Dave Hagler

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Video Library (134 videos)

Name FPS Duration
Tactical Evolution: The Middle Third Del Potro's forehand from the baseline, filmed from a side angle. His footwork includes a clear split-step into a wide open stance, with the outside leg loading heavily before he drives through the shot and recovers.
Women's Doubles and Your Doubles (10 of 15) Dave Hagler's animation of the I-formation doubles strategy from a tactical overhead view. The follow-through and recovery patterns are clear as each player quickly resets into a ready position with split steps and coordinated lateral movements after the serve and return.
4.8s
Playing Styles Revisited (10 of 11) Flash's serve from the center mark, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. After contact he lands on his front foot with his hitting arm wrapping across his body while his non-hitting hand drops quickly to help him recover toward a neutral ready position.
4.7s
Teaching Balance (10 of 10) Dave Hagler’s forehand volley from the net, filmed from a side court-level angle. His continental grip is firm with a stable wrist, showing almost no wrist snap at contact as he balances on one foot.
10.7s
Women's Doubles and Your Doubles (11 of 15) Dave Hagler's alley-crowding positioning in a women's doubles strategy scenario, filmed from a court-level angle. You can see the net player adjust her split-step and lateral shuffle closer to the alley, then recover with small adjustment steps to re-balance her stance for the next ball.
1.7s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (11 of 17) Guga's forehand down the line from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then rotate aggressively toward the target as his legs drive up and out of the court.
5.9s
Playing Styles Revisited (11 of 11) Dave Hagler’s neutral-position baseline rally, filmed from a court-level side angle. The shoulder and trunk rotation are clearly segmented, with a pronounced coil of the torso before contact and a delayed uncoiling that sequences from the hips through the shoulders.
13.6s
Women's Doubles and Your Doubles (12 of 15) Dave Hagler's doubles strategy animation on the back player position, filmed from a diagram-style overhead angle. The animation emphasizes how the back player's hip alignment and lateral steps along the baseline adjust with partner movement and opponent shot direction.
3s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (13 of 17) Henman’s defensive baseline rally ball while pushed back in the court, filmed from a rear angle. His eastern forehand grip is evident with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back on the takeback and then softly firms up through contact without excessive wrist snap.
4.8s
Women's Doubles and Your Doubles (13 of 15) Dave Hagler's return from the Ad court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of the lead hip with a firm, stable face and a compact swing path designed to redirect pace rather than take a full cut.
15.8s
Women's Doubles and Your Doubles (14 of 15) Dave Hagler’s strategic animation from a three-quarters back view, filmed from a rear/side hybrid angle. The hips and legs of the players clearly show how they load with a moderate knee bend, then push off diagonally to adjust court positioning for women’s doubles formations.
6.4s
Women's Doubles and Your Doubles (15 of 15) Dave Hagler’s animation of a player hitting at the net in doubles, filmed from a diagram-style overhead perspective. The hips are shown squared toward the net with a slight knee bend, emphasizing a compact split-step and short forward leg drive into the volley position.
3.6s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (17 of 17) Nadal's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His follow-through finishes high over the shoulder while his weight transfers diagonally back toward the center, bringing him quickly into a compact ready position.
3.4s
Comfort and Power Zones (1 of 67) Dave Hagler's teaching animation on comfort and power zones from a neutral court position, filmed from a side angle. The follow-through is illustrated with the hitter’s weight transferring forward into the court and the racket finishing in the target direction before recovering back to a ready position.
8.6s
Spacing: Swing Volleys (1 of 51) Dave Hagler’s swing volley animation from a central court position, filmed from a side angle. The sequence clearly illustrates the racket face staying slightly closed at a contact point around shoulder height, with the racket head accelerating forward and up through the ball.
9s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 2 (1 of 64) Dave Hagler’s touch drill animation on neutral court position, filmed from a diagram-style side perspective. The shoulders and trunk are illustrated with a clear coil-and-uncoil sequence, emphasizing how early shoulder turn and controlled trunk rotation coordinate with the arm for delicate touch shots.
