I am using this arm rotation conciously since a few weeks now and I found that this makes a huge difference on my one handed backhand. It does not only give me more topspin, but it also gives me more feel and control, especially on slow coming balls. I feel much more confident on the backhand and have the feeling I could play it back in the court with good length all day long without making an error. I have been waiting for this info on this channel and believe that it rounds up the very good and helpful advice given in other videos from Vincent on the one handed backhand!
Great video! Since you recently covered one handed backhand a lot, would you consider doing a video on what are the best rackets for people playing one handed backhand?
Honestly you should worry more about hitting it right maintaining an L shape wrist thru your follow through. Timing and saying sideways plays a big key. Having balls fed slowly then at a faster speed is huge as well. Tbh having a racquet that is more control oriented makes for better practice as hitting one handed BH forces u to follow through correctly. Which in turn makes are better practice habits. Definitely a ground stroke you can’t take a shortcut or u will look stupid. Me personally I have to play further back from the baseline to get my timing right. I am not fast enough if I’m rallying with a person from the baseline. I have to play about a foot behind the baseline to create good habits.
Vincent’s L shaped wrist advice is 💯. As far as shoulder rotation that’s something u will catch on after practicing on a one hand BH. It took me two practice sessions with a ball machine to incorporate rotating the shoulders. Practice maintaining that L shape wrist through contact first and it will start to eventually make more sense 👍🏽 💯
Hey Doc, truly appreciate how much you cover and explain on how to hit a very effective 1 hander dispelling all the negative beliefs and antiquated instructions on how to supposedly hit one. Truly a great shot that when executed properly in its highest evolved state can easily hang with any 2 hander. Keep the cure coming Doc👍
@@Chris_Sheridan so many to list and I’m sure you came up on some instructional video that were less instructional to say the least Chris. Example high backhand even those above head height. These can effectively be handled with authority either cross court or down the line and I’ve heard the advice to step back ( even very far) to allow the ball to drop to around chest to waist level or step in and hit it early at waist level . He recommended to chip it(which is a fine viable option especially when done so effectively). His demonstration of how to hit it was well, not only flawed but will leave you with more questions. A few years later he admitted that his one hander was awful even throughout college. He’s an online coach. He was being helped by one of his fellow instructors who no longer is with him but went on his own to put out nice content. He had trouble unlearning old habits. There are quit a few out there and over the 40 yrs I’ve played, been coached as well as taught I’ve scraped and rebuilt my game so many times with countless frustrations but that is what make tennis so epiic. Actually all learning endeavors are but sometimes we get in our own head and way which can hinder our progress but man is it fun and rewarding when u get it. I get so excited I wanna share it with others so they can find the fun and beauty of this sport. Cheers
@@DEForce-fm8rt .. thanks for your comment - many will observe how Nadal retreats behind the baseline to play his defence strategy until he finds the opportunity to play an offensive forehand winner. Federer's backhand was one of his strengths when he became world no. 1, however, players like Nadal would still try to find a weakness on that side, especially with high bouncing topspin returns. I use advice from numerous quality channels and select the videos that are informative and get to the point without too much verbal repetition or filler or slang terms or cliches. I can tell when a coach knows what he is talking about - it's easy to spot poor coaching. Not every teaching channel will be 100% reliable - nevertheless, I will pick my favourite videos - I don't dismiss the entire channel programme or the coach if I feel the video will be less informative for my students. I simply back up my teaching by offering my students quality video analysis from online content that I trust and that I can explain from my own experience and understanding. The better channels include the following (in my opinion) - Tomaz Mencinger (Feel Tennis) - Ian Westermann (Essential Tennis) - Will Hamilton (FYB) - Florian Meier (Essential Tennis Instruction) - Nikola Aracic (Intuitive Tennis) - Alex + Simon (Top Tennis Training) - Christophe Delavaut (Tennis Oxygen) - Mark Papas (Revolutionary Tennis Instruction) Check Federer Vision Technique by Mark Papas .. www.revolutionarytennis.com/federervisiontechnique.html#benefits
I'm obsessed with improving my one hander which has been a constant frustration due to an inability to manage high balls, get consistent depth and top spin, and I have this terrible habit of keeping my arm bent too long. Your videos are excellent showing the proper technique however it's hard to implement by just watching a video. Where do you teach and do you have an academy? I would like to come work with you.
