Give Up Control - A Lesson In TENNIS CONSISTENCY

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Күн бұрын

If you want to improve your consistency in tennis, you need to give up control. In this lesson, I show you how to do it.
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@MyTennisHQ Жыл бұрын

One thing you can control is pressing that 👍🏻 button! You know….for the algorithm

@-Munditimum- Жыл бұрын

"...make quick decisions with your feet"...this is huge Karue. Feet placement/footwork in my opinion should be one of the most stressed on factors in playing tennis. You've really stepped it up with your videos, and they were already pretty awesome. Wish I could press that like button a few more times. Cheers! MM

@goggleboy2464 Жыл бұрын

Would love to see some vids on conditioning and how to improve

@emjay2045 Жыл бұрын

😏

@ToiletTennis Жыл бұрын

I'm doing my part!

@germanslice Жыл бұрын

When it comes to controlling the ball, well I just line up the butt with the incoming ball and soon as I start to do that it helps me to get into that mindset to commit fully into the shot and just step in and drive. I don't need to worry about what my feet are doing for when I line up the butt the weight transfer happens automatic for me.. I don't take big huge swing with the arm to try to spin the ball, as I am not an arm driver, For I use pronation of the racquet instead to drive the ball around and to be able to do that you must get the strings out of the way of the ball so you can see the ball..... I mix control in with Flat with Spin. It depends what I want to put into the mix, same thing for backhand slice, do I want to hit flat with sidespin, a penetrating flat drive with dipping spin, or flat with underspin to hover it or inside out. Then i choose what height over the net I want to drive the ball, do i want to hit it more higher and play control and be stuck in endless rallies, or skim it lower over the netcord and go for more pace and attack and take time away... I didn't see the point why some people wanted to rally the ball 800-1000 times over the net in the world's longest rally for consistency, when we won't even be hitting 1000 ball rallies in real matches....You be lucky if you even get 10-20 balls in a rally if your serve can't do the job or you don't have a good serve then you be stuck in those longer rallies and then the pressure is all back on your groundstrokes.

@emvv3784 Жыл бұрын

as a former d1 player who took 5 years off of tennis and is now a coach, thank you karue so much for this channel. I've commited to training myself back to play the futures and challenger tours starting next year and this channel has helped so much for my own improvement and mental blocks as well as drastically improved the coaching i can offer to my aspiring juniors. Thanks for everything

@MyTennisHQ Жыл бұрын

That's awesome, thanks for the feedback and good luck!

@jamesmears3419 Жыл бұрын

It really is advice thats so good it sounds like magic

@TrulyMeli Жыл бұрын

Come to Michigan and play me fr

@Bambotb Жыл бұрын

What's your itf profile

@andrehanderson 8 ай бұрын

This is probably the most important video on youtube for intermediate recreational players. Can't think of a better lesson for most players.

@LiamApilado Жыл бұрын

That was a juicy rally at the start

@MyTennisHQ Жыл бұрын

Juicy!

@jamesharvey7793 Жыл бұрын

‘Commit with your feet’ is spot on, especially at higher levels against someone who’s hitting a heavy ball.

@K4R3N Жыл бұрын

8:20 Winston committed to that racquet spin 🔥

@karllee7667 Жыл бұрын

To me “over control”- can lead to push type shots with a lack of follow through, tightened breathing, lack of footwork , etc… Also a part of consistency is a willingness to reset in between each stroke. Always love your videos.

@dakotadellafera5850 Жыл бұрын

Well said.

@Whisper555 Жыл бұрын

Karue is so good, Nick Bolleteri is stalking his lessons now.

@Joseph-tm5vv Жыл бұрын

Something about this lesson just clicked. This is definitely my favorite lesson I’ve ever been taught. Not just limited to tennis but in my day to day life. “Just commit”

@devtennis Жыл бұрын

I love the commitment MyTennisHQ put into these videos to help us rec players improve. Thank you for the tips here.

@MyTennisHQ Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@kururugi8221 Жыл бұрын

I see what you did there :P

@kenkrehbiel1931 Жыл бұрын

Great job Winston! The camera adds a lot of pressure and you played the part of student perfectly!

