I'm learning after ten years of illness at 56! This channel is brillient its filled me with positivity ...I can get mentally and physically fit again...I played for the school in my teens always loved tennis. Nothing is impossible! It's really hard going but push yourself a bit more each lesson...
@umenon1
5 ай бұрын
I must have watched 10 videos about this topic but nobody talked about how the brain can get overloaded with ball flight processing to really do anything about taking the racket back. Brilliant! Thank you!
@feeltennis
5 ай бұрын
Wonderful, thank you!
@selftrue670
6 жыл бұрын
Super effective tip that I use the moment I feel I'm having an "off day." This technique eliminates a lot of the jerky, rushed strokes that are caused by a rushed backswing.
@The1971orange
8 жыл бұрын
Exactly my problem. Late stroke=not being in good position + a short ball for my opponent. Cannot wait to try this on court.
@carlosm4215
5 жыл бұрын
Not only You!... Rsss
@charlesforee7082
4 жыл бұрын
I would also suggest working on this with shadow swings. It works well to start just with the unit turn. Say "forehand," and immediately turn and set the racket (start the turn at "fore"--don't wait for "hand.") This helps make the turn and set more natural and automatic before complicating things with the swing and then with the ball. People often want to "find the bounce" before starting the swing preparation. So they wait and they're late. Since they do not pay a price against a short, softly-hit ball, they don't realize there is a problem, and the habit becomes ingrained. Great job by Tomas on this video, first rate.
@ncournault
2 жыл бұрын
Early preparation (the kind Tomaz demonstrates here) is the 80/20 consistency. In one fell swoop it will solve: - timing issues (you'll seldom feel rushed ever again) - weight transfer issues (you'll seldom hit falling backwards ever again) - drop and lag issues (you'll seldom fail to drop the racket and accelerate to create lag) The beautiful thing is you can easily fix it on your own. No need for pricey lessons. Just do what Tomaz tells you to do: call the side out loud or in your head the moment your opponent hits and immediately perform your unit turn on that side. Now use a feedback loop: If you were prepared before the ball hit the ground, you did it right. If not, you were not prepared early enough. Rinse, repeat until it's automatic. Then you can work on the remaining last 20% (more RHS, more angles, ...).
@speeddrawr4958
6 жыл бұрын
I have played tennis for about 3 years in the past. I went to a few contests , sadly never won a single match. Most likely because I was not really paying close attention to whatever my coach would teach me about tennis. Truth be told his methods for teaching were not great . Still, his advice was good and only now I begin to understand how much better things could have been , had I listened to him . A great tip for not hitting too late was to hit the ball while it was going upwards . Now that is not always possible during a match but it does help quite a bit . It is also very useful for getting more power on your strokes and making sure the ball does not hit the net or goes out of court .
@davidlin1345
8 жыл бұрын
Besides call the direction, players also need to call if the ball is short or long. A common problem is waiting the ball drops on the ground then initiate the stroke. judgement can be trained, but it's not easy as each bouncing could be different.
@tk2730
7 жыл бұрын
David Lin thanks!!
@bsc7903
4 жыл бұрын
So true, the landing is always different, totally agree
@coacherful
3 жыл бұрын
What about the trajectory and the spin of the ball ? Predict and intercept where the ball its going to land .Make preparation and execute the ball...
@faisalm161
7 жыл бұрын
one of the best tennis videos on the Internet!!!!!!!!!! Thank you.
@Pursewarden
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Tomaz! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and tips with the world. I put this tip in practice and within minutes I went from always hitting late and feeling frustrated to well timed groundstrokes and a consistently relaxed attitude on court. Muchas gracias!
@thomasmedeiros5722
4 жыл бұрын
Turn and pivot with racquet back was the primary phrase when I was participating in my USPTR Certification training and testing back in 1989. Watch where the ball hits the court and move forward into the ball. As a tournament player and coach I was a big proponent of moving forward taking the ball early or on the rise to hit it in front. This creates more opportunities to create angles and reduce your opponents reaction time.
@NatsFan18
8 жыл бұрын
Great video. I've noticed that when I prepare before the ball approaches I hit Sooo much cleaner and more consistent and time it better. This video really reinforces it!
@truewritings
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing slo-mo video analysis. Its fundamentals like this that make a big difference and make you a better player.
