Open stance two-handed backhand for wide balls

[eah123]

In my most recent matches I noticed that my 2-hander on wide balls was falling short. In some cases, I would miss the ball because I have trouble tracking the ball with my right eye (possibly I'm left eye dominant.) I believe the problem is that I hit these with a closed stance (right leg crossing over the left).

Is the solution to hit these with an open stance? This old video suggests that:

During the course of the match, I changed to hitting all of the wide balls with a slice BH, which worked fine with a closed stance, and ended up being pretty effective.

 

[Dragy]

Edit: by some reason I read you as "...my one-hander...", wondered why thread is named "two-handed..." and proceeded to response about OHBH...

Are they hard wide balls where you lack time to set up, or slow wide balls where there’s time but also lots of ground to cover?

If latter, and you don’t manage to get behind them in time, stick with slice - or slicy deep bunt. Recover, play the next ball.

If former, fast situation, you can use the footwork 1-handers apply on returns: step open with coil, then swing at the ball while continuing to move same way laterally and swinging your right leg to then land on it. Some here, but you don’t heed to jump if the ball is not high:

 

[nyta2]

solution for me is to use whatever stance i can to get my weight going forward.
often if i cross my right over left (closed stance), my weight is only going to the side... and hips get locked (can't rotate), in this scenario i usually only slice (so i can open face for height/depth)
for topspin drives, if i strive try to get my left behind the ball, i have a chance to (a) push off my left (rear) foot, toward the net (b) can rotate hips (eg. wweight xfer from left to right foot) to help me get depth.

 

[PRS]

Hitting with an open stance is definitely worth a shot, especially since you have a two-hander (one is generally harder for open stance). If you haven't hit them much before, I'd definitely practice it a while before pulling it out in a match. It will feel different, and you might not get it right away, but put a time into it to give it a real chance. The open stance 2 hander isn't for everyone, but it can definitely be a useful shot to have in your toolbelt.