Efficient Tennis Footwork - How To Move Quickly To A Short Ball

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How should you move to a short ball so that you end up there with enough time, in a correct stance and with your tennis stroke already prepared?
What kind of footwork should you use that gets you to the ball quickly and efficiently?
Short balls give you a chance to attack - usually with your forehand, but sometimes also with your backhand - and yet so many times tennis players waste this opportunity with incorrect footwork.
As you'll see in the video article the footwork patterns are the same regardless of whether you're moving to a forehand or a backhand side.
There are two types of footwork - adjusting to shorter balls and running footwork for really short balls.

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  • @VilleMetsola
    @VilleMetsola6 жыл бұрын

    This is my favorite channel for tennis instruction. Also, I must say your groundstrokes are beautiful. :)

  • @itsyou8418
    @itsyou84186 жыл бұрын

    Subscribed. Your verbal skills are just as smooth to the ears as your playing style are to the eyes. Wow Edit: typo

  • @dania_884
    @dania_8845 жыл бұрын

    The turn and shuffle tip is great. Thanks for the video.

  • @wangdu123
    @wangdu1235 жыл бұрын

    You have always been my favourite. On KZread this is the only coach I trust. His videos and explanation are perfect. Good job. I have a feedback for u coach. In this video I saw a error that u were looking at the ball at the point of contact. You looking up.

  • @sportssteverino
    @sportssteverino6 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video yet again. Thanks for your well explained instructions

  • @honchileong
    @honchileong5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this great footwork exercise as I have been teaching my young son and his friends tennis and this is something i can do instinctively as a player of 25+ yrs, but breaking it down like this to teach is another thing.. Thanks from Hong Kong

  • @beaglesrfun5896
    @beaglesrfun58964 жыл бұрын

    This lesson is exactly what the doctor ordered for me! Thank you, Tomaz!

  • @dandalee
    @dandalee3 жыл бұрын

    Tomaž, this is the most useful video on important footwork that I have seen. Thank you for your hard work! You really have helped elucidate a lot of things I need to work on.

  • @itsyou8418
    @itsyou84186 жыл бұрын

    Keep your eye on the ball. I noticed some strokes land the ball on zone 2 of your racket- just outside the sweet spot. I learned everything I know from your videos. Thumbs up on another important lesson.

  • @haasws
    @haasws4 жыл бұрын

    Rather simple, yet hugely important! Thank you!

  • @markobusljeta234
    @markobusljeta2346 жыл бұрын

    Amazing as always. I love to watch your videos, great stuff. This is my next practice

  • @allboutthemojo
    @allboutthemojo6 жыл бұрын

    Best tip on handling the short ball. Thank you!

  • @qianhuang59
    @qianhuang595 жыл бұрын

    Great tips. Thank you!

  • @krejcikpeter5059
    @krejcikpeter50595 жыл бұрын

    Hi Tomaz! I really like your videos, they are so instructive. Well explained and practical tips! This one helps me a lot. It is pure gold. Thanks a lot!

  • @kankaann5772
    @kankaann57726 жыл бұрын

    been searching for best tennis advice and here I found feeltennis. All vdo are great and very practical. I can improve a lot after trying your lessons. Many thanks :)

  • @infamousmoonballer193
    @infamousmoonballer1936 жыл бұрын

    Hi Tomaz, Great advice especially for Club-Level-Players. Most points on this level have been lost, having a bad preparation while moving to a short Ball. Thank you verry much. All the best, Jörg

  • @yonexyatnapgam2725
    @yonexyatnapgam27256 жыл бұрын

    Thank you to all your tennis video lesson. It helps a lot.

  • @matjazbozic4736
    @matjazbozic47364 жыл бұрын

    Hi Tomas, This and all the other videos are fully helpfull. Sometimes you give just a hit and a lot times you project a training which works. And what is the most important - you teach to play tenis whit brains. Thanks a lot.

  • @N17Gunner
    @N17Gunner6 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Looking forward to practicing this.

