How To Hit Tennis Strokes In The Ideal Strike Zone And Why

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  • čas přidán 4. 08. 2024
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    The two main areas of improving your strokes are usually having better consistency and hitting with more power.
    But did you know that you can improve both at the same time by focusing on one single goal?
    That one goal is that you try to hit the ball in your ideal strike zone.
    When you hit a forehand or a backhand in that ideal strike zone your body functions optimally - you have the most power in that position and it's the most natural way to swing.
    This week's video explains:
    - how to find and determine this strike zone,
    - 2 reasons why you may not be hitting balls in the strike zone,
    - and the most effective drill to teach the player on how to adjust with their feet in order to position themselves at the ideal distance from the ball.
    The key message of the article is this: do not try to adjust to the ball with your arms but try to adjust with your feet.
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Komentáře • 100

  • @FairwayJack
    @FairwayJack Před 7 lety +64

    I marvel not only at your tennis knowledge but also at your excellent communication skills

  • @drpazhani
    @drpazhani Před 7 lety +29

    I have seen almost all your videos. All are great. I ll feel ungrateful if I don't write it atleast for this great instruction. Thank you.

  • @TheAleksander22
    @TheAleksander22 Před 7 lety +57

    I really liked your message about "paying the price" with your footwork and effort.

  • @Garorso
    @Garorso Před 4 lety +3

    This is the best tennis teaching channel on youtube

  • @Tennis_MenACE
    @Tennis_MenACE Před 7 lety +27

    Phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal instruction. Best I've ever come across.

  • @jenifahconally9022
    @jenifahconally9022 Před 4 lety +4

    First time watching you....what a find!!! You are an amazing communicator and I have learnt so much in this one video.
    "The price for good tennis shots is excellent footwork" priceless and so true. Even at 60+ I am still passionate about my tennis.
    Never to old to learn something new. Thank you for your efforts much appreciated.

  • @espache
    @espache Před 7 lety +1

    Amazing. It really helps at this point in my learning (1.5 years) where I've worked hard on technique but just recently realized that my footwork and timing are as important as anything else.

  • @bajoy273
    @bajoy273 Před 5 lety +7

    Love your teaching skills!! Thank you!

  • @mdougf
    @mdougf Před 4 lety

    So good. Love this. And love the exercise. As usual, thank you for what you do.

  • @muralimanohar7415
    @muralimanohar7415 Před 7 lety +2

    Excellent knowledge about the game, every video you make is so useful

  • @IKanFlyDrones
    @IKanFlyDrones Před 4 lety

    I play handball in nyc and for years I could not figure out how to fix my hitting form. Then I learned what proper form was but didn’t know how to hit with good form as much as possible. I think your video nailed my issue. I lean forward a lot sometimes to the point I am very off balance. This causes lots of pulled muscles and soreness. I will practice your drill but modified for handball by running with my elbow in my hip and try to get the ball into my hand. I really appreciate this video and hopefully this can improve my game.

  • @AliceKamatis
    @AliceKamatis Před 3 lety

    Very nicely explained. Thank you for the tips.

  • @pm8196
    @pm8196 Před 2 lety

    You're a great instructor. Your voice is calm so it adds the element of relaxation while you learn.

  • @StephanieHughesDesign
    @StephanieHughesDesign Před 6 lety

    Love your videos and tennis instruction. Everyone is a pearl!

  • @takischatziris6138
    @takischatziris6138 Před 3 lety

    Many Congrats Tomaz on your video. Your advice and explanation approach was very useful for me because help me understand why my forehands are so weak. Your thinking and explanation was out of the box

  • @fuckthis9192
    @fuckthis9192 Před 4 lety

    thank you! Excellent explanation and excellent exercise

  • @olegpukhlyak8052
    @olegpukhlyak8052 Před 7 lety +1

    hip technique finding comfort hitting zone is amazing! you my hero!

  • @meditationman415
    @meditationman415 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Excellent. I now how 4 things from your videos to try to hit the ball in the ideal strike zone. Watching the ball, waiting for the ball, aim to hit the ball in front and this one. If only the rain would stop so I can experiment with these 🙏

  • @artemiotiongson3308
    @artemiotiongson3308 Před rokem

    Excellent training video

  • @humbertomena65
    @humbertomena65 Před 6 lety

    Thank you again for more one excellent video, very helpfull.

  • @thagom9797
    @thagom9797 Před 7 lety +3

    Fantastic video, very enlightening as usual! I definitely adjusted too much with my arm lol

  • @umutkara739
    @umutkara739 Před 3 lety

    This video is about fundamental informations that a lot of tennis player doesn't know. Very useful. Thanks. You teach very well.

  • @giorgoschatziagorou7099

    Very helpful this video too! Good advises

  • @cryptogreen4692
    @cryptogreen4692 Před rokem

    Great lesson. I love it.

  • @keeganandersson4281
    @keeganandersson4281 Před 7 lety +13

    This was very helpful, thank you. Also, I have a tendency to overrun the ball sometimes or just hit the ball too close to me. How do I fix that?

