Single handed backhand help
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Marius_Hancu
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search at:
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/search.php?
keywords: 1hbh grip
you will get:
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=37862
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=37920
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/search.php?
keywords: 1hbh grip
you will get:
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=37862
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=37920
Marius_Hancu
Talk Tennis Guru
check:
Backhand clips at:
http://uspta.com/index.cfm/MenuItemID/1266.htm
Analyzing Tommy Haas and his Onehanded Backhand
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=28405
Backhand clips at:
http://uspta.com/index.cfm/MenuItemID/1266.htm
Analyzing Tommy Haas and his Onehanded Backhand
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=28405
I use a 1HB myself, and was lucky enough my natural swings carried topspin into it. Marius' links are better though.
Position yourself in a square stance, pull the racket back with your left hand, push outward and meet the ball in front of you and a little away from your body. The contact zone for a 1HB is a little further out than 2HBs. Instead of naturally pulling your racket to the opposite side like with forehands, you should be pushing out and up in the direction of where you want the ball to go.
By pushing outwards your racket naturally (by this I mean you don't have to consciously do anything) moves up sharply at the end, generating a small amount of topspin.
I also found another approach on revolutionarytennis.com. The author is a strong advocate of moving into the ball with plenty of linear momentum (moving forward for pace, less rotation and not side-to-side), and said to:
According to him, do NOT straighten your arm. In the picture here it is always at least slightly bent and the first part of the motion should end up at about where you'll meet contact. However, the racket face should be at an angle like:
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facing the ball. At this point, the author tells you to twist your wrist right here. Hugely unconventional, and I'm sure most coaches and traditional players will disagree with using the wrist right here. Here's the image on the site:
After twisting your wrist you'll follow through. The wrist will produce at least moderate topspin, and you'll be twisting it right about contact. The ball does not go into the net more than a normal backhand, because the slanted racket at first compensates when the wrist brushes up against the ball.
I dunno, I've tried using the traditional post and the other one I mentioned. They both work fine, I usually use the one on revolutionarytennis.com when I'm catching up to a short ball. It works fine.
Position yourself in a square stance, pull the racket back with your left hand, push outward and meet the ball in front of you and a little away from your body. The contact zone for a 1HB is a little further out than 2HBs. Instead of naturally pulling your racket to the opposite side like with forehands, you should be pushing out and up in the direction of where you want the ball to go.
By pushing outwards your racket naturally (by this I mean you don't have to consciously do anything) moves up sharply at the end, generating a small amount of topspin.
I also found another approach on revolutionarytennis.com. The author is a strong advocate of moving into the ball with plenty of linear momentum (moving forward for pace, less rotation and not side-to-side), and said to:
According to him, do NOT straighten your arm. In the picture here it is always at least slightly bent and the first part of the motion should end up at about where you'll meet contact. However, the racket face should be at an angle like:
\
facing the ball. At this point, the author tells you to twist your wrist right here. Hugely unconventional, and I'm sure most coaches and traditional players will disagree with using the wrist right here. Here's the image on the site:
After twisting your wrist you'll follow through. The wrist will produce at least moderate topspin, and you'll be twisting it right about contact. The ball does not go into the net more than a normal backhand, because the slanted racket at first compensates when the wrist brushes up against the ball.
I dunno, I've tried using the traditional post and the other one I mentioned. They both work fine, I usually use the one on revolutionarytennis.com when I'm catching up to a short ball. It works fine.
Try to hit through the ball. Keep on the strings longer, plus you can always move a Little bit toward eastern back hand grip.
I would be careful with info from revolutionary tennis, seems very unconventional, plus he has no coiling/uncoiling action, so how do you generate pace? It also might put stress on your elbow/shoulder not enough racquet head speed. It's seems more like pushing the ball back, then hitting it back, IMHO.
I would be careful with info from revolutionary tennis, seems very unconventional, plus he has no coiling/uncoiling action, so how do you generate pace? It also might put stress on your elbow/shoulder not enough racquet head speed. It's seems more like pushing the ball back, then hitting it back, IMHO.
Also, he says , run to the ball?! I wish to see how one, can run into the ball coming to at 70 mph 
, not unless you 7.0, and still you can't always run to the ball (what if you pulled wide?)
It might sound like an interesting idea, but since nobody use it, I won't follow it.
And if it's a week ball, how would you put any pace on it? Too many ifs, and questions.
, not unless you 7.0, and still you can't always run to the ball (what if you pulled wide?)It might sound like an interesting idea, but since nobody use it, I won't follow it.
And if it's a week ball, how would you put any pace on it? Too many ifs, and questions.
For weak balls, the guy says that moving forward and generating linear momentum takes care of all the pace. Apparently his different strokes are suited to controlling to ball, and would probably always go short when his other principles aren't applied.
I'm sure most pros would disagree with him, but that's why it's "revolutionary". You can try it if you want, just to see if it works for you.
I'm sure most pros would disagree with him, but that's why it's "revolutionary". You can try it if you want, just to see if it works for you.
One important thing is knowing when to hit Topspin and when to slice it. Different balls call for different strokes. A high backhand you'll probably want to use a one-handed slice backhand, a low or waste high one you can probably hit with a lot of Top. And you also have to consider what your opponent will be able to do with each shot respectively based on the pace and where he is in the court.
Ken said:
I don't think it's "revolutionary", there is nothing really revolutionary in it. It just doesn't work. When he shows how to bend your wrist on the backhand, I want to see someone doing it for a few days, I'm sure he will have a wrist pain. And look at the pict of the backhand, he even didn't bend his knees, really nice way to show. Common...
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