The coach provides tips to improve Mathijs’ kick smash technique from the right side as a right-handed player. Mathijs lacks power in his smash, so the coach suggests focusing on feeling the ball, using the back end grip and holding the racket lower, and practicing footwork and side rotation.
The coach also has Mathijs practice sitting on a bench to improve arm rotation and hitting the ball from seven to two o’clock instead of behind. The speaker in another section emphasizes the importance of the correct grip for a kick smash, demonstrating the Continental grip and kick smash grip, and turning the grip all the way to the back end. He also stresses the significance of recognizing the contact point and practicing footwork and contact point variation to master the kick smash technique. Additionally, the speaker encourages playing the ball to the right side of the court to encourage a lob return and emphasizes good footwork, positioning close to the fence, and getting underneath the ball to effectively get it out of the court.
