Episode 30. The Prodigy Maker Show

Original Show link:

https://www.facebook.com/chris.lewit/videos/2601207296594085/?d=n

Nadal reverse forehand video link:

https://youtu.be/VZFCuVPMe6s

Happy holidays to all fans and supporters of the show!

In this energetic show, Chris wades into the debate about how to teach forehand fundamentals.

He discusses different models of teaching the forehand and why most coaches and parents are teaching the forehand inefficiently—if not entirely incorrectly.

Chris dissects the forehand stroke and describes his method for building a modern, elastic style.

Online tennis personalities and industry leaders Robert Garrett, Jeremy Malfait, Craig Webster, and more tune in.

Chris also answers numerous technical questions from the audience.

The show covers the following topics:

—The “old school”, “traditional” forehand mechanical model and why Chris thinks it should be retired!

—Chris’s perspective on why so many U10 players come to him with stiff and arrhythmic forehands that he has to fix

—Why children from 3 years old to senior citizens can hit the forehand the modern way with fluidity and rotation

—An extensive discussion of the reverse forehand and its historical evolution and variations

—Thiem’s bizarre practice follow through on the forehand

—Thiem’s new reverse forehand. It’s significant historically

—Federer’s forehand and Djokovic’s forehand and their use of the reverse finish

—Medvedev’s old school forehand finish. Why is it so ugly?

—How Tsitsipas is awesome and has great hair—but he has the technical strokes of a 1980s D1 college player

—What are the secrets of the reverse finishes? What is the meaning of the variations?

—Why Rick Macci’s Method is right—and also wrong

—Why the methods of Peter Burwash and Vic Braden are outdated and should evolve

—Why the Great Base method of Steve Smith is too stiff and traditional.

—Why Jeff Salzenstein’s obsession with the high forehand finish is misguided

—Why coaches should not build multiple motor programs stacked on top of each other, even though that approach works

—Chris’s new forehand model and method. How he builds a world class shot!

—Why fluidity should be the guiding star for coaches when building a world-class forehand

—Yellow Ball VS Green Ball. Chris discusses the relative merits of yellow versus green ball training and competition for young superstars

—Orange Ball Stinks! Chris explains why he is not a fan of orange ball and why the orange ball years often cost players a lot of development time—and set them back big time

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