How to Hit HIGH Balls in Tennis - Forehand Guide
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In this video, Coach Daniel, shows you how to hit high balls in tennis! Coach Daniel shows you how to hit three different types of forehands when the ball coming in is high and has lots of spin. Learn how to take the ball on the rise, scoot back and play it in your strike zone or how to step up and drive the ball even though it is an elevated shot! Learn to put spin on the ball that will drive it off of the court and turn the tables on your opponent!
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Finally, a coach who really explains what I want to know. Not all high balls should be run backwards.
No! Don't let your opponent take away your positioning!
My thoughts exactly.
but their is no reason to tilt your upper body.... just lift your arm like the pros do.... it is easier on your back...@@HammerItTennis
Very helpful Coach Daniel! It makes perfects sense and seems very easy to implement into my training regimen . Thanks much!
Thanks for the comment! Glad you like the content.
Clearly explained... Much appreciated... Cant wait to get out to the court and practice.
Finally, something a short person can use. Because for us almost all topspin balls are above the shoulder!! Thank you very mouch. Already subcribed!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the Sub!
Damn, this is a game changer! High balls were my kryptonite. Thanks coach
Glad you like the video! This will help neutralize those annoying high balls and keep you in the point better!
@@HammerItTennis I tried this diagonal hit last night and absolutely ripped his high forehand. Even my hitting partner was like whoa where did that come from? I sent the link to this video. Definitely interested in the rest of your content, immediate improvement
That is awesome! Great to hear that you were able to implement so quickly into your game! Thank you for the share!
learn about the Fade.... www.congruenttennis.com/post/shot-matching-heuristics-using-fade-and-draw
Very good lesson. I love this technique which came natural to me when going around my backhand on high balls that have not perfect penetration on my backhand side (just as in your video). Of course, timing is still crucial meaning the height and the point of contact must match. However, this technique is in my view still easier and thereby more reliable than taking the ball on the rise where you haben very little time to adjust compared to taking it over shoulder height.
Thanks for a great lesson! I always have difficulty with the high balls. Now I learned how to deal with them.
Great to hear!
Well done. Needed this lesson big time.
Thanks! Glad it helped!
This video helped me get TWO compliments from my club pro this morning! Thank you!
Awesome! Glad to help!!
Like these ideas and explanations! Can't wait to try them out.
Glad you like the content! Good luck on the court!
I like this lesson, thanks for the instruction!
Glad it was helpful!
Great Lesson!
Thank you!
Gracias Coach Dan
Great video... I think the only thing I would add to this is about the footwork to get your body in the right position
Great video. Always have trouble with a high deep topspin ball. Now I have a better idea how best to handle it. Thanks
Awesome! Thanks for checking out my videos. Glad you like it.
Great advice. Thank you.
Glad you like the content!
Coach great video, 3 options you showed, 1 option i can suggest is FH-slice, its been working awesome at my club level tennis, in fact sometimes its even better then Normal-swing-high-forehand due to piercing trajectory and skiddy finish. I see that this(slice) as the solution you proposed for 1-HBH'ers.
Forehand slice is absolutely an option. You can really get that moving right to left and open the court up the other way. I usually try to hit a topspin shot first but if I get out of position I’ll use a slice to try to keep the ball low so my opponent can’t pick it off at the net easily. Thanks for the comment!
Coach excellent breakdown of proper technique on this shot which is scary for a lot of amateur players. Especially notable is the discussion of the diagonal impact factor as well as a firm laid-back wrist to facilitate Contact out in front.
Thanks! I find that breaking down the technique helps players of all levels understand the concepts better. This allows them to be able to apply those concepts as needed.
Love this tip !
Glad it was helpful!
first time i see this tip! super mega like!
Thank you!
Looking good Big D. Like the kicks too.
Hey! Thanks! Hope you're doing well!
Very good lesson!
Thank you!
This video was gold.
I needed this in my tool bag
Thanks! Glad to help!!
@@HammerItTennis I’m 39 and just started playing last year. Your channel along with a cpl others have made all the difference. I didn’t realize this was such a difficult game to play. I spend a lot of time at the wall tho and am seeing good progress.
Thanks again
@@deseancarter9643 that’s awesome! Glad you like the channel and find it helpful. Feel free to ask any questions you may have!
Nice video!
Thank you!
Very good advice to handle high balls 👍👍👍
Good stuff.
Thank you!
Thanx coach!
You are welcome! Glad you like the content!
