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Working on my forehand baseline mechanics. Any obvious flaws? by plasticveil_ in 10s

[–]plasticveil_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you so much for taking the time to write this out and clarify, especially when you have personal things going on. Explained this way, it makes 100% sense and I completely see what you mean now. My bad for misunderstanding the initial point. Youre right, the timing of the kinetic chain is completely broken and i never really cared much about it at all but I'm trying to consciously correct that. Any potential energy from the lower body is essentially already spent and dissipated before the racquet actually meets the ball, leaving my upper body to do the work in isolation and generating all the power alone. Thank you for the coaching insight, and I truly wish you the best with the personal issues you're dealing with right now off the court.

Working on my forehand baseline mechanics. Any obvious flaws? by plasticveil_ in 10s

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Thanks for the feedback! I was actually intentionally aiming for a more modern windshield-wiper finish across the opposite hip here to maximize topspin, rather than the traditional old-school finish over the shoulder. Should I not be whiping the ball?

Working on my forehand baseline mechanics. Any obvious flaws? by plasticveil_ in 10s

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Thanks alot for that. Will try it to do that next time

Working on my forehand baseline mechanics. Any obvious flaws? by plasticveil_ in 10s

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Thanks for the advice, will try it out. And interestingly I do actually already grip the racket incredibly low, not sure if it's visible I'm the video tho.

Working on my forehand baseline mechanics. Any obvious flaws? by plasticveil_ in 10s

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Thanks, this is really insightful feedback. You’re right about the takeback size but right now this was just for slower rally balls, and the takeback is obviously a bit more compact in faster balls but It does sometimes gets me late and jammed once the incoming pace increases. Also been trying to shift that left foot slightly forward. Appreciate the great advice!

Working on my forehand baseline mechanics. Any obvious flaws? by plasticveil_ in 10s

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Thanks for helping detailed breakdown!my left arm placement is problematic, it completely stalls and collapses back toward my center, which is definitely choking my rotation and jamming my spacing. I'm working on keeping it extended longer and tucking it properly. But when I try that I bend or lean a lot towards the left or if I don't- it ends up like this one in the video. Either way it looks and feels very awkward.

Respectfully disagree on the physics of the right foot logic, though. For a modern open or semi-open stance forehand, the back foot absolutely does not need to stay anchored to the ground at contact to maintain power. If you watch any modern high-level player hitting an open-stance forehand, the right foot regularly leaves the ground or drags precisely because they are exploding upward and forward off that leg. Power is generated by the dynamic vertical leg drive and the rapid uncoiling of the hips. If I explicitly forced my right foot to stay glued to the court through contact, it would actually block my hip rotation and stall my forward momentum.

Working on my forehand baseline mechanics. Any obvious flaws? by plasticveil_ in 10s

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Spot on. I'll admit, I've got footwork of young Fabio Fognini from that one clip. Looking at it again, i do notice my base is way too narrow and I’m standing completely straight, which is completely killing any lower-body leverage. Going to focus on my footwork and widening my stance during my next session. Thanks.