  • @draa1234
    @draa12346 жыл бұрын

    Very good advice- similar patterns may be followed at the base line following wide balls both side

  • @obaidfarghani9202
    @obaidfarghani92025 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks coach. I m a strong 4.5 and singles and love pace. Few of my smart opponents start with me with pace and as I get my rhythm they just take pace off and start hitting slow or short balls sometimes loopy and that kills me as i make tons of errors. This is very good as the issue is reaching the ball with proper body rotation and staying sideways which is very crucial - pls let me know if any other tips. I am left with big forehand, two handed backhand and a very good slice. Thanks in advance coach.

  • @Toanngo_64711
    @Toanngo_64711Күн бұрын

    nice practise footwork, thank you so much

  • @carlosm4215
    @carlosm42152 жыл бұрын

    Excelentes sugestões. Grato, do Sul do Brasil 👏👏

  • @kaiboger1839
    @kaiboger18395 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful video! Thanks a lot!

  • @yurichoe6063
    @yurichoe60636 жыл бұрын

    excellent as always! Thanks!

  • @quangtranminh1048
    @quangtranminh10484 жыл бұрын

    very nice instruction. Easy and effective method to apply into practice and play

  • @terryjones7598
    @terryjones75985 жыл бұрын

    clear and clean instructions, I like it

  • @AlexanderGr8
    @AlexanderGr84 жыл бұрын

    Another great video Tomas 👍

  • @jorgewsanabria
    @jorgewsanabria6 жыл бұрын

    Excellent!! I appreciate this video. Really help me a lot!!!!

  • @tae-woongkim5017
    @tae-woongkim50172 жыл бұрын

    Wow. this is very intuitive to me and then I can step up to the next level. Thanks a lot

  • @anhvu3780
    @anhvu37803 жыл бұрын

    Yes yes, footwork is the core of tennis. the tip is great. you have to turn before you step. I always run first and got jammed or couldn't hit the ball deep. Running to the short balls is much harder and requires a lot of practice b/c you'll have many things to consider: ball protectory, spin, height, decide to hit forehand/backhand, grip, strike technique. your target placement, following into the net... For the short balls, I try to get there as soon as I could, even before the ball bounce, and try to turn with little jumping/hopping steps like the Brian brother. It works well for me. Footwork must become a muscle memory for you to succeed. Thanks coach.

  • @yannicksks
    @yannicksks3 жыл бұрын

    It's really amazing how the loading bar lines up perfectly with the court line. I thought there were one million segments to the video at first...haha

  • @justinm4971
    @justinm49715 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant video, again

  • @GrungePopRecords
    @GrungePopRecords Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video

  • @Maxtizzart
    @Maxtizzart6 жыл бұрын

    Clear, easy understanding .. I want u as my teacher .. next holidays in Slovenia !!

  • @sveinungjrgensen5125
    @sveinungjrgensen51253 жыл бұрын

    This is great, as usual. Thanks!

  • @akudroid1
    @akudroid16 жыл бұрын

    Great video, as always! Can you please make the similar one about footwork to the wide balls? It seems that I got "locked" :-( every time when I run, especially to backhand side (two-handed)...

  • @BeeTB1
    @BeeTB15 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Great video!!

  • @renos77
    @renos776 жыл бұрын

    yes very good tips. Many thanks.

  • @ckn711
    @ckn7116 жыл бұрын

    great lesson! Thanks!!!!!

  • @mindarientejames3414
    @mindarientejames34143 жыл бұрын

    I am 3.5 player your instructions are fabulous I have learned so much and you keep it simple

  • @Piggy123407
    @Piggy1234072 жыл бұрын

    Super helpful, thank you so much.

  • @Nill757
    @Nill757 Жыл бұрын

    Nice footwork for getting the feet out of the way of the short ball. Note the positioning shown here however telegraphs direction. In near every instance, the only shot available here is cross court. More body distance from the ball is required to play DTL.

  • @eduardodigioia1820
    @eduardodigioia18204 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I Will practice it!!! it would be really useful If you could post other videos with exercises like this that can be practiced even in absence of a sports field and tools or of other players or coach, . this would give the possibility to many players to practice daily even when they do not have the opportunity to go on a real tennis court

  • @tungleduy6711
    @tungleduy67115 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, amazing video!

