Improve Your Tennis Forehand Now: Use Your Wrist CORRECTLY (No SNAP!)

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10 ай бұрын

Struggling with your tennis forehand? Hitting too many balls off center? Then you might be using your wrist incorrectly!
If you're watching the pros in real-time speed you might think that their forehands are very "wristy", that they're using their wrists to give the ball that last little bit of power and topspin.
If we're looking at slow motion footage, however, you'll see that the wrist is actually quite "locked" before, during and after contact. In this video, I'll show you how to correctly use your wrist for
maximum power and accuracy.
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@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

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@almoko 10 ай бұрын

Love how simple and down to earth this explanation is. Super practical.

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

Thank yoU!

@prateekchawla3676 10 ай бұрын

“Prominent coach going phish phish “” 😂😂 lol … I wonder if that is Patrick Mouratoglou 😅

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

Could be ;-))))

@umbertololli80 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic lesson! Many thanks.

@Wolle40 9 ай бұрын

Wieder mal ein tolles Video von Dir, vielen Dank. Klasse, dass zum Schluss noch ein paar Übungen kommen! Liebe Grüße aus Heidelberg

@nathanmiller6051 10 ай бұрын

Love this lesson ❤ TRUE teaching Coach! This is as good as it gets! lots of talking about great coaches during the U.S Open, Here's one. 🙏

@dsd2002 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful video 👏...clears so many miss conceptions ...and has everything! you need to know about forehand. Thanks a lot for sharing Coach

@debbypajerowski5690 10 ай бұрын

This is SO helpful!!

@glenross3093 4 ай бұрын

One of your best video lessons. Great slow motion demo of the male player and great explanation explanation by you. Very clear!

@willkittwk 10 ай бұрын

Genius. Simplified and direct w pros in slow mo demo.

@boyboyfat 3 ай бұрын

Very clearly explained, been playing tennis, attending lessons and watching online tutorials for over a year now, you are the first one to explain the wrist, and that was exactly my mistakes in playing tennis. Thanks & I am glad I watched this.

@pedrosergiotorregrosa6314 10 ай бұрын

Amazing clear explanation!¡ thanks .

@eddieteabagify 10 ай бұрын

very very very good explanation. the videos of pros hitting was so helpful.

@VincentWilliam31 10 ай бұрын

This makes sense. I’m in the middle of being coached by 2 different coaches & each has different theories on this. Thank you!

@kumar0418 10 ай бұрын

Great content. Thanks.

@paisaenelartico 9 ай бұрын

Awesome tips! Tks a lot 🙂🎾

@TurkishYahudi 10 ай бұрын

well put. Simple and Logical

@emanuelmota7217 9 ай бұрын

Really liked this lesson. Seems important and yet easy to digest. I'll keep this in mind next time I'm hitting.

@CJZM7777 10 ай бұрын

Great video. The wrist is relatively stable during impact. There are many coaches on KZfaq who teach using an active wrist and changing the wrist angle during impact with the ball and that is absolutely incorrect. Even Federer and Nadal have a stable wrist until after the ball is long gone. The release of the wrist occurs long after impact and the ball is off the strings. The wrist release is simply a way to have a full and comfortable follow through. Good job explaining the wrist positions for the forehand.

@MichaelDamianPHD Ай бұрын

exactly. finally solved this issue for good.

@pvwetten 10 ай бұрын

Tnx, great explanation

@danielschoeman5427 Ай бұрын

This was a good lesson. Thank you 👍

@luciasattzs3484 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, to the Queen of brilliant.Very well explained ❤

@ramyg5037 10 ай бұрын

0:27 - Haha...I know exactly who you are referring to...😅

@willzsportscards 5 ай бұрын

fantastic video. 4.5 player struggling with fh after making an eastern to sw switch (d/t wrist issues). this showed me i'm not loading with the handle in time, i was doing that motion mid swing...probably disrupting kinetic chain etc etc

@vietvan4879 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for such a wonderful lesson.

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@alanmarcus9062 10 ай бұрын

The best coach on the internet! So wish I could do it! Been trying for 50 years!!

@user-hy6cm4my5b 10 ай бұрын

love your coaching. the best ever

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@audepochon2056 10 ай бұрын

Good job young lady. THANKS!!!

