latest backhand practice vid

[tonygao]

Hi guys,

it's been a while that I put focus on the backhand. pls find out how my backhand looks like recently, maybe improved a little, maybe not, i am not sure.

anyway, please comment and critique as you wish. thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap3gTWT1fJQ

 

[forthegame]

looks good to me...

 

[dozu]

2nd that... compact and sweet... prolly just need to battle test it more, in running situations and all.

 

[Jonny S&V]

Looking good, simple take-back, good extension, etc... One thing that I'm gonna throw out there, because this helped my one-hander a ton, is after you hit your backhand, move back to a few feet behind the baseline and then split-step. This will guarantee that you always move forward and/or diagonally to the next ball. Just my $.02.

 

[aimr75]

after you hit your backhand, move back to a few feet behind the baseline and then split-step. This will guarantee that you always move forward and/or diagonally to the next ball.

good tip...

 

[GetBetterer]

When you load your front foot you're not stepping in heel-to-toe very well, it looks like you're just taking a flat step.

Don't let the ball bounce off of your racket. Swing, accelerate. Hold the racket back with your left hand while attempting to swing to build up power, and then release at contact to release all that energy stored up therefore accelerating the racket.

You're very tall when you hit the shot. Bend your knees a little more and almost arch your back forward.

Try to make it so that you're trying to show your back to the opponent so you can get more body rotation in and therefore help with the acceleration you're looking for because right now you seem very tall and straight up.

 

[BU-Tennis]

^^^^ Very sound advice, I would also suggest that you pay attention to how early you release your shoulders. Most shots your shoulders stayed nice and close but towards the end when it seemed you were really firing it up that you were opening up just a little too early. You might be trying to gain more power by using rotation in the shoulders so you open a little too far. You should really be using mostly the lower body and making a deeper rotation prior to starting the swing like GetBettere posted above.

But its a very solid and great looking stroke

 

[Nellie]

^^^^ You were opening your shoulders too early (kinetic chain was off) so that you are falling backwards on a couple of shots, when powering the stroke. Try to stay down and to keep the shoulders more closed until the follow-through.

 

[Djokovicfan4life]

Yeah, the swing appears to be nice, but by the time it approaches contact your weight is going to the right. I think you could benefit from getting "behind" the ball more with your left leg. Then after you've done this it's more natural to step in with the hitting leg. I could be wrong, but I think this is the main idea behind Tricky's one foot drill (originally Coach Kyril's, but Tricky expanded it to include all strokes), along with promoting better balance.

Edit: I put behind in quotes because of course you aren't actually getting the left leg in line with the path of the ball, rather in a position to make contact naturally once you step in.