Yes this is another video about the smash, but also so much more because in my eyes it covers one of the most useful tools for learning any motor skill and it changed my whole approach to coaching and teaching.
All the cues I talk about can be transferred to all other shots, and if you understand the concept of external cues and the endposition of shots you will easily find examples and keypoints for every other technique you want to coach or master.
About the endposition:
In the video I talk about the end position of the smash and point out, that the racket should be infront of your dominant body side. In a match, and when you combine your smash with more movement and footwork, there will also be different endpositions. So for example on a scissor jump you will also see players where the racket swings across the body on the other side. In one of the videos with Yuta Watanabe you can see the total opposite where the racket and arm bounce back to his left side (he is lefthander). So keep in mind, that the arm position in a match can variate, what always stays the same is the rebound of the racket when players hit with maximum power and a lot of rotation
About internal and external cues:
Do I never use internal cues? No, I use them a lot! Many times I think they are very helpful or also necessary, especially if you have to fix a certain part of a movement, but often I realize afterwards, that external cues would have been a better option. If you are a coach and if you give external cues a try I think you will also feel the tendency of falling back to internal cues a lot, as it is what most of us are used to, but I made so many great experiences with the new approach and I think many of you will too!
References:
Here you find the Podcast Episode that I was talking about: www.sportsmith.co/listen/pace...
But you can also find a great presentation of Nick Winkelman on KZfaq: • The Language of Coachi...
And one last big recommendation: His book the language of coaching: amzn.to/46Cis8m