@sergioquiroga2663 10 ай бұрын

Muy bien tip couch!!!…saludos desde Bolivia

@tamaslegner 10 ай бұрын

Finally somebody called out the celeb coach Moratoglou!

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

Yup :-)

@travismalsbary 10 ай бұрын

Came here to say this!! 😂

@reesejiang4872 10 ай бұрын

He misled loads of his viewers, because he nearly only shows his lessons with high-level juniors who have solid techniques on KZfaq.

@gazzer92 10 ай бұрын

His slice serve video with halep is the worst

@tamaslegner 10 ай бұрын

@@gazzer92 i think we could rank his vids from bad to the worst...i have not seen one vid which made sense...

@charliefoster6710 5 ай бұрын

Came across the video a few days ago. I began implementing this into practice and now 3 live matches. Quite a simple suggestion but the majority of us don’t get it. So far the results have allowed me to hit more consistently, with honestly the power I’ve been craving, to the point that I’m playing enjoyable tennis on MY terms win or lose.

@nebraskanate7417 7 ай бұрын

This is, by far, the clearest, most precise, and most accurate description of probably the most crucial part of the basic stroke... the contact point or contact zone. I've been waiting years for a video such as this one. I will now look at your backhand videos, but would you say there is a similar locked in position in the two-handed backhand as well? Thank you so much.

@johnmansfield1398 10 ай бұрын

My mistake was in trying to get topspin on the forward swing I would close my wrist from the open lag position while also trying to achieve a low to high swing. Thanks so much for your clear explanation . Now its back to the practise court!

@Dunc2222 9 ай бұрын

Same here.

@lindaxubc 6 ай бұрын

Love this video!!! Do you have any routine that can enhance the muscles around our wrist.

@RollinLeonard 10 ай бұрын

lol i love the "shh shhh" around the tennis court. we all know who you're talking about and it drives me crazy. my dear friend was "shh shhh-ing" for like a year because of this man and is only just recently getting over his bad habit.

@columbia1107 10 ай бұрын

You hit the nail on the head 👏

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@gustavhalberg3627 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Better_Call_Raul 10 ай бұрын

*This is such an extremely important video!* 🎾 At the "locked in position", the buttcap points to the ball The wrist is in an extended position, the arm is relaxed and the racquet head lags the hitting arm. From this point to contact (a millisecond), the wrist *remains* in that extended position. At contact, the racquet head catches up to the hitting arm via *forearm pronation* . So be careful not to involve the wrist from that locked in position to contact. There is very little, if any, wrist involvement. *_Forearm pronation is the main movement from "locked in position" to contact!_* In fact, I will experiment with this and keep my wrist extended well past contact on the follow-through. I think it is possible to keep the wrist extended and rely mainly on the forearm pronation. In other words, the wrist does not necessarily ever have to move from an extended position to a neutral position; it can remain extended even after contact. Hope my understanding is correct. 🤔

@nebraskanate7417 7 ай бұрын

Hi Raul. Good comments. I'm trying to understand what is the difference between the wrist rotation and forearm pronation. I don't think there is any. If you hold out your hand with the palm up and then turn the palm down to the floor, that is forearm pronation (I'm pretty sure) and it is also the same as wrist rotation. The wrist is actually kinda limited other than extension and flexion. It can also do ulnar deviation and radial deviation. But the wrist itself cannot do supination or pronation. Looking carefully at the Rublev video I think he pronates the forearm (and the wrist rides along) well after he hits the ball. You can put your arm in the locked in position and then hold it stiff and move it up to the point of contact and you will see that nothing from the shoulder down has moved one tiny bit. At least that's how it seems to me. Would you agree? Thanks for any reply.

@Better_Call_Raul 7 ай бұрын

@@nebraskanate7417 You are correct. The wrist is only capable of 4 movements: extension/flexion and radial/ulnar deviation. Many people commonly misinterpret the finish and assume that there is a lot of wrist action involved from "locked in buttcap position" to contact (i.e. wrist moving from extension, past neutral, and into flexion). But in reality, there is very little, if any, wrist action from "locked in position with buttcap pointed to ball" to contact. This happens in a millisecond. At contact, the wrist will still be in an extended position, just as it was in the buttcap pointing position. Perhaps wrist is in a *slightly* less extended position at contact, but wrist is is certainly not past neutral at contact. To summarize, the wrist movement is from an extended wrist position at buttcap-point position to essentially that same extended wrist position at contact. Post-contact, the wrist might move towards a neutral position or past neutral to a flexed position. But I think the post-contact wrist position will happen naturally and I don't think about it. I also think there will be very slight wrist variances post-contact depending on target (cross-court vs down the line). The important thing for me is to keep that wrist extended at butt-cap point position and essentially keep that very same wrist extended position at contact. In other words, take care that the wrist at contact has not moved past the neutral position and into flexion.

