How to Make Wrist Lag on Forehand | 4.0 NTRP Lesson

In my first lesson with my new student Bremen (4.0 NTRP), I discovered several problems with his forehand and the first thing I corrected was an insufficient wrist lag.

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Part 2 👉🏻 Backhand Lesson with Bremen

[mustafaeymenbilik]

Hi Mr. Intuitive Tennis. First of all, I'm from Turkey and I discovered your channel like 7 months ago, this is my first comment. Actually I go to a tennis club in my city; but their main concern is just taking my money from my pocket... I realized that I learn every possible trick from you, not from my tennis club. You have a very special place in my heart because I feel that you are such a hardworker and the most important thing; the best teacher... Besides, I like your attitude and approach to your students. I wish I was a student of you. I recommend your channel to my tennis lover friends. I hope you don't lose your motivation and feed every tennis fan with these videos. Finally, I'm sure that you are gonna be a coach like Patrick Mouratoglou, actually much better whether you want to be or not. Love from Turkey. I hope that some day you come to Turkey and visit me and my family...

[pramitsingh]

Nick- this is crazy. I have been learning tennis for past 6 months. Every time I get stuck somewhere, I see you post a video on the same topic that day. My wrist has started to hurt really bad and I completely lost on my forehand last night due to pain - same issue as you pointed in this video - wrong grip and I have been over trying to generate the top spin with my wrong grip. Just in time as always !!

[ask]

Forehand improvement is day in night. He went from full effort/robotic to effortless/smooth. You are the best Nick!

[kce]

Nick, I absolutely love the full lessons. Hope you keep up this format. I also learned I need to separate my index finger on my forehand.

[thomasmedeiros]

Great lesson Nick. I am an old school player ( leaned to play in 1970’s) who has constantly evolved. However my even back then my teaching pro made many of the same recommendations. Like spreading the finger, index finger extended, pinky back at the butt, flexing the wrist and long take back. I use an Eastern forehand grip and adjusted my stance towards a modern open stance. Being able to hit cross court and down the line but give the same look to my opponent has won lots of points. You don’t have to be a big player to hit big shots. You just need solid technique and great footwork.

[joangarlow]

Hey Nick great video! If you get a chance, could you show us a close-up still shot of the grip as you described it; showing the angle of the hand and placement of the thumb and pinky?

[ripleypipe]

Lovely to see this transformation Nick and witness Bremen's obvious delight with his new, liquid forehand.

[nicolarubino]

Hey nikola,
Another great lesson. Lagging the wrist behind together with the exact way of gripping the racket you teach in this vídeo was fundamental to get to play tennis better. To think some teachers still assured me that that uncomfortably rígid hammer-like grip the buddy was doing at first was the right way to do it!!
Thanks again for the vídeo!
Nicola

[kkt]

Nice to see you assessing a new student Nick! Always fun tonwatch

[aishaa]

changing the game with just one lesson ) thank you the time and efforts you put into your channel! your videos help a lot. your explanations are technical, on point, and logical at the same time.

[ukulelemat]

A very important thing to consider is the grip size: a large grip naturally tends to induce a "locked" grip, while a thinner grip tends to induce a looser hold, with the knuckles going at an angle and spread index finger.

[jon]

Fantastic class Nick, best coach on YouTube. Keep up the awesome work. This beginner classes are super interesting for people starting like me. Thanks for putting out so much knowledge in a super clear way.

[Samuel-zhwu]

Impressionante o que você conseguiu fazer em apenas uma aula.
Os dois estão de parabéns 👏🏼

[dusangazo]

I saw myself almost immediately. I have the same forehand and I have problem with acceleration (racket head speed) and topspin. I wish to practice with Nick.

[briancalloway]

Wow! That's coaching at its absolute finest. And great job following instruction as well.

[Slothspeare]

Amazing pointers. This is precisely what I'm working on at the moment. I need to point the racket to the back fence and let the racket head drop naturally to allow the wrist to lag for a more fluid motion. I have the tendency to stop mid-flow during a forehand and slap the ball wildly to Timbuktu. Ironically, the longer the backswing, the less time I have to break the rhythm of the stroke! I look forward to consistently applying these reference points on court. Your passion for teaching the sport is a pleasure to experience.

[Arkdark_lm]

Nick, nice to watch your lessons. I like this videos so much. Since i learn something from u I always win against my rivals on the court! Good tips, good job und vielen vielen dank!

[edgecrusher]

Nice and passionate lesson! So helpful! Thank you!

[errajota]

Beautiful forehand racket pathway. Excellent job!