Backhand grip

[Silentgunz]

i have a question is this how u hold a 2 handed backhand

with my left hand under it too ? it looks like the opposite its in the mirror

i couldnt take the pic i had to hold the cam. is that how u do it knuckles up? because my friend , he uses a eastern grip and he does move his hand he just keeps it in the same way and just brings it over to his backhand and puts his left hand on it

 

[Sagittar]

hope that helps : http://tennis.about.com/od/forehandbackhand/a/comparebhgrips.htm
Good luck ..

 

[snoflewis]

from what i've seen from videos of pros and other advanced players, the dominant hand (whichever you hit your forehand with/the bottom hand) is continental and the top hand is either eastern or semiwestern. personally, i have my bottom hand on continental and top hand on semi.

 

[Silentgunz]

I found this picture online but this is how i hold my backhand .

but when i go from backhand to forehand i have to switch grips

Forehand

to

this where my knuckles are up.

is this how most ppl do it ?

 

[Tennismastery]

The pictures you are providing are of a strong eastern backhand grip...used in most cases as a ONE handed backhand among most pros and skilled players.

The only pro player to use the grip pattern you show in the pictures was Jim Courier. He basically hit a two-handed backhand as if he were hitting a one-handed backhand.

I don't recommend this grip as it makes you tend to lean back more and have a wiper finish.

However, if you are comfortable with this grip and are hitting consistent, effective backhands, then by all means go for it. If not, then I would seriously consider working on a more conventional two-handed backhand with a continental grip as your dominant hand.

Or, you could learn to hit a one hander.

 

[ubel]

ughh completely misread the post.

 

[skuludo]

Thats the grip I used 2 years ago.

That grip restricts your reach outwards and you can't extend through to the shot as much. To compensate for this I swung harder, but it puts excess stress on the back.

I don't need to go that extreme anymore as I found a better way to hit the backhand when I compltly lost it for a month. I now use a continental grip with my right hand. Left hand is in the same position as the picture.

 

[ionutzakis]

I'm am right-handed. Last year I switched my 2HBH grip from eastern on both hands to the following 2HBH grip:

- semiwestern for the left hand
- continental for the right hand

Tennismastery, is this grip too extreme? It seems I have to swing the racquets a lot harder to make it past the net that when I used an eastern grip for both hands.

I pretty much lost my consistency since I switched to this grip. I'm either hitting the net or launching moonballs, while the balls that make it past the net don't have enough pace but they are full of spin. It's only when I take a full hard cut and achieve perfect timing that the ball has enough pace.

I'm losing my faith in my backhand right now.

How can I fix my grip to get more pace and gain the consistency that I lost?

 

[skuludo]

I'm am right-handed. Last year I switched my 2HBH grip from eastern on both hands to the following 2HBH grip:

- semiwestern for the left hand
- continental for the right hand

Tennismastery, is this grip too extreme? It seems I have to swing the racquets a lot harder to make it past the net that when I used an eastern grip for both hands.

I pretty much lost my consistency since I switched to this grip. I'm either hitting the net or launching moonballs, while the balls that make it past the net don't have enough pace but they are full of spin. It's only when I take a full hard cut and achieve perfect timing that the ball has enough pace.

I'm losing my faith in my backhand right now.

How can I fix my grip to get more pace and gain the consistency that I lost?

I'm am right-handed. Last year I switched my 2HBH grip from eastern on both hands to the following 2HBH grip:
That is the grip I am using now. The one you are holding that is not working out for you right now.
It's not the grip. With the grip you are holding the swing path produces the ball to fly exactly in that direction. Avoid excessive brushing and hit the ball.

Also holder your left hand in the semi-western postion limits your extention, so you need to rotate harder to compensate. Being flexible will allow you to reach further. Just practice hitting some more and you body will naturaly loosen up to allow you to hit a decent backhand with minimal effort on your part.

This is based on my experience with the shot.

 

[Tennismastery]

I'm am right-handed. Last year I switched my 2HBH grip from eastern on both hands to the following 2HBH grip:

- semiwestern for the left hand
- continental for the right hand

Tennismastery, is this grip too extreme? It seems I have to swing the racquets a lot harder to make it past the net that when I used an eastern grip for both hands.

I pretty much lost my consistency since I switched to this grip. I'm either hitting the net or launching moonballs, while the balls that make it past the net don't have enough pace but they are full of spin. It's only when I take a full hard cut and achieve perfect timing that the ball has enough pace.

I'm losing my faith in my backhand right now.

How can I fix my grip to get more pace and gain the consistency that I lost?

If you are using a semi western on your non-dominant hand, and your also now using a continental on your dominant hand, depending on how long you used your eastern grips will dictate how long it will take to gain control of your new backhand grips.

I am in agreement with skuludo in that you are probably brusing up too much (mainly because of your semi western grip...I would switch that to an eastern forhand grip for now), and that your body will gain a loose rhythm that comes with practice and is necessary to gain consistency and power with the two hander.

Your old grips are very 'strong' grips especially using an eastern backhand on the dominant hand. You might want to stroke a number of times with only a left handed forehand to get the feel of this hand's role in the two-handed backhand.

Give it time.