@nebraskanate7417 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Raul... your comments on the wrist are exactly what I'm thinking too. Now, when it comes to the forearm, I have had so much trouble by thinking I should pronate the forearm during my swing. Instruction on KZfaq and on the court seemed to imply that and that forearm pronation was important for generating topspin. (Maybe that was my mistaken interpretation of the instruction.) Now I have concluded that there is no wrist action and there is no forearm pronation before or at contact. The pronation occurs after striking the ball. I went out this weekend and made that change in my forehand and the amount of improvement I experienced was the most I have ever had in just one day. I had much more power and much, much more consistency. I believe I mistakenly thought that if there is a lag in the wrist or a supination in the forearm, these need to rotate in the opposite direction to provide the extra force or the upward motion to give more power and topspin. Evidently not so. Everything remains locked in but without a death grip as Ms. Babel states. Hope my experience is helpful to you. Happy playing. @@Better_Call_Raul

@paulhowsurridge2391 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant tutorial...

@renatoyap 10 ай бұрын

I always love your videos, clear explanations every step of the way . As player and as a coach ( I just teach the basics ) , I had students asked me about stuff they see on KZfaq .. especially with so called celebrity coaches . But hey, who am I compared to a coach who had the biggest names with him ? 😏

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

yup, I get that as well as in "well, it's nice that you played in 19 Grand Slams but you never coached Serena Williams" 😐

@alfonsbongers1865 10 ай бұрын

very good explaned and helpfullr, from Holland

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome

@Welcomelatet 5 ай бұрын

Enough respect . I had to figure this out myself. The best lesson ever given on the tube. Great lesson.

@MeikeBabelTennis 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much

@FrostyTheBeerMan 2 ай бұрын

Very well explained, thank you ! P.S. - I have no clue how you are able to film on such amazing looking courts and you're the ONLY one there. It's really mind boggling to me. A beautiful day and you've got the whole place to yourself.... unless you are super rich and booked every single court for yourself to be able to film this video LOL LOL. Thanks again, loved it !

@eduro1660 9 ай бұрын

Wonderful lesson

@EE-dn9og 3 ай бұрын

Holy moly thats it thats why i lost my topspin right hand i stopped playing then justvwatched pros practicality on thebstrike and followvthru not the extra wrist snap

@nicolasramossalcedo9176 10 ай бұрын

Wonderfull típ 😍👌🎾🎾

@thiresia 10 ай бұрын

Meike is our sweet and super talented coach ❤

@guillermoperezalt9371 4 ай бұрын

Muy buenos tus videos Meike! Como seria el trabajo de la muñeca en el reves a una mano ?

@robertyacoub9705 10 ай бұрын

Another great one. Less is more. Big muscles lead. Brilliant. There’s another coach on line who has invoked the minimum effort drill, where you see what the least amount you can do is to get the ball over the net. Then slowly add on parts that impart a little more power and rotation. Your drill would be the natural consequence of that. Thanks for all your great content. It’s extremely easy to digest and super helpful. Heard your podcast with Tennisnerd. Great stuff.

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate your kind words.

@mo-8796 10 ай бұрын

Hi, could you pls share the name's coach? Thx

@thomasc4777 10 ай бұрын

That was so nicely done. Unfortunately, some - not all - online tennis instruction has actually become an impediment to stroke development. You cannot simply copy and paste Federer and Djokovic. However, often times, that's not the message given online. Everyone's biomechanics are different. That's why on-court professional instruction with video analysis works so well. The power of the forehand comes from the body and the pace of the incoming ball. Use those basics and practice hitting angles that will put your opponent on the run and pass him or her approaching the net. Vic Braden (RIP) was right when I was a young student. He taught us to hit through the ball, as you aptly demonstrated here, and to find and create angles. It still works incredibly well today. Strive for consistency at the club level. Most of us will never reach the tour level. But we can have fun and become highly dangerous and competitive on court. Lastly, the ATP and WTA forehand? Are you serious? (not you personally, you're brighter than that) You've got to be kidding me! Again, great job. Keep the instruction simple, applicable, and correct.

