I struggle with my footwork on the backhand side. Do you all know of any good videos of drills to help my footwork on the one hander.
post a video of yourself?
footwork is the LEAST important part of the shot... need to learn what the HAND does first, then the rest of the body will follow.
Thank you for posting this, that guy has a lot of good stuff on you tube.
You are welcome. He does what what my coach did when I started tennis. Makes a lot of sense .Thank you for posting this, that guy has a lot of good stuff on you tube.
Why not watch some practice rallies with OHBH players? You'll see what they do.What recovery footwork do you use on one handed backhand? Difficult to crossover step back unlike the forehand recovery. Do you step out with the back foot after hitting the ball and shuffle back the first step? Couldn’t find any videos on this.
Yeah, that’s what I figured out afterwards.Why not watch some practice rallies with OHBH players? You'll see what they do.
The very basic part is to not get stuck in closed stance, but bring back foot around (if you are hitting with "weight transfer") and sometimes also drop the front foot back - somehow reach open stance right after you follow-through your swing. From there they either shuffle, if the recovery position is close, or they can do cross-over first, if need to cover more ground:Yeah, that’s what I figured out afterwards.![]()
Even when I bring the left foot around it’s still too much behind to make a front crossover step. So I end up either with a behind the back crossover or take my right foot back. Both feel bad and slow.The very basic part is to not get stuck in closed stance, but bring back foot around (if you are hitting with "weight transfer") and sometimes also drop the front foot back - somehow reach open stance right after you follow-through your swing. From there they either shuffle, if the recovery position is close, or they can do cross-over first, if need to cover more ground:
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That’s what Thiem does a lot. The thing is he’s athletic and drops his right foot back beneath the center of mass while still “in the air”, light on feet. Like mogul step.take my right foot back.