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One Tweak A Week: One Quick Tweak On Your Two Handed Backhand Footwork

March 10, 2020

Hey, welcome to Unleash Your Tennis. My name’s Joel and my mission is to share my tennis knowledge with you so that you can improve your tennis game, and play your best tennis. (upbeat music) In this week’s Tweak of the Week lesson, I want to talk about stepping in when you hit your two-handed backhand shot. Now, a common mistake that I observed
when tennis player hit the backhand is that they tend to step
in and contact the ball, followed by step back for the recovery. Now, if you’re doing this, the tendency is you tend
to be out of balance. All right, and the shot has no power. Okay. So, if you’re hitting this way, step in, hit, step back. Step in, hit, step back. Then we find that I do
not have the good balance to strike the ball. So, what you should do is, instead of stepping back, think about bringing
your back leg forward. Okay. So, it look like this. So, I step in, contact the ball, and recover by bringing this leg up. So, if I’m facing you, if I turn to contact the ball, step in and come up. Bring up the back leg. Okay. So, what I need you to do is practice some shadow swings from here, step in. Okay. So, bring up the front, the back leg. Okay. So, turn, bring up the back leg. You’ll find that when you’re
in this forward pattern, you are more balanced and your shots will be more consistent. All right, so give this tip a try. I hope you find today’s lesson useful and applicable to your tennis game. If you like these bite-sized lessons, be sure to hit the red button bellow and subscribe to Unleash
Your Tennis Channel. That’s all for me today. Until next time, happy playing. (upbeat music)

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One Tweak A Week: Engage Your Non-Dominant Hand In Forehand

March 1, 2020

– Hey, welcome to Unleash Your Tennis. My name is Joel and my mission is to share my tennis knowledge with
you so that way you can improve your tennis game
and play your best tennis. In this week’s tweak of the week lesson I want to talk about engaging
your non-dominant hand for your forehand shot. Now let me explain, many
times I’ve seen tennis players hitting the forehand shot this way, the two hands are crossing or this way… the non-dominant hand
is stuck at the side. So what I want you to do is to engage your non-dominant hand
throughout the shot. Okay? Now let’s start from the ready position, and now from the ready position
both hands are on the racket so when you start to take back,
both hands are on the racket at this stage, then as
I turn I gradually split split the two hands and I
use this hand as a guide for the oncoming ball. Okay? So from here, turn, both hands on racket, split, guide, as I swing the racket forward this hand will start to move away, okay? As I contact the ball and follow through, this hand will be here. You can see that I can catch the racket at follow through or I can simply swing all the way here and
the non-dominant hand is at the side of the body. You have seen pros swinging
without catching the racket, that’s because their
swing speed is very fast. So you’ll find that
their swing is this way, they end the shot here. All right, so in this
weeks lesson remember, engage your non-dominant hand throughout your forehand shot. I hope you will find this lesson useful and applicable to your tennis game. If you like these bite size lessons, be sure to hit the red button below and subscribe to Unleash
Your Tennis channel. That’s all from me today, until next time, happy playing.

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Tennis Instruction: Learning to Hit with Slice

February 25, 2020

Let me show you how to slice. In tennis
you have three types of shots. You can hit the ball flat, that means the ball is
not really rotating. It’s coming straight out of the racket and without any
rotation. You can hit with topspin, that means the ball is rotating forward or
you can hit with slice, that means that you hit it in such a way that the ball
is rotating backwards, toward to you. What are the advantage of hitting
with slice? Well, what slice does is that it stays
low or it stops moving forward, so it is very useful for situations where you
want to keep the ball low on that side. For instance, an approach shot. If I hit a
deep approach with slice, the ball is gonna stay low and the opponent is gonna have to hit up. If I’m at the net, I’m gonna be able to volley. The other very
useful shot with slice is when you want to hit the ball short. If you hit it with
slice, the ball is just gonna stop. So I think it slice is a very useful tool for
you. Let me explain how it works. In order to hit with slice you really have to hit
a little bit on the bottom part of the ball. If this is a ball, half of the ball.
Here you want to hit on the bottom part of the ball, and you want to hit with the
open racket head. So the best grip for a slice shot is a Continental Grip just
like a hammer. Okay, that’s your Continental grip. You
can use it for a backhand or you can use it for a forehand. Very important with
the slice is that the wrist stays up. The racquet head above the hand. Same thing
on the backhand, you racquet head a little bit above your contact point.
The racket is going to come down to the ball and then it’s going to go through
it. So it’s gonna come down and through. You’re not really chopping at the ball.
The other important thing to remember with the slice is that your racket is
not really open. A lot of people think that if they hitting slice, they’re
chopping under the ball like that. iI you do that the ball is just gonna spin and
just gonna land right in front of you. Actually, at contact your racket is gonna
be a little bit open but fairly parallel to the net. If this is parallel, it’s
gonna be just a little bit open. If you do that and hit through the ball you’re
gonna have a nice aggressive slice. If you want to hit the ball shorter, then
you’re gonna have to open the racket a little bit more, hit a little bit softer
at the ball. Very important is the wrist doesn’t really move ,so you’re not
hitting slices by moving your wrist like that. Okay? Your wrist stays fairly stable.
You want the wrist stable you want to have the racket – if you’re hitting a
backhand the racket it’s gonna start open in the back, it’s gonna come forward, your wrist is gonna stay firm, you’re gonna get to contact and the racket is
going to close a little bit. If it started like that it’s going to close a
little bit. You’re gonna hit the ball and then you’re gonna open up. If you’re
trying to hit the slice and the ball is kind of popping up like that, that means
that you’re getting too much under the ball. The racket is too open at contact, so
keep your racket closed and then just hit through the ball. Just lead a little bit
with the lower edge. That is gonna help you. So racket above the hand, firm wrist,
start above the ball and then go to the ball and slightly down, racket is slightly
open at contact and then hit through it.That is important! You want the ball
to go fairly fast and through, you don’t want it spinny and high. You want to make sure it’s a solid shot. Don’t use your wrist to slice and don’t chop down at the ball. That is the slides for you

