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Tennis Lessons - Nick Bollettieri Killer Forehand - Part 1
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Once a Day Tennis Tip by Oscar Wegner
CCH : Hi Oscar
Received your DVDs in Penang, Malaysia last week and went straight into the 4 Futures DVDs. one question on the FH takeback. Do you recommend a small 'C" takeback so as to aid a low to high and of course across the body.
Thank you
OscarWegner (tennisoscar@aol.com) 12:42 AM (10 hours ago) to me
Think no-backswing while you are tracking the ball, then go back and forth to get momentum on the racquet, making sure you attack the ball from below so you get some topspin.
A smaller or larger "C" may result, naturally, but more like a complete "o" or circle. If you include the finish and recovery it's more like a figure 8 lying down. You should find this movement by feel, not by making a mental picture of it and following it. This way your attention is not on what you are doing behind your body, but in front.
Think of it this way, you are tracking the ball with your hand as if going to catch it, then you let the hand go back and forth for power while the racquet drops below for the windshield-wiper that will give you your windshield=wiper motion that will create the topspin.
It looks like a matter of semantics, but the difference is an accelerated feel versus a more orchestrated movement that produces less acceleration and more of an even stroke. Interesting difference, which is the most marking difference between the old idea of the swing vs. the modern one.
This question inspired the tip below. Thank you. Best regards, Oscar Once a Day Tennis Tip (go to oscarwegner.wordpress.com):
It may seem like a matter of semantics, but there is a marked difference between the old conception of the forehand stroke vs. the modern one. For one, there is more looseness in the grip, as less hand tension is necessary the more you adhere to laws of nature to produce your swing.
Modern tennis is more vertical, while conventional tennis is more linear, more horizontal. Modern tennis takes into deep consideration the gravity pull of earth on the ball, while conventional tennis theory largely disregards this fact.
The easiest way to achieve the newest result is to think “no-backswing” while you are running and tracking the ball, then, timed to what happens to the ball as a result of the bounce, just a small rotation of the upper body and hands back and forth to get momentum on the racquet, making sure you attack the ball from below so you get some topspin.
A smaller or larger "c" may result in the back part, naturally, but more like a complete "o" or circle by the time you hit the ball. If you include the finish and recovery it's more like a figure 8 lying down.
OscarWegner (tennisoscar@aol.com) 12:42 AM (10 hours ago) to me
Think no-backswing while you are tracking the ball, then go back and forth to get momentum on the racquet, making sure you attack the ball from below so you get some topspin.
A smaller or larger "C" may result, naturally, but more like a complete "o" or circle. If you include the finish and recovery it's more like a figure 8 lying down. You should find this movement by feel, not by making a mental picture of it and following it. This way your attention is not on what you are doing behind your body, but in front.
Think of it this way, you are tracking the ball with your hand as if going to catch it, then you let the hand go back and forth for power while the racquet drops below for the windshield-wiper that will give you your windshield=wiper motion that will create the topspin.
It looks like a matter of semantics, but the difference is an accelerated feel versus a more orchestrated movement that produces less acceleration and more of an even stroke. Interesting difference, which is the most marking difference between the old idea of the swing vs. the modern one.
This question inspired the tip below. Thank you. Best regards, Oscar Once a Day Tennis Tip (go to oscarwegner.wordpress.com):
It's a "c", oh no, it's an "o"
It may seem like a matter of semantics, but there is a marked difference between the old conception of the forehand stroke vs. the modern one. For one, there is more looseness in the grip, as less hand tension is necessary the more you adhere to laws of nature to produce your swing.
Modern tennis is more vertical, while conventional tennis is more linear, more horizontal. Modern tennis takes into deep consideration the gravity pull of earth on the ball, while conventional tennis theory largely disregards this fact.
The easiest way to achieve the newest result is to think “no-backswing” while you are running and tracking the ball, then, timed to what happens to the ball as a result of the bounce, just a small rotation of the upper body and hands back and forth to get momentum on the racquet, making sure you attack the ball from below so you get some topspin.
A smaller or larger "c" may result in the back part, naturally, but more like a complete "o" or circle by the time you hit the ball. If you include the finish and recovery it's more like a figure 8 lying down.
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