Tennis Forehand WRIST - Lag and Snap Explained

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6 жыл бұрын

What is the role of the wrist in the ATP forehand? How do I achieve the wrist lag position? How relaxed should the wrist be? Let's dive into today's video where we explain the wrist motion, proper wrist position, and myths about the lag and snap.
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@sunnyjha9090 5 жыл бұрын

how can I pay you the best video i ever watched , after 4 weeks I am ripping balls like I never did in my 10 years of playing tennis

@RacquetFlex 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for that sunny! So glad to hear it. It means the world to us that you are watching our videos and they have a real impact. If you'd like, you can check out our full Forehand Course here: www.racquetflex.com/forehand

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@Charmander009 Жыл бұрын

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@mariodorado3730 6 жыл бұрын

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@seventhsteel1415 4 жыл бұрын

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@alantony123 2 жыл бұрын

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@MichaelSasser 6 жыл бұрын

Quality Quality Quality. Information, breakdown, and then even drills to get it right at the end. Keep it up!

@RacquetFlex 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Michael!

@kaz8297 4 жыл бұрын

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@AndreLimaBH 6 жыл бұрын

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@RacquetFlex 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Andre!

@ianbuick8946 3 жыл бұрын

After 10 years of playing tennis. I finally unlocked the wrist lag power thank to this video! For me, it's the hip/chest rotation with relax of the hand (not just the wrist) as well as watching the ball and timing. It feels so effortless to hit the ball. To me, tennis is like, the more you loosen up the better.

@eventhorizon908 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! You mentioned Rick Macci! I automatically knew that you know what you are talking about, what you are teaching, and what you are doing. Good Professors always use references to prior work, to Top Researches, etc. (Rick Macci is the Numbr One Top Tennis Researcher, Scientist and Teacher. ) And you did just that. You produced almost Scientific and Academic video lesson!

@DannyGrubs 5 жыл бұрын

Content is killer. Can’t wait to play again today! Thanks for the tips man

@stephen9375 Ай бұрын

I find myself sending your videos to my friends. The best channel on KZfaq.

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@conj1124 Жыл бұрын

I have gone back to tennis after 5 years of not holding a racket. I used to just hit my forehands flat and after wanting to learn the modern tennis forehand, I am glad I found this video. My friends are amazed at my new modern forehand and I can easily hit the ball with so much pace effortlessly. They thought I had a secret tennis coaching but I tell them to watch your videos. Thanks a lot! Much respect and gratitude from your student in SE Asia!

@torrubirubi 5 жыл бұрын

I guess this is the best video on the topic in KZfaq!

@dzuckman 5 жыл бұрын

I'm just starting out in tennis and I've got to say this is one of the best, tightest and most technically dense explanations of the use of the wrist lag in the forehand that I've seen. Thanks for the video.

@4evrjustintime 5 жыл бұрын

This is probably the most complete and accurate wrist lag explanation video I've ever seen. On top of that it flows and was edited well, great job!

@jameshuang304 6 жыл бұрын

Oh my god, I have been looking for such detail for a long time. From other channels, staying loose is the only information they can deliver and I ended up trying out all kinds of theory on court. All the elements you mentioned in your vid are partly my practice focuses but never have I combined them together. THIS is the perfect video explanation of the modern forehand technique!

@RacquetFlex 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, James. That is exactly we set out to do with this video project. Lots of research and personal experimentation went into gathering and presenting this video. Hope it helps your forehand!

@abossdaman 6 жыл бұрын

I've been looking for a video like this for two years now. I'm going to take these lessons and hammer them out over the next few weeks and see if my forehand improves, and I'll update this accordingly

@Polarcupcheck 5 жыл бұрын

This video is fantastic. I can tell so much that you guys have really put the work in mentally and physically.

@connorchin8377 6 жыл бұрын

I've watched many KZfaq videos and none, absolutely NONE have been as clear and as informative as this video. More beginners need to watch this video. Awesome job!!!