Nice tip on high balls
Good video
Awesome tips! I gotta try that with my Slinger Bags today! 😎😎😎😎😎
Michael Lee the Slinger puts a lot of topspin so it kicks up really well!
@@HammerItTennis Great video. What were your Slinger settings?
@@oregonzzr4980 To be honest, I do not recall the exact settings I used on this video. I am doing Slinger Bag settings videos and I will make sure to do a high ball drill!
Cool thanx coach
You’re welcome!
I'm really looking forward to trying this out! I've been using mostly forehand slice or backing way up to try to let the ball drop. But the other options you offered are exactly what I've been looking for! I have a slinger bag, do you recall what the settings you used to get the balls high and deep?
Sorry I do not remember exactly but slow speed with pretty high launch angle! I find it easier to set up around the service line.
The best lesson to handle high balls !!!
Thank you!!!
Brilliant
Thank you!
Thank you baby. I will apply this tomorrow. wish me luck :-*
Great idea..
Thanks! Let me know how it works for you!
Great video. I'm trying to learn how to play on European clay and have been really struggling with high topspin returns which are so much higher than on hard courts.
Thank you! Hope this helps you take control of the point!
This is awesome, a very good vedio.
Thanks! glad you like the video!
Awesome.
Thanks! Glad you like the video!
This is exactly what I need to practise and your video is very good. It would of been gold if you had the slinger bag settings though ...
Check out my other video in which I show you some Slinger drills and settings czcams.com/video/WmMsQ8Q0JlQ/video.html
Great vid. And for the bh?
Soild tip Coach Daniel!
Appreciate it!
I’ll try this shot on deuce side.
Great video! Would love a how to hit high two handed backhand if I can’t/don’t want to slice it. For example if they’re coming into the net and I need some pace.
Me too
Works the same for the Bh
Good lesson, please show slow motion of racquet backswing of high ball
can you make a video on two handed backhand high balls
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Thanks for the kind words! Glad you like the content!
For me it is really hard to generate pace using that form and I end up getting finished down the line. I'm still trying to improve my drive volley tho
I have watched so many youtube's lesson about how to handle high ball, and your lesson is the best so for. It's great！
I really appreciate that! I always hated high balls until I learned how to better attack them so I wasn't being pushed off the court! Thanks for the comments!
okay am gonna try this tomorrow. hehe
How did this work for you? Thanks for watching the channel!
We learned 3 methods to handle the ball, excellent. Thanks Coach.
Glad you like the video! Thanks for the comment!
usefull!
Glad it was helpful!
In the 80 ts In Sweden we learned the slice forehand drive as an defensive and offensive weapon, to get you out of trouble. The main goal then if the ball was to high..was just to get the ball back deep in the middle of the court with a forehand slice..I don't see many of those these days. Whats your take on that? Nice video
Slice shots on high balls are definitely an option, but as you said it usually is to just to get the ball back deep and in the middle of the court. If I can, I'd rather try to maintain my court position and drive the ball back with pace so that I can stay offensive. I will def use a forehand slice if the ball is moving wide and I am not able to get there and I am reaching.
Finally , could not find useful guidance on how to exit moonball fest - cannot wait to try this . thanks!
Yes!!! Attack those moonballs and make them hit on the run!
@@HammerItTennis I've been trying to hit those with a high contact point and flat swing path with a closed face vs my regular forehand but it doesn't work for me. Leads to low confidence putting away those high balls and a lot of backing up - then your in Moonball wars until you get to the net or they cough up a short one. Will try this leaning to the left trick to hit the ball inside out up there as your advising and report back
Sounds good. Getting the racquet head higher than the grip as your hitting this shot really helps. Also trying to match the angle of the incoming shot with your out going shot generally makes it easier to hit. If you are trying to take a hit bouncing ball back with a flat shot you are changing the angle and it creates more complex shot trajectory calculations. Let me know how it goes!
Great video! What setting do you have your slinger on to practice this?
To be honest I don’t exactly remember, it can be a little trial and error with the speed and height adjustment to get that perfect feed! I am working on getting out a video of Slinger bag drills and settings!
Very well explained!!! Would you propose same for one hand backhand how would the finish look like lower below shoulder ?
