Video: Me, myself and I doing Topspin Forehand Warmup HD

ur not using ur body....not enough
with this stroke, ur not gonna clib much in terms of ranking....
everything should be starting frome the legs, shfting ur weight, use of waist, shoulders,etc....(from down to up)
work hard
oh last thing, stay low.... im guessing ur around 180 cm, no way u should be standing this high
(hope i didnt sound too rude im just trying to help, say what i think )

Agree with above, but I think your stroke is too short from your start position.

A slightly longer stroke, with legs, hips and shoulders turning in tandom should see you right.

Steve



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also why does it end at your left shoulder.. it should end out infront of you more power more spin less mistakes less chases of clocking yourself in the face

Yes, too often your stroke ends at left shoulder, you might want to watch pingskills' video on forehand topspin.

Twist your hip while transferring your body weight from your left leg to the right.
That would help I believe

You could use a better blocker hehehe

get lower too i guess + everything else that was said. when you are lower with a wide stance you can perform more agressive full body rotation. without loosing ballance

i think the reason why your FH ends up on the left shoulder is because you fell the need to have the extra power by making a big swing but if you try to limit the swing in front of your body or just slightly deviated to the left and then rotate the waist then you can achieve more power, i hope you get what i mean, also get low, you will see that in getting low you will find a larger space for you to have a good swing at the ball

also when you twist your waist,tense your abdominal muscle when your racket contacts the ball, it will shorten your recovery time and be ready for your next attack

Fun to see you looping, olvarox.

yeah brother, they're right...i could see myself playing until i learned some of the tips everyone is saying in this forum..stay low and you can see the ball approach you before hitting it...your swing always ends at your left shoulder because you tend to loop the ball as you hit...try to swing your arm in a diagonal not stopping at your left shoulder...i learned by your example...

I think i am facing the same problems as olavrox, though i am a penhold player.
I am 6ft tall, and i do not bend much(though my knees bend, but the body above my waist does a 80-70degree tilt). And i am also not sure how much i should bend!

Difficult to give advice without being there. In general, I think your F/H has plenty of plus points. I wouldn't try to think about changing too many things at once. It is is important that the shot stays NATURAL and FLOWING. Often when you tell people to use more waist and legs, they become robotic and rigid.

I think most people have already highlighted areas to improve - i.e. more legs and waist, not ending with your arm across your body, keeping your balance, being able to topspin at different contact points; although I don't necessarily agree that you need to bend lower.

From the video, your technique seems to vary from shot to shot (sometimes you finish the shot across your body/sometimes at your head, your balance on each shot also varies). In my opinion, a good exercise for you would be to alternate between hitting two slow F/Hs (soft hands, more arc on the ball) and then two fast F/Hs MAINTAINING similar TECHNIQUE and BALANCE. There should be a CLEAR distinction in speed and projection between fast and slow FHs. Good technique should be consistent meaning you can play slow (soft hands, less arm speed, still using legs) and fast (more momentum and acceleration) regardless of the speed of the oncoming block.

Hope that helps!

olvarox said:

Fun or funny?

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Fun. It is nice to put a face to a name. Your loops look fine. There is always room for improvement but, Azlan's comment is pretty accurate even though. Your looping is much better than his blocking and I am sure if you had a steady consistent blocker, you would be able to put more on the table.

The comments people said are accurate but your form is pretty okay. There is always room for improvement which is why you posted. The main thing I see that has not been said is keeping the elbow a little more stable. If there was less movement of the upper arm and more of the movement came from the elbow pivoting and the forearm moving towards the bicep, your recovery would be quicker and your blade would not end up at your shoulder when you take a slightly bigger stroke. From a biomechanics standpoint it would be more rotation of the upper arm with the elbow stable and more forearm flexion during the stroke.

But your stroke is nice and economical and that is huge. I do lots wrong that need improvement that you do better than I do.