Have you ever been told to “get your racket back early”? If so, you’re definitely not alone. In today’s lesson, Brady’s debunking this myth and what you should be focusing on instead.
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Published on 01/20/2020 by Brady
Good tip. But “rhythm”.
Thanks for watching. Yep one of those stupid mistakes 🙂
I certainly understand that set position and quite agree, however, I watch a lot of the players that I play against, most having picked up the game later in life and often, the players don’t pull their racquet back into a set position at all but whip their racquet back at the last moment on their forehand shot. There is nothing smooth about it and it shows in their inconsistent and often weak return. Some lessons would help a lot of these folks but they don’t seem to really want to improve that much when they are older.
Racket back, bend your knees, that’ll be twenty dollars please. Forget where I first heard that joke…haha.
Heard that one before…gotta add some $$ to that with inflation!
Interesting lesson, thanks for the help.
On the forehand, when do you flick the wrist so that the butt cap is no longer pointing to the ball and the strings now face the ball? Is that done just on impact or do you start earlier, and if earlier, how much earlier. I understand that this is a split second adjustment, but when you watch the pros hit, the butt cap seems to be pointing at the target just before impact, so that the wrist hinges until the very last second, leading to greater velocity.
The later the better. If you maintain a loose grip your racket will naturally “lag” as it accelerates forward which is the #1 power generator in the forehand.
Always enjoy your lessons. My observations on getting your racquet back is that many club players, especially older ones, do not “set” their racquet as you demonstrated. Old school, I guess. The racquet is usually brought straight back.
Any advice for these folks?
My advice would be to fix it! Lots of practice to fix those bad habits.