is the one handed backhand a more manly stroke?

[mikeler]

the forehand slice cross court drop shot is one macho shot

Thank you for confirming my machoness.

 

[1HBHfanatic]

Thank you for confirming my machoness.

the forehand slice cross court drop shot is one macho shot

+1 for this group. haha

 

[1HBHfanatic]

http://youtu.be/Mon_XaGk2FY?t=15s

So manly.... :twisted:

thats not nice.. haha, but goodone..

 

[Ash_Smith]

Single hander is the manliest shot there is... when combined with a beard it is truly Alpha as ****...

But, remember with great backhand comes great responsibility (actually the same is true for beards too)

 

[sureshs]

It was manly till Federer came along

 

[Gazelle]

Manly like Amelie Mauresmo and her twin sister, Deliciano.

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

Where's OP?

 

[r2473]

My 1HBH is so manly that the back fence can barely contain it

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

B****es lose their s*** when I hit my 1hander. Thug life yo.

 

[Heavybackhand]

So uh.. I use a one handed backhand but I have to say there's really no such thing as 'manly' or 'womanly' or any other stereotype to a person, let alone a shot. A one handed backhand takes better timing as well as strength to pull off as consistently as a two hander.

That being said, a two hander is what i teach my students first, and then if they have a natural inclination to a one hander I'll try it out for them. Honestly, anybody can hit any way they want to, just because you think it's more masculine to use one hand instead of two doesn't make it so.

So anyways, if we are stereotyping tennis shots, does that make Fabrice Santoro an effeminate player? definitely not.

Final point being, use whatever amount of hands you want, and you can be as manly or not as you want. doesn't matter the hands that you put on the racket.


P.s. OP left. has to be the troll king :lol:

 

[rkelley]

For a counter example:

There was a woman on the UC Berkeley team (a couple of decades ago) that had the most beautiful, graceful, one handed backhand I've every seen. She would set-up and uncoil on to the ball the smoothest, most graceful stroke you could imagine. It definitely had a feminine touch to it.

Seriously, I can't remember what she looked like at all, but I remember that backhand.

 

[Gadz]

What is it with people thinking everyone is a troll on this forum? I haven't been around to reply, just had a quick flick through and what is the point in replying to people having their own conversation and trying to be sarcastic smart asses. I asked the question simply being I have heard a lot of coaches say women use the double hander purely because they do not have the strength or ability to use a single handed backhand which implies that the two hander was more feminine. I don't believe it is which is why I wondered what a lot of you thought. It was a genuine thread but maybe I should have rephrased the title differently and the original post.

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

What is it with people thinking everyone is a troll on this forum? I haven't been around to reply, just had a quick flick through and what is the point in replying to people having their own conversation and trying to be sarcastic smart asses. I asked the question simply being I have heard a lot of coaches say women use the double hander purely because they do not have the strength or ability to use a single handed backhand which implies that the two hander was more feminine. I don't believe it is which is why I wondered what a lot of you thought. It was a genuine thread but maybe I should have rephrased the title differently and the original post.

You have a track record of asking stupid questions, only to abandon the discussion when people call you out on your red flags. Not to mention your discussion has zero to little relevant to the actual sport. Who the hell cares if it's a woman or a man hitting a particular stroke? Who the hell cares if it's one handed or two handed?

Do you know what all serious, competitive tennis players ask themselves or others? DOES IT WORK? Not how it looks, not how it makes other feel about their game, but DOES IT WORK.

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

For a counter example:

There was a woman on the UC Berkeley team (a couple of decades ago) that had the most beautiful, graceful, one handed backhand I've every seen. She would set-up and uncoil on to the ball the smoothest, most graceful stroke you could imagine. It definitely had a feminine touch to it.

Seriously, I can't remember what she looked like at all, but I remember that backhand.

