Suppination on topspin 1HBH follow through

[tennisdad65]

I use a one hand backhand but rarely hit topspin backhands, except for passing shots and when going for midcourt winners. But when I do hit a topspin backhand, I lock my wrist through the entire stroke.

I was watching video's of Fed's topspin backhand and he clearly suppinates his forearm on his follow through. His wrist is very loose on the follow through. I think I would hurt my wrist if I suppinate like him.

Does this help get more reliability in the stroke?
is suppination recommended for the average weekend player?
or is it best suited for the pro's / serious juniors etc?

 

[split-step]

Most important thing is to have the wrist stable just before, during and right after contact.

Let your followthrough do what it does naturally. Not every pro players finishes like Fed. Some finish with even more flourish, others dont e.g Blake.

 

[LES]

If you want more topspin on your 1H BH you can try using our wrist to 'brush up' on the ball more. You wrist should be loose if you want to try this.

Are you locking your wrist at 90 degrees? Most of the pros have a loose wrist. Fed's BH is textbook so I don't quite understand what 'supinate' means. Look at Henin's BH as well

What is more important for me is to stabilize the racquet take back with my left hand and let go only right before impact, then open my arms in follow through for balance.

 

[snr]

As far as I understand it, you can loosen up your wrist, and relax your arm, well into contact.

Fed's wrist seems stable, until long after the strings have contacted the ball. "Long after" is still really a split second but... you know how fast the ball touches then leaves your strings, nevertheless a pro.

 

[smoothtennis]

The wrist is a hinge style joint- it doesn't pronoate or supinate for that reason - it is the forearm that pronoates and supinates based on the shoulder's ball-joint. This is why you can lock the wrist in position, yet still supinate the forearm.

Make sure you know what is doing what before you mess with it too much...

 

[tennisdad65]

The wrist is a hinge style joint- it doesn't pronoate or supinate for that reason - it is the forearm that pronoates and supinates based on the shoulder's ball-joint. This is why you can lock the wrist in position, yet still supinate the forearm.

Make sure you know what is doing what before you mess with it too much...

I see what you are saying . I just experimented with a racquet, and held my wrist firm, and still could supinate like Fed's follow through using my forearm.

I will not change anything with my current 1HBH but was curious about Fed's follow through.. Thanks everyone

 

[itsstephenyo]

I do both, really. Whenever I try and get a really short cross court angle, I subconsciously supinate. Whenever I drive it or go dtl, I usually keep a more stable wrist.

It's not something I do on purpose, mind you. I've just noticed that I do it this way pretty consistently.

 

[LES]

I do both, really. Whenever I try and get a really short cross court angle, I subconsciously supinate. Whenever I drive it or go dtl, I usually keep a more stable wrist.

It's not something I do on purpose, mind you. I've just noticed that I do it this way pretty consistently.

I find that a stable wrist hits flatter but the ball has to be above waist level. Most of the time I keep my wrist loose because I want to have that extra topspin for safety.

But the wrist part is is not as important for me as keeping the racquet stable with left hand until last sec before contact. And also the open arm follow through to balance and get back to ready position.

For me it's not conscious either. But I'm conscious about my take back and follow through.

 

[Rickson]

You obviously won't be able to supinate on a backhand as much as you'd pronate on a forehand, but a little supinating is common for a one hander. The low to high motion is still the key for TS.

 

[LES]

I was just just trying my BH and I guess the brushing movement is coming from my forearm and not wrist. I thought it was from my wrist but it's from the forearm. But overall, I feel that I keep everything loose.