not too bad for 2 days, but consider these before it's too late: 1. use at least Eastern BH grip (right now yours is continental). This will help with higher contact points. 2. hit down the line from ad court only to learn to stay side way longer. you will notice your racquet finishes on the left side of the "V" for more control because the wrist is slightly locked, simply spin the the back of the ball from low to high with your whole arm. Once you master this, then move on to hit cross-court with a more relax wrist, more angle, more power, and the racquet might end up on the right side of the "V" or wrap around, which is more advanced, and this is where people makes all kinds of errors because they see the pros do it on TV. 3. plant the left foot further away so you wont be in a closed stance too much, more difficult to track the ball & rotate to recover Hope that helps & good luck on your progress!
The comments from Pete…, Neil…, and User… all had very useful information contained in them. I’d like to add that the change too a Eastern backhand grip applies only to the TOPSPIN OHB. When hitting a underspin backhand continue to employ the Continental grip. Another thing I’d emphasize is that the left arm is as important in hitting a good OHB as the right arm. It plays a major role in positioning the racket head properly on the take back and maintaining balance during and after ball contact. I think it was “Two Minute Tennis “ that put out a vid that showed slow motion vids of pros hitting One handers in order to emphasize that the left hand stays on the racket during the swing until it reaches where the players left hip/pocket is. Only then do they release the throat of the racket. The racket doesn’t actually travel that far with only one hand on it before contacting the ball. You are releasing the racket near the top of the takeback. The last thing I’d emphasize is that the backhand is sort of like a pendulum. It starts with the racket and arm high then swings to a low point and continues to Bach to a high point. The reason i point this out is that in a actual swinging pendulum the potential energy of the high starting point provides all the energy for the pendulum to move through a arc to the high point on the far side of the swing. Your backhand differs in that you can add muscular energy into the system. Many people don’t make use of the gravity assist that is available to them and just muscle the racket. Obviously gravity plus muscle will provide more power than muscle alone. Feel the force of gravity and use it to your advantage.
You're a natural on the movement and loading. One very very important thing, you must keep your wrist locked. Your hitting some good shots with a floppy wrist but this opens the potential for injury and its more inconsistent. I used to play two handed - switched to one and have played league for two years with one handed backhand. It's a constant improvement process for me. Anyway, your quick feet spacing, loading and loop look pretty good but keep that wrist firm and locked back to avoid injury. A quick google search will show you what i mean if you need a visual.
looks like a grip problem. Looks like she is using a continental grip. If she could make it more eastern backhand I think keeping the wrist locked will be natural.
@@taleintennis RUclipss being weird so hopefully this isnt a double comment. You will have it firm at the set up and through contact. Use an easter backhand as mentioned below, easier to start that way. Note that eastern backhand and eastern forehand are different.
Hi Talein! Here are some tips I can give. 1. On your takeback, keep the racket chest level from a good ready position. Don’t move your arms up or down here. Have the tip of the racket point more towards the sky than straight behind you because this will help with racket acceleration. 2. On the start of your swing, drop the racket so that the tip is below your wrist. This will help you swing up and out for extra net clearance rather than swinging straight across your body. I hope this helps! 👍🏽
Came across this video and became interested 👀 I switched to the 1HBH between 2020 and 2021. It took me 6 months to get comfortable with it but I haven’t looked back. Rooting for you 🙌🏽
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not too bad for 2 days, but consider these before it's too late:
1. use at least Eastern BH grip (right now yours is continental). This will help with higher contact points.
2. hit down the line from ad court only to learn to stay side way longer. you will notice your racquet finishes on the left side of the "V" for more control because the wrist is slightly locked, simply spin the the back of the ball from low to high with your whole arm. Once you master this, then move on to hit cross-court with a more relax wrist, more angle, more power, and the racquet might end up on the right side of the "V" or wrap around, which is more advanced, and this is where people makes all kinds of errors because they see the pros do it on TV.
3. plant the left foot further away so you wont be in a closed stance too much, more difficult to track the ball & rotate to recover
Hope that helps & good luck on your progress!
thank you!! i’ll definately take these into my next session
The comments from Pete…, Neil…, and User… all had very useful information contained in them. I’d like to add that the change too a Eastern backhand grip applies only to the TOPSPIN OHB. When hitting a underspin backhand continue to employ the Continental grip. Another thing I’d emphasize is that the left arm is as important in hitting a good OHB as the right arm. It plays a major role in positioning the racket head properly on the take back and maintaining balance during and after ball contact. I think it was “Two Minute Tennis “ that put out a vid that showed slow motion vids of pros hitting One handers in order to emphasize that the left hand stays on the racket during the swing until it reaches where the players left hip/pocket is. Only then do they release the throat of the racket. The racket doesn’t actually travel that far with only one hand on it before contacting the ball. You are releasing the racket near the top of the takeback. The last thing I’d emphasize is that the backhand is sort of like a pendulum. It starts with the racket and arm high then swings to a low point and continues to Bach to a high point. The reason i point this out is that in a actual swinging pendulum the potential energy of the high starting point provides all the energy for the pendulum to move through a arc to the high point on the far side of the swing. Your backhand differs in that you can add muscular energy into the system. Many people don’t make use of the gravity assist that is available to them and just muscle the racket. Obviously gravity plus muscle will provide more power than muscle alone. Feel the force of gravity and use it to your advantage.
You're a natural on the movement and loading. One very very important thing, you must keep your wrist locked. Your hitting some good shots with a floppy wrist but this opens the potential for injury and its more inconsistent. I used to play two handed - switched to one and have played league for two years with one handed backhand. It's a constant improvement process for me. Anyway, your quick feet spacing, loading and loop look pretty good but keep that wrist firm and locked back to avoid injury. A quick google search will show you what i mean if you need a visual.
looks like a grip problem. Looks like she is using a continental grip. If she could make it more eastern backhand I think keeping the wrist locked will be natural.
thank you! i see what you mean about the wrist being too loose, do u mean during the swing and after i make contact?
@@taleintennis RUclipss being weird so hopefully this isnt a double comment. You will have it firm at the set up and through contact. Use an easter backhand as mentioned below, easier to start that way. Note that eastern backhand and eastern forehand are different.
Hi Talein! Here are some tips I can give.
1. On your takeback, keep the racket chest level from a good ready position. Don’t move your arms up or down here. Have the tip of the racket point more towards the sky than straight behind you because this will help with racket acceleration.
2. On the start of your swing, drop the racket so that the tip is below your wrist. This will help you swing up and out for extra net clearance rather than swinging straight across your body.
I hope this helps! 👍🏽
Thank you for the tips! Will definately use this when I get onto the courts
@Meikebabeltennis just put up a really good backhand video. Her footwork tip reminded me to use a wide base with the legs. ✌
thank you! i love her videos so I'll for sure watch it for the next time I hit!
Came across this video and became interested 👀 I switched to the 1HBH between 2020 and 2021. It took me 6 months to get comfortable with it but I haven’t looked back. Rooting for you 🙌🏽
Yes. Make the switch. Look at Justin Henin. Bend your knees on contact and straighten your right knee on the follow through.
Yes make the switch. Its less stress on the body. The 2 hander requires a lot of twisting of the torso.
New weapon?!! We gotta play soon
who knows... gotta test it out when we play over spring break