7.5s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 4 (1 of 64) Dave Hagler's animation drill sequence for developing touch, filmed from a side angle. The player's continental grip stays relaxed with a subtle, late wrist snap at contact to soften the ball.
11.4s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 5 (1 of 35) Dave Hagler's touch drill animation from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. The hips stay relatively quiet while the knees flex and extend rhythmically, emphasizing soft leg loading and subtle weight transfer during the drill.
12.4s
Women's Doubles and Your Doubles (1 of 15) Dave Hagler's animation changes explanation from a neutral court position, filmed from a front instructional angle. The video emphasizes how the shoulders and trunk subtly coil and uncoil together to signal different tactical intentions in doubles without telegraphing the play.
11.3s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 3 (1 of 4) Dave Hagler’s demonstration of an emperor’s volley drill from the net area, filmed from a court-level side angle. The continental grip is clearly visible with a firm but relaxed wrist, staying stable through contact with only a subtle, controlled wrist layback before impact.
23.8s
The Drop Shot in Many Variations (1 of 4) Dave Hagler's drop-shot drill game animation from a central court position, filmed from a side angle. The racket face is clearly open at contact with the ball struck below net height, emphasizing a soft, decelerating swing path.
5.4s
Teaching Balance (1 of 10) Dave Hagler's teaching sequence on balance from a neutral court position, filmed from a court-level side angle. The shoulder and trunk rotation are clearly segmented, with a pronounced early coil of the upper body followed by a delayed uncoil that syncs with the lower-body drive.
8.1s
Exaggerated Learning: Groundstrokes (1 of 9) Dave Hagler’s groundstroke teaching animation for kids from a central court position, filmed from a side angle. The exaggerated shoulder turn and pronounced trunk coil-to-uncoil sequence make the upper body rotation very clear, with the shoulders visibly leading the racquet through contact.
5.8s
Playing Styles Revisited (1 of 11) Dave Hagler's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body while his non-hitting hand extends back for counterbalance before he resets into a neutral ready position.
4.4s
Tactical Evolution: The Middle Third Nadal's forehand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a side animation angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball striking around shoulder height as the racket head accelerates steeply upward along a pronounced windshield-wiper path.
Tactical Evolution: The Middle Third Nadal's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through wraps high over his shoulder as his weight transfers fully onto his front leg before he recovers back into a ready position.
Tactical Evolution: The Middle Third Nadal's neutral-court movement pattern in a baseline rally drill, filmed from a side angle. His semi-western forehand grip is paired with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the unit turn before snapping forward just after contact.
9.2s
Exaggerated Learning: The Serve (1 of 5) Dave Hagler's serve from a teaching position, filmed from a court-level angle. His stance progression emphasizes a deliberate weight transfer from back foot to front foot with a clear knee bend before driving up into the ball.
6.1s
Spacing: the Final Frontier: Part 1 (1 of 6) Dave Hagler’s spacing animation focuses on ideal contact position relative to the body, filmed from a neutral instructional angle. The sequence emphasizes how adjusting grip pressure and keeping a relaxed wrist helps maintain consistent spacing before the racket moves into contact.
11.4s
Spacing: Swing Volleys (2 of 51) Dave Hagler's swing volley spacing animation from center court, filmed from a side angle. The side view makes it easy to see the adjustment steps that set ideal spacing so the player can strike from a stable, slightly open stance rather than reaching or crowding the ball.
6.8s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 4 (2 of 64) Dave Hagler's touch and feel drill at the net, filmed from a side court-level angle. After each soft volley, he keeps the racquet face in front and quickly resets his feet into a compact ready position to recover for the next touch shot.
13.4s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 5 (2 of 35) Dave Hagler's touch drill animation from the center of the court, filmed from a side instructional angle. The sequence clearly depicts the timing of shoulder rotation and trunk uncoil relative to ball contact, emphasizing how the torso leads the arm swing in a controlled kinetic chain.
12s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 1 (2 of 58) Dave Hagler’s touch and feel drill animation on neutral court positioning, filmed from a court-level angle. The shoulder and trunk rotation are minimal and compact, emphasizing subtle trunk engagement and soft hands rather than a full upper-body coil and uncoil.