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

Great points, yes!

@MrAntistress 29 күн бұрын

Bravo

@jsrss 9 ай бұрын

Thanks. Exactly as you say it’s the forearm that rotates to cause the brush. It’s only later in the follow thru that the wrist may add to the brush naturally.

@nebraskanate7417 7 ай бұрын

I'm trying to figure this out, but I believe wrist pronation and forearm pronation are one in the same. You may hinder yourself thinking you can have forearm rotation before hitting the ball.

@marklerfald 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Coach Meike. Should I set or deliberately place the racquet in the lock in position, or just allow the racquet to drop to the lock in position by relaxing my wrist and then locking the wrist as it moves forward?

@robertsullivan6246 22 күн бұрын

The wrist angle determines how far out in front of the body the racquet should make contact. The more the wrist is bent the farther out in front of the body will be the contact point.

@tesladiesel2420 10 ай бұрын

Yup! I am convinced YT is listening to me… lol! Was just talking out loud about my kid fixing her FH by figuring out (all by herself) 1, to stabilize the wrist on the take-back, 2, how to stabilize it while still being loose. Watching the slow-mo, racquet + forearm staying about 90 at contact, and still 90 degree at about 1 o’clock before releasing it. Btw, she injured her wrist about 2 years ago bc of the BS and we have been very careful about the wrist action ever since. Edit: great video, just Sub’d

@bournejason66 10 ай бұрын

I totally agree with you. “The Coach” tells every kid come to his academy to use wrist. Use wrist on forehand on backhand and on serve. It’s going to ruin those kids’ wrist.

@jean-pierreuys1554 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Question: with the butt or racket cap pointing forward - is there any “pulling it forward” split second motion - that can help with that motion or just swing? - then something that has helped me with creating the racket lag, is the rotation of the inside of the elbow more outwards - instead of just thinking wrist. That simple adjustment has helped with a more natural and effortless 90 degree bend. Any thoughts on that? Thank you as always

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

I'll have to try that.

@stevegordonson720 10 ай бұрын

Good video highlighting the forehand . but there was something I saw in the alcaraz video , as the hitting arm extents and the forward motion stops as it reaches its maximum length toward the net. , the racket continues forward, to hit the ball, i assume because the wrist is relaxed . Then it starts to wrap around . That might be confused with a snap . but its just the momentum of the arm transferring to the racket , which would increase the velocity before striking the ball. check out the video at 7:00, am i interpreting that right?

@pauljohnston 10 ай бұрын

great video, coach. Many thanks. Sure Patrick won't mind 🙂

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

Ha, who knows :-)

@tesladiesel2420 10 ай бұрын

“A proper forehand is like throwing a rock. Loose wrist, do it like this. Whooossssshhhhhhhhh” (or something like that lol)

@tennismoos6448 10 ай бұрын

How if you make a sharp angle shot like in doubles close to the net, can you use the wrist to "flip" the ball or is that just a touch shot?

@rucas10 10 ай бұрын

Excellent video, Meike, seasoned with a litle bit of naughtytoglou 😌

@Anton.Arkhipov 10 ай бұрын

Hello, important video and points about no snap! Meanwhile, it would be more precise if you don’t say that Rublev angle stays the same: it does stay “still laid back” through contact, but it recovers quite a bit from that ~90 degree full lag. That’s typical for the “ATP-forehand” and less so for those with supinated takeback.

@Better_Call_Raul 7 ай бұрын

I think you are saying that there is a bit of a snap in the ATP style forehand. And I agree. Many call the ATP forehand, the "lag and snap" forehand. But as you say, the wrist moves from an extended position to a less extended position at contact. Many interpret "snap" to mean that the wrist is beyond neutral at contact. But that is not what is happening. There is Rublev wrist movement in the flexion direction but the Rublev wrist movement is from extended to less extended.

@julianc.227 10 ай бұрын

Moratouglou is giving a lot of, let's say, strange advice. Thanks for the great video and explanation.

