Glad you find it useful!

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Good luck on the court!

Glad you find it useful!

Glad you find it useful!

Glad yu find it useful!

Glad ypu found the information useful!

Thank you! I am glad you find it useful!

Te mando un abrazo Rafael!

glad you find it useful!

It is difficult to determine the exact time to start accelerating it starts somewhere with the drop of the racquet. I look at the two-handed backhand as a non-dominant hand forehand, so the acceleration process would be similar on both sides, maybe not exactly the same but similar.

Me alegra que te haya servido!

Glad you find it useful!

Imo it's more about stopping you tensing up and missing your shot than anything. If you just think max straight away your arm has a tendency to tense up which causes you to pull your shots or not follow thru correctly. Instead you need your arm stay loose (slow) until the power from the kinetic chain generated by hips and torso has reached it when it should engage (max).

I will be posting more regularly. Is your problem that you cannot hit down the line?

@@GiffenigTennisI can hit down the line but not well.

Usually hitting down the line requires that you turn your shoulders more and hit the ball a little bit later.

Check Bruce Lee punch about relaxation. That is your answer .

It always helps to think about all strokes that way. Trying to accelerate early always leads to breaks in the kinetic chain

The racquet head should stay stable through contact and the strings should push the ball towards your target for a few inches, but you should do that with a loose wrist. You do not need to try to lock it.

Thanks Edgar. I' ll definitely try this out 🎾

@@GiffenigTennis But how does one know if they are doing this correctly? Pushing concept is a slow movement vs. throwing which is violent and fast but unstable. Players can get easily confused and anxious with contradictory "swing thoughts". We must find new ways to teach the biomechanics of tennis so the strokes can be learned correctly, safety, and efficiently. Appreciate Edgar's efforts.

@@poida007 It is very difficult to learn to play on your own. The feedback of a knowledgeable coach is invaluable. Anyone serious about improving needs to find a mentor, who can provide guidance. Getting ideas from youtube or books is great but a lesson once in a while is important.

@@GiffenigTennis very, very true. Finding a knowledgeable and effective tennis coach is challenging. 10 different coaches will say 10 different things, the rec player doesn't have the knowledge to choose a good coach on their own IMHO. They should start with group lessons using different coaches to compare, see results, and then choose. Thanks Edgar.

La verdad que no se. He leido algunas cosas de Oscar pero no se bien como aborda el tema de la aceleración

You need to look at the body like a spring. When you hit the forehand you start by coiling the body and loading the legs by rotating the the body and bending the knees. As you swing you start by pushing against the ground and rotating sequentially from the feet to the racquet head: feet, legs, hips, torso, arm, wrist and racquet head. Each part accelerates and decelerates transferring force to the next part, like a whip. At the end the fastest part is the racquet head. The forearm plays a very important part since it is one of the segments close to the racquet head. In practice, thinking about rotating into the shot slowly and then letting the arm accelerate past the body is a good way of thinking about it. Thinking about using the forearm to throw the racquet head would be more useful than thinking about the shoulder. If you like the videos, you would like my books Developing high performance tennis players and Play Tennis with Passion (both on Amazon and IBooks) Good luck!

@@GiffenigTennis thank you very much!!!!appreciate it

good vedio

Are you selling HEAVY RACKETS ? 😂 Over complicated. What happens if RACKET becomes too heavy ? RACKET BALANCE ? Also you forgot strings spin altitude . You are correct but this is good because it is SIMPLE.

@@drejtoman2974 I'm a physics professor. If I'm selling anything it would be the fact that unlike myself far too many people defy logic and intelligence and prefer ignorance and stupidity. Does that also bother you?

You have FAILED to understand my points . This post is about hitting "ripping" the ball faster . This is excellent coaching info . Your point weight is a factor is correct from a physics point. Assuming the player has a suitable racket which is not too light how isyour info of any relevance? He cannot use a heavier racket so how does this help ? I pointed out there are other factors . What is your beef ?

You are probably moving your head too early trying to accelerate. Whenever you feel your racquet moving it is usually not because you are not holding it tight enough but because you are not watching the ball well enough. Keep practicing staying lose but make sure your head stays still and you watch your racquet hit the ball.

@@GiffenigTennis thank you! I will try that

Hook' em

Is that an insult?

@@snipzgemron Nope , I mean, these are good stuff and should be repackaged well. Sorry, if you misunderstood

@@mowghlee I see. I just wondered cause your comment could be read a couple different ways. No problem :)

That is correct!

Little firmer? No

Transfer? Yes watch his Transfer. He does . This is simple . You can jump in but that is advanced.

You need to practice it for a while whenever you are on the court before trying it when competing. Under pressure it is harder to stay relaxed, so you need to feel comfortable with the concept before it will work for you.

@@GiffenigTennis Thanks coach!!

The first goal is always to get the ball in the court. You do not get extra points for speed.

I believe the meaning is the same: maintain speed through contact and accelerate through contact both urge the player to keep the racquet head high and not slow it down or stop it.

@@GiffenigTennis accelerating and maintaining speed are definitely not the same. One means increasing speed while the other means to not increase speed. And should we be accelerating on the racquet drop, or after the drop?

@@00k you need to accelerate on the drop. The idea is to go from slow to fast so accelerating is the right concept.