@Batosai11489 Жыл бұрын

It's remarkable how helpful it is to watch other people being coached.

@tenniszerg Жыл бұрын

"Look at that, Mr. Winston" brought a smile to my face (around 12:30).

@knotwilg3596 Жыл бұрын

Winston's rallying in the end almost looked like professional quality. I know he's far from that but there's definitely a big step up thanks to your advice. It appears that having that little voice of yours is making a lot of difference. Winston's shot making ability is perhaps less of a gap than the relentless attitude of stepping in and committing to a high quality shot, time after time. Great stuff!

@Chaotix05 Жыл бұрын

I had this idea myself as well. Whenever I have a plan in my head for which shot I'm going to hit and I change my mind at the last moment, the shot becomes a lot worse. It's nice to hear someone as good as you say the same as me of like "when you make a decision, go for it. Even if it's not necessarily the best idea."

@MyTennisHQ Жыл бұрын

Precisely. You will learn from that bad decision and adjust next time

@aladodefogo Жыл бұрын

@@MyTennisHQ A hesitação é a morte do artista ;-)

@Yesquiteindeed321321 Жыл бұрын

I feel like I play most consistently when I’m in flow, which is when I’m able to decide how to move my feet, the shape of my backswing, where to contact, and the shape of the ball, before the ball even bounces. Off days are when one or even all of those steps are missing, so I’m just flailing. Definitely requires mental strength, and not everyone’s at their peak most of the time.

@stephenericwalsh 10 ай бұрын

Yes. I do that. Go to make a shot down the line then chicken out mid swing and go cross court and it becomes some wacky shot that hits the back fence.

@robdavies4294 Жыл бұрын

This is great. Coaching a 4.5 through your advice is a fab format

@gregtseng1673 Жыл бұрын

This lesson also really clicked for me especially in combination with your mental guide (great value for $9) lesson that every point ends with a mistake. If I give full commitment and effort on a shot (decision, footwork, full swing) then that's all I can ask of myself so I don't try to control the outcome or get upset if it becomes a mistake. This takes off a lot of pressure and fear of missing which were really holding me back. I'm now able to play with more freedom, which is more enjoyable and results in better outcomes. Thank you Karue!

@FrostyYogurt Жыл бұрын

5-10min of coaching and the rallies at the end got so much better. Karue really knows how to tap into the abilities of each player👏

@CountyWheat Жыл бұрын

My coach always tells me it is better to commit to the wrong shot than not to the right one

@roveism Жыл бұрын

Best Tennis channel on youtube, thank you Karue , your friendly down to earth teaching style makes learning tennis sooo approachable

@aktolman Жыл бұрын

I have been giving up control all my life! I have no control :)

@greensky9530 Жыл бұрын

I love this channel because so much of it is about the mental aspect- committing to the shots, making good decisions, going for the right whatever… for me, i feel like I have a pretty good game but theres still a lot of mental blocks in place, and considering i want to play D2 or D1 tennis in a couple of years it’s something i need help with, so thank you Karue.

@BackoftheLineTennis Жыл бұрын

Love you did the dubs on Winston's channel, then have Tiff and Winston for your instruction. All the best to everyone. Thanks for the information.

@andyhung424able Жыл бұрын

I felt like you read my mind. I recently started telling my daughter a very similar thing. I told her I'd rather she be committed to her decision for a shot and then be confident in hitting that stroke. If she does that and still misses, that's ok. I told her not to 'baby' any shot simply because she wants to put the ball in the court. I started saying this to her because every time she just wanted to keep the rally going and "baby'ed" the ball, the shot ended up going into the net or shanking the ball.

@ChrisL326 Жыл бұрын

So good! More of this, please!

@philipp-alexanderneumann6245 Жыл бұрын

Amazing how easy it looks when you play. I instantly want to go out and hit... love the way you simplify everything, great teaching!

@jimmaguire9380 8 ай бұрын

My favorite of your lessons! This was great. I struggle with indecision and second guessing my shots as I try to control placement. This put things in perspective. Keep up the good work!