16.2s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 2 (2 of 64) Dave Hagler's touch and feel drill from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level angle. The continental grip stays relaxed with a soft, minimal wrist hinge, emphasizing delicate grip pressure and subtle wrist absorption at contact.
7.9s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (2 of 17) Agassi's neutral stance forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side animation angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the net before uncoiling in sync with the trunk, illustrating how early shoulder turn stores energy that is then released through a sequenced torso rotation into the shot.
2s
Exaggerated Learning: Groundstrokes (2 of 9) Dave Hagler’s neutral-court FH and BH groundstrokes from center baseline, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His exaggerated teaching footwork uses an early, pronounced split-step followed by deliberate adjustment steps into a wide neutral stance before each stroke.
4.3s
Developing Touch: Drop Shots (2 of 4) Federer's topspin forehand from a neutral court position, filmed from an animated side-view angle. The animation clearly depicts the racket face slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, emphasizing a low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head up and over the ball.
9.2s
Comfort and Power Zones (2 of 67) Dave Hagler’s forehand and backhand teaching animation from center court, filmed from a neutral instructional angle. The hips and legs are illustrated transitioning between comfortable contact zones, with clear changes in knee bend and hip alignment to show how lower-body positioning supports different strike zones.
14.7s
The Drop Shot in Many Variations (2 of 4) Dave Hagler's animation of various grips for different tennis shots, filmed from a front instructional angle. The sequence makes the continental and eastern grip changes easy to see, especially how the wrist angle and knuckle position shift on the handle as the grip transitions.
10.1s
Spacing: the Final Frontier: Part 1 (2 of 6) Dave Hagler's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a side angle animation. His footwork emphasizes taking small adjustment steps to avoid getting jammed on the inside pitch, settling into a neutral stance before contact.
4.7s
Playing Styles Revisited (2 of 11) TennisPlayer_Flash's groundstrokes from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level angle. The player uses a quick split-step into aggressive open-stance footwork, then takes explosive crossover recovery steps to get back to the middle after each shot.
10.5s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 3 (2 of 4) Dave Hagler’s touch development drill game on a full court, filmed from a high rear angle. After each soft rally ball, both players recover with compact follow-throughs and quickly reset their hands in front of the body to be ready for the next touch shot.
36.7s
Spacing: Part 3 (2 of 4) Andy Murray's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from an animated side angle. His follow-through finishes high with his weight transferring into the court, and he quickly brings both hands back to the racket to recover toward a neutral ready position.
5.4s
Tactical Evolution: The Middle Third Thomas Muster's forehand from the baseline, filmed from a side angle. After contact he finishes with a high windshield-wiper follow-through while his weight drives forward into the court, quickly returning his non-hitting hand to the racket throat as he recovers to a ready position.
Spacing: Part 2 (2 of 6) Dave Hagler's spacing animation from a central court position, filmed from a side angle. The animation emphasizes how the hips and legs adjust spacing, with clear shifts in hip alignment and step length to maintain optimal distance to the ball.
20.5s
Women's Doubles and Your Doubles (2 of 15) Dave Hagler’s animation of groundstrokes from a central baseline position, filmed from a side court-level angle. The sequence emphasizes a laid-back wrist position with clear lag before contact and a controlled, stable grip through the swing path.
7.2s
Teaching Balance (2 of 10) Dave Hagler’s balance teaching sequence from center court, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through emphasizes keeping the non-hitting hand active for counterbalance and finishing in a stable, athletic ready position for the next ball.
11s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 3 (3 of 4) Two players hit soft dinks from mid-court inside two taped “box” targets, filmed from a rear sideline angle. The contact point is taken well out in front with a slightly open racket face and a compact, decelerated swing to deaden the ball into the small service-box areas.
9.3s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 4 (3 of 64) Dave Hagler’s touch drill animation on neutral-court positioning, filmed from a simple 2D side-view graphic angle. The hips and legs are illustrated with clear knee flex and small adjustment steps, emphasizing how low stance and quick hip reorientation support soft control in touch drills.