Thanks
Maybe, but my go to would be a slice in those high ball situations. You’d still want to finish in line with shoulder racquet head up
@@HammerItTennis is it good idea at finish for high balls one hand backhand to roll wrist thumb pointing to right ? This might help bring ball dip more
Some thumb roll will allow the racquet head to extend more. But right directional rolling of the thumb will make it finish pointing up, not to the right. If you do that you’ll most likely break down at your elbow and lose that extension
Nice video 👍 how about high ball backhand? I think same mantality but I use two hand
I generally try to avoid hitting high backhands, as that is a very low percentage shot to hit. My first go to is to run around the ball and hit a forehand. If I am unable to do that, then I usually hit a slice if it is over my shoulder.
Can you show how to handle high 2 hand backhand
In the first option it seems that the forehand lacks the wrist lag. Is this mandatory ?
Hi Daniel - do you use pressured or pressurless tennis balls in the machine?
I use the Wilson Triniti balls that Slinger recommends. Mainly because they give you a very consistent shot out of the Slinger and they obviously aren't going to go dead. Pressurized balls work just fine, but as they loose pressure and felt the shot out of the machine becomes more inconsistent. The Wilson Triniti balls are ok, a little hard.
Thank you for helping me understand how to handle balls. It was really affecting my dating life.
nope, not good
😂
Question: Do we still try to strike the 3 X's checkpoints on the ball, like in your consistency video, except in relation to the angled shoulder?
Yes! That is the whole point of keeping your hitting structure, but just changing the angle of your shoulders so that you are able to still drive and attack the ball! Great question!
I watched most of the tennis videos on high balls and you go into better detail about that fade shot which is your preferred method. Could also just let the ball drop a little and hit a dip drive? Is that personal preference? I can hit the fade shot but I feel like I need the ball to be pretty high for clearance. Can you do the fade shot inside the court with more closed raquet face?
Thanks for the comment. You could let it drop but then you’ve had to back up. I like to stand my ground or work forward if I can to maintain my position. So many players have been drilled into thinking low to high to create spin, so that’s their problem when the ball is high, how do you go even higher??? What I’m trying to demonstrate is that spin first of all is created by your face angle relative to your path, so that you understand how to make different flight patterns. So if “regular” topspin is 6 to 12 rotation for example, then if you hit 5 to 11 or 4 to 10 there is still some upward launch before the ball deviates off that line from the spin. But if you are hitting across the ball say 3-9, it is very hard to also get the racquet to be going upward as you are going across, that’s why it works better on high balls already above the net.
@@HammerItTennis ok, that makes sense. Sounds like it allows you be more aggressive and keep the forward momentum. I'm going to practice this more and like that diagonal angle it produces. Nadal uses this quite a bit. thank you!
I was looking at where those balls are landing, and they are about 50% out. Is that a solution to he problem or the problem?
Hey coach, is it a good idea to jump to hit high balls? If it's not a good idea that what else can you do? Note I'm only 5'5
Timing a jump that is specifically made to get up to hit, is probably going to be hard to time. The "jump" that you should be doing instead is the natural launching of your body up into the ball. If you are trying to think about "jumping" your probably going to be screwing up your technique in the upper body structure. If you notice in the video when I hit the ball I am off the ground, but I am in no way actively thinking of jumping. That will usually cause your feet to get out of wack. Think explode upward with your shoulders instead and your feet will naturally do their thing. Otherwise, if you are still having trouble, then try to take the ball on the rise or get back and let the ball drop back into your strike zone.
Hello coach
Can you advice on timing ?how to practice ? How is it different when ball is low medium or high ? How do we take it mentally ?
Thanks
Himanshu
It helps to practice if you have a ball machine and you can set the launch angle and spin to kick up a ball to work on. That's the good thing about basically hitting a high ball with the same technique as you normally would, as it is lower you just lower your shoulders. Your right shoulder always sorta points at the contact zone, so as in the video, when the ball is high, the shoulder is up at contact, and when the ball is low, it points down, and when the ball is normal height the shoulders are more level because that is the height range of the ball. So mentally, you prepare the same as you would for any other forehand, but as the ball climbs up you then have to get your shoulders inclined more.
@@HammerItTennis good !!
I guess I’m the tempo of swing remains same no matter height just technique changes little bit
Himanshu Bhardwaj timing and tempo stay the same, just how you are angling your shoulders and extending
@@HammerItTennis thanks 🙏
Hello. Thanks for the tutorial. Why don't you allow us to add your videos at our Playlists ?
I think you should be able! I do not have any restrictions on my end. May be a viewer location issue? I’m not sure! Thanks for watching!
@@HammerItTennis I really love your videos. Keep up the good work
Coach what kind of forehand grip are you using? From here it looks like halfway between Eastern and semi Western.