@RacquetFlex 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, Connor! We are very glad that this video found you. Hours of research and personal experimentation went into this video project. Our goal was to provide comprehensive and accurate tutorial on a very complex part of the modern forehand.

@Namenono76 Жыл бұрын

years later, i still come back to your content to freshen up. thank you

@paulwbate 5 жыл бұрын

One of the best sets of vids I have seen. Professional, technical and really useful. Thanks a lot. Paul.

@finalnarutosy 3 жыл бұрын

HI! I'm a physiotherapist and Tennistrainer. There are so many Tennis instruction videos on youtube, that are not necessarily bad, but you realize they dont have a deep understanding of the movement and the actual physics behind it. To be honest, when i clickt on your video i expected exactly that. But, wow! This is the first video i think i ever watched, where i couldn't find a single misinterpretation. Props to you! It's a high quality video and easy to understand. Even with step by step exercises! Well done! Keep it up!

@cindysayavong8672 5 жыл бұрын

I took so many lessons and didn’t get it until now. Thank you!!

@PavelSTL 4 жыл бұрын

This is superb content ! I've been learning to get better at playing and my wrist with the forearm have been hurting badly. I've been forcing the shots with too much tension in the grip while swinging. This explains why. The fact that you also provide drills how to re-train yourself is outstanding!

@147score 6 жыл бұрын

wow this must be the best video for explaining this topic, well structured and it's only ten minutes long, congratulations!

@robA2345 5 жыл бұрын

When I saw the like ratio I thought to myself "no way this vid can be that good". How wrong I was. Brilliant!

@stavros5540 4 жыл бұрын

best video i've seen yet. answers to many questions and makes it easy to practice the motion with logical natural movements versus forced movements that some other videos portrayed. well done

@Guitarplayer219 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant video man. I mean I don't even know what to say really. You laid out the information in a very informative and detailed way while keeping it easy to understand and practice, bravo.

@sidhanthmishra8488 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this sublime video. It corrected a few things I had been doing wrong coupled with a heavier frame than I should have been using.

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@thetennisplayer7420 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for creating this video for us tennis players who want to have great success on the court and have fun! I’m a junior player and this really set me on the right path!😁🎾

@russellong843 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best tutorial for the modern forehand I've come across. As an old competitive player from his high school and college days 20 years ago, I've had to breakdown my fundamentals to add the new modern mechanics. I've watched many videos and but I only fully understood how to remake my shot with your instruction. Thank you!!! 🙏🙏🙏

@andreilima3512 5 жыл бұрын

Best video I 've ever saw about forehand!! I'll try to use these tips tomorrow!! Greetings from Brazil!!

@joaodenilli 5 жыл бұрын

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@futurebrighter 5 жыл бұрын

You giving them all of it. Very thorough and good delivery, visuals and effects. 👍🏾

@motorbreath22 6 жыл бұрын

I love the quickfire info and the repeated views it makes your point very clear, great video. Keep it up

@ovidragos5118 4 жыл бұрын

Racquet Flex - Great job ! I was working on developing some innovative double drills, and on KZfaq it popped your video. When I saw the title I clicked it ! For a long time I was teaching about the importance of the wrist , non dominant hand, position etc but this is the first video the explains so clearly the role of the wrist . Congratulations !

@rafadenkiewicz3933 6 жыл бұрын

this is my holy grail of forehand technique, great vid!

@andreaho4841 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, it's the best explanation so far. Some other pro teachers need to watch it, too.

@Rexerco 6 жыл бұрын

Perhaps the best forehand video I've seen! Great Job!

@louiscyphre7023 6 жыл бұрын

Great video - good to see someone finally explained wrist lag

@RacquetFlex 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Louis!

@arsenalforever5877 6 жыл бұрын

One of the best forehand videos I’ve seen. Very clearly & simply explained with great demonstrations.

@andrehanderson 2 жыл бұрын

This deserves 5 million views. So so well done

@tenismalaga1499 3 жыл бұрын

The best Forehand Video that i have ever seen before, and i have seen a lot.