I didn’t really understand I’m sorry. But you’re saying to keep my wrist bent back to for that L and keeping it that way until the end which makes the forearm rotate out to the right?
I wonder if you can break down the 2-hander as well in a different video with this kind of detailed analysis. Agassi, Djokovic, and Nalbandian say they use the right arm more than people think. I have a 1-hander, but want to understand a good 2-hander at a deeper level.
.. you don't know what you're talking about - all Federer's backhands have full extension - you can't have a bent elbow on the backhand - the follow-through is always low to high with a windshield wiper finish (supination)
This fake self-proclaimed tennis 'doctor' has already contradicted himself in previous videos where he asserts that 'low to high' doesn't happen on ground-strokes - he's done it again here where clearly Federer's backhand is essentially a low to high ground-stroke that produces topspin. @2:22 Vincent mentions that some pro players have a slightly steeper racquet face approach - this is also what happens on forehand ground-strokes (essentially low to high) which Vincent has insisted does not happen and advises against playing 'low to high' - obviously, this has attracted a lot of criticism in his previous videos.
@@FMD023 yes i agree.....dats if you dont put your body into the shot, it will end up at the net... Try it out...with your body in it... Thank me later
I am using this arm rotation conciously since a few weeks now and I found that this makes a huge difference on my one handed backhand. It does not only give me more topspin, but it also gives me more feel and control, especially on slow coming balls. I feel much more confident on the backhand and have the feeling I could play it back in the court with good length all day long without making an error.
I have been waiting for this info on this channel and believe that it rounds up the very good and helpful advice given in other videos from Vincent on the one handed backhand!
Great video! Since you recently covered one handed backhand a lot, would you consider doing a video on what are the best rackets for people playing one handed backhand?
Honestly you should worry more about hitting it right maintaining an L shape wrist thru your follow through. Timing and saying sideways plays a big key. Having balls fed slowly then at a faster speed is huge as well. Tbh having a racquet that is more control oriented makes for better practice as hitting one handed BH forces u to follow through correctly. Which in turn makes are better practice habits. Definitely a ground stroke you can’t take a shortcut or u will look stupid. Me personally I have to play further back from the baseline to get my timing right. I am not fast enough if I’m rallying with a person from the baseline. I have to play about a foot behind the baseline to create good habits.
Fantastic video, Vincent. Very detailed. Have always thought about the specifics for this but haven’t found a clear answer until now. Thank you.
Vincent’s L shaped wrist advice is 💯. As far as shoulder rotation that’s something u will catch on after practicing on a one hand BH. It took me two practice sessions with a ball machine to incorporate rotating the shoulders. Practice maintaining that L shape wrist through contact first and it will start to eventually make more sense 👍🏽 💯
I’m saving this brother thank you . I really need to get a ball machine to work on my ground strokes .
Love your videos and especially the passion for the onehanded backhand - most elegant shot 🙂
Very Nice choose of one handers... kuerten.. gaudio.. gonzalez.. federer.. great backhands..
great video, i have this question about my one handed backhand
Hey Doc, truly appreciate how much you cover and explain on how to hit a very effective 1 hander dispelling all the negative beliefs and antiquated instructions on how to supposedly hit one. Truly a great shot that when executed properly in its highest evolved state can easily hang with any 2 hander.
Keep the cure coming Doc👍
.. go on - list the 'negative beliefs' and 'antiquated instruction' that you claim exists and provide a link to such a teaching video on RUclips.
