I am an old man and have always used a two handed backhand. I never felt I had the strength for a one handed backhand but I am going to give these tips a try. The one handed backhand is such a beautiful shot, I envy those that do it well.
I am 57, started playing tennis when i was around 25, and been using one-hand backhand since, of course, lot of mistake and didn't do it the prefect way, thanks to RUclips, i am still learning and trying to do it with my best effort. I do agreed, single hand backhand is classy !
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excellent site and you are very honest trainer ,you never forget to explain every details in any shots, keep going to give good example for the dedicated tennis coach, my greeting to you and your great country.
Thank you! @2:20, backhand, if I kept my racket at that pointing upward position, most likely, I would hit the ball late. My guess is I am not preparing early. But thanks for your instruction.
Your video just popped up today. I never saw your channel before, even when searching 'tennis'. I have seen SO many videos over the years. I already knew about these 3 crucial components of the 1-hander, but your presentation really solidified my knowledge. I have subscribed and liked, and will be viewing your other videos soon.
Thank you for your great video re back hand mistakes would not believe it but eureka I feel I have confidence with my approach and swing towards the ball 😀 🎾🥇thanks again
Good points. One more thing which Roger does is, he leans a bit as well. This automatically brings up his raquet above his head. He is not raising his hand that much as you demonstrated initially. Just what I noticed. Overall a great video. Keep it coming 👍.
These are great points. It took me a while to figure out most of these. The only issue I still have sometimes to is keep my head locked on contact long enough then follow through. its more of a problem on the forehand for me though. I like to see what the ball is doing after contact but its better to wait a little for better results.
Yep a slight grip change had been hugely helpful to me. Switched to a hammer grip (racket not in the palm of the hand but more straight "fingers only") and never looked back since. I suspect tip number 2 applies to me in this video...
Man! You have such a positive Energy! Nice Video! You come straight to the point not too long not too short! Besides this I think you are a good and honest guy. Keep up doing this Videos. Probably some mental tips in tennis or some strategy on clay court game? would be nice! shout out from Germany
Thanks so much Luis, really glad you like our videos! Please if you can, share some of them with few friends who you think might also enjoy consuming our content.
Great lesson! It will help me. What is the correct wrist position (bent angle) at impact with the ball? Is it supposed to still be bent up like it is during the backswing or should it be flattened out???
Thanks Tony so much for your kind words, super glad you like this video. Please if you can, share it with few friends who you think might also enjoy watching it.
He can't hit one he is just theoritically bullshiting, make him show you how it's done if he knows what he's talking about 😂😂 these coaches man arr shamelessly dumb... showing roger videos and spitting theories 😂
The RUclips algorithm is very smart.. It knew somehow that i coach tennis in Shanghai too, that's why i got this video among the recommended ones. 😎 A really smart algorithm！ :)
First, second and third off, well done! I would add one more tip--which I have noticed that good athletes like yourself do unconsciously and often neglect to notice because it's automatic. The back knee either remains bent, or bends more (as with Thiem). Also true of forehands, and on the serve, the back leg kicks up. The release of the back leg allows a proper weight transfer and for the axis of both power and rotation to firmly stabilize in the front leg engaging the largets muscles of the body in the hip rotators and stabilizers. The straight back leg is one of the more confounding sources of error to most intermediate players IMO, because it's behind them so they aren't aware of them. But it leads to instability and unwanted deceleration....
Thanks for your straightforward, simple instruction. If my left knee ever heals to the point where I can actually PLAY again, i'll try to put your advice into action :-)
Thanks for the video. What I find I struggle with is my grip. The way I have learned to hit (mostly self taught) was with a more closed racquet face that faces more towards the ground, where as here it is very open with a different grip. When I change my grip and try to hit with an open racquet face like that all I do is get a lot of brush up on the ball with spin and it comes off weak, typically ending with my shot just getting dumped in the net. I have been getting away with playing at a 4.5 level, at my best when I was in practice, with the backhand I am used to using and it doesn't come off as a major weakness (infact it is very consistent and I have a pretty good slice) but maybe I could find a way to make it better.
Also I would like to add I do get decent power on my current b1-h backhand as I can really rip on a slow ball that I can wind up on. Probably get a little more power than my 2-h.
