through the shot, versus relying too much on arm strength. Plus it just feels so much better to finish that way, at least for me. It's really helped me build confidence in my forehand and although I still have a very long ways to go I feel it's a significant step in the right direction.

@safsaf3882 3 ай бұрын

Hi coach ! I'm watching your videos from Morocco 🇲🇦 i want to thank you a lot ! Your tutos helped me so much!! . Just keep going 🤟👌

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

That’s awesome to hear, thank you!

@mytj228 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your videos!!

@graphguy 3 ай бұрын

love that tight rope walk analogy! 🙂

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

Me too! Helped me as a kid

@sachadevelle 3 ай бұрын

Yes, I’ve been working on this for a year or so now. Makes such a difference with my coil.

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

Should feel rounder and smoother.

@svetaivanova5560 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, Meike! 😊💖

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome

@kimiversen4655 3 ай бұрын

Excellent tip. Thank you 👌

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

You’re welcome

@ebenburger111 2 ай бұрын

Well explained. Good stuff.

@MeikeBabelTennis 2 ай бұрын

Glad it helped

@CARLOCOLAIACO 12 күн бұрын

It's very clear in theory. How would you suggest to train and to engrain it in muscle memory? I can do it perfectly by shadow-swinging but when the ball is in play I can't help dropping my non dominant arm.

@terry6181 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it

@LazerHs 3 ай бұрын

:) I’ve been using the off-hand improperly for years. Thank you for this video, everything makes sense regarding it giving balance. I will try to implement it going forward!

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

Let me know how it goes

@roberthaar 3 ай бұрын

My “feel” is the left shoulder rotating up, back, and around. I don’t think most pros think about where their left hand is in space. Like your deep dive into the biomechanics.

@tennisteuton 3 ай бұрын

Great advice to point out the off-hand's help during rotation. That's one thing I am working on right now, because I do lack power on my forehand. It seems to me that if you coil as much as Djokovic, Alcaraz, and many others, there is no way to NOT have your non-dominant arm somewhat engaged, because it really has to get out of the way.

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

Yes, The more you coil the more you feel the off hand when it’s not doing it’s job. But it feels round and smooth - and at some point you won’t notice it anymore - when you let it do its job.

@VishwaSeneviratne 3 ай бұрын

Hi Meike, I've been watching your videos a lot lately and it has helped me to elevate my game to a whole new level. I'm really enjoying these short videos you publish focusing on little things one at a time. If you can, can you create a video on your tactics on hitting a stable smash/overhead? Mostly, how to smash while stepping back or running back forward and mainly sideways. Where to hit, how to aim, where to look, how to know when to hit a smash, angles, at what places of the court should I not hit a smash and how to position myself as an amateur. Perhaps this may be an idea for multiple videos. Thank you.

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

That’s a great idea for videos. I’ll put it on my list for videos to film

@petrtamler4484 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for excellent description, I am even more stressing that it enables absolute relaxation of dominant hand/ your dead fish description/, as it enables to transfer kinetic chain from body to follow into arm like whiplash, which diferentiate pros against amateur players

@craig6108 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this well-explained video instruction. Question...have you ever addressed the bent arm/straight arm issue in detail in any your forehand videos?

@akaebbassouan4979 2 ай бұрын

cette technique est efficace Bonnes explications Bravo Madame Awasome

@wiggi9339 3 ай бұрын

Good topic.

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@nebraskanate7417 3 ай бұрын

I know this is not the main point of this video, but if the racquet head is up on take back it will be more down when you rotate the forearm clockwise, plus it is more laid-back. Does that make sense? Always appreciate how clear your instructions are. Thanks.

@panosretzios6139 2 ай бұрын

I am professor in physical education and sports with specialty in tennis.Very nice videos with knowledge.💯🎾👏🇬🇷

@MeikeBabelTennis 2 ай бұрын

Great that you like it

@bmanbusee3812 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. Been having issues with this. To clarify, you continue rotating the non dominant arm and not just tucking it in around the armpit? Maybe that’s where I feel I’m off. Also what about stretching your off arm to the ball as some say as well? Thanks!

@jasonloeb4269 2 ай бұрын

I tell my clients the throat of the racket is their cell phone and they are addicted to their phone 😂

@MeikeBabelTennis 2 ай бұрын

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@vinceheidenreich9458 3 ай бұрын

Meike....Any truth to the concept that the off hand at the left shoulder creates a "brake" that ultimately accelerates the racket arm? Much like tucking the left arm into the body on the serve accelerates the racket?

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

I’ve never heard about that concept to be honest.

@ElSupremo5 3 ай бұрын

It is exactly what it does! the body slows down almost seems...the left shoulder... to stop then the arm accelerates through and then the body continues rotating. Same is true in golf and baseball. It is conservation of momentum in physics. This is what separates the elite like Meike from the rest of us and no it isn't a conscious thing which is why she doesn't know about it she just does it because she is gifted.

@tennisteuton 3 ай бұрын

Yes. I recently played against someone who abruptly stopped his arm on the follow-through of the forehand, which created flat lasers (to my backhand, of course...). However, while abruptly stopping your forehand stroke (and serve) at any point may get you some additional speed, it also interferes with your kinetic chain and possibly decouples your arm from your body. Your strokes can fall apart that way, and injuries can show up on the long run, because you end up arming your swings.

@anasellors5562 3 ай бұрын

Hi , - I use my 2 hands for my forehand . How can I improve power? I rotate my body when I hit the ball but still not very good 😢. I feel a bit clumsy .

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

Hard to say without seeing the shot. Are you loading with your legs/ entire body enough?

@htainlindwa80 3 ай бұрын

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@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

Coming up this very next one :)

@htainlindwa80 2 ай бұрын

@@MeikeBabelTennis by the way, is it OK to use both semi-western and Eastern for my forehand?

@stefantomeit2108 3 ай бұрын

Ich glaube habe auch das tote Fisch Problem 😂

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

Dann kannst Du jetzt dran arbeiten :)

@manujohn99 3 ай бұрын

Preparing to coil for unit-turn in forehand is very difficult for me 😢

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

Try to work on it gradually.

@tennisjourney 3 ай бұрын

No more dead fish for me🐠👍🏽

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

Haha, yes!

@panosretzios6139 2 ай бұрын

I am professor inphysical specialty

@failbetter-kg6ki 3 ай бұрын

dieser Platz sieht nicht gesund aus für die Gelenke, wo ist das?

@MeikeBabelTennis 3 ай бұрын

In meinem neuen Club hier in Gijon. So sind hier viele Plätze leider

@failbetter-kg6ki 3 ай бұрын

@@MeikeBabelTennis habe mir gerade vor 2 Wochen auf einem Hartplatz das Knie zerstört (unhappy triad). Ich hoffe du machst weiter so mit deinem Channel und ich kann deine Tips mal ausprobieren sobald ich wieder fit bin! Gijon sieht sonst aber schön aus! liebe grüsse aus der Schweiz

@quentincrisp6933 3 ай бұрын

Your non dominant hand should be holding & supporting the racquet on the unit turn to keep your dominant hand/arm loose! Just putting your hand under the head that is shown in this video isn't the greatest technique!

@FL-xc1wk 26 күн бұрын

Are you blind?

@matthiashaas2532 2 ай бұрын

nice this is exactly my problem haha, u think you hot a perfect forhand and forget about ur left arm not only it looks not good at all you lose your whole power. its so funny to me in tennis how you think you look vs you actually do.