@trentsmith5184 10 ай бұрын

Tennis coaching is tricky. Yes, there is a difference between the active and passive motions in the strokes, and we have to be so careful not to add tension to any part of the process-BUT, not every person is the same, specifically in how their mind communicates with their body. You could teach three students the exact same mechanics, but for one of them, feeling it in their hand promotes the best result, while another imagines a shape or a motion, or another finds another point of focus helpful. The brain can only think of one thing at a time in succession. It is a matter of finding what “key” unlocks fluid, effective mechanics for an individual. That’s why there are so many different videos on the same topics.

@jflow5601 Ай бұрын

In another video you admit that there is some relaxation of the wrist lag prior to contact. There is no way that one maintains the initial lag angle all the way to contact. Look at videos of Dimitrov. His initial wrist lag is extreme and relaxes some BEFORE he strikes the ball. Of course there is also some internal rotation of the arm at contact. Maybe you don't have as pronounced a wrist lag angle as Dimitrov. If you watch Montoglorou's videos on powerful forehands he talks about this racket head acceleration from the initial lag to ball contact

@bmtspain6839 9 ай бұрын

the snap is called flexion and flexion helps racket head spead make easy ( the impotant of flexion is that you dont do it completely but just past the center and there pronation takes over ), the wrist is actually your hand and the hand can not turn but the forearm ( pronation and supination ) and shoulder ( internal and external shoulder rotation ) can. if you start in that 90 degree that you show and you can not change it towards contact then arm should be pointing at 12 when you hit the ball because if not at 12 but pointing more at 2 like rublev then the ball will fly to the court next to you , So there is a change of wrist ( HAND ) position towards contact !!! if you have to hit the ball with the arm at 12 then all the power will be gone. topplayers hit the best balls at a 45 degree angle and thats NOT posible with the racket in a 90 degree angle so yes the wrist position changes and that part is a big part in the acceleration. but every body his opinion

@MichaelDamianPHD Ай бұрын

I can't entirely blame Mouratoglu but perhaps no one taught me the vital need to have the wrist not just open as I take back but also somewhat FIRM as I come through and make contact. I was wristing and flexing through. But get this -- not only did my forehand become very erratic but I couldn't even reliably tap the ball over the net if they need a ball. I was loosening the wrist through the whole motion and it was terrible. Solved in one day and forehand went from 30% in to 85% in.

@transamination 10 ай бұрын

Good explanation. I sometimes wonder if bad advice like 'use the wrist/snap the wrist etc' is genuinely misguided, or if it's a problem of communication. Eg, what if somebody saying 'use the wrist' is actually trying to say what you're saying, they just can't communicate what they do/feel properly?

@robinsaris1740 8 ай бұрын

Great comment 👍🏻. First I thought that Mouratoglou was teaching the wrist action in a way Meike speaks about him. I injured my arm, then found this video, and I now understand topspin a lot better. Then I watched Patrick's video's in slowmotion and he showed exactly the same movement as Meike did in this video. So, the communication in the topspin video of Mouratoglou could be a lot better, but the technique is good.

@robertyacoub9705 10 ай бұрын

One question I have is, when I watch the pro clips and your clips, I’m not sure if I have the flexibility in my wrist to achieve that position. I think I have normal flexibility for everyday life but doesn’t seem like my wrist would get to 90 degrees with forearm the way yours does. Do you recommend some flexibility exercises for the wrist? Have you ever met a student who didn’t have the requisite wrist flexibility? I know it’s probably a matter of small degrees and I’m not looking for an ATP forehand😂. Also, if I may babble, I’ve noticed a big difference in my ability to naturally relax my shoulder and arm since doing a lot of core exercises and lower body strengthening. It’s almost as if my body senses uses the stability to relax the appendages and I can naturally use more fine motor control and not muscle the ball. Do those core exercises folks! You will feel the difference on the court. You’ll feel more relaxed and generate more natural power.

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

I think that would probably be more of a question for a physiotherapist. And yes, it could totally be that you don't have that flexibility. I'm very restricted in my upper body movements (but since I don't need it for anything I'm too lazy to do anything about it :-)

@nebraskanate7417 7 ай бұрын

Could you comment on the following? I'm trying to understand what is the difference between the wrist rotation and forearm pronation. I don't think there is any. If you hold out your hand with the palm up and then turn the palm down to the floor, that is forearm pronation (I'm pretty sure) and it is also the same as wrist rotation. The wrist is actually kinda limited other than extension and flexion. It can also do ulnar deviation and radial deviation. But the wrist itself cannot do supination or pronation. Looking carefully at the Rublev video I think he pronates the forearm (and the wrist rides along) well after he hits the ball. You can put your arm in the locked in position and then hold it stiff and move it up to the point of contact (only allowing yourself to rotate your shoulder) and you will see that nothing from the shoulder down has moved one tiny bit. At least that's how it seems to me. Would you agree? Thanks for any reply.