8.9s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 2 (3 of 64) Dave Hagler's touch and feel drill game at the net, filmed from a side court-level angle. The players use quick adjustment steps and a compact neutral stance as they soften their movements to control touch volleys close to the net.
8.2s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 1 (3 of 58) Dave Hagler's touch and feel drill animation from a central court position, filmed from a diagram-style overhead angle. The animation emphasizes quick adjustment steps around the ball with a neutral stance, illustrating how players use small recovery steps to stay balanced between touch shots.
14.4s
Comfort and Power Zones (3 of 67) Dave Hagler’s teaching animation on comfort and power zones, presented from a neutral 2D instructional angle. The animation clearly depicts how increasing shoulder turn and trunk coil moves contact into a stronger power zone, contrasting it with more square, limited trunk rotation in the comfort zone.
4.9s
Spacing: Swing Volleys (3 of 51) Dave Hagler's swing volley animation from the center of the court, filmed from a side view. The sequence emphasizes a forward weight transfer into the court with the racquet finishing high and the non-hitting hand helping maintain a balanced, ready posture after contact.
7.6s
Exaggerated Learning: Groundstrokes (3 of 9) Dave Hagler’s forehand groundstroke from the center of the baseline, filmed from a court-level rear angle. His exaggerated leg drive is evident as he sinks deeply into his knees before uncoiling the hips aggressively into the shot.
3s
Spacing: Part 2 (3 of 6) Dave Hagler's teaching system animation on spacing and positioning, filmed from a side instructional angle. The animation emphasizes how the player adjusts their stance width and timing of the split-step to create optimal spacing before setting the feet for the stroke.
10.2s
Playing Styles Revisited (3 of 11) Arantxa’s neutral rally forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. Her hips stay relatively closed through the load with a deep knee bend, then unwind with a strong upward leg drive that extends fully through contact.
12.5s
Teaching Balance (3 of 10) Dave Hagler’s forehand from a central court position, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively centered over a wide base as he moves backward, with noticeable knee flex to keep his weight balanced between both legs.
10.2s
Women's Doubles and Your Doubles (3 of 15) Dave Hagler’s “Create a Hole” doubles strategy animation from a neutral tactical perspective, filmed from an overhead/court-diagram angle. The footwork emphasis is on coordinated movement patterns for both partners, with clear shifts in positioning to open space and recover into optimal staggered stances.
7.2s
Spacing: the Final Frontier: Part 1 (3 of 6) Dave Hagler’s spacing animation for groundstrokes from a neutral court position, filmed from an instructional graphic angle. The hips and legs are illustrated stepping away from the ball to create proper spacing, emphasizing lateral footwork and hip alignment before rotation into the stroke.
9.7s
The Drop Shot in Many Variations (3 of 4) Dave Hagler's forehand animation swings from the center of the court, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His follow-through finishes high with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing in front of his body before he returns to a neutral ready position.
9.6s
Exaggerated Learning: The Serve (3 of 5) Dave Hagler's topspin serve from the center baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. The video emphasizes a deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive that leads the hips to extend and tilt forward into contact.
5.4s
Spacing: Part 4 (3 of 4) Dave Hagler’s instructional animation on volleys from a central net position, filmed from a side court-level angle. The sequence emphasizes meeting the ball slightly in front of the body with a stable racket face, showing a compact forward punch with minimal backswing and controlled racket head speed through contact.
8.1s
Comfort and Power Zones (4 of 67) Dave Hagler’s forehand teaching animation from center court, filmed from a side angle. The animation emphasizes how a relaxed semi-western grip and laid-back wrist position create lag before contact and then release into a controlled wrist pronation through the strike zone.
5.3s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 4 (4 of 64) Dave Hagler's touch and feel drill animation from a central court position, filmed from a 2D overhead-style instructional angle. The shoulder and trunk rotation are simplified into clear, exaggerated coil and uncoil phases, making the timing of upper-body turn relative to the arm swing easy to distinguish.
13.2s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 2 (4 of 64) Dave Hagler’s touch drill animation on neutral-court positioning, filmed from a court-level side angle. The animation clearly depicts how the hips stay relatively quiet while the knees flex and extend subtly to soften impact and control touch on the ball.