And I noticed you hit with a fairly firm fixed wrist. I’ve been trying to learn the ATP for hand without much success. And I’m coming to the conclusion that it’s probably because of the Critical timing of the wrist snap.
I use a semi-western, but it is a little more toward Eastern I'd agree. My wrist is firm-ish but I am allowing it to "press" through contact. This press is applying leverage. Check out these videos: czcams.com/video/ZcH_PxNL7Sc/video.html (how to Hammer the Ball) czcams.com/video/-zxWTvCfFtk/video.html (How to get more leverage) These videos will give you a good idea of how the wrist can work to give you more leverage into the shot. And that should help your timing issue. I see alot of players that try to "snap" the wrist but instead it leads to creating a slap.
@@HammerItTennis Indeed - it's all about the "quality" of the contact.
Quick question, if you are playing on clay, does your position, footwork etc. change?
Yes and no. Mainly the way you approach the ball will change, as you want to slide into your shot more than you do on a hard court, but the fundamental positioning relative to the ball as you are contacting it will be about the same. The ball may tend to kick off the court a little more (depending on how much spin your opponent hits) so it may get higher than it would on hard courts.
So whats your settings on the slinger bag?
TBH I do not really remember the exact settings. I had the elevation about all the way up and the pace slowed down. I made a video of other drills with settings shown! check it out for other drill ideas. czcams.com/video/WmMsQ8Q0JlQ/video.html
How do I keep elbow angle same throughout the stroke? My elbow angle is more bent in contact point, compared to the takeback. That cause racquet's face to open.
Check out this video about the Hammer, in which it shows yow the elbow position at contact. czcams.com/video/RAj-0kGPkF0/video.html
Is it possible to do the same and aim cross court?
Yes! You can hit the ball this way anywhere on the court, but just be aware that the ball will move left to right, so you need to aim accordingly.
Just a question: ive heard some people say that its useful to switch to a full western grip when you get these high balls. Is this really necessary or helpful? (I use a semi western so westerns feel weird)
I do not change my grip. That is why in the video I teach to change your shoulder plane. Changing a western grip will not allow you to adjust your shoulder plane and stay within your structure.
@@HammerItTennis Thanks for your advice!
Hello coach
What would be your advice on watching the ball how should we track ball
Better and how it effect strokes
Thanks
Watching the ball definitely helps! However, everything happens so fast at contact that you can't really see the ball during contact. But you want to keep your focus on the ball during the rally and use your peripheral vision to keep tabs on your opponent and your target on court. You want to be able to track the ball with just your eyes and not moving your entire head or body. Some players will turn their entire head or body to track the ball and that will most likely get your body out of position.
@@HammerItTennis do you mean that get fixated on ball so head facing ball as we move body to ball ?
As our eyes see the world or ball in this case as super fast snapshots is it important to keep seeing ball till just before contact so that we can set the swing plane behind ball in space properly for clean hit ?, I believe it might help slow down things? Your thoughts
Any drills ?
Sorry to clarify, when I mean don't move your entire head and body, I mean like together, similar to a grasshopper that can only move the way it looks. You can turn your head to look at the ball, but alot of players will turn their entire body to move their head to look at the ball. Your lower body should move independent of your upper body so that your feet can move properly to the ball and not get out of position because of the way you are looking. So by thinking about using your eyes to track the ball that will help you be able to stay on track. Yes you want to try to watch the ball right into the strings and right after. A good drill is to try to read the ball print and really see the spin. Try to see the ball spinning as the ball comes in, and try read the print/see the spin as it leaves your racquet and goes over the net.
@@HammerItTennis understood !!!
Couple of things here is it also good to keep watching print of ball till last moment and at the same moment start swing towards ball as well depending upon flat or spin just so that are never late
Secondly if I watch print of the ball getting getting out and crossing over net isn’t that lead to pulling head off may be it should be delayed little right ?
I've seen some coaches teach to keep your eyes at the contact spot like a freeze frame after you hit, but I've never been a fan of that. Now you have to look up and find the ball and you loose track of your opponent because you are focused on watching something that you cannot see. Also, more importantly as I was saying with moving your head and your body, if you stop your head from moving you'll probably not let your right side clear through and rotate. By following the ball, you'll tend to help your body rotate and pull your right side through during the shot.
The problem with the your high ball option is that when the ball lands deep, you don't have much net clearance to hit the ball down. If the ball lands near the service line, you have a chance to crush it down. Otherwise, I use the same technique but i don't aim the ball down but hit more horizontal. I think another option is to close in quickly and take it out of the air with a swinging volley. A lot of ATP players never let these high loopy balls hit the ground because they are quick to move in. Nice video.