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Tennis Fitness – Footwork Patterns

February 20, 2020

I’m going to show you today a volley footwork exercise that I do to help me move efficiently at the net. The goal of this drill is to lead with your outside foot Often players get taught to volley like this which is okay but if you want to cover more ground and be more athletic you need to lead with your outside foot. I’ve got Connor with me today. And he’s going to demonstrate this exercise. Connor’s goal here is when I feed to his forehand volley he’s going to move his right leg and bring his left leg beyond the doubles tramline So like this. He’s training his footwork patterns and it’s going to help him cover more ground on the court, be more athletic and more explosive The next step is that he will throw the ball randomly and I have to still be ready to move my outside foot The next step with the volley footwork is when the ball is coming at your body and how to move out the way of the ball So if he is throwing it in to my forehand it is a cross over step like this. And in to my backhand it’s going to be a cross over step like this. So my goal is to always to get out the way of the ball and still be balanced, create enough space so that I can hit still hit a good shot. The final piece of the puzzle it trying to piece it all together. Connor is going to throw the ball to me, try to confuse me but I am going to use the correct footwork depending on what feed that he throws to me.

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One Tweak A Week: Quick Adjustment To Help You Strike The Tennis Ball With More Focus

February 16, 2020

– Hey, welcome to Unleash Your Tennis. My name’s Joel and my mission is to share
my tennis knowledge with you so that you can improve your tennis game and play your best tennis. In this week’s Tweak of the Week lesson, I want to share a very simple tweak that can help you to
improve your concentration and relieve some tension from your shots. Now, this small little tweak is about paying more
attention to your breathing. So, let me explain further. When we are hitting with a friend, or let’s say, hitting with an opponent, where we’re executing a back swing, we tend to breath in naturally, but some players tend to hold their breath as they strike the ball. They become very tense. So, what I want you to do is to exhale deliberately
when you strike the ball. So, let me demonstrate. As you execute the back swing, right, we will breathe in naturally. As we swing, we want to breathe out. So, you can do this. (deep breaths) Just blow out. (deep breaths) In live situation, when you
are really hitting the ball, do this. You will that you can
improve your concentration and also relieve the tension. All right. So, if I’m to strike the ball here, I breathe in, (deep breaths) again, (deep breaths) and one more. (deep breaths) Okay? So, focus on your exhale, exhale deliberately,
when you strike the ball. I hope you find today’s
lesson useful and applicable to your tennis game. If you like these bite-sized lessons, be sure to hit the red button below and subscribe to Unleash
Your Tennis channel. That’s all from me today. Until next time, happy playing.

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Tennis Technique Myth Busters #1 “Get Your Racquet Back”

February 13, 2020

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One Tweak A Week: One Simple Exercise To Add More Topspin To Your Tennis Forehand

February 9, 2020

– Hey, welcome to Unleash Your Tennis. My name is Joel. And my mission is to share
my tennis knowledge with you, so that you can improve your tennis game and play your best tennis. In this week’s tweak of the week lesson, it is more for those players
with a very wristy forehand. What I mean by wristy forehand, is they tend to hit the shots this way. You’re gonna find that the
technique is not correct. Instead of doing this,
they tend to slap the wrist and the shots tend to be very erratic. This simple trick is basically
thinking of two words, push, and roll. Okay, I repeat push and roll. If I want to be a bit more specific, its actually push and roll up. Why I’m standing here, is because I want to
demonstrate a simple exercise that you can implement. Now, I’m standing beside
the side fence. okay? So to help me understand push and roll up. I’m going to put a ball here. Okay? And my racket is going to hold the ball against the side fence. I want to have the push feel, so I’m pushing the ball against the fence and I’m going to roll up. Again. remember the two
words, push, and roll When you’re pushing
against the back fence, you’ll create some resistance and you will naturally
have the feel of the push. And when you think of rolling up, you will happen to generate
this kind of swing. Push and roll up. When you execute in your forehand swing, you’ll find that your
shots have more top spin. Go ahead and try out this
push and roll exercise and let me know how it goes. I hope you find today’s lesson useful and applicable to your tennis game. If you like this back sides lessons, be sure to hit the red button below and subscribe to Unleash
Your Tennis channel. That’s all for me today. Until next time happy playing.