@dkangan
8 жыл бұрын
I couldn't help noticing that along with her rushed and stiff preparation and stroke in the "before" video, Charlotte was wearing the obligatory elbow brace that is so common among players with that approach. And in the "after" images, her arm is so much more relaxed as she gets a good deal more racket head lag -- more power from less effort -- and her follow through after contact is much more fluid. I bet after a couple of months for her extensors to desensitize, that brace comes off.
@Nikerep100
7 жыл бұрын
WOW, I started doing this one day while hitting at the park and it worked so well for me, then I watch this video shocked that coaches actually recommend this as well.
@jamesmurphy2304
8 жыл бұрын
you are a terrific coach
@skylerblack6695
7 жыл бұрын
I just started practicing tennis, and you are very encouraging and helpful, thank you😊
@zarinabostan7753
3 жыл бұрын
I had timing problem also. The hint to prepare early really worked for me. I was busy to reed the ball. Instead I should have just decide if it is backhand or forehand and start to prepare. No one knows at this point if the ball is deep or not. That was my missconseption about the preparation and ball direction. Other reason why I was hitting late was that I didn’t really knew where the optimal hitting point must be. W
@harishreddy4034
4 жыл бұрын
In time your videos will come to be considered the best on KZitem. I spend a fair amount of time looking at tennis instruction, and I probably watch your videos 5x relative to any other channel. Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge so freely. It's been a great help.
@calladium15
8 жыл бұрын
Mr Mencinger thanks for all tennis videos you share.They are all helpful for all of us tennis players.
@colinmerry4854
7 жыл бұрын
very smart idea, i had a session today and was so late on so many forehands, it was so frustrating. Makes great sense, cannot wait to test this out next time out.
@pepitopalabrica5244
4 жыл бұрын
Good evening sir....im also a tennis player for more than 12 years and i realized when i watched your video. You are really correct sir. A very fruitfull video Now i learned more from you. Thank you sir. Focus on doing and not on thinking.
@firianto
5 жыл бұрын
Tomaz is simply the best instructor on KZitem, he’s not trying to have you copy the pros, but to be a more consistent player.
@pablogaliano4289
5 жыл бұрын
Hi tomaz your instruction was awasome… i practice this tips and my forehand was more natural tan before.. and the same with backhand. Thanks for sharing your knowledge to the world!!
@georgeycw
8 жыл бұрын
Detail explanations and examples. I learn a lot from your videos. Thank you coach!
@kennycunningham6583
6 жыл бұрын
Thomas, you are one AWESOME teacher to say the least, thank you sooooo much
@srydigital007
8 жыл бұрын
Great advice & instruction! Won all my matches this morning because of it! Many thanks
@alexm3279
6 жыл бұрын
Tomasz..you are simply the best!
@lecter555
6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!!! The Best Coach in Internet SO FAR!!
@nicolasphilbert9976
8 жыл бұрын
Congratulation it's a very good way to make people realise that they prepare too late. Good drill mate. I will try today with my student.
@Yonder88
8 жыл бұрын
This tip actually helped me a lot! Amazingly simple and astonishingly effective. Thank you very much!
@weizhaocn2618
4 жыл бұрын
I told my son to use this technique. He had Instant improvement. Thank you so much. My own difficulty is to judge the time to accelerate my swing and i am frequently late on fast shots out of my comfort zone. Could you suggest some training tips to improve, as a recreational player?
@raj0425
8 жыл бұрын
Calling out forehand or backhand made an immediate difference. Thank you coach!
@youngkwokching8379
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Tomaz this really increase my confidence of not missing the ball
@nagukrithi5990
5 жыл бұрын
Nice Tip - Awesome - Will try it out. I am prone to be late on strokes. Hopefully this fixes it
@superjinx
6 жыл бұрын
Best coach on KZitem. Nice to see so many beautiful courts in each video. Is this Singapore?
@charliemullem7482
3 жыл бұрын
yes, it was in Singapore (Charlotte)
@cbjose28
7 жыл бұрын
Excellent video on timing! I find that I'm usually late on fast incoming balls and this should definitely help improve my game.