Wally Friend Yes, when it is landing deep you still need to hit up. When I describe the flight of the ball similar to a golf fade shot, I say it goes up, down and off to the right. You definitely still are hitting up as you hit this shot. Swing volleys are an option too but I was mainly focusing on high bouncing balls, maybe should have made that more clear. Yes depending on how high and quickly you can get to the ball, I’ll rip those out of the air as well! Thanks for the comment.
good stuff
Appreciate that! Thanks for watching!
What grip are you using?
I am using a semi-western grip. In this video czcams.com/video/ZcH_PxNL7Sc/video.html I talk about my hitting structure and grip that I am using.
This is a great video. My only criticism being I would have like to see you demonstrate the first technique with a ball hit deep to your forehand. Are you having to adjust your aim quite a bit to keep the ball in play? We are also probably not likely to be in the position of hitting an inside-out forehand all that often against these shots if they are hit deep to the backhand.
Thanks! I hit a lot of inside out forehands and try to hit as few backhands as possible. High balls to the forehand side can be hit the same way, and yes you’d have to account for the shot curve, but it is curving back into the court more so if anything it usually just ends up more middle of the court.
Does this technique work against high bouncing serves too ? i have been having some problems with tall guys hitting high bouncing spin serves and i have to hit a high forehand return. i can get the ball back but i find it difficult to hit a agressive return off it. I still want to crush the return
Couple ways to return high bouncing serves. If you get a good read and an early jump, I run around to set up for a forehand and yes rip the return inside out. If its in the duece court, then I rip it cross court. This shot can also be used once you get the hang of curving the ball to the right, with a middle aimed return that will curve towards their backhand side. You can also move back if you have time & space between your side's fence/curtain and let the ball drop into your strike zone. BUT if you can stand your ground and adjust the angle of your shoulders like I've shown here you'll be able to get the return back sooner and catch them off guard.
@@HammerItTennis ripping it with sidespin inside out would take alot of practice, i haven't used that shot before. sometimes it can happen naturally but its not a natural shot for me
@@HammerItTennis according to this guy, Stan is doing exactly what you were teaching. czcams.com/video/ba0wn1csSac/video.html&ab_channel=TopspinTennis
@@TheDrakulie Focus on contact our in front with the racquet head getting more vertical at contact. The left shoulder needs to get low to help get the right side up.
Take it one step further and hit a fly swat overhead with an eastern grip or, on the backhand side, a pimp slap using a continental grip.The swat overhead is face on to the net. It's a forearm bent elbow fly swat.
Aim forward, not down. No need to back up. That'll be $80 per person adopting this technique. To your favorite charity, of course.
Hello hammer it tennis 🎾
One question here you say that Maintain upper body structure does that mean for high ball for instance lift right shoulder up then then rotate into the ball and leverage extension while maintaining right shoulder over left
And same for low ball keep right shoulder lower than left and rotate ?
For serve it would be vertical rotation and right shoulder will be above left till we almost finish serve ?
Thanks 🙏
Coach whenever you get a chance please send some light on above
It's more of the tilts. Like you want to get in the habit of replicating your movements for consistency. So it is the same forehand, but for high balls you tilt your right side upward more, low balls tilt lower, and normal height you will be more level. Yes, on the serve! The rotation is almost vertical so you toss your right shoulder is lower, then goes up over the left. Then it rotates back down. Your shoulders basically orbit your spine. So in an orbit, the opposite action happens on the opposite side. So If you start off with your right shoulder down and left up, as you rotate you will have the natural happening of the right wanting to go up and the left down. This is why servers that do not get their left side up in the tossing phase struggle to get the proper vertical rotation.
@@HammerItTennis coach only thing I have noticed is that if I think about rotation I usually feel like I’m pulling my head /eyes off the ball too quickly sometimes before contact or close to it , how do I take care of both any ques or drills
Thanks
Sounds like over rotation or rotating too soon, not keeping your head on the ball and your structure together. You may be pulling with your left side too much and not allowing your right side to push through more, and probably sliding off the ball with your left side, pulling your head with it. One thing you can try to counter this is to hold your right forearm with your left hand, making a right angle with your left arm at the elbow and your left forearm is parallel with your chest and stomach. This should force your right arm to be 90 degrees out from your trunk. Now bend your right wrist at a 90 degree angle and your racquet will be parallel with your left forearm and your chest. Now as you hit feel how your arms and torso all turn together. Don't mash your arms across your chest. Practice this by just turning back and forth with your eyes fixed on on a single point where contact would be. Feel how your head does not move. Try to really feel the right shoulder pushing forward toward the ball. If you have already rotated past the ball it cannot go forward toward the ball, as it will be moving left already and your head will be going with it.