Was this you then? :twisted:

 

[sureshs]

3 words:

Carla Suarez Navarro

 

[Gadz]

You have a track record of asking stupid questions, only to abandon the discussion when people call you out on your red flags. Not to mention your discussion has zero to little relevant to the actual sport. Who the hell cares if it's a woman or a man hitting a particular stroke? Who the hell cares if it's one handed or two handed?

Do you know what all serious, competitive tennis players ask themselves or others? DOES IT WORK? Not how it looks, not how it makes other feel about their game, but DOES IT WORK.

The bit you wrote about what tennis players ask themselves, why didnt you write that in the first post of yours instead of having to double your time and posts by calling me an idiot for a unnecessary reason. If you have nothing to say or any view at all towards it then don't bother wasting your time calling me an idiot trying to get a reaction.

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

The bit you wrote about what tennis players ask themselves, why didnt you write that in the first post of yours instead of having to double your time and posts by calling me an idiot for a unnecessary reason. If you have nothing to say or any view at all towards it then don't bother wasting your time calling me an idiot trying to get a reaction.

I was sugarcoating it. Most serious and competitive tennis player don't have to ask, they just know.

And no, they don't care if certain way/motion is more manly or not.

 

[mhkeuns]

Is this the same idiot who has been starting dumb threads left and right, only to abandon them?

Amazing...

 

[r2473]

Seriously, I can't remember what she looked like at all, but I remember that backhand.

Then she probably looked like Henin or Mauresmo

 

[BreakPoint]

Say for example there Is a unisex product available in two colors that don't have an obvious gender associated with them, like grey and green, and a bunch of women get to it first and buy mostly the green version of the product. Then the men come by and see that a majority of the women bought green and now the majority of what's left is grey. This doesn't mean that the grey product was masculine, and the green was feminine. But this is mankind we're talking about, so eventually men would rationalize some psycho theory as to why grey is more masculine than green even though the only reason they went with grey in the 1st place was because they didn't have a choice into what color was available to them when they got there. On the other hand if a woman was asked why she picked green, she'd say that grey was a boring and plain color.

It's more or less the same with backhands. But in the case of backhands, the madness ensues when most women on tour are seen to be using 2HBH's. Of course there's nothing wrong with that, it's just that people have a tendency to make absurd associations.

Sorry, but that's not a very good analogy.

Every individual man or woman has a choice of a 1HBH or a 2HBH. No one chooses one over the other because the other was not available to them. Both are available to everyone.

 

[BreakPoint]

I even run around my forehand to rip backhands.

Yup, I do the same with my 1HBH.

 

[BreakPoint]

I do that too. I actually hit my bh harder than my fh.

Yup, same here. :shock:

 

[BreakPoint]

I notice that men often drive a car with one hand and women often use two hands to drive a car. What does this mean?

Um...more men than women drive stick shifts?

 

[BreakPoint]

Women are attracted to guys that win, so if you have a crappy backhand, chances are you'll struggle. If it's solid (be it 1h or 2) then you've got a better chance.

Del Potro destroys the ball and he has a two handed backhand... so the one handed shot isn't the only way to be masculine.

Are you sure about that? Murray keeps losing AO finals but have you seen how hot his girlfriend is? :shock:

 

[BreakPoint]

3 words:

Carla Suarez Navarro

I can do it in only 2 words:

Francesca Schiavone.

 

[Shroud]

Probably should post a vid, to back up such a wild claim.

Dude you are a riot sometimes!!!!

 

[Shroud]

I can do it in only 2 words:

Francesca Schiavone.

Add Mauresmo too. She'd wrestle me and Suresh to
The ground and still be able to hit her 1hander...

 

[Spin Doctor]

Women are attracted to guys that win, so if you have a crappy backhand, chances are you'll struggle. If it's solid (be it 1h or 2) then you've got a better chance.

Women aren't attracted to tennis players, period. So choice of backhand isn't really a factor.

In other news, I heard Bruce Jenner is switching from a 1HBH to a 2HBH.