@kevinarmes9804 Жыл бұрын

Really good video, and spot on advice. Winston looking great there at the end! I feel like focusing on footwork and just confidently swinging like you were instantly pushed you from 4.5 to 5.0 easily. Also you look really fit, great job man!

@Sly_404 Жыл бұрын

I never formulated it anywhere as precisely as you did, but you are spot on!: So often when people think of control, they do the opposite of what they need. Get tight and have a shortened swing/follow through, which just makes the ball sail long more often than not.

@nicholaslazarakis7817 Жыл бұрын

Excellent, thanks Karue! Looking forward to trying this this afternoon!

@wheelsofafrica Жыл бұрын

Great advice - absolutely encapsulated my problem! Thank you so much.

@mikesonic29 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this I’m coaching a blend of adults and high school. Commit is a great word 🙏

@sammize7835 Жыл бұрын

GOLD! Fantastic new insight! Thanks

@Cameron-ue7lu Жыл бұрын

So true, commit to the shot has to be the number one mental issue to overcome. Thanks.

@lorbatlo3298 Жыл бұрын

Good to see you guys working together

@elcolindo Жыл бұрын

Great coaching. Thanks!

@Lucian86 7 ай бұрын

I like how you put it. Indeed even "inconsistent" players can hold a nice rally when they commit to the shots..it usually comes as the rally progresses. You're seeing everything more clearly and you push all yourself to the next shot. I can feel that many times.

@joshw7129 2 ай бұрын

Dude, video is so good Right on point about control by accelerating and footwork etc

@kmcclarney Жыл бұрын

Great coaching! Taught me a lot

@ClarkdeLeon Жыл бұрын

I never heard this tips before. Love the commitment part of it. Give up control and commit.

@mulishmax5811 Жыл бұрын

Great point

@brasileirosim5961 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video! Some days ago in the club tournament I was losing the third set 03 after two breaks. I was convinced that it was over and I was extremely frustrated. I first thought I should break something, my bottle or my racket, but a colleague came and said I could win, and I should win. I thought “well, I should adjust my game if I want to win”. I decided to move better, especially back. I was exhausted and was trying to play half volleys on the baseline. Parallel to this I should play more backhand topspin (give up control, as I love to “control”the ball with slice). And I should “let go”, swing freely, also while serving . With this commitments I began to force my opponent to play backhand from the backhand side. He began to play more slice and I was now dictating most points. It was a completely new game. I came back. He could break me again by 44, but I kept committed and won 75. I am very proud of the game adjustments and will keep doing this.

@MarcusNestor Жыл бұрын

Great advice. Will commit to this from now on.

@1114gabby Жыл бұрын

I like that you emphasize moving into the ball. That's something I'm working on. Hitting more with the legs.

@richardshy 2 ай бұрын

So good... I'm a tennis pro for a long time... I've heard a lot...but this is great stuff.

@momof2dc Жыл бұрын

super video - thank you! a lot of things resonated with me when trying to control too much

@micah2237 Жыл бұрын

good lesson for life too, i've found. thanks for posting!

@andychoi5908 Жыл бұрын

Excellent coaching. We often forget to coach these aspects of tennis and just work on technique. Thanks Karue!

@carnivalgods4573 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson Karue! Thank you.

@filippovecchiarelli1144 8 ай бұрын

amazing tips. thx

@7ammit 7 ай бұрын

Give up control and swing through - gutsy but makes loads of sense! Thank you

@joseurbina6219 11 ай бұрын

This video makes sooooooo much sense to me... Is a mental twist that I think can change completely my game. I will write after applying this on court. Thanks Karue!!

@tennisteuton Жыл бұрын

0:19 This rally actually provides some really good benchmarks with SwingVision: we know how fast we should hit the ball when rallying, and we know how much variation there can be in the landing spots of the balls!

@JamesDavisakaRemguy Жыл бұрын

My favourite part comes right after that (@ 0:55). Yes, this is EXACTLY what I said!

