How I Improved My Forehand and Won 17 MATCHES IN A ROW

It is never to late to (kinda) figure out your strokes! Even though my forehand will always require more focus, it is nice to finally have the right inputs I can fully trust. I hope you can utilize some of my inputs and apply it to your forehand

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We reveal pro tennis tips that help amateur players quickly win more. Our how-to videos cover all essential parts of tennis: forehands, backhands, serves, volleys, singles strategy, doubles tactics, and more. Brought to you by Gui Hadlich and Karue Sell, passionate former D1 college and ATP professional players.n

[FiendishFuManchu]

During matches I think about my footwork, the self-talk phrase I use that’s been super helpful is “don’t be aggressive with your swing, be aggressive with your feet”

[LiamApilado]

10 years ago you would have to pay top dollar to go to an academy to learn this stuff. You cut the BS out and keep it real. Ily man 🤜🤛

[scrabbleking]

"focus on execution versus outcome.... when things get a little bit tight, a little nervous it is easy to put so much weight on the outcome of the point or the match, but focusing on keeping the head still it has allowed me to execute so much better without thinking about IF it is going to go in or out, I can live with the mistake as long as I feel I have executed the right way." That right there, is WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN That kind of insight is why this is my favorite tennis channel on

[VanCough]

It's funny that almost all the tips you mentioned here is what I had to implement for my one handed backhand to be able to hang with some of my friends. Dominant eye, head still, footwork, and simplifying the swing a bit to focus more on making good contact.

[zuchao]

Hi Karue, If you are making progress, there is no excuse for us our recreational players not to be striving for improvement.

[cks]

your new forehand technique reminds me of Fabio Fognini, probabaly currently the most compact forehand top ATP player

[gab_ale]

#3 is what I have to constantly remind myself. On serves and on my forehand. I have a horrible habit of taking my eyes off the ball.

[jasonterrell]

I am in love with this forehand. Your weight transfer is so perfect and pure, perfect balance, perfect footwork, smooth. Nice vids. Sub'd!

[lillil]

Now your forehand really looks better!

[denzelhollis]

Gotta say I tried this in my last session and it for sure allowed me to be more aggressive with my forehand. I normally have some trouble shooting long and spraying because my racket face opens up. Once I focused on compacting my stroke I found my self being a bit more aggressive and improved timing. I think the dominant eye thing helps but footwork, intensity, and prep for the shot is more important. Thank you Karue for this video. This has helped alot. Keep the good content coming. ALSO KEEP THE STREAK ALIVE!!!! WE NEED MORE WINS!!!!

[jmasked]

Yes! Such good tips. They all kind of come down to the idea of doing less. Less crazy backswing, less head movement, less unnecessary loading.. that is what I struggle most with on my forehand. Forehand has sooo much more dynamic choice than 2h backhand and I have to keep trying to do less to make it a more consistent stroke. The other thing I am trying to improve is choosing a more consistent contact point. Because with that 1 handed movement I can lean a bit here, lean over there, stretch for it easier than with 2h backhand, I often have very varied contact points which I choose out of laziness or to 'have fun' with it. If you're super talented this results in some chaotic ball trajectories that put opponent on their toes trying to find your flow, but if you're not consistent a lot of unforced errors too. I'm in the latter category at the moment!

[trex]

Best tennis channel hands down. One of the best yt channels as well. No stupid 3 minute intro or such nonesense. Keep it up man.

[deborahwatson]

I like your description of fluidity with the feet and swing. Thank you for posting

[fxanimator]

I’m going to say #3. I love that you are always looking to improve, even though you have beautiful strokes already.

[jLu]

3! As a newer player I have found keeping my eye on the contact has made contact point and balls way more consistent! You're right there are a lot of times where I just trust the swing without really looking, but results in more mistakes and inconsistencies that way. Fantastic video overall though as all 3 really applies to me and I can relate to all the mistake you've mentioned. Especially loading too early and mishitting from it!

[povntod]

So I'm an impatient person. My initial forehand swings is more similar to Nadal's but it hasn't been consistent in forever. I watched your video a couple of weeks back. But today, I tried making my swing more compact, like #1. This forces me to be more patient, I can still do a huge backswing because I know I am fast enough even when I'm compact, and it helped with my game today. Just wanna say I'm glad that I watched this and remembered the specific change you made.

[val]

This is one of my favorite forehand videos! I love that you spoke about the “feeling of it”, that helped me more than technical talk. Really helpful for me, thanks!

[Whisper]

Keeping your head still is always a good thing.

A bigger part is that players need to deaden down that anxiety to see the outcome of their shot.

If you are any good, you should have a great feel for the outcome of your swing even before you contact that ball.

Every time you seek to check the outcome of your shot, you are insidiously undermining your own confidence and trust in your own swing, so don't do it.

Then ditto all the technical details on why you should keep your head still.

Biomechanically you hit harder if you keep your head still because you don't over rotate and tend to create maximum racquet head acceleration in the contact zone. When you move your head, you shift the point of maximum racquet acceleration well past the optimal contact point.

Damn it. This was supposed to be a 10 word post. 🤦🏻‍♂

P.S.
My 2 cents would be to have Karue activate his left side of his body a lot more on his forehand. There is a lot of free power sitting there under utilised. 🤷🏻‍♂

[wiggi]

Your most helpful insights (to me) so far, and among the best I've heard anywhere. Nice that you & Giron can exchange ideas without egos in the way.

[Shaunsweeney-Kubach]

I noticed since watching you play Ryan, your set up is much faster and your footwork has improved, you are much quicker, and I also noticed you are much faster. What is your time in the 40 yard dash. When I was in high school I ran the 40 yard dash 5.2, 5.5, 5.1 was my fastest speed. I also did punt and kickoff returns and we ran special drills to increase speed and quickness. Do you ever work on just speed and quickness? I also wanted to thank you for the advice on sliding to hit the backhand, I usually hit an open stance on the backhand, but I went back to the fundamentals and it’s helped. Thanks again Coach and good luck with your tournaments. May GOD bless you and protect you from injuries, and may you play perfect tennis, and enjoy the game. I truly appreciate your hard work on the tennis courts and your dedication to this channel.