13.6s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 1 (4 of 58) Dave Hagler's touch drill animation on neutral-court positioning, filmed from a court-level side angle. The hips stay relatively quiet while the knees soften and extend subtly, emphasizing fine leg adjustments and light footwork rather than big leg drive.
8.3s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 3 (4 of 4) Dave Hagler's soft dink drill from the service box area, filmed from a side court-level angle. His compact split-step into a neutral stance and short adjustment steps toward the ball emphasize controlled footwork for developing touch at the net.
25.1s
Spacing: Part 2 (4 of 6) Dave Hagler’s forehand spacing drill from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His semi-western grip is clearly visible with a relaxed wrist that stays laid back through the swing before a subtle snap at contact.
10.2s
Spacing: Part 3 (4 of 4) Dave Hagler’s forehand spacing animation drill from center court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The side view makes the semi-western grip and stable, laid-back wrist position easy to see as the hand moves forward without early wrist snap.
10.8s
Spacing: Part 4 (4 of 4) Dave Hagler's drop shot animation from a central baseline position, filmed from a side angle. The animation emphasizes the player using small adjustment steps to get closer to the ball while shifting into a slightly open stance just before the racquet moves under the ball.
3.8s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (4 of 17) Federer's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear court-level angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point around waist height, with the racket head accelerating on a steep low-to-high path to produce heavy topspin.
4.4s
Teaching Balance (4 of 10) Dave Hagler’s forehand instruction from a central court position, filmed from a court-level angle. The video emphasizes a relaxed semi-western grip with a loose wrist that stays laid back through the slot position before naturally unwinding toward contact.
6.6s
Playing Styles Revisited (4 of 11) Maria's neutral stance forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. Her semi‑western grip is clear, with noticeable wrist lag on the racquet drop and a pronounced wrist snap forward right at contact.
7.7s
Women's Doubles and Your Doubles (4 of 15) Dave Hagler's serve from the center of the baseline, followed by a move to the net for a volley, filmed from a court-level angle. His small hop into the split-step as he approaches the service line sets up quick adjustment steps into a stable, slightly open stance for the first volley.
10.1s
Exaggerated Learning: The Serve (4 of 5) Dave Hagler's serve rhythm animation from a central baseline position, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. The racket moves through an exaggeratedly smooth toss-to-contact sequence, with the contact point clearly above the hitting shoulder and the racket face slightly closed to promote an upward swing path.
4.7s
Tactical Evolution: The Middle Third Stepanek's serve from the baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His continental grip is evident in the racket angle at setup, and you can clearly see a pronounced wrist pronation through contact and into the follow-through.
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 1 (5 of 58) Dave Hagler's touch and feel drill game at the net, filmed from a court-level side angle. After each soft volley, he keeps the racquet out in front and quickly resets his feet into a compact ready position to react to the next touch shot.
6.4s
Comfort and Power Zones (5 of 67) Dave Hagler’s teaching animation on comfort and power zones, filmed from a diagrammatic overhead angle. The player’s footwork zones are illustrated with distinct regions that indicate where neutral versus more open stances are typically used relative to contact height and court position.
8.1s
Playing Styles Revisited (5 of 11) Dave Hagler’s American-style baseline pattern from a central court position, filmed from an animated tactical overhead angle. The shoulder and trunk rotation are depicted with a pronounced unit turn on preparation and a delayed uncoil that sequences from the hips through the torso before the arm accelerates toward contact.
5.8s
Teaching Balance (5 of 10) Dave Hagler's backhand balance drill on one foot from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His stance stays mostly neutral as he hits while standing on a single leg, emphasizing small stabilizing adjustments in the ankle and hip instead of traditional recovery steps.
7.5s
Exaggerated Learning: Groundstrokes (5 of 9) Dave Hagler’s groundstroke teaching animation from a central baseline position, filmed from a side angle. The wrist is shown in an exaggerated laid-back position with a relaxed grip to emphasize lag before rotating through contact.