At the point of contact on your one handed back hand, as you step into your stroke throw your back leg straight backwards (scissor kick) perpendicular to the stroke for a ultra straight down the line passing shot. This a the classic Roger Federer shot for his down the line a straight one handed backhands. Often he jumps up at the same time giving his ultra Feng Shui POWER at the instant of contact with the ball.
I am struggling with the "wrist lock" at the moment of releasing the racket with the head pointing downwards. At this moment to get a down pointing racket I have to move my wrist position and somewhat this is making me loose control and consistency of my strokes. Any advice on finding a new strong wrist position? Thank you in advance for the great video and explanation! Have a nice day and stay safe!
Felipe Apolinario use continental grip I keep wrist locked at impact power comes from shoulder and weight forward bend front knee aim crosscourt easiest shot I favour slice based on Steffi grafs backhand
Hi Milan, thanks for your video. For me, when I play tournaments or represent my club team, what is difficult is to plan my day for a lot of things to do. Program my day to get up, eat, digest, warm up, play competitive tennis and recover. I have so much to do, that I do not do what is important. I happened to have three matches in one day and it was not easy to plan my day and prepare to play the semi-finals the next morning. I hope this gives you some suggestions for a new video, which can help a lot of people. Thanks.
Really useful tips! You can consider adding Justine Henin to the list of your examples of players with single handed backhand. Hers was the most stunning backhand to watch.
Hanna Mandlikova had a great and powerful one handed back hand starting in the early 1980's. The first to really unleash a poerful bakchand for a female pro.
While just about all of the top one-handed pros today have the high racquet head take-back, I think it's still a very tough shot for the vast majority of 3.5 to even 4.5 players to master. Having the racquet head cocked up above your head requires excellent timing to drop the head down at just the right time as the ball is coming at you and invited mishits. It's one thing for a Federer or Dimitrov to routinely do this, but it's something else entirely for a high school kid or a club player to not be late on the swing, or get the racquet head below the ball before swinging forward...or simply to get around in time to make clean contact. Shapavolov has a different backswing entirely. Of course, you look at McEnroe and Laver and they didn't have the racquet cocked up like that. I think we have the same problem when we routinely teach people to have a big take-back, closed face and western grip on the forehand. It can cause a lot of mishits and problems.
Thanks John for your thorough comment and excellent point. I agree with you. Definitely it's easier to get better timing and go under the ball with lower swing. However, that is not the best and most efficient way to hit this shot. Shapavolov also has a high back swing, otherwise he wouldn't be able to generate so much power and deal easily with high balls. In this video I called low swing a mistake. It's more like a less efficient way to hit a backhand. Hope this helps.
The biggest problem for the ohbh is the timing! Especially dealing with fast balls. Having the forms,fw down will help. Still it's not easy. Great tips as always. Thx
I always feel like I hit my backhand cross court but I can’t hit it straight. Any tips. Btw I love your videos you improved my tennis so much, much love
Thanks Usman for your comment. For down the line you need to get a bit more turn and take your swing just slightly more back. Then at contact, maintain the fixed head position in the direction of the contact point. Don't over rotate.
Since he hasn’t answered let me help: normally the backhand is played wit an eastern backhand grip, as I assume you play mostly on clay I’d suggest that you bring your grip around a bit more.hope that helped.
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Hi, I am recreational player, thanks for posting concise and really good videos. I'm playing one handed backhand and I often struggle with bad timing and generating pace form my backhand. Any tips or videoshow to improve. Sve najbolje.
I am an old man and have always used a two handed backhand. I never felt I had the strength for a one handed backhand but I am going to give these tips a try. The one handed backhand is such a beautiful shot, I envy those that do it well.
I am 57, started playing tennis when i was around 25, and been using one-hand backhand since, of course, lot of mistake and didn't do it the prefect way, thanks to RUclips, i am still learning and trying to do it with my best effort. I do agreed, single hand backhand is classy !
Thanks!😆
You forgot Stan the man. He hits the purest single handed backhand drive in the game. Awesome video thanks!
Nope
@@vsavage9913 yes 😎
Yep
and Shapovalov, Tsisipas, Forget, etc..
