Shoulder Adduction Will Transform Your Forehand Contact

I’ve been trying to figure this out for the last 3 months! Thank you so much!!! My problems started when I successfully got a coach to teach me how to shorten my swing, and I managed… but then I lost the ability to hit the top of the ball and keep it down. I will now warm up every time with those small motions you showed us. 🎉

I subscribed immediately after watching this video, great explanation, thanks!

As a fellow coach great to see people who sees so many BS tips on YouTube it's great to see people who know what they're taking about.

This is the only video I've seen that discusses this. I've struggled to understand how to fix my forehand and this is a summary of the solution. I have a lot of work to do but results are immediate. This alone solves that tight feeling which costs me so many points. Great work man.

Shoulder adduction is the contact - thank you!

Really glad to watch this! This really open a new page of my understanding on forehand stroke!

Great video, i subscribed immediately. I loved how you explained it!, I know not everyone understands this way, but its nice to have this perspective! I will watch more of your videos, thanks.

best example for this point is Federer, he is hitting effortless forhands in practice only concentrating on the contact. Thanks for this worthy information, most club coaches are so useless

It is what I need the most. Thanks.

I watch a lot of tennis channels... this is a good and simple explanation of the space in front of the ball my subscription

top tier content!!!! please keep it coming. subbed.

Through lots and lots of experimenting with the forehand motion I actually found that the key is to do exactly the opposite during the contact i.e. opening the shoulder angle and extending the overall distance of the racquet handle from the body by relaxing and letting the shoulder to open. Whenever I try to close the shoulder angle as you suggest I feel like I can't put the body weight into the motion any more as all the leg work I do counters the shoulder opening and I feel like I need to really stress my peck muscle in order to close the shoulder as I need to fight my own legs now.

Great video. I’m subscribed. Seems like the first step is to figure out my personal motion and where my hand/wrist is and the angle they are at in the optimal impact zone. The second step is to adjust the racquet angle (which means adjust my grip) to get the strings in the right position. Step three is then focus on the shoulder adduction. But it has to be in that order. Is that right?

Interesting concept. Was expecting to see also a demonstration during a rally though.

From a Fellow coach: With all the BS out there, Great to see someone who knows what he's talking about.

Great video. I also have a question about beginning of the shot. Should our be closed first? So first it closed, then we opening it and closing again. Thanks!

Everything follows contact point

Interesting content. Thank you 👍… and please get a body mic with wind noise reduction 😉

Great content. Thanks for posting! Wondering if you could clarify - When exactly does the adduction happen in relation to contact with the ball? Is ball contact at the start of the adduction, midway through it, or towards the end?

Nice explanation kuya