Video

After is much better. Way less movement in the racket before contact which will result in a much smaller chance of a mis-hit as well as less stress on your wrist.

It seems to me that before you had to accellerate way more your swing to have the same result, with the new swing you have way more time

Before is more compact which i preferred. After has too much of a racket drop

As always, thanks to @slowmotennis for the footage. Please follow their AWESOME channel and like and subscribe

Stronger unit turn, racket under the ball more before swinging up and arms further away from your body.

Sorry, have to agree! I know it’s a lot of effort and hard work to change but the first looks more compact and predictable. Prefer the first as well

I think this is for the worse. This new swing doesn't seem good for your wrist. The wrist angle you lose on the 2nd racket drop does get regained but you have to brake that regaining action before you meet the ball. It looks very slappy 🤷‍♂️

Thank you for this video.

Before is better

Well the easy answer is obviously you changed your outfit. On the forehand you keep racket further away now and really get down and use your legs in the bottom video. Before you didn’t really use ground reaction force in the shot. Additionally you switched from racket tip pointing to net aka higher elbow take back to now a more modern aka Federer style with racket tip pointing up and thus elbow is not sticking up and high like it did before. Now you have more whip effect in your swing going inside out. Nice improvements!!!

Nice breakdown! BTW - what software are you using to replay the footage?

Cheers for watching. If you're enjoying my stuff, please consider joining The Fast 4 (my newsletter) to get 1 actionable piece of advice and (hopefully) thoughtful guidance on how to improve your tennis. It's free: beforeandaftertennis.beehiiv.com/subscribe And here's the written version of this video exclusively for my newsletter subscribers: beforeandaftertennis.beehiiv.com/p/3-essential-ingredients-for-a-massive-serve

@BeforeandAfterTennis (Malhar) - could you please make couple of videos on serve, FH, BH where you could break down these shots into good components for self-learning using the “Talent Code”. Thanks and kudos on a great channel. We need to help promote it.

@BeforeandAfterTennis (Malhar) - why did you decide to switch to 2HBH? I play 1HBH and I am tempted to do the same but I am not sure that is wise. My 1HBH is decent but I am thinking that 2HBH would be more of a weapon. What is your motivation and experience so far? (This could be a good video, too)

excellent and timely!! thanks Coach 🙏

you’re very underrated man i thought you had like 100k subs . you explain really well and you’re a great teacher man keep it up

→ Written summary of this video's key concepts (only for my newsletter subscribers-but it's free to join): beforeandaftertennis.beehiiv.com/p/emulate-grigor-dimitrovs-forehand → If you're enjoying my vids and insights, consider subscribing to The Fast 4 (my free newsletter), where I give 1 actionable tip designed to improve your tennis. Would love to have you there: beforeandaftertennis.beehiiv.com/subscribe Cheers 👍

I really like your channel. I also listen to the greatbase and am happy to see someone taking those principles and putting them into practice. I would like to add something to this conversation. I'm a little dubious that any practice structure will "completely" eliminate the "I can't play well in matches" experience everyone has. I know you never said that restructuring one's practice could "completely" fix this, but I think some people believe it is possible to reach practice levels in matches.I played two matches yesterday, and I video taped both and I saw a lot of strange technical and footwork flaws that I don't usually see during practice. And I was feeling really frustrated and confused and began trying to address these issues to improve them. Anyway I was watching videos of Tsitipas and Dimitrov practicing this morning and then I watched both of them playing in matches at court level, and I noticed some of the same issues I have in matches, relative to my own skill level of course. Excessive jumping, falling backwards, not loading on tough balls and hitting short, and I'm starting to think that to an extent, matches are never going to be like practice because your opponent doesn't want your match to feel like practice and is doing everything they can to put pressure on you. And within reason, people need to embrace the randomness and the stress that make matches hard. Although I also agree with your main point that people "just hit" too much, hoping that these types of reps will translate into better match play.

Thanks for watching. Join my free newsletter for more information like this-designed to help you improve your 🎾 beforeandaftertennis.beehiiv.com/subscribe

I like your channel as it helps my game. One thing I like to point out is the low toss like Rudd is really difficult for amateurs. If you watch his slow motion carefully, you’ll find he starts leg drive while ball is still ascending. Not even many pros do that.

Yes it is a throwing motion! Dead on. NO #$%ing way is it a shot put motion. that is complete nonsense. Good point. I really like your channel... It is excellent.

Dear Malhar, please keep on producing this very nice content : crisp & clear, with the focus on the key points for us, recreational players! I am going to try these 5 tips today on the court. Thanks!

Thanks for watching! If you're enjoying my videos, please consider signing up to The Fast 4. It's where I provide 1 actionable tip and advice designed to improve your tennis-in 4 minutes or less. I'd love to have you here (it's free): beforeandaftertennis.beehiiv.com/subscribe I've also created a written summary exclusively for my newsletter subscribers!: beforeandaftertennis.beehiiv.com/p/learn-from-casper-ruud-s-efficient-serve-5-tips

Good explanation, sir! Congratulactions!

You've got really good grammar and diction skills

Don’t know Why, put for me it’s the exact opposite. In training im a mediocre player in my group, and never on my top level. In matches, Even though i don’t try anymore or feel like im purring in more effort i play 10x better than in training. My coaches Are always surprised of how i play in matches in comparison to training. What could be the reason to this?