5.2s
Women's Doubles and Your Doubles (5 of 15) Dave Hagler’s animated groundstrokes sequence from a central baseline perspective, filmed from a side angle. The animation clearly depicts a laid-back wrist position during the forward swing, with the racket lagging behind the hand before the wrist firms up at contact.
6.4s
Tactical Evolution: The Middle Third Gustavo Kuerten's groundstrokes from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side angle. His exaggerated shoulder turn and deep trunk coil are clearly visible as his upper body rotates well past 90 degrees before uncoiling through contact.
Exaggerated Learning: The Serve (5 of 5) Dave Hagler’s serve from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. After contact, his hitting arm extends fully upward while the non-hitting hand stays down by his side, and he lands on his front foot before returning to a neutral ready position.
8.1s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (5 of 17) Hewitt’s neutral baseline rally ball from the middle of the court, filmed from a high tactical animation angle. His compact adjustment steps set up a neutral stance before contact, followed by a small recovery hop that keeps him centered for the next shot.
5.5s
Spacing: Part 2 (5 of 6) Dave Hagler's spacing animation from a central court position, filmed from a side angle. The sequence emphasizes how the player recovers back to an optimal hitting distance with the body weight shifting into a neutral ready position after the follow-through.
10.8s
Comfort and Power Zones (6 of 67) Dave Hagler's forehand contact point demonstration from the center of the court, filmed from a side animation angle. The racket face is shown meeting the ball slightly in front of the lead hip with a moderately closed face and upward swing path through the contact zone.
5.3s
Spacing: Part 2 (6 of 6) Azarenka's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side animation angle. Her shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline, creating a pronounced trunk coil that uncoils sequentially from hips to shoulders into contact.
7.9s
Playing Styles Revisited (6 of 11) A right-handed baseline player's neutral rally forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle in an animated training sequence. The player uses a small hop into a split-step before planting into a semi-open stance, then finishes with a crossover recovery step back toward the ideal neutral position on the baseline.
4.9s
Women's Doubles and Your Doubles (6 of 15) Dave Hagler’s strategy animation on women’s doubles positioning and patterns, filmed from a diagram-style overhead view. The contact points are illustrated with simplified racket and ball icons, emphasizing ideal strike zones in front of the body and directional racket face angles for higher-percentage shots.
8.7s
Exaggerated Learning: Groundstrokes (6 of 9) Dave Hagler's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His hips stay closed longer into the load with a deep knee bend before driving up through the legs into rotation.
4.4s
Spacing: the Final Frontier: Part 1 (6 of 6) Dave Hagler's forehand teaching animation on inside wiper mechanics, filmed from a side instructional graphic angle. The follow-through is depicted with the racquet wrapping across the body while the non-hitting hand stays in front to help stabilize the torso and set up recovery into a neutral ready position.
14.9s
Teaching Balance (6 of 10) Dave Hagler's movement drill from a neutral court position, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His hips and legs clearly show lateral and diagonal push-offs, with noticeable knee flexion loading into each change of direction.
12.3s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (6 of 17) Roddick's forehand InsideIn from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear CourtLevel angle. His feet load in a semi-open stance with a compact adjustment step before contact, followed by a quick crossover recovery step to re-center.
3s
Tactical Evolution: The Middle Third Nadal's forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a side angle. His deep knee bend and pronounced hip clearance to the left side make the upward leg drive and aggressive hip rotation especially visible.
Women's Doubles and Your Doubles (7 of 15) Dave Hagler’s 7Animation1Up1Back strategy session on women’s doubles positioning is filmed from a court-level side angle. The follow-through sequences emphasize how the net player recovers to an active ready position while the baseline player resets their stance and weight to stay balanced between offense and defense.
14.7s
Playing Styles Revisited (7 of 11) The tennis player's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from a side angle at court level. At contact the racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just in front of the lead hip and around waist height, and the racket head accelerates upward on a steep low-to-high path.
7.9s
Tactical Evolution: The Middle Third Rafael Nadal's point construction sequence from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His trademark wide split-step into quick lateral shuffles is evident as he repeatedly sets up in an open stance before using a crossover recovery step back to the center.
