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You're so right ! Remember Michael Chang's forehand? I think's it's a much more in between achievable movement despite the loop.

This person don’t have any sounding tennis techniques! He don’t even know how to hit a forhand properly. A lag and pulling is different. On shbh and shbh, writ or buttcap move first. Unlike dhbh, wait move slightly 1st or at same time with racquet swing to back. Lag only happened at very fast acceleration and it’s not a have to. But pulling is a must.

Leg strength is vital

Finally, a forehand instruction that is practical for the player of only modest ability. Modern strokes are an improvement for good players and a welcome development of technique, but coaches forget that old school forehands by the top players of the day were still damn good shots hit with a surprising level of power. Elite players from the '50s and '60s who were not known for their forehands, still hit all their strokes, (with wooden rackets), better than your average modern club coach hits his ATP forehand with his carbon fibre racket. If I had Ken Rosewall's forehand stroke today, (not his much lauded backhand; his forehand), I'd be a far better club player than I am now !!!)

Very good advice. Also its only easy enough if one is drilling, in a small area of predictability.

This is true not only for older players, but I would say for MOST recreational players.Trying to duplicate pros will only give you injuries to different parts of your body over time.Simplicity is all you need.

lol, what the shit is this

Bottom line is lag is only good if you are smart and can afford a pro to teach you correctly. You are right most players swing late or barely on time unless they either play over 20 hours a week or have been taught correctly. Most coaches don't know how to instruct on the lag and that is why they would say most older players shouldn't use it.

Excellent tips for improve the game for mature players. Thank you!

Good advice. Shorter take-back when playing against better/younger players. Or use classic grips.

I'm surprised to why/what you talk about "lag" "use". Racket lag always happens when: you play with your arm relaxed throughout the stroke. It's not something you think about. Good luck with analysis and stuff but try not to mislead people :)

By "older players," I hope you mean 90+! 😇

an old tennis player do not need power just need hit the ball whit spin to enjoy

When I started playing tennis more seriously 45 years ago, I was criticized for using a wrist snap action on my forehand. I tried to get that under control, but the local pro recognized that it gave me more power on my shot. About five years ago a pro recommended using racquet lag to get more power, and it came quite naturally to me, and now at 72 I use it if I think about it, mainly on sitters. ;)

took me a few years to push the contact point forward enough. i came to the same conclusion as you! but its been a learning, somewhat fun experience.

I'm 67 and a former college player. I've played USTA Leagues/tournaments for about 45 years (from 5.0 when I was 24 to 4.0 level now). My foot rotation ability is poor but I can make circles fairly well. I've noticed my footwork and ability to engage my legs is directly related to the time I have to hit the ball. When using a ball machine I hit like a 4.5 player. But in playing a match with hard-hitters I'm too often out of position to hit the optimum shot. I think I need to focus more on agility drills....maybe you can post a video of what you recommend.

Thanks for this video. I’m dealing with tennis elbow so I really need to focus on doing this. My plan is to take 1-2 months off, go to my doctor and maybe physical therapy to help strengthen my arms. Then see what happens.

So grateful for this! At 62, took up the game last year … my game has improved considerably but my forehand has been going backwards as I drive myself nuts trying to implement the timing, the s-w grip, the racket pointing up, lag, whip etc. Can’t wait to get back out there and just simplify as per this instruction!

Because they're not actually worse?

Not even going to bother watching this - the stupid click-bait title already tells you this channel is nonsense!

useful reflexion indeed - not all coaches understand the ramifications - but for the continental grip, in my view, I wouldn't let players to stay with it (ok to take the players as they are but the grip change is a fundamental aspect in modern tennis that needs to be acquired)

Racquet lag is directly proportional to your racquet take back . If you reduce your take back to a minimum,, the racquet lag will be less accordingly. How do you do that you ask ? The answer is by keeping your racquet in ready position and making unit turns with your upper body to position your racquet instead of using the right arm to swing it back (like you see Sinner doing here)! Then at the very last moment,, gently jerk the wrist back. The jerking back motion creates enough opposing force to propel the racquet face forward! How ? By leading with your right shoulder and “ Whipping “ the racquet forward . Imagine a string connecting your right shoulder to your right wrist . Whip that string and watch the racquet face strike the ball .

Just want to thank you thinking of us older players over 50. We still love playing the game. I’m 62 playing in a flex league and losing badly. But at least I’m out there trying to compete against younger faster players.

Since I am 70, but still trying to improve, videos like this are helpful to evaluate what I am doing and what I may or may not be able to develop. Thanks!

Great tip for us who never got coaching as kids .

I found the racquet lag is useful only if the player has a relax wrist and able to “throw” the racquet at the ball. Most rec players’ wrists are simply too tense including mine at majority of the time especially when under pressure or contacting late.

congrats. i am 65 and you are the first in tell the truth!!!

Richard please make video on changing grips during tennis match, I've noticed by changing grips you can change depth, for example to hit angles.

There’s not much info for people who have passed the rotation test

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This is good but I think it would be better to hold and use an actual tennis ball. You could do the near far every time you serve as part of your routine... and nobody would ever know.

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Thanks, good tip. We warm up so many muscles except these responsible for the most important job - actually hitting the ball in the right moment. I will implement it in my warm-up routine right away, except I'll do you before leaving the house :D.

No one have ever described my jammed forehand so precisely...

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Thank you!

What a lot of house wives and older players do in Japan and results in fun tennis matches is… Continental grip and big egg balls (shape) over the net… pong pong back and forth and they have a blast. Always doubles vs singles. Wife and I are on the other extreme and spend 2 hrs a day on the court as older players that started 4 years ago. We defy our age and also hit with ex college players from time to time. No coaching only self taught aside from hitting partners and yt. So i think either way is fine depending on your goals and fitness.

Lots of comments below about the over-50 thing, and with all due respect to those commenters here’s another perspective on that. There’s a lot of tennis instruction content on UA-cam, and if you want to get clicks you have to do something to distinguish yourself. This guy picked the over-50 angle because that’s a large market segment that hasn’t been mined explicitly by others. He never says or implies that these issues are exclusive to older players, and in fact generally recognizes and frequently states that his advice applies equally to all players. The more important question though is whether his advice/techniques are good for most players - and in my 50+ years of tennis experience he is 100% spot on. Too many people focus on recreating ATP/WTA swing paths, etc., when they should be building a stronger base that allows them to track and react to the ball. While swing paths and other things have their place, they are reasonably well covered by the tennis instruction community, while the emphasis on ball tracking and basic body preparation is much less emphasized. So while the over-50 thing is probably more a marketing strategy than anything, I suppose it does add value if it gets people to click on a site that gives sound advice. Overall, a good addition to the tennis instruction universe, in my view. Cheers to all!

Man, I hope you have a great life, you are a great, great coach

Hi Richard, how are you?

I just finished practicing tennis . I practice for 5 hours today. How many days should I practice 10 times 4 to5 hours?

Yes i play the old style without moving my wrist. I thought of getting coached to use modern style. But i guess you are right

so that’s why it’s so important for tennis players to have no hindrance in the crowd

Great video with absolutely great points! However after fifty years of playing tennis & three generations of forehands the new techniques keep's my interest up tinkering with my mechanics & technique! I love doing it & dealing with the challenges!

facts.

Just hit tons of balls. Your prior training will work it out.

100%

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So true! I'm almost 80...