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

Women aren't attracted to tennis players, period. So choice of backhand isn't really a factor.

In other news, I heard Bruce Jenner is switching from a 1HBH to a 2HBH.

They have that in clinics now? Technology yo...

 

[Spin Doctor]

First step to a having a great 2HBH is a tracheal shave.

 

[Cowboyardee]

I even run around my forehand to rip backhands.

The proper way to do it is to switch hands and hit a OHBH with your off-hand. You don't need a FH at all, and no running around anything. Just sexy, manly OHBHs from both sides.

 

[GBplayer]

Women aren't attracted to tennis players, period. So choice of backhand isn't really a factor.

In other news, I heard Bruce Jenner is switching from a 1HBH to a 2HBH.

Is this a pre op or post op change?

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

Is this a pre op or post op change?

Probably a packaged deal at the clinic yo.

 

[Sentinel]

The proper way to do it is to switch hands and hit a OHBH with your off-hand. You don't need a FH at all, and no running around anything. Just sexy, manly OHBHs from both sides.

You must be what they call the Jedi or Ninja level

 

[beltsman]

It takes real skill to use the OHBH.

 

[directionals]

For a counter example:

There was a woman on the UC Berkeley team (a couple of decades ago) that had the most beautiful, graceful, one handed backhand I've every seen. She would set-up and uncoil on to the ball the smoothest, most graceful stroke you could imagine. It definitely had a feminine touch to it.

Seriously, I can't remember what she looked like at all, but I remember that backhand.

Women who have a nice 1hbh are the sexiest! I've met 2 so far. Probably 5.0. I could not stop staring!!

 

[PhrygianDominant]

Women who have a nice 1hbh are the sexiest! I've met 2 so far. Probably 5.0. I could not stop staring!!

It is definitely a show stopper to see a lady with a nice 1hbh.

 

[1HBHfanatic]

Women who have a nice 1hbh are the sexiest! I've met 2 so far. Probably 5.0. I could not stop staring!!

ive come across this myself; but not 100% of the time..
im definatly more insterested when they hit the 1hbh, haha..

 

[1HBHfanatic]

you ever have a 2hander/opponent try to imitate your 1hbh (mid match), after you hit a few winners on them??!!, this always brings a quiet smirk to my face..

 

[Rubens]

you ever have a 2hander/opponent try to imitate your 1hbh (mid match), after you hit a few winners on them??!!, this always brings a quiet smirk to my face..

Yes! Actually one of my opponents tried switching to the 1hbh for a while after playing with me.

 

[zill]

Hi all,

I was wondering if you think the one handed backhand is classed as a more manly stroke providing very few women use the single. I know we had henin and a few other women who used the single but is it just a stereotypical view to say the single handed backhand is a more manly stroke? Its obviously more elegant and graceful looking but would you say it's more so than a two handed backhand?

@StringSnapper ?

 

[Jonesy]

Only if you don't slice, slicing is less manly than a 2 handed topspin backhand.

Hierarchy of manliness:
OHBH > 2HBH > BH slicing > FH slicing

 

[StringSnapper]

@StringSnapper ?

gender has nothing to do with a tennis stroke

 

[Shroud]

@Curious can you chime in if you havent?

 

[zill]

gender has nothing to do with a tennis stroke

You changed your position of late?

 

[Curious]

@Curious can you chime in if you havent?

 

[zill]

One handed backhand: the path of the truly manly

You changed your position of late?

UTR 4 vs UTR 8 singles

UTR 8 plays with a wooden racket for the first time ever and warms up only for 2 minutes. The racket was last restrung 30 years ago! What would happen? Two supertiebreaks to 10.

tt.tennis-warehouse.com

 

[zill]

Initially I thought it was another 4.0 player

 

[Curious]

Initially I thought it was another 4.0 player

UTR 12.93

 

[zill]

UTR 12.93

not her 1hb though.