is the 2 handed forehand getting more popular???

[scraps234]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gm752jpjIw

i have been seeing more and more kids using the 2 handed forehand... this girl looks good with it to... how many kids have u seen with one...

[1st Seed]

Honest to God my friend,Im 30 years old and I play 2 hands on both sides.Been playing with 2 hands since I was 12.The stabilty and power is something,but coverage and reach is tough.5.0 player.My user name says it all.

[Mada]

2-hand forehand I imagine would feel way too awkward; but that's just for me. I don't think it's getting more popular, and definitely won't become the new norm.

[ClarkC]

One of the top 14 year old boys in Virginia plays two handed from both sides.

Matthew Kandath, blue chip recruit from New York who committed to Stanford (ranked about #6 by tennisrecruiting.net), plays two handed off both sides.

[Petekbladetour1]

nopowan lwertchewakan tha wimbledon girls runner up has 2 handed forehand

[HydroYang]

Yeh, you generally see the Girls/Asians playing the 2HFH.
And to what you guys may think, It can be awkward but it's actually really fun to try, and I get a heck of alot of placement from it. I'd like to try playing it all the time ^^;
Yeh and Nopowan Lerchewakan from Thailand does play it, as does Shuai Peng of China (ranked 40 in WTA) and I think Akiko Morigiami plays it too!!

[eeytennis]

I haven't really noticed a huge increase in the two-handed backhand...the only top player I can think of is Matt Kandath. Other than that though, nope.

[robertg06]

I know a dude who hits with a 2H forehand and backhand, and his forehand is really quite amazing. His control is sublime.

[10isDad]

...the only top player I can think of is Matt Kandath. Other than that though, nope.

Andre Dome plays that way. He's pretty much a top player.

[oneguy21]

2-hand forehand I imagine would feel way too awkward; but that's just for me. I don't think it's getting more popular, and definitely won't become the new norm.

That's probably what people were saying when the two-handed backhand was being popularized by Borg and Connors.

[HydroYang]

Yeh, you generally see the Girls/Asians playing the 2HFH.
And to what you guys may think, It can be awkward but it's actually really fun to try, and I get a heck of alot of placement from it. I'd like to try playing it all the time ^^;
Yeh and Nopowan Lerchewakan from Thailand does play it, as does Shuai Peng of China (ranked 40 in WTA) and I think Akiko Morigiami plays it too!!



Huhmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,
does anyone pay attention to my reply?
I just gave you like a few players,
Plus Santoro plays 2 handed on both sides.

[joshburger]

have u guys even see anyone with a 2 handed forehand and a one handed backhand, it seems pointless to me

[atatu]

Dimitar Kutrovsky, who plays #1 for the Univeristy of Texas, is 2 hands off both sides.

[oneguy21]

The two-handed forehand highly inhibits your ability to swing freely and has a limited reach. There's a reason it's not too popular.

[SoCal10s]

have u guys even see anyone with a 2 handed forehand and a one handed backhand, it seems pointless to me

Pancho Segura... won 3 NCAA, look him up...

[wishsong]

I only use a 2 hander backhand. I like the one handed forehand better because it's more maneuverable and I just find it easier :]

[BigBUBBA]

Kucova, who won the jr. us open in 07 or got to the final, hits two hand off both sides. Got to watch her live twice, shes great

[S H O W S T O P P E R !]

My god, the 1-handed forehand will become extinct while ugly 2-hands-off-both-sides players will rule tennis with UGLY SHOTS! D:

[Noaler]

I haven't seen a single two handed forehand...

[1st Seed]

:)I know a dude who hits with a 2H forehand and backhand, and his forehand is really quite amazing. His control is sublime.

If your fast,good footwork,2hander's pack tons of power and angle's you did'nt know were possible.I get tons of compliments on my game.I would'nt teach it though.I dont hit western,full eastern grip.Majority of my baseline balls are very deep.Lindsay, Jenn Jenn,style.Im in Toronto If someone's on for a game.

[1st Seed]

Pancho Segura... won 3 NCAA, look him up...

Co #1 WoW,maybe I do have a chance.Just wkpda him, crazy 5'6" Jack Kramer Quote {"the greatest single shot ever produced in tennis".

Thanks again for the post.

[10isDad]

I haven't seen a single two handed forehand...

So, you've never seen Jan Michael Gambill, Monica Seles, or Fabrice Santoro? Check youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRcIkzwpJQM. That vid pairs Gambill and Seles together. Not great quality, though. Probably too young to have ever seen Gene Mayer, much less Segura.

However, the question really wasn't about pros, the question was whether it was becoming more popular which begs are more juniors using a 2-handed forehand than were previously?

I've a question, however. Would the term 2-hand forehand only be applicable based upon the grip? Explanation below:

My son has 2 friends that use it. One is a rightie who genuinely uses a two-handed forehand (right hand always low). The other is a rightie who actually hits a two handed leftie forehand and a conventional 2-handed leftie backhand (right hand always high). I believe that is what Gambill did, as well though could be mistaken.

Not a junior, but there's a teaching pro named Jeff Williams in Phoenix (former #300 in the world on the tour) who hits 2-handed both ways. He's somewhat unique in that he really doesn't hit a forehand. He switches his hands so his grip is always in the position of hitting a two-handed backhand (right hand low when hitting ball off left-side, left hand low when hitting ball off right-side).

[HydroYang]

So, you've never seen Jan Michael Gambill, Monica Seles, or Fabrice Santoro? Check youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRcIkzwpJQM. That vid pairs Gambill and Seles together. Not great quality, though. Probably too young to have ever seen Gene Mayer, much less Segura.

However, the question really wasn't about pros, the question was whether it was becoming more popular which begs are more juniors using a 2-handed forehand than were previously?

I've a question, however. Would the term 2-hand forehand only be applicable based upon the grip? Explanation below:

My son has 2 friends that use it. One is a rightie who genuinely uses a two-handed forehand (right hand always low). The other is a rightie who actually hits a two handed leftie forehand and a conventional 2-handed leftie backhand (right hand always high). I believe that is what Gambill did, as well though could be mistaken.

Not a junior, but there's a teaching pro named Jeff Williams in Phoenix (former #300 in the world on the tour) who hits 2-handed both ways. He's somewhat unique in that he really doesn't hit a forehand. He switches his hands so his grip is always in the position of hitting a two-handed backhand (right hand low when hitting ball off left-side, left hand low when hitting ball off right-side).

There are More recent players too.

[1st Seed]

My strokes are very similar,right hand on top.I don't change hands for backhand.There are diferent variations of it.Gambill's and Santoro's are not how I hit.Eastern is the way for 2 handers.

I don't recomend teaching it though.Children who don't have the wrist strength are best to develope it.