I am self-taught, no coach. My forehand is quite natural, and good, by backhand slice isreally good, probably my best shot, volleys ok. No topspin backhand whatsoever of any decency. I guess that's the type of shot you can;t get away with no coaching. Any tips for improving it just through rallying, no coach?
Have no topspin backhand to speak of
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sundaypunch
Hall of Fame
There are dozens of BH threads here to get you started. There are also many great Youtube videos. You should be able to make some progress on your own.
Avles
Hall of Fame
Take a look at these two videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW2_dyj6QiM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWTPw1l3qIU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW2_dyj6QiM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWTPw1l3qIU
sansaephanh
Professional
All right I've been debating which backhand to hit for a while. My 2 hander I can hit more solid, but my 1 hander I have sexy flicks. This makes me want to dedicate myself to 1 handers. Great video advice
Sir Shankalot
Rookie
Everyone is different, but these series of videos from Tennis Mind Game really worked for me:
www dot tennis mind game dot com/advanced-tennis-backhand.html
Don't know why I can't post a link, remove the spaces between "tennis", "mind", and "game".
His instruction technique is unusual: instead of dwelling on mechanics he focuses on "feel". I went through these drills and everything just seemed to click.
YMMV.
Frank Silbermann
Professional
(1) Start with your slice backhand.
(2) Assuming you are using the continental grip, change the grip to eastern. You will no longer be putting backspin on the ball -- it it likely rotating forward a bit, but now every shot is heading towards the bottom of the net (if it even gets that far).
(3) Using the same grip, try to lob the ball directly into the back fence. Most likely it will fall short somewhere inside the baseline.
(4) You now have a topspin backhand. Practice it.
(2) Assuming you are using the continental grip, change the grip to eastern. You will no longer be putting backspin on the ball -- it it likely rotating forward a bit, but now every shot is heading towards the bottom of the net (if it even gets that far).
(3) Using the same grip, try to lob the ball directly into the back fence. Most likely it will fall short somewhere inside the baseline.
(4) You now have a topspin backhand. Practice it.
DeShaun
Banned
Drop feed yourself from your backhand corner on the baseline, using a continental grip hitting lobs to the opposite diagonal corner. Get the feel of coming around the outside edge of the ball, then toss your feeds further away from yourself so that you will have to take steps before arriving at your contact point. It is this the taking steps or the developing your sense of how and where you must move to to make the right contact that may take the longest time for you to get a feel for. But maybe not.
I say start with a continental because it allows you to hit topspin and does not encourage over-thinking your grips. Later on you can change your backhand grip by one bevel or more if desired, but it was with a continental that I started, and I am fearless on my backhand and also self taught. Hitting those lobs will also improve your available defense against anyone who thinks that they might want to test your backhand corner with towering soft junk, because you will just wait for their ball to drop and then roll it right back at them for a taste of their own medicine.
I say start with a continental because it allows you to hit topspin and does not encourage over-thinking your grips. Later on you can change your backhand grip by one bevel or more if desired, but it was with a continental that I started, and I am fearless on my backhand and also self taught. Hitting those lobs will also improve your available defense against anyone who thinks that they might want to test your backhand corner with towering soft junk, because you will just wait for their ball to drop and then roll it right back at them for a taste of their own medicine.
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enishi1357
Semi-Pro
If your bh has pat the dog then naturally it should have topspin. Most easily done with the correct grip like eastern. To practice make sure there is topspin and that your ball clear the net by a good margin.
Cheetah
Hall of Fame
uhm... no. there is no ptd on a bh.
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TennisLovaLova
Hall of Fame
Try twisting your wrist on the inside, when you grip the racquet to form a 90 degree angle
It helps a lot for the top spin 1hbh
It helps a lot for the top spin 1hbh