  • @sistemamarco
    @sistemamarco3 жыл бұрын

    As usual excellent content.

  • @anacap007
    @anacap0076 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff. Only thing I would perhaps change is for the shorter ball is to learn to hit in mid-stride. I suggest this because you should be looking to close out the point when you get this short of a ball. Approach, be aggressive and look to close out the point. If you just run, stop and hit you are stuck in no-man's land.

  • @praveenbhide
    @praveenbhide6 жыл бұрын

    nice video. very useful tip.

  • @nishachainani
    @nishachainani3 жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @kaur_in_netherlands307
    @kaur_in_netherlands3072 ай бұрын

    Really good video

  • @suvarnarao9082
    @suvarnarao90825 жыл бұрын

    Great .. nyc tips ... helped me..tqsm

  • @ganeshmaha8213
    @ganeshmaha82134 жыл бұрын

    Thank you coach 👍👍👍

  • @TheDrakulie
    @TheDrakulie4 жыл бұрын

    Awsome video, extremely helpful footwork tip. Can you do a video on how to take the ball on the rise without making too many unforced errors ?

  • @thomasfernando8790
    @thomasfernando87905 жыл бұрын

    Very wood instructions on footwork

  • @bong111467
    @bong1114674 жыл бұрын

    I used this steps during the match after practice , it was sooooooooo gooooooooood!

  • @addyphoenix2655

    @addyphoenix2655

    3 жыл бұрын

    omg really??

  • @athenacajas8230
    @athenacajas82306 жыл бұрын

    Hi Tomaz, I notice that on both the short ball and longer ball on the forehand side you use a crossover step in combination with the shuffle you do not mention this, but you can easily see it when you watch the slow mo. Good as always, Athena Cajas

  • @2008M5
    @2008M55 жыл бұрын

    Tomasz, excellent as are most of your videos. My problem is with ball directed straight at me. Do you have any drills to deal with that? Thanks

  • @giselaholmgren1017
    @giselaholmgren1017 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks to you 😊

  • @bohemianrapsody5692
    @bohemianrapsody56925 жыл бұрын

    wonderful expression :)

  • @meditationman415
    @meditationman415 Жыл бұрын

    do you have a camera on me? You seem to pin point exactly what I need to learn 😂🙏

  • @FairwayJack
    @FairwayJack2 жыл бұрын

    good stuff

  • @RichardsWorld
    @RichardsWorld6 жыл бұрын

    "These balls are the balls of opportunity"

  • @rl1491

    @rl1491

    5 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @adlib8096

    @adlib8096

    4 жыл бұрын

    I know right😂😂😂

  • @sleepinglion1192

    @sleepinglion1192

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha. Beat me to it.

  • @LanceJordan
    @LanceJordan5 жыл бұрын

    Great video Tomaz! But how can we do the very short balls in your examples on a HARD court? You appear to do a lot of sliding of the front foot as you move into the contact point, but this obviously would be very dangerous if not impossible on hard courts. I wish I could always play clay, but here in USA most public courts are hard. Thanks for any advice you might have on this as I really need to work on the footwork for finishing the very short balls.

  • @PauloWang
    @PauloWang6 жыл бұрын

    Great advice! How do I move and turn if I have to step deep back to the court and hit the ball?

  • @gcs7817

    @gcs7817

    6 жыл бұрын

    Paulo Wang probably unit turn and step back. Problem is reading the ball speed coming off of the racquet in time

  • @Tigermvn
    @Tigermvn Жыл бұрын

    Thanks.

  • @asarahma7314
    @asarahma73142 жыл бұрын

    Tq Coach

  • @smileydamp
    @smileydamp6 жыл бұрын

    Pausing a bit before hitting gives good topspin shots. But if the drop shot is really good n short, one may have to hit on the run like Nadal! I usually slice on the run but many folks hit topspin too (stay low, don't pause, turn a bit side-ways and then jump up during hit).

  • @diabeureudjambeu6172
    @diabeureudjambeu61726 жыл бұрын

    Amazing ! How can we train the first strike after the serve?