You are comparing a high volley from Federer vs a low volley . Different techniques are required. Also depends on what effect they want on the ball

I hardly ever 'hit'. I just play matches. Three a week minimum. When the league rolls around the other players are generally confident with their coach-fed TV shots and are shocked when they start to lose against medium-power awkwardly placed shots designed to wear them down.

Great video! I think this is why “pushers” have so much success, they jump right into playing matches as opposed to people who develop strokes by taking lessons.

That was demitriv

Hey! If you enjoyed this video, please consider subscribing to The Fast 4: it's 1 actionable tip designed to help you improve your tennis in 4 mins or less. You can join free here: beforeandaftertennis.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Makes sense however I often find myself hitting the ball with the inside rim of my racket when doing this. Any advice ?

Great advice. Thanks

Very interesting opinion. The only things is that it mean that it’s the responsibility of the coach to put the players in situations who prepare them to play matches , in a more efficient way. So you should coach the coaches 😂

I think you are on to something. I sucked at matches and excelled in practice by results and stroke quality, and won matches because of that, but not because I played well in matches. When I turned down the practice part (which might sound weird) and increased the number of matches played per week, in just a few months I was doing so much better at competing, and I even enjoyed playing them.

Totally ditch any cooperating drills, those are complete waste of time. Start with feeding a difficult ball to start the rally and aim to make your training partner miss.

I always tell my students to toss as far forward as they can hit under the ball

My thoughts are, you're going to lose a lot...before you start winning. You have to learn how to "process a loss" and be comfortable trying again. Recording your play reveals everything.

Randomness training is crucial indeed for improving match performance but as someone else mentioned below there is a terrible psychological aspect as well. Tennis is like a fight hence triggers a die or survive state in your mind once you start playing a point. Why do we use words like beating, destroying, crushing etc? This fight causes anxiety and fear but also thrill and excitement, pleasure at the same time. That’s why millions of people start learning tennis and go straight to match play although they badly suck at it. They prefer the thrill of fighting to learning, improving the game by practicing.

well what if you do well in random baseline games/tie breaks but not matches, is it still lack of practice in random setting?

It is also important to understand in which aspects of the match you are failing. In my opinion, recreational players neglect the "air game": playing (against) high balls for defence, overheads, and even the serve. In contrast, they spend a lot of time on ground strokes with low net coverage. The same goes for the "short game", where opponent's balls fall into no man's land and you fail to roll them across the net, or you get drawn into the net by a drop shot and next miss your never practiced volleys. Even if those strokes are comparatively rare, they are usually where things fall apart. They shots can be trained in a controlled environment too. More randomness creates versatility but also reduces the feedback loop on the strokes encountered. You don't get better at random play by only playing randomly.

Makes perfect sense, thanks for breaking it down this way.

I suck at playing matches against hackers or pushers who I have never played before. I don't enjoy playing against that style and I usually just want to get off the court once I figure out they're a pusher. The ones I know about I don't have as much of a problem with for some reason. For instance, one guy is a total pusher and has no topspin backhand to speak of. I go into the match trying to break down the slice backhand....approach shots to the backhand and just have to watch out for the lob. He gives other good players fits, but I've never lost to him in dozens of matches. Then there are other pushers who I absolutely implode against and hit shots 3 ft out all over the place. If you hit a clean flat or topspin ball I'm good. Even serve and volleyers with good serves I don't have problems with. I like going for a target.

Since you are effective at the discussion of doubles techniques applied to the singles game . I wonder if you may be able to answer a question that I have . While certain racquets through certain brands have an affinity towards one or more playing surfaces. I keep hearing that , what is most important on clay and doubles on clay is the ball and surface and yet of course the surface dictates the terms . Would a racket like the pure strike 97 , which is designed for the precision oriented attacking all court/ serve volley players , work on the attack and defense against heavy hitters successfully ? The beams width is 21 , 22 ,at 3 & 9 , and back to 21 towards the throat . While my morphology tends to fit a serve volley attacking game and doubles benefits from that , on clay I feel that the racket to personality would be best suited at the net . Towards the back of the court on a hartrue surface in the U.S it becomes a concern in singles and doubles play . My grip size is 4 1/4 , 6 ft tall and and quite athletic by nature. I would not use an overgrip , unless neccesary . Professional singles players who play doubles tend to not change their playing style for the surface , because of how the game and rackets are formulated today and what tgey have grown used to by external intrevenibg forces in the industry . My current and past rackets are the dunlop cx 95 series rackets like my first major one , the Dunlop Black Max 83 to 85 sq inch racket . The optimal range for my grip size is 95 to 97 sq inch heads . I tried to contact Babalot usa and to push the question to - corporate, with no avail . The 2 racquets that best suit me currently in the larger head size is the pure strike 97 , wilson ultra pro 97 while a different playing style and the standing energy and feel , yet not played with donnay pro 1 octacore . Thank You. Derek

If you enjoyed the vid, consider subscribing to The Fast 4 🗞-where I give 1 actionable tip designed to improve your tennis in 4 mins or less. I covered the topic of this video in one of my issues so you can expect tips like this: beforeandaftertennis.beehiiv.com/p/i-m-terrible-at-playing-matches-f4-1

What software are you using to show and control the video playback of the lesson?

Why do you have to say forward revolutions when you can just say top spin? To sound smart?