@adamromero 6 жыл бұрын

This is really helpful, I've never seen this amount of detail on the forehand!

@christinelee5191 2 жыл бұрын

why did I discover your channel only now! been struggling with loosening the wrist. this video is saving me from many injuries! thanks!

@kenseewald7301 3 жыл бұрын

This video is the best one on the modern forehand anywhere. Your analysis is clear, concise and the video is excellent too. Great job...thanks!!

@frankiewong2215 7 ай бұрын

The best of this video is that I can see the contact point from different angles. Thank you so much for your content

@gbanks3339 4 жыл бұрын

This video is by far the most helpful, detailed, and clear instructional video I have seen, and I have been working on this shot for several years! I changed my grip a while back, and this has cleared up several areas of confusion for me. Very, Very well done!! I don't know if you are doing any tennis instruction or coaching, but it seems to me you have a real gift for making the process clear! Great Work! I am a now a subscriber for sure!

@youssefsaid5422 5 жыл бұрын

Dude ! Years of experience .. summarized in this video!! Bravo

@jamesibrahim5048 Жыл бұрын

I'm a pro player and I can verify that the analysis this guy did was on point with all of it! It even taught me a few things.

@seanki 5 жыл бұрын

Undoubtedly one of the best informative tennis videos I've ever watched, awesome!

@GT-hb2bd 6 жыл бұрын

I have watched hundreds if not thousands of tennis instruction on KZfaq. Your knowledge of the modern forehand stroke and ability to explain its execution is possibly the best i've seen. You are a gift to the KZfaq tennis world. Thank you.

@RacquetFlex 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, Gajan :) We appreciate it.

@CSwift-vr1qg 4 жыл бұрын

Damn. The most articulate analysis on this subject I’ve seen.. and it’s coming from someone who has a heck of a forehand. Quality stuff

@ragnarrok257 5 жыл бұрын

GREAT video. The way you repeatedly rewind and replay the swing really drives the point home about how loose the wrist can be to get good wrist lag.

@tihomirmiskic5852 5 жыл бұрын

Think too, this video is one of the best I have ever watched if it is about forehand technique. Simply and brilliant!

@danieljordan4931 6 жыл бұрын

Yo this video is amazing because the way youre teaching the wrist motion in the forehand is not strict. Many videos are very strict with rules that “you must do” when really it depends on the ball you get. Great stuff!

@uefets 4 жыл бұрын

Holy crap. This is hands down the best tennis instruction video on youtube I've seen so far! Thanks for the great advice man!

@liammorrow96 6 жыл бұрын

This channel is far and away the best tennis learning channel on youtube. Very modern style of editing is exactly what tennis tutorials needed. Keep going!

@RacquetFlex 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Liam!

@kathleenmccabe2196 4 жыл бұрын

excellent video..I'm constantly told that i'm holding the racquet too tight or too loose despite never dropping my racquet . Your video makes it very clear about how the wrist should work with the racquet to get the best forehand and exercises to practice the techniques...I am looking forward to using all these instructions!

@mr.h3603 4 жыл бұрын

Liked and Subscribed!!! By far the best explanation & instructional video on tennis forehand. I'm so glad youtube algorithm worked because I just spent the last 3 days watching countless videos about forehands to no avail! Look forward to the others 👍👍

@atllzable 3 жыл бұрын

Dude..!! This was intense..!! Thank you...will watch over & over & OVER,..till I get it..!!!

@stefanandjelic0 6 жыл бұрын

This is the best forehand video i have ever com across

@angelnotes2991 3 жыл бұрын

This is the first video I watch on your channel. That's amazing! One of the best videos about the matter, really. Thanks a lot for this guys.

@briangrant1817 4 жыл бұрын

Great video man. I have the tendency of gripping too tightly which have caused me to develop shoulder issues while serving, and now forearm issues on ground strokes. As I get older too and the physical style that I like to play at, I will definitely be practicing your tips the next day I am out on the courts.

