My tennis game has improved so much through his videos. He's got a great volley video with two young ladies and idea of not being afraid to miss and to accept the misses really loosens me up. Definitely the go to teacher. I was in high school in 97 and heard of his Florida academy and couldn't afford it but man it was the thing back then.

Throw your rackets on every shot. Thank you.

Patrick! We need more people like you in tennis! Your passion is so great. I have five kids and I'm teaching the two oldest the great game of tennis. It's so sad U.S. Tennis is dying. I'm in the great State of Utah. Thank you for these videos. Trying to get my kids to hold their racket at a five and throw it at the target is so foreign to them. Merci Beaucoup!

@cupidok2768

15 күн бұрын

Do all French people play tennis

I've worked with two high school girls who would strike the ball softly. Initially they could barely get the ball past the net. So when I seen this video I knew exactly what he's specifically targeting with this student. Patrick is trying to convince the player mentally it's okay to swing HARDER and with good technique it will still go in.

Amazing coach!! Love your videos

Thank you for teaching, I understand.👍👏

Great work..really nice

Greatest !!

Intéressant !

Great firehand

That kid knew how to stop spin just pretending not to know

Awasome

I disagree with a lot of what Patrick says but this one I completely agree and I’ve been saying for 6-7 years now. The Modern Forehand has become very similar to the serve. It’s less a “stroke” and more of a “throw.” The kid was already good but it’s still a great instructional video. I’m still learning. Thanks for helping us become better coaches and players.

@chtomlin

2 жыл бұрын

yes, this isn't bad for this type Fh, but this is not all forehands and you must have at least one more Fh technique.

@monstertrucktennis

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. Not always in agreement with Coach technically but his approach and attitude are excellent. I've always taught to "strike" the ball, not "stroke" it. A vicious swing with all energy released at contact.

@swalterstennis

2 жыл бұрын

“Strike it?” Are you a follower of Vladimir’s Powerflail KZread videos? I am.

@monstertrucktennis

2 жыл бұрын

@@swalterstennis I watch many of his vids and like the physics-based approach. I appreciate his disgust with most tennis teaching pros, and the nonsense that they regurgitate for profit. Anyone who has ever used a tool to "drive" an object knows that it's a 'strike' and not a 'stroke'. I believe accurate terminology is essential in both teaching and sharing knowledge and Vlad has gone a long way to further that cause. The striking of the ball and rotate to strike vids clearly define groundstrikes. His approach to teaching the volley as a deflection rather than a punch is without peer. So, to answer your question directly, I don't see myself as a follower, but a fellow teacher in full agreement with his approach. (A new world record in use of commas in a sentence?)

@monstertrucktennis

2 жыл бұрын

I would go a step further and say that both the BH & FH should be a violent strike whenever possible. The only time I find myself massaging balls in a stroke is on half-volleys of which I am a full-blown Master. And even then, it is nearer a deflection with follow through rather than an actual Stroke.

Nice I like it

genius

Patrick, when starts the racketacceleration? Is that when the elbow of the hitting arm is straigten out to just before the rackethead is dropping or when the rackethead is dropping?

Thanks... One minute videos are easy to consume so I understand why you kept it short. However, please keep at least one clip of what was wrong before the correction. I don't quite see what was wrong with the swing before.

@bootyshake5043

2 жыл бұрын

The block was limiting him from creating effortless pace and angle. Motion around the body was limited as the swing was hence flawed

@taruntius1

2 жыл бұрын

@@bootyshake5043 There's no video of him struggling with effortless pace and angle. The only swing we see is the one in the beginning, where he seems to have proper follow through.

@bootyshake5043

2 жыл бұрын

@@taruntius1 Yea there should be

Good unconventional teaching :)

@b-dogs1038

2 жыл бұрын

the more you look into your own action, with these Vids. there’s so much more to change

@RealJ8

2 жыл бұрын

It's not unconventional, most tennis coaches just don't know what they're doing

Should the forehand be travelling vertical right until contact point like the serve? So its travelling like a knife cutting the air?

OOLALA!!!!!

Should the racket head be perpendicular to the ground at contact, or should it be closed slightly? In the video, you seem to suggest to close it slightly based on your hand action - is it to give the brushing up top spin effect?

@dinkydoodle8325

Жыл бұрын

depends on the grip

I'll pass this to my son

Coach, do you accept amateur club players at your center? How much do you charge for 1 month, for foreign trainees?

@Stu49583

10 күн бұрын

6000 dollars per hour

but why its so hard to find accuracy and precison performing this during the match

@hamzaziouti8426

2 жыл бұрын

you become stiff and tense during a match that's why

@bootyshake5043

2 жыл бұрын

Practice.

@FollowFunk

2 жыл бұрын

Like bootyshake said, practice. It's not enough to "know" something. It's got to be muscle memory which takes quite a while.

@cale7306

2 жыл бұрын

In a match your arms become stiff, because the traditional way you were taught to correct your swing, but in reality it’s poor foot work. Your swing starts from your legs and hip turn, in order to execute, you want your ‘body’ in be in the right position.

@dogs.and.tennis

2 жыл бұрын

@@cale7306 yeah tennis is a tough sport , i struggle with the timing even if i prepare early i just hit the ball when it pops up so near my body and i don't get a chance to hit it in the far front and i feel like jammed and could not transfer my weight in the front. I find difficult to hit slow balls while i hit medium paced balls so well

Can’t believe this dude is a top tennis coach 🤦‍♂️. The dude has no idea about body mechanics..most of the power starts from the legs. When you turn your body, your swing starts from the legs and hips and your arm is just following though.

@ianbuick8946

2 жыл бұрын

Calm down. He was demonstrating the throwing motion. This is the next level to unlock effortless forehand. Watch the kid's footwork, he already has the fundamentals down like split step, side shuffle and body rotation.

I tried throwing my racket in the game, they threw me off the court! (just joking)

Nothing is being developed here. "Throw the racquet?" Why is the first time in history we have heard such a phrase? Further, this kid is already a good player, so this is all "acting".

@bootyshake5043

2 жыл бұрын

Actually this works. Unconventional Phrases help everyone learn as they think about a challenging concept using an analogy. "Throw a ball" might be better

@monstertrucktennis

2 жыл бұрын

Throw the racquet has been around for decades relative to the serve.

@bootyshake5043

2 жыл бұрын

@@monstertrucktennis The serve should be played with the torso and the lower body

@monstertrucktennis

2 жыл бұрын

@@bootyshake5043 couldn't disagree more. But that's ok. We all opinions.

@bootyshake5043

2 жыл бұрын

@@monstertrucktennis Sure but why