Product Details

• Actors: Nick Bollettieri
• Directors: Human Kinetics
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Human Kinetics
• DVD Release Date: July 29, 2008
• Run Time: 40 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0019K9U2Y
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,647 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Take your forehand to its maximum potential as Nick shows you the steps to hitting a signature Bollettieri forehand. You'll enjoy this fun and informative approach--covering footwork, balance, racket preparation, and more--designed to build the perfect winning forehand with target training, technique drills, and match simulation. Part of the 10-disk Bollettieri DVD Collection, Killer Forehand is one of six DVDs that focus on superior technique for the essential strokes. About the Author Nick Bollettieri is the most well-known and successful tennis coach in the world today. His training program is recognized as one of the best systems for developing top players-in fact, 10 of his players have reached the top ranking in the world. Some of his most notable students are Maria Sharapova, Venus and Serena Williams, Tommy Haas, Jelena Jankovic, Andre Agassi, Martina Hingis, Jim Courier, Monica Seles, Anna Kournikova, Marcelo Rios, and Boris Becker. Nick founded the world-renowned Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in 1978. Within 10 years, Nick expanded his vision when he joined forces with IMG to turn the tennis academy into a multisport training facility, now known as IMG Academies. IMG Academies trains over 13,000 junior, collegiate, adult, and professional athletes annually, including families and corporate groups, from over 75 countries. Nick's insights into the game of tennis are sought after by organizations around the world. He has authored numerous books on tennis and contributed to many television and video programs, and he regularly writes for magazines and Internet sites. A recipient of USTA's Coach of the Year Award, Nick is recognized globally for his promotion of the sport, especially for his work with youth. He currently resides in Bradenton, Florida.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Would like to see this video remade, August 22, 2010

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Philip A. Dinauer (Guilford, CT United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nick Bollettieri's Stroke Instruction Series: Killer Forehand DVD (DVD)

Will give three stars. Video incorporates goofy scientist character which might be entertaining for children < 16 years age, but annoying to me. Wish that the video had some commentary directed at the novice player to emphasize basics regarding swing mechanics and creation of low-to-high swing pattern with topspin. Overall, the Bollistic Backhand video in this instructional series did much better job taking time to explain the backhand swing, and this video on the forehand is not quite of the same quality.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nick Bollettieri's Stroke Instruction Series: Killer Forehand DVD, September 30, 2009

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K. Lee (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nick Bollettieri's Stroke Instruction Series: Killer Forehand DVD (DVD)

This product matched or exceeded my expectation. It clearly shows the right move in details. I have private tennis lessions for many years but I can learn more from the video. The video is better suited to advance players. You can really learn the essential in hitting the ball if you can play slow motion in that part of the video.

3.0 out of 5 stars Better Options Available, March 21, 2011

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turbotiger2002 (the United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nick Bollettieri's Stroke Instruction Series: Killer Forehand DVD (DVD)

Positives:
1. Offensive open stance forehand.
2. Offensive neutral stance forehand.
3. General footwork techniques (not specific to forehand).
4. Court positioning/basic court geometry (not specific to forehand).

Negatives:
1. Killer Forehand could have greater emphasis on the technical details of the open stance forehand, e.g. how and when to jump, how and when to use hip rotation, differences between defensive technique versus offensive technique, differences among various follow through motions.
2. The numerous annoying clown acts combined with inadequate scene selection from the menu makes the video hard for me to tolerate re-watching multiple times.
3. The video doesn't explain how to compensate for low versus high balls, short versus deep balls, or fast versus slow balls. The video over emphasizes taking big swings, which I believe may result in inexperienced viewers hitting a lot of unforced errors.


Bollettieri also covers footwork and court positioning in his much better Nick Bollettieri's Stroke Instruction Series: Bollistic Backhand DVD video. For a more focused video on the open stance forehand, I like USPTA The Modern Forehand.

The target audience for Killer Forehand is probably aggressive intermediate level players. I think beginners and casual players might be happier with Consistent Tennis Wins ( The Original ) or John Officer: 50 Quick Tennis Tips (DVD).

Overall the video has a lot of good content, but for me the material was easier to learn from the combination of Bollettieri's Bollistic Backhand and USPTA's Modern Forehand, which effectively made Killer Forehand an unnecessary purchase.