  • @YashwanthSandeep
    @YashwanthSandeep Před 6 lety

    Excellent videos.. thank a lot

  • @sudzam
    @sudzam Před rokem

    Thank you! Great tutorial.. 🙏

  • @betterhealthforyou
    @betterhealthforyou Před 5 lety

    Excellent communication - Many thanks

  • @samsagace14
    @samsagace14 Před 7 lety +3

    "you have to pay the price for good shots". That's perfect. loved it.

  • @dave21286
    @dave21286 Před 6 lety

    Great video! Assuming you have a baseline level of technical skill, this lesson demonstrates the absolute necessity of fitness. You must be fit to be a good tennis player (especially in singles).

  • @seizethedayandlive
    @seizethedayandlive Před 7 lety

    thank you for another helpful video

  • @e.j.f8349
    @e.j.f8349 Před 2 lety

    Thank you. This was really helpful.

  • @antoniomarine1567
    @antoniomarine1567 Před 2 lety

    Find the ball with your feet - brilliant! Great video!

  • @paoloforti3762
    @paoloforti3762 Před 7 lety

    simple effettive and as good as It gets as always very good job !

  • @miraclexu8541
    @miraclexu8541 Před 6 lety

    Thank you so much! this is very useful and tells me what mistake i have and the real reason.

  • @cybercat119
    @cybercat119 Před rokem

    Really helps. thanks!!

  • @nhwilkinosn
    @nhwilkinosn Před 5 lety +2

    if ive learned something from your videos, is, stretching to get the ball, trying to conserve energy, you waste more effort in the swing than you would if you got in the proper position. so its actually more conserving of energy to get into proper position

  • @mangeshmalgi279
    @mangeshmalgi279 Před 5 lety

    Very well demonstrated

  • @g10s
    @g10s Před 7 lety +7

    Good video... thanks for sharing. I did a video about a year back where I plotted Djokovics moment within a point and froze it at contact...every ball was in his strike zone. I then placed an x on the court where he hit from... I did this for every ball. Of course there were many x's on the court and all were plotted around the court but the strike zone was never compromised. My point in doing this video was to show how he moved to make the ball cross his strike zone...most people would tell me he was right on top the baseline hitting but my video proved otherwise. it love to see you do a similar video.

  • @kenzone
    @kenzone Před 5 lety

    Simple instruction, but so powerful and effective

  • @A5hl3igh100
    @A5hl3igh100 Před 7 lety

    extremely useful advice

  • @grahamjohnston8489
    @grahamjohnston8489 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Can’t wait to show this to my 8 year old.Also what a beautiful court! Thank you!

  • @yimingzhh
    @yimingzhh Před 7 lety +18

    The "racquet-at-hip" drill at 12:30 is a great idea. Thank you!

  • @soulrock8412
    @soulrock8412 Před 4 lety

    Thank you very much for this video/instruction drill, definitely going to use to train my 6 yr old.

  • @vulkanosaure
    @vulkanosaure Před 7 lety +1

    I'm a big fan of yours Thomas, u have a sharp mind to detect what other instructor don't see. I'm struggling a lot with my backhand (at a point where I'm still not even sure wether to pick a 2hands or 1hand backhand). I watched a lot of CZcams video about the subject but nothing works, I always seem to hit the ball at a bad position of the racket (I hear a bad noise). you never did video about backhands did you ? I'd love to hear what you have to say about the subject :)

  • @varo4793
    @varo4793 Před 7 lety

    Will be interesting a short video of differences in forehand backswings between Federer style (hitting racquet face pointing down to the ground) and Djokovic/Wawrinka style (hitting racquet face pointing to the back fence).

  • @matsnotfat
    @matsnotfat Před 7 lety +1

    I guess that point about "the ball is coming and I need to reach it.." at 6:08 goes back to your earlier video about intention (or lack of). If you have a clear intention everything else follows.

  • @akshatumredkar6352
    @akshatumredkar6352 Před 7 lety

    Tomaz sir...can you please upload a video on forehand slice...
    Your videos are great and I want you to upload it ...and if you have uploaded then kindly give me the link

  • @alr.4295
    @alr.4295 Před 5 lety +2

    Really we appreciate ...

  • @mattcarlson8262
    @mattcarlson8262 Před 7 lety

    Great stuff, will use it for my students ;-)

  • @ponduruprakesh
    @ponduruprakesh Před 7 lety +1

    thanq tomaz

  • @mytennisjourney4949
    @mytennisjourney4949 Před 3 lety

    amazing!

  • @voipp4599
    @voipp4599 Před 2 lety

    Спасибо!

  • @a.flowers8737
    @a.flowers8737 Před 6 lety

    Awesome.

  • @morriemukoda45
    @morriemukoda45 Před 7 lety +5

    I love the thought of "the price to play good tennis." My price is no instant noodles... :D

  • @wengohung
    @wengohung Před 7 lety

    Nice Animation!