  • @MiguelAcantaros

    @MiguelAcantaros

    6 жыл бұрын

    With a friend close by throwing a ball with his hand after you serve (for real or just the motion). You can do it by yourself, too.

  • @LantianDirect
    @LantianDirect6 жыл бұрын

    What’s your advice on moving backwards. I have seen club players backpedaling and actually fall.

  • @theeachuisge
    @theeachuisge5 жыл бұрын

    Should I stop approaching/moving before returning/hitting the ball?

  • @raidraid6672
    @raidraid66722 жыл бұрын

    can you help with tips to keep proper spacing for the forehand stroke?

  • @johnbarron137
    @johnbarron1374 жыл бұрын

    Great

  • @aladelaademola9531
    @aladelaademola95313 жыл бұрын

    Good day,I'm from Nigeria.i want to come to counter to learn tennis from you. Thanks

  • @Grulnork
    @Grulnork3 жыл бұрын

    What do you think about using cross-over steps to reach the further balls?

  • @thehiddenfamily
    @thehiddenfamily6 жыл бұрын

    What Racquet do you use? Is there a certain reason you chose that racquet like specs?

  • @kohenlau
    @kohenlau3 жыл бұрын

    Cool vid! But I don't LOVE tennis but it's good!

  • @kohenlau

    @kohenlau

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah your right me! Haha

  • @rajeshwardoraisubramania7138
    @rajeshwardoraisubramania71383 жыл бұрын

    V shuffle in cricket too.

  • @Victor-bi1gt
    @Victor-bi1gt6 жыл бұрын

    0.0 Km/H wind that day?

  • @longnguyenxv
    @longnguyenxv5 жыл бұрын

    one of the common mistake is to run directly into the ball and you get stuck! How to avoid this?

  • @bigappleY
    @bigappleY5 жыл бұрын

    步伐要好好练习

  • @carlobacca7840
    @carlobacca78403 ай бұрын

    If i have problem with forehand closed stance? How can i fix?

  • @feeltennis

    @feeltennis

    3 ай бұрын

    Can you describe the problem?

  • @ILIANPERUHOV
    @ILIANPERUHOV3 жыл бұрын

    Summary in one second: Start always with the outside leg. E.g. right balls - left leg and left ball - right leg. Turn immediately for close balls. Turn on the run for far (shorter) balls. Period.

  • @giselaholmgren1017
    @giselaholmgren1017 Жыл бұрын

    Hi where is your club?

  • @feeltennis

    @feeltennis

    Жыл бұрын

    Slovenia!

  • @umutkara739
    @umutkara7393 жыл бұрын

    Like.

  • @akaebbassouan4979
    @akaebbassouan49794 жыл бұрын

    Short balls are dangerous Thank U

  • @jailenreddish2365
    @jailenreddish23653 жыл бұрын

    It’s Felix

  • @aladelaademola9531
    @aladelaademola95313 жыл бұрын

    Country

  • @Nill757
    @Nill757 Жыл бұрын

    The reason players on short balls are “not in a good position “ is because … people don’t train short balls. Club players don’t because it always means moving when the club player likes hitting groundstrokes w minimal movement, and modern pros don’t because they don’t want to dedicate coaches time to that when they’re in love w big power 2M behind the baseline. As a result, the net transition play of most tour players compared to 25 years ago is poor for a professional athlete. Federer, a couple others are the large exception.

  • @shanmugasundaram6625
    @shanmugasundaram66256 жыл бұрын

    this is not really that short.. the real challenging ones are flat, fast short balls below the knee level.

  • @dania_884

    @dania_884

    5 жыл бұрын

    Shanmuga Sundaram same question from me

  • @dania_884

    @dania_884

    5 жыл бұрын

    Shanmuga Sundaram but they gave this vide nicely, your question can be in other video for depth deep flat ball

  • @nazneenakter4267
    @nazneenakter42673 жыл бұрын

    Give speech with English subtitles

  • @jailenreddish2365
    @jailenreddish23653 жыл бұрын

    My coach is better

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