follow-through

[tennisislife]

i know i may ask a stupid question but i want to know if we use a one-hand backhand do we need to follow-through and is it better for a begginer to use a 2-handed backhand or 1-hand backhand..sry for asking a stupid question

[Marius_Hancu]

check my posting in the Sticky (topmost thread here)
on 1HBH
look at the clips of the pros there
and see if they're using followthroughs or not:-)

as to 1HBH or 2HBH, it's your choice

[Geezer Guy]

i know i may ask a stupid question but i want to know if we use a one-hand backhand do we need to follow-through and is it better for a begginer to use a 2-handed backhand or 1-hand backhand..sry for asking a stupid question

Hey - Right Thread! GOOD JOB!! :) ............... (inside joke)

[donnyz89]

You do need followthrough.

and for beginners 2 hand is better because its just easier. most pros use 2 hands anyways, no harm done. 1 hand could be more versaile but its also more difficult. its your choice.

[SageOfDeath]

You do need followthrough.

and for beginners 2 hand is better because its just easier. most pros use 2 hands anyways, no harm done. 1 hand could be more versaile but its also more difficult. its your choice.

more difficult? Depends but for most people a 2 hander is easier to control and they never switch, which isn't a bad thing just a fact. But there are some people who have found that 1 hander was easier and more natural to learn than a 2 hands.

You need a follow through. The reason why? What are you going to do stop at the contact point? Gonna lose a lot of power there, and I'm sure you would put some strain on your body.

My amatuer advice to you:
1. Get a coach
2. Check out the sticky on the top of tips and instruction, many useful threads about practically anything you want to know.
3. Watch the pros

Then the obvious ,of course, practice what you've learned, like in school you just learned something new you need to practice it to get it engrained in your head, school its homework, tennis its practice. (good practice, by this I mean focusing) Don't overload yourself with too much at once, that might not be the best thing to do to yourself, work on the fundamentals and work your way up.

[Midlife crisis]

You need a follow through. The reason why? What are you going to do stop at the contact point? Gonna lose a lot of power there, and I'm sure you would put some strain on your body.

This is the critical point - that you would injure yourself. You know the recent rash of baseball pitching injuries involving torn labrums? That usually results from decelerating the arm too quickly after releasing the ball, which is the same as trying to slow the racket down too quickly after hitting the ball.

It is scary to go out and watch a little league game. Parents with speed measuring devices are ruining the arms of many kids, who will throw with the most injurious looking motion just to get an extra couple of MPH on the gun.