Big 3 Technical Breakdown #1: 40 Minutes on Nadal's Forehand with Jim Klein

The Big 3 Podcast

Nick Nemeroff

May 10, 202137 min
Tennis

Big 3 Technical Breakdown #1: 40 Minutes on Nadal's Forehand with Jim Klein

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Episode Notes

In this first episode of the Big Three Technical Breakdown series, biomechanics expert Jim Klein talks to Nick about Nadal's forehand. Jim is the Director of Tennis at the Doylestown Tennis Club in Doylestown, PA. He has been teaching tennis for over 35 years and has extensively studied the swings of the top professionals in slow motion.

Topics Include:

- Nadal's Forehand Grip 

- 5 Key Elements to Nadal's Forehand

- Impact of Ground Reaction Force on Nadal's Forehand

- Nadal's In-Match Forehand vs. Practice Forehand

- Nadal's Integration of the Reverse Forehand

- Federer vs. Nadal Forehand Swing Path 

- Evolution of Nadal's Forehand Backswing