@JamesDavisakaRemguy
Жыл бұрын
Tomaz, I don't know if you've ever seen any wheelchair tennis, but we're so busy pushing ourselves into position to hit the ball, pretty much until the last possible moment - how can we possibly prepare early? My own answer is, to somehow get yourself into position ASAP so you can prepare, i.e. take the racket back, before the ball bounces. The other is, let yourself GLIDE (roll) into position from the last push, this again as early as possible, so you can take back before the bounce. Both are nasty difficult, but the only other option is a rushed swing, something we do a lot of! One last note: one other thing I try to do is _not take the racket back very far_ and, because the backswing is so abbreviated (and rushed), there is an automatic stretch-shortening lag that helps a little with racket head speed. But really, if I had realized how truly difficult wheelchair tennis is, I never would have become paralyzed in the first place! 😉
@jilloo
6 жыл бұрын
Tomaz - Watching this video and watching the “How to keep your eye on the ball” video brings me to this question. If the sequence is to split step when they hit, and then recognize forehand vs backhand and prepare....and then when you hit the ball you have already chosen where to hit and you don’t look up but focus on the ball - when are you making the decision where to hit the ball in the sequence? (to the ‘big’ targets you mentioned in another video).
@poeda6637
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant! I'm using this now and it helps a ton! Thank you very much for this
Correctly pointed out this very very common mistake, thanks & thanks also for your guidance!
@dadmaxx8641
8 жыл бұрын
There is another way to ensure that you are not late. Once you recognize that you are going to hit a backhand or a forehand, you do a small "push down and out in front" with both hands where you intend them to be at the contact point...it's like you are "measuring" the shot. Obviously, for a forehand, you will not have both hands on the racket when you make contact, but you still perform this move with both hands. This has 2 positive effects. First, it is the start of your swing and you do it the instant you've decided which shot you're going to hit. Second, it gives your brain a tangible place "to be" when making contact which is out in front of you. I used this method the last couple of times I played and it completely transformed my backhand which had been late much of the time.
@didikancha1114
8 жыл бұрын
Your lessons are great Tomaz. Helped a lot. This one is amazingly good.
@akingturtle
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent advice
@lucianorangel3291
5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic vídeo! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us!
@nandsall9492
8 жыл бұрын
excellent video.....great advice which simplifies a common fault...the best bit..."thinking too much may hurt your game"!!!!
@vandaassociates9300
4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. I make the exact mistake as a recreational player. Will implement the tip henceforth. Thanks for the video. From India.
@arslanshakoor5248
3 жыл бұрын
Best coach, every lesson worths at least 1000 dollar
@Ivorberry
3 жыл бұрын
i am often frustrated because one session i will feel relaxed and that i can see and time the ball quite well (at least for me) and play an enjoyable game . The next session i will feel as if i have lost the ability to see the ball. i know i am seeing it laste and my strokes are badly rushed and i usually play terrible . Will try this technique to adjust if its not working . i have often equated this to the lack of a warm up hit which is not always possible in our club social sessions , but never worked out how to adjust if i get stuck in the rushed mode .
@GiocareaTennis
8 жыл бұрын
Great video! I used this tip with my students and it works, they were enthusiastic to be able to find timing on the ball.
@michaeltran92655
7 жыл бұрын
Super super preparation....Thank you coach Tomaz.
@LaBestia2156
4 жыл бұрын
Great tip to keep in mind while hitting. It will become muscle memory in time.
@ektaingle1814
7 жыл бұрын
Hi tomaz... It is really helpful. Saw ur other videos too.. You are brilliant!
@cslxxwilliam
2 жыл бұрын
Practical advices! Thank you
@CoupleOCux
4 жыл бұрын
Super excited to try this out!
@indrabahadurshah5943
8 жыл бұрын
thank you for advice to improve on late hitting
@TheSmartodd
7 жыл бұрын
I can't wait till i can hit ground stroke as well as you :) Thank you so much for your videos
@svetoslavmarinov5246
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, this sounds great!
@knotwilg3596
8 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic video.
@lukmanharisluke
8 жыл бұрын
Hi! Your tips are super and all of them are workable!
@ricardopereira1795
8 жыл бұрын
Where is this great place in the middle of the forest?
@asdfswer4657
3 жыл бұрын
slovenia i think and i do realize this is from 4 years ago
@charliemullem7482
3 жыл бұрын
It was in Singapore
@TheMichaelj70
4 жыл бұрын
As usual Thomas you nail the subject on the head Great video ... And lovely court setting where is that court ?