@2011r6 Жыл бұрын

10:38 my personal replay button

@PlaymoreAlex Жыл бұрын

This is my biggest issue. Especially feel this during games when all focus goes into control. I tighten up and flatten shots which doesn't allow me to grow as a player. Keeps me defensive even though I want to be offensive! Awesome vid.

@neogalaxyeyesphotondragon4487 Жыл бұрын

DUDE! Great upload. You put into words what I can't.

@fosho8214 Жыл бұрын

yeah, trust the strokes you been practicing in drills and just let it go in a match, don't overthink. shout out to Winston and ladies. That tidbit about not moving back first before hitting groundstrokes for Du was big. thanks for vid.

@ben1147 Жыл бұрын

Big thanks!

@timskye Жыл бұрын

This helps me. Thank you!

@patriciomora9663 Жыл бұрын

Excellent advice!

@tennis47 Жыл бұрын

Amazing coaching tips!

@tenniswithandy Жыл бұрын

I think I’m on the opposite end of the spectrum especially with my forehand. I used to swing way too fast in an effort to cream the ball with pace and topspin. When the stars aligned, I ended up hitting a good shot. To compensate, I would move to the complete opposite end where I just pushed the forehand in and used my legs to stay in the point. I think I’ve found the happy in-between and when I’ve grooved my strokes, I start letting go a bit more and get more depth while retaining consistency. Thanks for the great video Karue; Winston is a 4.5 ball machine - such easy shape and consistent ball.

@frandevel Жыл бұрын

Very nice video! Thanks a lot

@pimmelfresse9033 Жыл бұрын

This video is making a really good point!!! Tennis is actually so much more fun when you commit to your strokes!!

@danfinkler 10 ай бұрын

great content thanks for this

@alexandern4140 Жыл бұрын

great video and very good tips - thanks

@peterknowles2344 9 ай бұрын

You always give some great tips so thanks Karue

@987mikka Жыл бұрын

Thanks Karue very interesting video

@stevelim5274 Жыл бұрын

Good to see u here Winston! Good playing.

@briancalloway5665 Жыл бұрын

As a volleyball player who plays some side tennis, this lesson goes for other sports as well. Great work!

@jackquinn9535 Жыл бұрын

Excellent stuff.

@mu11ian 9 ай бұрын

I really like this tip, I think it is a lot harder to do in practice than it sounds but very worthwhile if you can do it. Worth spending time trying to do

@patriciomora9663 Ай бұрын

Excellent vid Karue!

@rodrigomachado3678 Жыл бұрын

this lesson is great

@jdhayes32 Жыл бұрын

I needed this video. Thank you so much.

@MyTennisHQ Жыл бұрын

you are welcome!

@guslazarte9403 Жыл бұрын

Something I seen is that a lot of juniors up to 4.5 and low 5.0 is that they are always aiming to hit the ball right on the center with the center spot of the racquet. While always hit the back of the ball with the bottom part of my strings to spin the ball. If I shorten their strokes it does not translate due to a lot of their power coming from the swinging arm, instead of the relaxed arm dragged by the core. This is very clear when you try to teach pronation on their serve. Is like the brain is working on making straight lines on all its strokes. This Is on top of your instruction. Hopefully helps.

@duane8829 Жыл бұрын

Man, this is great stuff!

@vectorthurm Жыл бұрын

Damn ..I get this so much! Thank you 🙏

@aaronmannofficial Жыл бұрын

Solid advice!

@yazks3258 Жыл бұрын

This is an interesting approach and never think like this before on my game. Very good content with 2 different angle is highly helpfull. Thanks.

@benibanyai 6 ай бұрын

Youve just enlightened me This is why ive been losing matches against players i shouldnt be(hope this sentence makes sense)

@agustin6541 Жыл бұрын

Karue, you are the man. Saludos desde Argentina!

@Macsylvester84 Жыл бұрын

Great video!!