@n.nurkic4674 10 ай бұрын

Servus Meike, wo in den Staaten bist du? Würde zu gerne mal Stunden bei dir nehmen. Verfolge dich schon seit ca. 3 Jahren als ich das Video und deinem Coaching mit Seirea gesehen habe. Du machst das wirklich toll und der Content hilft ungemein weiter. Weiter so :) Beste Grüße

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

Ich bin in Denver, CO, aber am Ende des Jahres ziehen wir um nach Spanien. Wo bist Du?

@n.nurkic4674 10 ай бұрын

@@MeikeBabelTennis Oh wow Spanien, wie toll. Ich bin in München. Scheint wohl als ob mein nächster Urlaub in Spanien sein wird :) Die neuen Stance Videos sind auch klasse. Großes Lob an deine Arbeit

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

So sieht's aus. Wenn Du mir an meike@meikebabel.com schreibst, dann kann ich Deine email auf meine Newsletterliste setzen und dann bleibst Du auf dem Laufenden.

@bmanbusee3812 10 ай бұрын

Nice points. Have a dilemma here. What’s your position about having the wrist in the locked position before the swing to help aid in keeping the wrist in that position during the lag stage? If I do this, I feel my swing is slower and have less power but not so wristy and consistent. On other hand if neutral wrist at ready position my swing is faster but gets more wristy to say and strokes become less predictable but fast nonetheless. If any of that makes sense.😅

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

Yes, it does make sense. You don't want to force yourself into the lock-in position. It seems like you have to experiment with your grip pressure to find out exactly what the middle ground is for you

@bmanbusee3812 10 ай бұрын

@@MeikeBabelTennis Right, was thinking same thing! Thanks

@bigpoppa6658 Ай бұрын

So what's the point of moving the wrist at the end?

@jimklein6958 6 ай бұрын

Meike, I’m curious if you have a Vic Braden or Steve Smith background?

@MeikeBabelTennis 6 ай бұрын

No, I had great coaches in Germany when I grew up and then was fortunate enough to continue to meet great coaches who I keep in touch with to keep learning.

@jimklein6958 6 ай бұрын

@@MeikeBabelTennis Your content is excellent. I’ve been teaching tennis for 37 years. and was trained under Vic Braden. Braden would greatly appreciate your efforts. From here on I am a subscriber!!

@jimklein6958 6 ай бұрын

I will pass on your channel to all of my students and members of my club. I’ll put your KZfaq channel in our next newsletter!!

@TooleyPeter 5 ай бұрын

Meike, some students hear 'loose wrist' and let their wrist flop around like a wet noodle, slapping at the ball, which can become a very difficult habit to break, particularly when they try to add power. How do you convey the simultaneous feeling(s) of relaxation and stability? Would value your insight. Nobody really talks about this.

@RichardEvans-rz6kg 6 ай бұрын

It’s the entire forearm that gets you into the locked position right?

@bournejason66 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Not to mention asking 10 or 11 years old kids using wrist is surely going to get injury

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

Yes, there is a lot of that!

@richardroux9244 10 ай бұрын

Great explanation on the standard forehand drive, but how do you recommend adding extra top spin when it's required?

@nebraskanate7417 7 ай бұрын

Perhaps the swing path is more upward, steeper angle. Perhaps you can add a little forearm pronation on a short sitter, but even then, timing is harder. I'm working on eliminating all that pronation stuff all the time. I have been hindered for years with trying to use forearm pronation. That's why I call myself Nate, the Shank.

@leoa543 8 ай бұрын

The missing link. Thank you.

@stephenkeye2678 10 ай бұрын

He did coach the greatest female player in history! Herstory! However, thanks for the breakdown of this stroke.

