Bh slice help?

[zeratul90]

Does anyone know if there's a video on how to do a fast low, skidding slice? My current bh slice is more a slow heavy backspin shot (depending how long I draw my arm, it usually lands inside the service line to no man's land). I played against a friend of mine from middle school (I'm a freshman now, he's a year younger) and this is pretty much all the does for his bh. I had lots of trouble with this though as it usually lands between the service line and no mans land while I'm a feet or 2 behind the baseline. If I were to sprint to it in time, I would usually miss and hit above it or if I made contact, wouldn't go pretty much anywhere. My friends that I hit with already have trouble with my current slice (I usually hit deep with topspin so it usually catches them off guard) so I was thinking of learning even a more effective one.

If anyone can explain or point me out to some videos it'll help a lot, thanks!

 

[nalbyvsfed]

well i dont know but this worked for me:

think about a one handed backhand : with a one hander you drop your racket and then swing forward. what i did with the slice, swing forward immediately ( without dropping, if the ball is low it will drop automatically). do not chop at the ball and then extend out. i think its just a one handed backhand with dropping the racket, if you do this you will a much more fluid slice. correct me if i am wrong TW posters.

the second thing i did is to take is on the rise:
my timing is, when the ball bounces on the court i swing forward. this helps decrease reaction time, and open up the angles ( taking it on the rise). and because the ball is rising and ur racket is chopping it from above, You will get alot more backspin. the solution for pace is taking it on the rise aswell, because when you do this: the ball will at highest speed.


this worked for me, i dont know if it will help you.
try this out, and i hope it will work for you aswell.

all TW members correct me if i am wrong, because i dont want to give wrong information.
sorry for my english aswell.

have fun.

 

[LeeD]

Key to heavy, skidded, low slice is to keep body position moving slightly forwards or at least stable, high to low swing, full shoulder turn, and long, underspin stroke hit firm and clearing the net by not much more than 2 feet, lower if you can consistently.
You can use Eastern back, conti, or conti with forehand flavor, they all can hit hard low skidded slices.
Do NOT be defensive during the stroke. The key is to hit it like an offensive shot.

 

[zeratul90]

Thanks for the help guys