@davspa6 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful thank you. I watched about two-thirds of it so far. I know that's why I don't hit my backhand well. I'll practice hitting top spin on the wall but then I get in the match and most of my shots I revert to underspin even when I could probably handle topspin. I think this is why... Serves too. Played a guy a couple days ago who left a lot of space to his forehand on return of serve. So I could have simply served wide to the FH over and over again, but only accomplished a few times and then got tentative.

@RobBlanzy Жыл бұрын

This is one of the best coaching videos that I have watched, thanks man!

@ianbuick8946 Жыл бұрын

Whenever i play more passive-aggressive it produces better result rather than playing it safe or explosive-aggressive. Now i know it's call commitment with my shot. I usually get into that mindset when the opponent call OUT a lot of my shot. Enough for me to get mad but not too mad that i blast the living out of the ball. I guess i need to actively get into that mindset on my own to win more match.

@Muzzballs Жыл бұрын

The importance of this idea/lesson cannot be understated. Commitment builds confidence, and confidence is key to getting better/feeling better about your play. W/o confidence in my shots, I always resort to a slice backhand and a safe, high loop, topspin forehand. W/o confidence, I'll do that on every shot; even on shots where I have a strong chance at a great one handed backhand winner or a cannon/catapult forehand. Confidence in your shot is the most important thing, and committing to that shot is the only way you'll obtain/sustain that confidence.

@jeromep4148 Жыл бұрын

For me #1 seems to be footwork - which begins with a little bouncing + a proper split step. Then #2, it’s decision making. I make too many stupid decisions - often due to fitness - for example, I just don’t want to hit 2 more balls. Great video

@markbukata3500 Жыл бұрын

What a fantastic video! As a wheelchair tennis player I find myself thinking to much INSTEAD of committing to the shot. Thanks for this video.

@CasioAns Жыл бұрын

i love this channel

@kimmelsadat4343 Жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I’ve been needing to hear. I’m a dedicated but green player and I’ve been in a slump because I’ve been trying to have too much control. I’ve been an athlete my entire life and I find the optimal level for consistency is right on the edge past control, where you have to commit and confidently strike. I played this morning, before even seeing this video I came back to that realization and thought I had a break through! Great video!

@MyTennisHQ Жыл бұрын

Precisely! The top performers in anything are able to let go of fear and just go for it

@Dimone11 Жыл бұрын

This is great! Make a part 2 please)

@marlowe1969ify Жыл бұрын

Thanksssss

@RealJ8 Жыл бұрын

As an ex coach and lifelong player, I come across a lot of videos that "beat around the bush" on topics that should simply not be talked about. They dissect aspects of the game to a degree that is simply so far from the truth of how the game is played that I get frustrated with "informative" tennis videos altogether. Hair-pulling content. THIS video, however, is the farthest thing from what I just described. This IS how the game is played, and this IS how the game is approached at the high echelons of tennis. Well done; and, FINALLY(!) an intelligent connoisseur of tennis I can listen and nod in agreement to!

@MyTennisHQ Жыл бұрын

This is one of the nicest comments we've ever received. Thank you very much, for real. This is motivation to keep improving the channel. 💪🏻💪🏻

@TricksterKev Жыл бұрын

Where was this channel when I was struggling with my game in college lol 😂? Thanks for the awesome content as always Karue!

@MyTennisHQ Жыл бұрын

hahaha there’s still time!

@cristianherrlein1090 Жыл бұрын

Great insight. I've related mostly to the forehand cross court, once you've made 4-5 it's like you just go full automatic. Also, laughed my ass off on 10:38.

@zipanych Жыл бұрын

Great tip! I just realized that today after losing a match - commit to your shots!

@loiclaperou4431 Жыл бұрын

I controled the like button from france ! The lasts sentences are stoïques advices learned frome Epictète (Antique Philosophe). Thanks for the lesson

@HartmannTennis Жыл бұрын

I was missing in the net a lot last tournament, definitely needed to commit more low to high

@nguyen925 Жыл бұрын

Lol I see Winston and Lotti! Those tips are helpful, it's hard to maintain that aggressive mindset to keep moving forward and not moving back. Definitely need to keep practicing though, thanks Karue!