  • @user-xe6qq9mj1y
    @user-xe6qq9mj1y Před 7 lety

    I really like this video thanks for your efforts 😂

  • @akshatumredkar6352
    @akshatumredkar6352 Před 7 lety

    Please please please upload a video on how to hit deeper forehands with speed

  • @giuseppeflachi5956
    @giuseppeflachi5956 Před rokem

    Bravo

  • @vinceduquestories-YT
    @vinceduquestories-YT Před 5 lety

    probably one of the most important lessons in the history of tennis lessons.

  • @K4R3N
    @K4R3N Před 3 lety

    I will use this drill with my children, thank you coach Tomaz

  • @robertogall11
    @robertogall11 Před 7 lety

    Excellent teaching. The racquet at hip is a great idea as already outlined also by Yiming Zhang

  • @karimeldinkamel6470
    @karimeldinkamel6470 Před 4 lety

    Are the light rackets good to master hiiting at the ideal strike zone ???

  • @jlook6070
    @jlook6070 Před 4 lety

    How can you always hit the ball in the ideal strike zone in front of the torso? I'm still learning and will be a third year player next year. Every ball fed so far is put into my strike zone.

  • @farahathali8357
    @farahathali8357 Před 5 lety +1

    R u from spain

  • @Luca-nu9mk
    @Luca-nu9mk Před 4 lety

    I Love youre videos 🤣

  • @K4R3N
    @K4R3N Před 2 lety

    This hip drill is fantastic, I will use with my kids. I am also guilty of adjusting with my arms, not my feet

  • @zeuscao8860
    @zeuscao8860 Před 4 lety

    wow, it is very useful to me. i just have the problem of footwork, i always stop eaily when i move.

    • @zeuscao8860
      @zeuscao8860 Před 4 lety

      and, sometimes i also think it's the problem of my forehand.

  • @superconnie5003
    @superconnie5003 Před 6 lety

    Singapore?

  • @shlomitoledano3464
    @shlomitoledano3464 Před 3 lety

    finaly i find my problem in forhand - i just lazy :) thank u

  • @peppio
    @peppio Před 4 lety

    You pay The Price with The foot work. ...You are right

  • @Arunkumar-bg5xk
    @Arunkumar-bg5xk Před 3 lety

    This has to be best drill for a groundstroke ever

  • @kcguitar1189
    @kcguitar1189 Před 7 lety

    Maybe you've forgotten to mention about the length of the racket. The strike zone should be just a racket length away from your hand.,which makes it a totally different spot.

  • @vassilis9635
    @vassilis9635 Před 4 lety +1

    7:09 best footwork

  • @yuurishibuya4797
    @yuurishibuya4797 Před 5 lety

    The problem with me is I am having hard time reading the bounce of the ball causing me to miss judge the length of the ball. Too close or too far is reading the line of the ball and that’s not that hard.

  • @cutecactustx
    @cutecactustx Před 4 lety +2

    "i will not use the word lazy... oops i just used it" lol

  • @awaishafeez9027
    @awaishafeez9027 Před 7 lety

    how do you not over hit your strokes i am struggling with that

    • @dbsllama6042
      @dbsllama6042 Před 7 lety

      G Troopa what do u mean by overhit? extending too far after hitting the ball?

    • @awaishafeez9027
      @awaishafeez9027 Před 7 lety

      no i hit them too far and when i try to control them i hit the net or screw up the spin stroke

    • @TNToncourt
      @TNToncourt Před 7 lety +1

      Don't hit under the ball too much.Flip the ball over the net instead of a linear stroke.

  • @mariodeb
    @mariodeb Před 3 lety

    psicology of the brain very good

  • @DNA2000-8bit
    @DNA2000-8bit Před rokem

    The answer is easy. Get in shape.

  • @K4R3N
    @K4R3N Před 3 lety

    Adjust with your feet!!!

  • @reneabe
    @reneabe Před 3 lety

    “I don’t wanna use the word “lazy”” 😂😂😂

  • @leontxyee
    @leontxyee Před 4 lety

    I always want to conserve my finite energy 🤣😂🤣😂

  • @carlosalcibiades2065
    @carlosalcibiades2065 Před 3 lety

    Their "lazy" shots were awesome anyway.

  • @ggibson6924
    @ggibson6924 Před rokem

    "The legs suffer so that the arm may move more comfortably."

    • @feeltennis
      @feeltennis  Před rokem

      Exactly! ;) This video says the same in a different way: czcams.com/video/o-PiQX1P0QY/video.html

  • @dinhnguyen-yr5zy
    @dinhnguyen-yr5zy Před 3 lety

    Look like you live in Viet Nam

  • @HowltheWizard
    @HowltheWizard Před 2 lety +1

    Came here from a bigfoot channel...

  • @vighneshramesh2569
    @vighneshramesh2569 Před 2 lety

    Anybody else like low balls

  • @gerardohayon
    @gerardohayon Před 5 lety

    I always pay the price but I don't always have my Money back...