@EarendilTheBlessed 6 жыл бұрын

Wow this is premium stuff right there! Nice job and thx.

@newmennium 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! This is something rarely understood of talked about.

@bdlmax16h 5 жыл бұрын

A to Z explanation and proper technique on the tennis forehand-Great job!

@Tennisismdotcom 6 жыл бұрын

Best video on the forehand lag. Great job, guys!

@maleman67 6 жыл бұрын

Best technical explanation of the modern forehand ever. Great job!

@RacquetFlex 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@sosacouldi3566 4 жыл бұрын

Such a good video and explanation! Best I have seen yet! Congrats!!!

@agustin6541 3 жыл бұрын

Man, this video is the definition of perfection. Greetings from Argentina!

@bassmaster1953 3 жыл бұрын

I have watched many videos on hitting forehands like Federer. This is the first one I have seen that addresses grip pressure and relaxing the wrist. Well done. I am now subscribed.

@fgbw11 2 жыл бұрын

This is deep analysis I never had in youtube. Thank you.

@PiyushKhosla 6 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing piece of information. I would love to have more.

@stephenwon6007 6 ай бұрын

I don't know if you came up with the ball and socket to explain the path of the racket, but if you did, you are a genius! I mean it. This gave me so much insight.

@wilydingus 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing thanks, i just figured out that it was important for me to have my wrist in a little bit of extension for my swing so I didn't frame the ball and got a string face open longer, I needed this to ensure I wasn't crazy. Thanks so much!

@AverageJoe-Ohio Жыл бұрын

I'm yet to find a better forehand video....great content and the delivery too was so on point too!

@itrapzii3311 5 жыл бұрын

Probably the best explanation on how to use the forehand and why. Great job.

@davidhale8034 2 жыл бұрын

I love the clarity of your videos, brilliant.

@dynne190 6 жыл бұрын

What an excellent explanation! Well done!

@markaiwa 3 жыл бұрын

Loads of great tips in this video! Nice one.

@williamjeffreys2980 6 жыл бұрын

Very good video. Well thought out and presented.

@ArdentMusicLover 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video man! Loved it! Brilliant. Keep up the good work

@stoerstoere9826 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this great video. I’ve always had trouble finding the necessary relaxation in my strokes, especially when hitting my forehand. I sincerely believe your explanation and tips are going to be an enormous help. By the way, your forehand looks amazing. Very federer-like! :)

@cflores5683 5 жыл бұрын

So glad I found this channel! Amazing breakdown

@flabbyfel1587 5 жыл бұрын

First video of yours that i saw, loved it! Looking forward to looking through your channel 💪

@jameseagle7261 23 сағат бұрын

Thank you and it’s enlightening, especially the centrifugal force at the ball contact moment, it’s explained how topspin generates with power.

@t14dann18 4 жыл бұрын

This is the clearest advice I've ever heard on the forehand

@krisanderson5636 3 жыл бұрын

So many bad coaches out there and yet here are these young guys showing them all how it is done! Your depth of knowledge is amazing.

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This channel is criminally underrated

@jjswitch887 3 жыл бұрын

Sick video. Love the way you've approacher this. Loving the tunes on your videos too. Watched a bunch of videos trying to explain this. Absolutely top job.

@jaskiratsandhu5785 Жыл бұрын

Excellent use of video and pictures… great break down!

@newmennium 4 жыл бұрын

Best forehand vid on KZfaq. Great analysis!!

@LanceJordan 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! I've heard so many people talk about this, and I've tried to incorporate it for the last few years. But you did an amazing job of breaking it down in this video. NIce work.

@RacquetFlex 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Lance. Hopefully, this debunks the mystery and explains the truth once and for all!

@ClaudioPrado-em3dq Жыл бұрын

I have never seen such a well explained tennis class. Excellent, thank you very much.

@silviosarunic6709 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! Detailed explanation of best forhend in tennis.... forhand that Roger Federer plays... If you learn this , you opened doors for many things!! Great work man!!!