Exaggerated Learning: Groundstrokes (7 of 9) Dave Hagler's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. The racket face is visibly adjusted from slightly closed to more open at contact, with contact height varying from below to around shoulder level to emphasize different spin ranges.
3.3s
Teaching Balance (7 of 10) Dave Hagler’s running-forward movement to the ball from a neutral court position, filmed from a side angle. The racket stays relatively stable with a slightly closed face at contact, meeting the ball just in front of his lead hip with the head traveling upward through the hitting zone.
9.1s
Playing Styles Revisited (8 of 11) Jankovic's neutral rally forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear court-level angle. Her hips stay relatively closed at the start of the swing with a deep knee bend, then unwind as her legs drive up and out of the court during contact.
3s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (8 of 17) Max's neutral rally FH from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he finishes with the racquet wrapping over his opposite shoulder while his non-hitting hand drops back into a balanced position, then quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready stance for the next ball.
7.8s
Teaching Balance (8 of 10) Dave Hagler's overhead from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level angle. His footwork includes a quick adjustment step into a loaded trophy stance, with a clear weight shift onto the back foot before driving up to contact.
3.6s
Women's Doubles and Your Doubles (8 of 15) Partner’s serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. The racket contacts the ball at full extension with the strings slightly pronated, and the upward swing path creates noticeable racket head speed through contact.
4.8s
Tactical Evolution: The Middle Third Soderling's serve from a central baseline position, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. At contact his racket face is nearly vertical with the ball struck well above head height, and the racket head accelerates on a steep upward path for heavy topspin and kick.
Exaggerated Learning: Groundstrokes (8 of 9) Dave Hagler’s forehand groundstroke from the center of the court, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His follow-through wraps fully across his body with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him before he recovers back into a neutral ready position.
3.9s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (9 of 17) Tommy Haas's neutral forehand from the middle of the court, filmed from a side angle. The racket face is slightly closed at a contact point just in front of his lead hip, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward along a low-to-high swing path.
2.1s
Women's Doubles and Your Doubles (9 of 15) Dave Hagler’s animation of the receiver’s partner positioning in doubles, filmed from a tactical diagram perspective. The trunk and shoulders are shown rotating in small, anticipatory adjustments that sync with the server’s motion, emphasizing how the partner subtly coils and uncoils to be ready to move in either direction.
7.4s
Exaggerated Learning: Groundstrokes (9 of 9) Dave Hagler’s forehand groundstroke from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. After contact he exaggerates a full wrap-around follow-through with the racquet finishing high while his weight continues moving forward into a balanced recovery position.
2.1s
Teaching Balance (9 of 10) Dave Hagler’s walking volleys drill at the net, filmed from a side court-level angle. The racket stays slightly in front of the body with a firm, stable face at contact, meeting the ball around chest height with a short, compact punch.
6.9s
Tactical Evolution: The Middle Third Hagler's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a rear court-level angle. After contact he finishes with a high across-the-body follow-through and quickly brings both hands back on the racquet as he recovers to a neutral ready position.
Exaggerated Learning: Groundstrokes (4 of 9) Dave Hagler’s forehand groundstroke from the center of the baseline, filmed from the side. The animation emphasizes an exaggerated laid-back wrist position with clear lag before contact, while the grip stays relatively relaxed on the handle to encourage forearm release through the swing.
3.6s
Spacing: Part 4 (1 of 4) Dave Hagler's approach shot from the middle of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The shoulder and trunk rotation are exaggerated in sequence, with a pronounced coil of the torso followed by a clear uncoiling that drives the body weight through the ball.
4.5s
Spacing: Part 4 (2 of 4) Dave Hagler’s approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. You can clearly see the hips stay closed through the adjustment steps as the knees stay flexed, then drive forward into a more open position during the final plant and push-off into the court.
6.2s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (7 of 17) Hewitt's slice approach shot from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he keeps the racquet face out in front while his weight moves forward into the court, quickly organizing his feet into a compact ready position near the service line.
6.5s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (12 of 17) James Blake's backhand down the line from a neutral position, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His two-handed grip is firm with the top hand dominant, and you can see a pronounced wrist lag that quickly firms up into a stable, locked wrist at contact.