@@Chris_Sheridan so many to list and I’m sure you came up on some instructional video that were less instructional to say the least Chris. Example high backhand even those above head height. These can effectively be handled with authority either cross court or down the line and I’ve heard the advice to step back ( even very far) to allow the ball to drop to around chest to waist level or step in and hit it early at waist level . He recommended to chip it(which is a fine viable option especially when done so effectively). His demonstration of how to hit it was well, not only flawed but will leave you with more questions. A few years later he admitted that his one hander was awful even throughout college. He’s an online coach. He was being helped by one of his fellow instructors who no longer is with him but went on his own to put out nice content. He had trouble unlearning old habits. There are quit a few out there and over the 40 yrs I’ve played, been coached as well as taught I’ve scraped and rebuilt my game so many times with countless frustrations but that is what make tennis so epiic. Actually all learning endeavors are but sometimes we get in our own head and way which can hinder our progress but man is it fun and rewarding when u get it. I get so excited I wanna share it with others so they can find the fun and beauty of this sport. Cheers
@@DEForce-fm8rt .. thanks for your comment - many will observe how Nadal retreats behind the baseline to play his defence strategy until he finds the opportunity to play an offensive forehand winner.
Federer's backhand was one of his strengths when he became world no. 1, however, players like Nadal would still try to find a weakness on that side, especially with high bouncing topspin returns.
I use advice from numerous quality channels and select the videos that are informative and get to the point without too much verbal repetition or filler or slang terms or cliches. I can tell when a coach knows what he is talking about - it's easy to spot poor coaching. Not every teaching channel will be 100% reliable - nevertheless, I will pick my favourite videos - I don't dismiss the entire channel programme or the coach if I feel the video will be less informative for my students. I simply back up my teaching by offering my students quality video analysis from online content that I trust and that I can explain from my own experience and understanding.
The better channels include the following (in my opinion) - Tomaz Mencinger (Feel Tennis) - Ian Westermann (Essential Tennis) - Will Hamilton (FYB) - Florian Meier (Essential Tennis Instruction) - Nikola Aracic (Intuitive Tennis) - Alex + Simon (Top Tennis Training) - Christophe Delavaut (Tennis Oxygen) - Mark Papas (Revolutionary Tennis Instruction)
Check Federer Vision Technique by Mark Papas ..
www.revolutionarytennis.com/federervisiontechnique.html#benefits
Thank you Doctor!
I'm obsessed with improving my one hander which has been a constant frustration due to an inability to manage high balls, get consistent depth and top spin, and I have this terrible habit of keeping my arm bent too long. Your videos are excellent showing the proper technique however it's hard to implement by just watching a video. Where do you teach and do you have an academy? I would like to come work with you.
Hi mark, I teach in Canada just outside of Toronto, please send me an email to tennisdoctoratp@gmail.com for more info.
Great vid coach
AWESOME coaching!!
I didn’t really understand I’m sorry. But you’re saying to keep my wrist bent back to for that L and keeping it that way until the end which makes the forearm rotate out to the right?
7:58 dude you should smile more in your videos
Hey Vincent... Your introductory course video gets stuck after about a minute.
Loosening the grip is key to a more fluid stroke.
@tennisdoctoratp The alpha per second on this video is top notch.
I wonder if you can break down the 2-hander as well in a different video with this kind of detailed analysis. Agassi, Djokovic, and Nalbandian say they use the right arm more than people think. I have a 1-hander, but want to understand a good 2-hander at a deeper level.
If the follow-through is high - the shot cannot be 'flat' .. it will always have topspin.
That backhand is so flawed Find someone who can actually hit a one hander correctly
1.75x playback speed gang stand up!!
1.25x will be better
Federer takes the ball very early,then he must close his racket and loses therefore extension.
And without extention ,there is no windshield wiper.
.. you don't know what you're talking about - all Federer's backhands have full extension - you can't have a bent elbow on the backhand - the follow-through is always low to high with a windshield wiper finish (supination)
This fake self-proclaimed tennis 'doctor' has already contradicted himself in previous videos where he asserts that 'low to high' doesn't happen on ground-strokes - he's done it again here where clearly Federer's backhand is essentially a low to high ground-stroke that produces topspin.
@2:22 Vincent mentions that some pro players have a slightly steeper racquet face approach - this is also what happens on forehand ground-strokes (essentially low to high) which Vincent has insisted does not happen and advises against playing 'low to high' - obviously, this has attracted a lot of criticism in his previous videos.
You can actually roll your wrist to get maximum spin
No. Ya maximum spin to the net.
@@FMD023 yes i agree.....dats if you dont put your body into the shot, it will end up at the net...
Try it out...with your body in it...
Thank me later