I'd say Gasquet 😁
Your video is complete for one handed backhand. Regards from Brazil. Tks.
You are my hero... I follow you every warm up of pro player in ATP tour...
Odlični savjeti Milane! Nabrijao si me, idem odmah do lokalnog zida isprobati ovo! Bilo bi lijepo imat te za trenera u stvarnom životu :). Odoh checkirati Patreon!
excellent ...clear and easy explanation....super
excellent site and you are very honest trainer ,you never forget to explain every details in any shots, keep going to give good example for the dedicated tennis coach, my greeting to you and your great country.
so many thanks for your good coaching👍👍👍
Thank You Very Much!!!!!!!! Straight to the point and very clear!
Fantastic mechanical breakdown of the one hand backhand and succinctly explained. These are subtle mistakes that I have been making without realising!
Very good video.
Excellent tips!
I do like the Do Not Series, short videos but very helpful and powerful!
Xie xie Pile! :) Hope it helps you to improve your game as well! :P
Very good... thanks!
Absolutely the turning the head too soon was my biggest error. Thanks for the tips.
I enjoyed this video
Nice job. Short and to the point. And good points at that
Thanks Emma for kind words. Hope this video helps you to hit some smooth and effortless backhands! :)
Thank you! @2:20, backhand, if I kept my racket at that pointing upward position, most likely, I would hit the ball late. My guess is I am not preparing early. But thanks for your instruction.
nice -- very good tips an effective
Your video just popped up today. I never saw your channel before, even when searching 'tennis'. I have seen SO many videos over the years. I already knew about these 3 crucial components of the 1-hander, but your presentation really solidified my knowledge. I have subscribed and liked, and will be viewing your other videos soon.
Thanks Kevin, welcome to TENFITMEN! :)
Excellent tips - very clear. Really like the little exercise at the end dropping the ball and hitting - brilliant!
Thank you for your great video re back hand mistakes would not believe it but eureka I feel I have confidence with my approach and swing towards the ball 😀 🎾🥇thanks again
thanks for the tips! simple explanation. greetings from Brazil
Can’t wait to try this. Been playing for 20 years and never could get a two-handed backhand down. And my one-hander was always weak.
Great tips buddy. PARTICULARLY The last one about dropping the racket to give plenty of topspin to the ball
Excellent tutorial. Great content. Spot on advice.
Finally some can explain me well the non dominant arm position ( why). Thanks!
This video helped my backhand, alot! Especially the third tip! Thankyou :)
Easy and effective, thak you.
Good points. One more thing which Roger does is, he leans a bit as well. This automatically brings up his raquet above his head. He is not raising his hand that much as you demonstrated initially.
Just what I noticed.
Overall a great video. Keep it coming 👍.
Bravo, majstore! 💪🏻
These are great points. It took me a while to figure out most of these. The only issue I still have sometimes to is keep my head locked on contact long enough then follow through. its more of a problem on the forehand for me though. I like to see what the ball is doing after contact but its better to wait a little for better results.
best advice i've had! you nailed it dude !!
Thanks so much. Super happy to hear that! Keep improving and keep having fun!
greetings from Greece bro ... well done!
amazing advice!!! thanks 😃
It is another great video: very Clear, practical and useful
Help me a lot to improve my backhand. Tks
Thanks Ganda for letting us know, really means a lot! Keep playing and having fun!
Great video thanks!
perfect! only thing missing was the grip, but was mentioned in a comment too! thank you for the great concise instruction!
Yep a slight grip change had been hugely helpful to me. Switched to a hammer grip (racket not in the palm of the hand but more straight "fingers only") and never looked back since. I suspect tip number 2 applies to me in this video...
great foundational reminders
Thanks, glad you like it!
Man! You have such a positive Energy! Nice Video! You come straight to the point not too long not too short! Besides this I think you are a good and honest guy. Keep up doing this Videos. Probably some mental tips in tennis or some strategy on clay court game? would be nice! shout out from Germany
nice lesson simple and works
Fantastic content. So simple but impactful. Thanks!
Great Explantation .Keep up with the amazing videos
Thanks so much Luis, really glad you like our videos! Please if you can, share some of them with few friends who you think might also enjoy consuming our content.
You, sir, fixed my backhand.
Thank you.