3s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (14 of 17) Federer's backhand from a neutral central position, filmed from a rear court-level angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck just in front of his lead hip at about waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the swing path.
3s
Spacing: the Final Frontier: Part 1 (5 of 6) Dave Hagler's backhand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a side animation angle. The animation emphasizes the contact point slightly in front of the body with a square racket face and a consistent upward swing path through the ball.
9.9s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 1 (1 of 58) Federer's drop shot from the center of the court, filmed from an animated side view. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck just below net height, and the swing path is abbreviated with a soft deceleration of racket head speed.
20s
Developing Touch: Drop Shots (1 of 4) Federer's drop shot from a neutral court position, filmed from an animated instructional angle. His follow-through is short with the racket face slightly open while his non-hitting hand stays in front of his body to help him recover quickly back toward a ready position.
14s
Developing Touch: Drop Shots (3 of 4) Dave Hagler's drop shot from a central court position, filmed from a side animation angle. The animation emphasizes a soft, relaxed continental grip with a slightly laid-back wrist that stays quiet through contact to create delicate touch.
7.9s
Developing Touch: Drop Shots (4 of 4) Dave Hagler's instructional drop shot from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. The side view makes the relatively minimal shoulder turn and subtle trunk uncoil easy to distinguish from a heavier topspin swing, emphasizing how the torso stays quieter while the hand and forearm soften through contact.
5.8s
Playing Styles Revisited (9 of 11) Flash's drop shot from a central court position, filmed from a court-level angle. His continental grip is held softly, with a noticeably relaxed wrist that stays loose and slightly laid back to take pace off the ball at contact.
5.8s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (16 of 17) Courier's forehand from the Deuce court, filmed from a Rear angle. His shoulders turn well past perpendicular to the net in the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm to start the forward swing, giving a clear view of upper-body sequencing.
3.9s
Spacing: Part 2 (1 of 6) Dave Hagler's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. The racket meets the ball slightly in front of the lead hip with a square face, and the swing path continues forward along the target line with noticeable acceleration through contact.
30.8s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (1 of 17) Federer's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the way his wrist stays laid back through the forward swing before uncoiling into contact with a controlled pronation.
3.5s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (3 of 17) Nalbandian's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders turn well past 90 degrees relative to his hips on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm to sequence the kinetic chain into contact.
2.4s
Spacing: the Final Frontier: Part 1 (4 of 6) Dave Hagler's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a court-level side angle. The side view makes the degree of shoulder turn and the timing of the trunk uncoil relative to the forward swing especially clear, showing how the torso leads the arm into contact.
10.9s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (10 of 17) Mario Ančić's low BH slice from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His deep knee bend and wide base are clear as he loads, with the outside hip sitting back to keep his torso stable while the front leg extends slightly through contact.
2.5s
Shot Selection: Foundation of Tactics (15 of 17) Haas's backhand floating slice from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His early split step into a slightly open stance leads into a controlled side-step pattern, with small adjustment steps as he carves the slice and recovers back toward the center.
3.7s
Spacing: Part 3 (1 of 4) Dave Hagler’s slice from a neutral court position, filmed from a side angle. The video makes it easy to see how his hips stay relatively closed while the back knee flexes and the front leg braces to support a low, skidding slice.
4.8s
Exaggerated Learning: The Serve (2 of 5) Dave Hagler's slice serve from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear court-level angle. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the wrist pronates late with a distinct sideways snap to accentuate the slice at contact.
11.4s
Spacing: Part 3 (3 of 4) Roger Federer’s slice return from a neutral position, filmed from an animation side view. His shoulders and trunk coil early as the upper body turns sideways, then uncoil in a compact motion with the shoulders staying slightly closed through contact to control spacing.
7.8s
Drills for Developing Touch: Part 5 (3 of 35) Dave Hagler’s neutral-court slice drill, filmed from a court-level side angle. The player practices quick split steps into a compact neutral stance, using short adjustment steps to get under the ball and then recovering with small lateral shuffles to be ready for the next slice.
22.5s