Federer and a multitude of other pros they have head still down like trying to look through their strings at the contact point . Yes I know its too fast to actually visualize but this approach may help keep the hitting shoulder lower than the opposite which is essential exception being on high shoulder height or higher balls and can help in correcting flying open too early and arming the ball and it also can help promote a proper follow thru so I AGREE 100% that the racquet face angle is key but pulling your head up too early to see your shot can affect the racquet face angle through the hitting zone and helps some players correct this. So yes TRY TO WATCH THE BALL even though this is an over simplification of a multitude of problems truly if there was no need to watch the ball then TRY TO HIT A FOREHAND BLINDFOLDED........ without actually knowing its pace and depth.......Torban Ulrich father of Lars Ulrich of Metallica was a old time Danish touring pro who once was called the "mad Dane" cause he would try to practice his service toss blind folded.......this actually makes some sense...albeit the title of your video is purposely mis leading ... keep up the good work however

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wouldn't that then mean his backhand would do something different

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George, thank you. That is fascinating!

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@@Johnstage I only commented on what I was aware of when I shot. After that comment I tried to pay more attention to the point and as you say I follow the ball with all my concentration and focus until the moment of the shot. Sincerely

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Domenico, Thanks Yes absolutely on the overhead. Too fast for us to see the contact plus we don’t ever think about keeping our head up there to try to see the ball, because it would inhibit our downward movement of the body. However, the volley is an exception. With absolutely no rotation in the stroke we should keep our head in the contact zone to add further stability in the shot. We also might be able to see the ball touch the strings in some instances such as the drop volley.

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@@IntuitiveTennis No, thank you. Your videos and explanations are very good. Right now I'm experimenting with the Croatian serve, it is weird but effective.

Croatian serve is tough to execute but it suits some players well. Worth a try

Very good question.

Hander, Ball is too fast for the human eye to see. Height is irrelevant.

@@IntuitiveTennis You are right when someone served like Isner. But when volley the ball are not too fast to see it.

Benoit, glad it works for you.

Dan, you are right about Djokovic and my FH. The point is that we don’t see the ball touch the strings. Therefore, whether we look at the contact or not, doesn’t matter. Furthermore, keeping the head down after contact might be counterintuitive for some players. My advice is to track the ball perfectly and not worry about the seeing the contact.

This is exactly right. The video is misleading because it tells people that they can choose which way to hit the ball but that's incorrect. People that are cross-eye dominant (right-handed but left eye dominant) should look at the point of contact, while people that are pure eye dominant need to turn their head more towards the court (look ahead of the ball) because their dominant eye is on the same side of the body as the racket.

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David, thank you for the comment. Just wanted to clarify that there is a difference in head position at contact because of rotation. As explained in the video there is less rotation on the backhand, especially the one-hander. Therefore, the head will stay down in the contact zone.

Every picture of FH other than Fed their eyes are forward more due to right eye dominance rather than rotation. To say rotation is direct correlation with head position I believe is incorrect. But we are all open to our own thoughts on body movements mechanics. Have you got any scientific literature to back up your claim?

David, another clarification. We do not see the ball touch the strings on the forehand, backhand or the serve. Which eye is dominant is therefore irrelevant. In addition to that we can hit the ball with our eyes closed and hit the ball perfectly every time. I have performed this experiment with 100’s of students on the court and it works every time. The difference in head position at contact has to do with how much rotation a stroke has. i.e. Djokovic head down on backhand, head forward on forehand.

Much of your technical chat is focused on rotation at head position and highlight player differing head position relative to forehand and backhand, therefore I would say my point is extremely pertinent in what you discuss in the video. Andy hit late on his backhand whereas Novak hit more in front. It’s eye dominance. Most of your focus is on head position and body position. You need to always ask for the why......scientific facts are important when delivering content and as a coach who has studied eye dominance and games styles and body position at contact I beg to differ on your analysis.

Thank you, I will clarify in another video

@@IntuitiveTennis That would be awesome because as you said in this video, watching the ball seems to be one the most important thing to master in tennis; once again thanks a lot for such a great work quality, will share your content to my friends and tennis partners in France.

Yes both, but some players stop moving while admiring their own shot. Avoid that

Catalin, thanks man. I appreciate it

The point of the video: The contact with the ball last milliseconds and players do not “see” the ball on the strings. Some even have their eyes closed. Keeping the head down and “trying to see the ball” is therefore unnecessary.