@rxLEE
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the wonderful pointers.
@51Dss
8 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT tennis instruction video. Thanks!
@RickMartinYouTube
8 жыл бұрын
as always, very good and helpful instruction - thanks
@carlosoliveira9708
4 жыл бұрын
Maravilhosas dicas !!! Abraços ...from Brasil!!!
@daogdaog
5 жыл бұрын
I have a simple alternative to calling the stroke. Many players can call the stroke but they don't tend to react accordingly. My advice would be to rotate your hips and make sure that your racket head arrive at your pre-established ideal contact point. If there is no pre-established ideal contact point on your head, you are allowing the ball to dictate the contact point causing you to be late. By just rotating your hips, you will have an automatic racket take back.
@a.flowers8737
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome, worked for both my wife and me. How do I get the serve unlock course?
@armandgallanosa
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your attention to detail and nuance!!
@walterkasper467
6 жыл бұрын
You are a great coach.
@danilocunha9032
6 жыл бұрын
Amazona vídeo!!! This happens to me a lot!!! I'll try this next time on court playing and practicing!!! Thank's!!!
@MaheshJagadeesan
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Tomaz, I can't agree more with other commenters about how useful this tip is! I've now gone from being an average baseliner to a stronger one, so thank you very much for this! Rediscovered your videos, especially after Ian from Essential Tennis mentioned you in one of *his* videos.
@lavernlee815
6 жыл бұрын
great video lesson on how to develop early preparation & not hit late!
@StuMarshallHendrix
4 жыл бұрын
Always outstanding - thank you
@petesampras1974
8 жыл бұрын
It works for me to anticipate the impact zone where it would be more comfortable hitting the ball. Sorry for my English.
@tomgoodaire4393
8 жыл бұрын
Another great video! 👍
@carlosm4215
5 жыл бұрын
Muito boas dicas. Vão me ajudar bastante. Desde Brasil, Rio Grande do Sul, Obrigado!
@carloscosta8743
4 жыл бұрын
Great tip.
@sameerkengg
5 жыл бұрын
The tips in this video helped me. Thanx
@saeedvahedi
5 жыл бұрын
Great video, clear and helpful. Thx!
@SeeSaw444
8 жыл бұрын
Great video and very timely to!!
@ayokay123
8 жыл бұрын
BRILLIANT!!!
@joseyayen816
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the instruction. Let me repeat my request. It is having good back hand stroke. How to it effectively? Ty
@kellyesposito2463
8 жыл бұрын
Can you give us some tips about the return of serve
@nami5959
7 жыл бұрын
This is a great video! I'm really glad i found it :)
@eduardocamargo93
6 жыл бұрын
I notice that i am late for faster balls which happens when i am playing with more advanced players. Maybe i need an even faster preparation or i need a faster stroke?
@tk2730
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! This has been such a huge help 🤗
@arrepentidosioma3390
8 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! thanks!
@eatdatbagel1117
4 жыл бұрын
Great video
@dimawood007
8 жыл бұрын
Tomaz, thank you very much for the video. I have exactly the same problem. However, I am not late, I just cannot make myself hit the ball far from me, not right near me. I get ready many seconds before hitting the ball, but still hit it close to me. :) It would be great if you could make another great video about this kind of problem. Thank you.
@feeltennis
8 жыл бұрын
+Dmytro Savytsky Take a look at this video and drills where I was correcting a late contact point: kzitem.info/news/bejne/roVml3eXh2ideZg
@martindieser8158
4 жыл бұрын
Good tip, I'll put it into practice
@jhugoluz
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! 👏👏👏👏
@aryusure1943
4 жыл бұрын
Very good lesson! Thanks for that. I'm on it tomorrow. ;)
@tagquasar8791
8 жыл бұрын
Good video and explanation thnx. Ive started playing again after a long long time, i learned it when i was very young and people said i was talented then ;-). Anyway although it shows that i still have the basic technique im struggling with the most basic of things like nit hitting the balls into the net so often. Also i notice that when i dont have time to think i hit the most beautifull shots, followed by simple mistakes when i do have time to prepare and think. How can i unlock this hidden (past) tenniscrack in me :-))?? Or should i just be patient
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