Nice analysis!
Thank you for the video. Any tips for miss hit on one handed backhand?
Love your videos. Keep up the good work!
Muy bueno, gracias
The last step is the most important which i often miss too, thanks for sharing
Great lesson! It will help me. What is the correct wrist position (bent angle) at impact with the ball? Is it supposed to still be bent up like it is during the backswing or should it be flattened out???
Very good, thanks
Great video. Nice and concise which is very refreshing. keep up the good work!
Thanks Tony so much for your kind words, super glad you like this video. Please if you can, share it with few friends who you think might also enjoy watching it.
He can't hit one he is just theoritically bullshiting, make him show you how it's done if he knows what he's talking about 😂😂 these coaches man arr shamelessly dumb... showing roger videos and spitting theories 😂
The RUclips algorithm is very smart.. It knew somehow that i coach tennis in Shanghai too, that's why i got this video among the recommended ones. 😎
A really smart algorithm！ :)
Great bonus tip!
Excellent tips as always. Thank you.
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impulse yep. Already shared with my tennis friends
@@allboutthemojo Great, thanks so much!
Thanks. Very useful explanations.
Thanks so much, glad it helps! Please if you can, share this video with few friends who you think might also enjoy watching it.
Great Milan...we love You ..
love your videos, good explanation, I'm just starting playing tennis and I'm looking forward for the right technique
First, second and third off, well done! I would add one more tip--which I have noticed that good athletes like yourself do unconsciously and often neglect to notice because it's automatic. The back knee either remains bent, or bends more (as with Thiem). Also true of forehands, and on the serve, the back leg kicks up. The release of the back leg allows a proper weight transfer and for the axis of both power and rotation to firmly stabilize in the front leg engaging the largets muscles of the body in the hip rotators and stabilizers. The straight back leg is one of the more confounding sources of error to most intermediate players IMO, because it's behind them so they aren't aware of them. But it leads to instability and unwanted deceleration....
Wow buddy, your the fuckin. Pro it's seems. Good tutorial thanks
The best backhand video
I do like your video, you are a very good teacher!!
Thanks for your straightforward, simple instruction. If my left knee ever heals to the point where I can actually PLAY again, i'll try to put your advice into action :-)
Sounds amazing Andrew! Hope you recover soon!
Thank you. Good tips
Fantástic, It works...🏆👍👍👍👍
Nice tips thanks
The grip is fundamental also, problem for many players trying to put top spin with continental grip.
what is the correct grip?
@@Imban3z eastern backhand grip
coucou J.P ! tu as raison comme bien souvent :p
@@letenniscestpasfacile5069 Hey, tu es partout :)
@@TeamTennisfr eh oui, la passion du tennis haha
Extremely good!
Thanks so much! Hope it helps!
Thanks Milan! 👍
Really good tips thanks
Thanks for the video. What I find I struggle with is my grip. The way I have learned to hit (mostly self taught) was with a more closed racquet face that faces more towards the ground, where as here it is very open with a different grip. When I change my grip and try to hit with an open racquet face like that all I do is get a lot of brush up on the ball with spin and it comes off weak, typically ending with my shot just getting dumped in the net. I have been getting away with playing at a 4.5 level, at my best when I was in practice, with the backhand I am used to using and it doesn't come off as a major weakness (infact it is very consistent and I have a pretty good slice) but maybe I could find a way to make it better.
Also I would like to add I do get decent power on my current b1-h backhand as I can really rip on a slow ball that I can wind up on. Probably get a little more power than my 2-h.
Great video!!!!
Great👏👏Thanks
Hi Milan, do you think ‘cycle’ is a necessary step before you swing back?
Very helpful!
Can you also discuss right knee and foot position and bend.
Super video!!!! 😊🔝🔝
Very good
Great tips. What strings do you use? They sound like Prince synthetics?
@TENFITMEN any stretches you recommended to help with arm flexibility for the 1 handed backhand?
great and simpel.Thanks Olaf Coach for 30 years Copenhagen Denmark
At the point of contact on your one handed back hand,
as you step into your stroke
throw your back leg straight backwards (scissor kick)
perpendicular to the stroke for a
ultra straight down the line passing shot.
