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Korean Tennis Teaching: “Hit” vs. “Push” Confusion

The video addresses a common confusion among Korean tennis players about whether they should “hit” or “push” the ball. It argues that in Korean tennis instruction, the phrase “pushing the ball forward” is often misunderstood due to differences in English terminology.

• Korean beginners may be told to “push” the ball.
• However, advanced coaches (including those featured on YouTube) typically focus on concepts like “wiper swing.”
• They do not commonly use the English word “push.”

Core Instruction for Beginners: Compression + “Go Through”

The main technique for beginners is:

• Apply compression
• Go through the ball

Here, “go through” means the racket should drag forward and penetrate the ball’s direction. The explanation connects this to the English idea of “ghost the ball,” where:

• “through” implies the racket continues moving through the ball,
• rather than simply contacting it.

Avoiding Misleading Translations

The speaker distinguishes the intended meaning from English phrases that can imply an incorrect action. They note that translating “push” directly into English can sound negative, and may resemble wording like “posh the ball” (as described in the video).

That type of “push,” framed as rubbing contact, is presented as:

• light and careful,
• producing little to no swing speed,
• making it harder to generate power.

In contrast, proper pushing/going through is presented as an essential beginner step—not something negative.

What to Do Next

The video encourages viewers to try:

• “pushing the ball forward” (executed properly as “go through/ghost the ball”)

It also promises that later—once players become more advanced—the emphasis will shift toward feel and wrapping, rather than pure pushing.

Presenters / Sources

• None explicitly listed in the subtitles.