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Tennis Tips – Ways to Improve Your Backhand Volley

February 4, 2020

Okay so when practising my first volley
there is three positions that I can do it from, each setup requires a different
amount of athleticism so I can obviously practise my first volley just from regular, if we are doing a regular formation where I’m just serving and coming in and playing
the volley like this. I can do the backhand volley starting from i-formation as if I’ve served from i-formation, so I’m starting from here. Then finally I can practice my first volley
from a planned poach play, so in this instance I’m serving on the ad court my
partner’s gonna return down the line and I’m gonna come across and play my first
volley down the line. Okay so depending on the formation that
you’ve decided, the tactic that you’re trying to implement on that point will
influence a lot where you’re going to target your first volley. If you tend to play regular formations most of your volleys will probably be getting
aimed cross-court, whereas if you’re starting to use i-formations and looking
to poach on your serve, often the volley that you will be playing for your first
volley will be down in line, so it’s important that I practice the three
different types of movement for those volleys and obviously if I’m playing my
first volley crosscourt my movement after I’m going to move
to the middle line but if I’m volleying down the line then I’m probably just
going to move straight forward to get into the optimal position for the rest
of the point. When I’m practising my backhand volley as a first volley it’s important that I practice it from the three different positions that I do it
from. When I’m playing a regular formation more often than not I’m going
to be volleying cross-court as a first volley so I’m gonna come in here keeping
my right hand in front, down low, playing the volley and I’m gonna cut to position
here. If I’m simulating i-formation or a planned poach and I’m going to come in and I’m going to play my volley down the line so again I’m going to come here
play down the line and then we’re gonna get to this position and that’s the
ideal position for me, my partner will be in the middle for us to continue
on in the point. What am I focusing on when I’m playing my backhand volley? I am trying to have a good trajectory on the ball and trying to volley into the correct part of the court. So in order to keep my
trajectory consistent I need a good stable racket head, so in
order to do that I want to be leading with my right hand in front, I want to be
getting low with my outside foot and then I want to be volleying with my legs,
very important that I use this leg to keep the racket head stable, I don’t
want to be using my arm around because that’s going to lead to an inconsistent
contact, in consistent trajectory, so it’s important that I get down here my arms
barely moving.

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One Tweak A Week: Better Technique To Your Tennis Forehand

February 2, 2020

– Hey, welcome to Unleash Your Tennis. My name’s Joel and my mission is to share my tennis knowledge with you, so that you can improve your tennis game and play your best tennis. Now starting in 2020, I’ll start the one tweak per week series, where I will share short lessons, talking about one small little
tweak for your tennis game. These small tweaks will
be simple and doable, for you to implement every week. By implementing these tweaks, you will see yourself improving gradually, become a solid tennis player, and definitely win more tennis matches. In this week’s Tweak of the Week lesson, I want to talk about one
small tweak for your forehand. I want you to start off by practicing the correct shadow
swing for your forehand. Now, let’s start off with the palm, alright, without holding the racquet. I want you to understand
the direction of the palm when you are executing the forehand. So, when we execute the forehand, take notice that the palm
is always facing outwards. Alright, so doing the backswing phase, you can see that my palm is facing out. When I bring forward to contact the ball, the palm is still facing outwards, and when I do the follow through, this turning here will also let the palm face outwards. Some people do the wrong technique. They did this, they will
turn the wrist inwards, and you can see that from here, the palm is facing
inwards towards my body, so we don’t want that. So when you’re practicing
the shadow swing, be sure that the palm is facing out, out, and out. Alright, so from this
direction, palm facing outwards, forward swing, contact the ball, and out. And see that the palm is here. Alright, so without the racquet, you can practice this
shadow swing of the arm. You can do this anytime, anywhere. Next, hold the racquet and
practice the shadow swing. Check the orientation of
the palm, okay, from here. Alright, if you can see
the palm is facing out from this direction,
backswing, palm facing out, forward swing, contact the ball. The palm is still facing
outwards, follow through, the palm is still facing out. If I turn towards you, backswing, contact, follow through, the palm is facing out throughout. Alright, so start with this tweak, understand the shadow
swing, using the palm. Practice this five minutes a day, and I’m sure you’ll develop
a solid forehand technique. I hope you find today’s lesson useful and applicable to your tennis game. If you like this bite size lessons, be sure to hit the red button below and subscribe to Unleash
Your Tennis channel. That’s all for me today, until next time, happy playing. (upbeat music)

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Tennis Tip – How to Hit a Better Half Volley

January 25, 2020

A half-volley it’s a difficult shot. Here are a few tips to make the shot
easier: Get low, get the racket low. A lot of players swing down on the ball making too many mistakes. Second, Anytime you can, move through the shot, don’t stop and hit the ball. Move through the shot. That is going to allow you to use a compact swing and still control the ball. Thirdly never slice the shot. Unless you have a lot
of space between the bounds at the hit, a slice it’s not gonna do the job. You
want to keep the racquet low and just swing through it from low too
high

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