This a the classic Roger Federer shot for his down the line a straight
one handed backhands. Often he jumps up at the same time
giving his ultra Feng Shui POWER
at the instant of contact with the ball.
Good job
I am struggling with the "wrist lock" at the moment of releasing the racket with the head pointing downwards. At this moment to get a down pointing racket I have to move my wrist position and somewhat this is making me loose control and consistency of my strokes. Any advice on finding a new strong wrist position? Thank you in advance for the great video and explanation! Have a nice day and stay safe!
Felipe Apolinario use continental grip I keep wrist locked at impact power comes from shoulder and weight forward bend front knee aim crosscourt easiest shot I favour slice based on Steffi grafs backhand
Follow through upwards after a downwards almost flat slice shot ball should stay low and shoot off
Hi Milan, thanks for your video. For me, when I play tournaments or represent my club team, what is difficult is to plan my day for a lot of things to do. Program my day to get up, eat, digest, warm up, play competitive tennis and recover. I have so much to do, that I do not do what is important. I happened to have three matches in one day and it was not easy to plan my day and prepare to play the semi-finals the next morning. I hope this gives you some suggestions for a new video, which can help a lot of people. Thanks.
Really useful tips!
You can consider adding Justine Henin to the list of your examples of players with single handed backhand. Hers was the most stunning backhand to watch.
Hanna Mandlikova had a great and powerful
one handed back hand starting in the early 1980's.
The first to really unleash a poerful bakchand for a female pro.
Nice video. Gonna try those tips today. Just followed you on IG too.
Thanks Milan, very good! :)
Thanks Ferenc, glad you enjoyed this video. If you can, please share it with few friends who you think might also like to watch it.
@@tenfitmentennisimpulse Sure, I will! :)
Excellent tips, also the correct grip is crucial or the shot will go wrong.
Great video Milan, but you don't talk about the grip..is your backhand grip the semi western forehand grip?
Well done. thanks
While just about all of the top one-handed pros today have the high racquet head take-back, I think it's still a very tough shot for the vast majority of 3.5 to even 4.5 players to master. Having the racquet head cocked up above your head requires excellent timing to drop the head down at just the right time as the ball is coming at you and invited mishits. It's one thing for a Federer or Dimitrov to routinely do this, but it's something else entirely for a high school kid or a club player to not be late on the swing, or get the racquet head below the ball before swinging forward...or simply to get around in time to make clean contact. Shapavolov has a different backswing entirely. Of course, you look at McEnroe and Laver and they didn't have the racquet cocked up like that. I think we have the same problem when we routinely teach people to have a big take-back, closed face and western grip on the forehand. It can cause a lot of mishits and problems.
Thanks John for your thorough comment and excellent point. I agree with you. Definitely it's easier to get better timing and go under the ball with lower swing. However, that is not the best and most efficient way to hit this shot. Shapavolov also has a high back swing, otherwise he wouldn't be able to generate so much power and deal easily with high balls. In this video I called low swing a mistake. It's more like a less efficient way to hit a backhand. Hope this helps.
The biggest problem for the ohbh is the timing! Especially dealing with fast balls. Having the forms,fw down will help. Still it's not easy. Great tips as always. Thx
many thanks
Love your videos!
Greetings from my Portugal!
Great video
Thanks!
I always feel like I hit my backhand cross court but I can’t hit it straight. Any tips. Btw I love your videos you improved my tennis so much, much love
If you follow the tips in this video. The part where he explains about over rotation will be fixed and you will be able to hit it wherever you want.
Thanks Usman for your comment. For down the line you need to get a bit more turn and take your swing just slightly more back. Then at contact, maintain the fixed head position in the direction of the contact point. Don't over rotate.
Hey bro one question... the grip for the backhand? Im from chile and watch your videos very helpful thanks...
Since he hasn’t answered let me help: normally the backhand is played wit an eastern backhand grip, as I assume you play mostly on clay I’d suggest that you bring your grip around a bit more.hope that helped.
Well done. Subscribed.
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Thank You.
Hi, I am recreational player, thanks for posting concise and really good videos. I'm playing one handed backhand and I often struggle with bad timing and generating pace form my backhand. Any tips or videoshow to improve. Sve najbolje.
Thanks for the tips!