Can you hit a FH with opposite hand?
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Tuskarr
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I could get away with it at the 3.5 level. When I got back into tennis a couple years ago, one of the ways I worked on my backhand was hitting lots and lots of left handed forhands. Worked great.
There's a 4.0 guy at our club that always hit left handed forehands during the warm up in lieu of backhands. The first time I played against him, I thought he was crap haha bc I thought he was actually left handed.
There's a 4.0 guy at our club that always hit left handed forehands during the warm up in lieu of backhands. The first time I played against him, I thought he was crap haha bc I thought he was actually left handed.
kramer woodie
Professional
Motobmxer
I remember a young opponent of mine back in the 60's who did not have a backhand stroke. Instead he had two forehand strokes, one right-handed and one left-handed. Why he
taught himself that way, I don't know, but he was a dam good player. I have been telling young players who are learning to quit thinking backhand, instead to think right and left
forehands. However, if right-handed the right hand stays on the racquet for support.
Aloha
The Unknown
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Is this going to accompany serving over 100mph, using a heavy racket and having both a one handed and two handed backhand as a further measure of a man in the game of one-upmanship that is the TW forums?
bitcoinoperated
Professional
You also need to have 85-90" racquet and no poly.
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i can hit a left handed fh, probably good enough to beat most low 3.5.
I thought it was a goofy thing to practice that I never saw other folks do...
then i saw this video:
(and a similar one i can't find atm)
Now i spend at least 5-10m of practice hitting left bh/fh for fun
I think it helps my 2hbh, fun variation/exercise.
the guys on the video mentioned that they don't/can't consistently play with 2 fh because it takes too long to switch grips consistently in the heat of battle.
I thought it was a goofy thing to practice that I never saw other folks do...
then i saw this video:
Now i spend at least 5-10m of practice hitting left bh/fh for fun
I think it helps my 2hbh, fun variation/exercise.
the guys on the video mentioned that they don't/can't consistently play with 2 fh because it takes too long to switch grips consistently in the heat of battle.
TupeloDanger
Professional
I can't imagine why I'd want to.
The Unknown
Semi-Pro
Plus tension of 25 on the crosses and 75 on the main
movdqa
Talk Tennis Guru
I could get it over the net. I played mixed doubles lefty a long time ago because the rest of the players were so weak.
One of my hitting partners can hit forehands, serves, one-handed backhands, two-handed backhands, volleys and overheads with either hand. He's aced me lefty and righty and we often have practice sessions with his lefty forehand with heavy topspin against my backhand.
One of my hitting partners can hit forehands, serves, one-handed backhands, two-handed backhands, volleys and overheads with either hand. He's aced me lefty and righty and we often have practice sessions with his lefty forehand with heavy topspin against my backhand.
SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
I have most of my students learn to hit a FH with the opposite hand/arm. Also have them do UPs and DOWNs (bouncing the ball on the strings or the racket edge) with their non-dominant wing. These exercises are great for brain development (generates more grey matter connections), Also helps to develop improved control of the opposite arm/hand... needed for 2-handed BHs and for the service toss.
SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
Maybe your dominant arm is the wrong one for tennis!
That would leave me in a very bad position, because it definitely won't get better using the other one.
mntlblok
Hall of Fame
There's a guy ranked in the top 10 nationally in the 70's who uses two forehands.
I learnt to hit topspin lefty off both sides a couple of years ago whilst battling golfer's elbow. Could get it down pretty nicely against the ball machine - as long as I was only hitting one or the other. The first time I tried to rally with a human and had to switch grips to hit both, it fell apart so totally that I haven't tried it since.
I learnt to hit topspin lefty off both sides a couple of years ago whilst battling golfer's elbow. Could get it down pretty nicely against the ball machine - as long as I was only hitting one or the other. The first time I tried to rally with a human and had to switch grips to hit both, it fell apart so totally that I haven't tried it since.
The Unknown
Semi-Pro
I remember Tsonga pulling out a left handed shot to an extremely angled ball in a masters 1000 not too long ago
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