Don Brosseau
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Timing and the Feel of the Racket Head (10 of 14)
Flash’s FH from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His shoulders make an early, pronounced turn with the trunk coiling fully against the hips, then uncoiling in sequence so the chest opens toward contact slightly after the racket drops.
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3.2s |
Timing and the Release of the Swing (10 of 14)
Don Brosseau's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a court-level side angle. His footwork emphasizes a well-timed split step into a semi-open stance, with a small adjustment step before contact and a clear recovery step back toward a neutral ready position.
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6.7s |
July 2008 Issue
A generic tennis player's groundstroke from a central baseline position, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. The player uses a small split step before planting into a neutral stance, then takes a couple of quick recovery steps to re-center after the shot.
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14.4s |
July 2008 Issue
Don Brosseau's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His timing emphasizes a well-synced split step into a neutral stance, with the front foot planting just as the racket begins its forward release.
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14.4s |
Timing and the Feel of the Racket Head (11 of 14)
Don Brosseau’s forehand unit turn animation from a central court position, filmed from a side angle. The sequence emphasizes a relaxed semi‑western grip with noticeable early wrist lag as the racquet head stays back during the initial shoulder turn.
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6.5s |
Timing and the Feel of the Racket Head (12 of 14)
Don Brosseau's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His hips load by turning back as the knees flex, then the lead leg drives and the hips uncoil forward before contact.
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14.2s |
Timing and the Release of the Swing (12 of 14)
Don Brosseau's forehand preparation for a high ball from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through finishes high with the hitting arm extended while his weight shifts forward, bringing him quickly back toward a neutral ready position.
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5.8s |
May 2008 Issue
Flash's neutral stance forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the closed racket face at the bottom of the swing, with a clear wrist lag that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
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7.6s |
May 2008 Issue
Don Brosseau's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from an animation-based orientation view. The shoulder and trunk rotation are clearly broken down frame by frame, making the degree of upper body coil and the timing of the uncoiling in relation to racket-head lag easy to distinguish.
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7.6s |
Timing and the Release of the Swing (13 of 14)
Don Brosseau's forehand on-the-rise preparation from a neutral court position, filmed from a side angle. His semi-western grip is evident in the laid-back wrist position, with a clear wrist lag that releases into a controlled pronation through contact.
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8s |
Timing and the Feel of the Racket Head (14 of 14)
Don Brosseau's animation lesson on the feel of the racket head is presented from a side instructional angle. His footwork emphasis includes a clear, early split-step into a stable neutral stance, with short adjustment steps aligning the body so the racket head can lag and then whip through contact in rhythm with the legs.
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5.5s |
Timing and the Release of the Swing
The tennis player's groundstrokes from center court are filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. The hips clearly load with a noticeable knee bend before uncoiling, with the legs driving up and forward in sync with the swing.
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5.9s |
Timing and the Release of the Swing (1 of 14)
Don Brosseau's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side court-level angle. The racket face stays relatively square to the incoming ball at contact, with the ball meeting the strings slightly in front of the lead hip and at about waist height.
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5.9s |
Timing and the Feel of the Racket Head (1 of 14)
Lindsay's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. Her rhythmic split step into a semi-open stance and smooth weight transfer onto the front foot make the timing of her forward swing and recovery steps very clear.
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3s |
Timing and the Release of the Swing (2 of 14)
Don Brosseau’s lesson focuses on the timing and release of the swing, filmed from a side instructional angle. The hip turn is sequenced with a noticeable delay in the full leg drive, emphasizing how the lower body initiates before the racquet releases through contact.
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19s |
Timing and the Feel of the Racket Head (2 of 14)
Don Brosseau's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through wraps across his body with the non-hitting hand counterbalancing behind him before he recovers back into a neutral ready position.
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Timing and the Release of the Swing (3 of 14)
Agassi's forehand from the center of the baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His follow-through finishes high with the racquet wrapping around his non-hitting shoulder while his weight transfers fully onto his front foot, bringing him quickly back toward a neutral ready position.
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3.7s |
Timing and the Feel of the Racket Head (3 of 14)
Don Brosseau's forehand timing animation from a central court position, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. The sequence clearly illustrates how the shoulders and trunk stay coiled as the racket tracks into the "pocket" before uncoiling in sync with the forward swing.
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5.8s |
Timing and the Release of the Swing (4 of 14)
Don Brosseau’s forehand from a central court position, filmed from a side animation angle. The animation emphasizes the relaxed eastern forehand grip and the delayed wrist release, with the racquet head lagging behind the hand until just before contact.
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16.3s |
Timing and the Feel of the Racket Head (4 of 14)
Don Brosseau's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. After contact his relaxed arm continues a loose wrap across his body while his non-hitting hand stays in front helping him return smoothly to a balanced ready position.
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3.2s |
Timing and the Feel of the Racket Head (5 of 14)
Don Brosseau's forearm-focused forehand animation is presented from a neutral, instructional camera angle. The racket head is clearly emphasized moving ahead of the hand through contact, with the forearm pronating to square the racket face at impact.
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8.7s |
Timing and the Release of the Swing (5 of 14)
Roger Federer’s forehand from a neutral position, filmed from a side animation angle. His shoulders and trunk coil early as the racquet lags back, then uncoil in a tightly sequenced motion where the trunk rotation clearly leads the arm and racquet release.
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20.8s |
Timing and the Release of the Swing (6 of 14)
Angela’s forehand from a neutral baseline position, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. The animation clearly depicts an early shoulder turn with the trunk fully coiled before the forward swing, then uncoiling in sequence from hips to shoulders through contact.
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21.3s |
Timing and the Feel of the Racket Head (6 of 14)
Don Brosseau's point-play lesson on timing and feel is presented with an animated tennis player, filmed from a side instructional angle. The animation emphasizes the racket head lagging behind the hand into contact, with the racket face slightly closed as it accelerates through a contact point around waist to mid-chest height.
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10.9s |
Timing and the Release of the Swing (7 of 14)
Don Brosseau's forehand taken out of the air near the service line, filmed from a side court-level angle. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path continues forward with noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
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13.9s |
Timing and the Feel of the Racket Head (7 of 14)
Don Brosseau's timing lesson animation on the rolling ball concept, filmed from a side instructional graphic angle. The sequence emphasizes how the wrist stays relaxed with a soft continental-style grip so the racket head can "roll" through contact rather than being forced by a tight, locked wrist.
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11.4s |
Timing and the Release of the Swing (8 of 14)
Don Brosseau's forehand timing animation from the baseline, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. The hips clearly lead the motion into contact while the knees stay softly flexed, showing how the legs load and unload in sync with the swing release.
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10.3s |
Timing and the Feel of the Racket Head (8 of 14)
Don Brosseau's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side CourtLevel angle. His hips load with a clear coil against a flexed back knee, then uncoil as the rear leg drives forward to initiate rotation into contact.
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3.7s |
Timing and the Feel of the Racket Head (9 of 14)
Don Brosseau's ball-catching timing drill, filmed from a side animation angle. The legs subtly flex and extend in rhythm with the hand motion, syncing knee bend and hip level with the timing of the catch.
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5.9s |
Timing and the Release of the Swing (9 of 14)
Don Brosseau's baseline forehand timing lesson from a central court position, filmed from a court-level angle. His footwork emphasizes a well-timed split step into a neutral stance, with small adjustment steps before contact to sync the release of the swing with the ball’s timing.
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7.7s |