@kubolkudesai 10 ай бұрын

Exactly, I know a guy, who does have a unique tennis technique, plays flat and really powerful - it looks effortless. He ist holding his racquet really loosely and (if he can) hits the ball on the rise - like once Agassi did. Those milliseconds during contact explain why this so called whindshieldwhiper technique is a myth. I have once heard - a follow through ist mostly to protect the the arm of the player. So holding a racquet to tight might cause injury as well.

@minisurfbanana 10 ай бұрын

Please do the same lesson for the two hand and one hand backhand

@naokisonoda-hq 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for pushing back against the idea that there has to be a "wrist snap" to generate topspin. You're really saving many recreational players a lot of injury and pain on your crusade to disprove this false notion that is irresponsibly being pushed on the internet. I know you so badly want to call out this "prominent coach" by name, and I give you so much credit for holding back and not actually saying the words "Patrick Moritaglou." I commend you for trying to correct this misconception, and I hope more tennis players can hear this.

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

It is difficult holding back bc I also get a lot of comments asking who the hell I am to criticize "The" tennis coach. I'll just try to continue learning and I go with the science :-)

@naokisonoda-hq 10 ай бұрын

@@MeikeBabelTennis You can respond to that question by saying "just a top 30 WTA player, that's all..." Keep moving forward with the great work that you do!

@robertyacoub9705 10 ай бұрын

@@MeikeBabelTennisPeople have to just realize and admit there is a huge difference between teaching rec players and pros or aspiring pros. People want some kind of flashy tip without working on the basics.

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

Yes, you are right! @@robertyacoub9705

@mauricecatayan3406 10 ай бұрын

Internal shoulder rotation is the main movement that drives the "wiper" swing shape. Some players have a more consistent and/or aggressive internal shoulder rotation component in their swing to add topspin to the ball. Federer is a great study. When he drove through the ball, he "wiped" less, and when he put more topspin on the ball, he "wiped" more. It's arguable whether there is active wrist flexion in the FH, but there definitely is passive wrist flexion due to the swing path and inertia. The wrist is allowed to relax and flex in conjunction with the internal shoulder rotation and forearm pronation to produce a relaxed finish, to not hinder the swing and compromise racket head speed. Tom Allsop over at TPA tennis has a great video about relaxing your arm and letting the racket swing around and through.

@shpingalet7895 10 ай бұрын

Do not apply force with your wrist, right.

@cesarfernandezlopez2209 10 ай бұрын

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@robertgurtler3777 8 ай бұрын

Finaly someone dare to make video and say truth ..I would take licence from all Coaches which teach forhand with using wrist with the wrong way

@minisurfbanana 10 ай бұрын

I say in the slot not lock in

@MeikeBabelTennis 10 ай бұрын

That works

@sarkology 10 ай бұрын

Ufff those wrists are definitely not locked back and the angle is definitely not the same at contact as it is at max lag. Many vid analyses show the angle change. The relaxed wrist will hit max lag and pre stretch the forearm muscles which release into the contact point then through follow through

@cesarfernandezlopez2209 10 ай бұрын

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@jinetduran6621 10 ай бұрын

A lot of (all?) men use their wrist excessevely. Maybe a memory of their teenage years.

@jimklein6958 6 ай бұрын

Ahhh. Someone who has a tennis teaching channel that understands the contact point. 98% of tennis teachers teach myths. When Federer releases his forearm it is anywhere between .03 and .06 seconds after contact point. Feeder’s wrist has nothing to do with hitting the ball. So the average even above average player should not release the forearm. Way too difficult.

@MeikeBabelTennis 6 ай бұрын

Way too difficult and also impossible. Our wrist simply can’t move as fast

@peoplespeace 11 күн бұрын

It doesnt point to the incomming ball ffs, use ur eyes! And u have no clue.

@MeikeBabelTennis 11 күн бұрын

Prey, dear sir, tell us more and enlighten us as to how to hit the forehand .

@Billbillr 10 ай бұрын

Wrong. She is totally wrong. The wrist and forearm work together to hit the ball. The wrist does not not LOCK at contact. It releases at contact. Don't listen to this person. She has know idea what she is is talking about.

@direwolf525 6 ай бұрын

It will work for tall people because it only comes close to the body but if the ball comes high then you need to use the wrist to create spin lady! not lock position all the time to swing... so what you are saying is that Patrick Mouratoglou telling his student to use the wrist is wrong??? stop confusing people!!!!