@@HammerItTennis will sure try this !! How can I feel this in serve ?
One of my favorite ways to feel basically the same thing may seem kind of silly, but it works! without a racquet just standing balanced, lean backwards so that your chest is facing skyward. Now hold your left arm up and pull your right arm down like you are really getting ready to punch with your elbow lower than your torso. Now just start punching back and forth the sky. Left down as right goes up and then they keep switching back and forth. Your head should not move and your shoulders will switch positions. Another way to think of rotation is that the shoulders are just switching positions like a board that is between two walls and one end is forward the other back, and then the ends get switched, as the sides stay against the sidewalls. Basically if you think of it in this manner, you are getting leverage out of your shoulders, because they move opposite of each other. I like to think of it in this manner more than like a circle rotation, because that tends to get everything moving to the left too much, whereas if I think more of a seesaw action that is more forward and back or up and down.
you mean creating abit of a side spin?
If you are utilizing the offensive technique I'm showing in the video, you will put some side spin on the ball, which is what helps move the ball off the court!
sorry but the technique that you are teaching, that is deviating from keeping the head and shoulders aligned horizontally which is a basic thing taught. Won't that affect?
Edit: Okay when you play you actually keep head and shoulders aligned, but while demonstrating you were tilting a lot.
The challenge is to move into the forehand position in time… . What if there is not enough time and we decide to hit a backhand? Can you hit a similar shot with backhand?
I think it’s even harder hitting to the Deuce corner because this shot tails off left to rt.
Set up this video because high balls to the backhand tend to be harder to deal with than to the forehand. That is why I would try to be as proacative in getting around a high ball to the backhand and take it as a forehand. However, if you hit this shot cross court to the forehand corner it will move towards the center of the court and tend to jam a righthanded player.
however, for balls little lower than this he intends to finish higher than his initial racket head position
You have a WTA forehand tho
At 7 min in those are half volleys, not “on the rise.” With a high ball like that, on the rise contact point should be ABOVE the waist, closer to shoulder or chest high.
Medvedev says... umm I dont think so!!
You have a WTA forehand. No dynamic flip.
I guess that is supposed to be an insult. Using women as an insult is not cool.
@@HammerItTennis Not an insult at all. Stop victimizing yourself. It's just a fact. you hit like a girl. czcams.com/video/zA0H7Fjohb4/video.html
@@HammerItTennis maybe you should educate yourself on it before defaulting to getting super defensive LOL czcams.com/video/zA0H7Fjohb4/video.html
You don't need to change the shoulders that much and you didn't in your shots.
that's not really on-the-rise 7:05 that's called a half volley
I guess if you’re volleying from the baseline and swinging…
Comments below clearly NOT from coaches or actual players of any decent level!!! This guy is saying something and actually doing something else technically! NOT good tips at all but visual execution is correct!
A far better explanation of this shot would be to "slightly change grip (more extreme) on the take back, followed by a cross swing from higher to slightly lower position finish". This turns a potential defensive shot (for a club player) to a potential aggressive shot for the more competent player.....
Not sure how my explanation is different from what I am doing technically but then visually doing something correct... Changing of the grip has nothing to do with it. You need to alter your contact point height, since these are high balls, as most players do not understand how to keep their swing structure but change the contact height. Not sure what level you are playing at but even on tour high balls put players in a more defensive position.
Very bad video for the moonballer 😅😅😅
That type of player is exactly who this is aimed at! Those moon balls are so frustrating to many players! Take those moon balls and drive them back at them and put those moon ballers on their heels!
I think it was a useless video because he was hitting forehands waaay deep in the AD court... This would have been a better video if he had thought us how to handle high balls on both courts with proper shot selection.
High balls are usually also a little slower pace so you should have time to step around and hit a forehand, when your opponent is hitting high balls to your backhand. That is one of the points to the video, taking a shot that your opponent is trying to use to put you on the defensive and step around to make an offensive shot. Whichever side of the court you are on, might change your highest percentage target, but not your technique. If you are deep away from the court cross court is going to be your safest options. From the ad court I’d always try to hit a forehand.