Your 2 "1 handed backgand fundamentals" videos are the best explanations that someone has ever given to me since I started playing tennis 13 years ago. I wish I had a tennis instructor this thorough when I learned how to play.
Literally the only person on the internet who understands the dynamics of the OHBH and communicates perfectly. You my good man, know you're tennis 🎾. Thank you. X
Hi Jeremy. This is indeed the most detailed information I’ve ever seen or heard on the one handed backhand. And it has solved a lifelong problem for me. My unit turn and racquet drop blended into something that was neither a full unit turn or a racquet drop. Now with your expert video and the information about the wrist radial deviation and the internal shoulder rotation I’ve got to tell you I’m more excited about my tennis than ever before. Ive just been practicing and I can see now that I will have a backhand that I can truly control. You’re good at this Jeremy. The magic is truly in the detail.
2 things that are not mentioned and are very important are .. 1) the shoulders “point” to the incoming ball before contact. That is the line connecting the shoulders points to the ball . This helps you to rotate and align nice with the ball 2) the but of the racket , momentarily, points to the ball right before contact . This also helps the correct racket to ball alignment. Other than that , a very nicely composed video.
Mr. Jerrimy... Amazing detail for the one handed back hand.. I could see your head and vision is more focussed on the impact region even after the shot... I need to practice it..
Jeremy, YOU ARE THE GREATEST TENNIS TEACHER THAT I EVER HAVE! Simple and punctuality explanations, and this video is not the exception. Thanks a lot again, I will practice alone your instructions and wait anxiously for the return to the courts. Thanks again.
Very good video. All the fundamentals. Maybe 1 more tip and 1 comment : Tip : you must shift to the ball and not to the direction where you want to hit. For that, you have your front foot align with the stroke for transfert. The hips must stop before the stroke for good biomechanics transfer. Comment : I think Jeremy that bend the arm before the strike is important if you wish to have the whip effect. When you launch a freebee you slightly bend the arm. What is important is to have the arm extend at contact. Jeff from france. Continue your great videos.
Very impressive videos. I love the details and the approach to all the segments. As a one handed backhand player who has spent thousands of hours on the court and revamping my technique and then repeated matches to perfect it, I have never seen this level of detail with any instructor. Amazing work. I’m in Toronto Canada. Wish you were closer!
Thank you for this comprehensive guide. I will surely come back. I have an observation about your stroke, I may be wrong. Just before your contact point, your head accelerates down and back, as if it is making so much effort to not look at trajectory, that it is looking away from it. This might cause some instability? I looked at Federer and he does something similar yet, I look at Wavrinka and his head is like a still image overlayed on video.
For me the best piece of information on the one handed backhand I ever looked at on the internet. If I may ask Jeremy, could u do the same kind of video for the forehand !!! This is great
Again, I really value and appreciate all of the details. I've had tennis elbow for about a year now, and have been seeing various health professionals. I think it started because I didn't keep my arm straight as I would hit a backhand. Another thing I'm probably doing wrong is getting my wrist involved around the time I hit the ball. SO, MY questions: I see that you say to get the wrist into a dorsiflexed and radially deviated position. DO YOU TRY TO KEEP THE WRIST LOCKED FROM THAT POINT ON? I find that my wrist position drifts and I start to come forward, and I'm afraid this is prob not good for my tennis elbow, since wrist motion stresses these forearm muscles. Hope that's clear.
I have watch numerous tennis videos, many of which have been excellent. Parts one & two of this video series, in my mind, are the best and most comprehensive set of instructions I have ever seen. Thank you very much!
In Part 1 you talk about wrist extension and radial deviation. It looks like you finish the shot with the wrist back to neutral. When do you do that? What is the proper wrist action?
The internal shoulder rotation of the hitting arm is vital! Otherwise players tend to use the wrist to drop the racket resulting in loss of racket head control and risking injury.
Great job on the one-handed backhand videos! Wonderfully complete and clear. Please to the same for the forehand. I have more trouble with forehand fundamentals than backhand, and I know that I am missing something. A comprehensive video on this would help many of us.
You know, I've watched a few of your videos now and I have to say YOU'RE PRETTY DAMNED GOOD! I really like you're cerebral-yet-casual style/approach to tennis. I play The Sit-Down Game (wheelchair tennis) where you hit everything with the same grip (I'd say "Frying Pan") so our backhands are a little different (watch Gordon Reid or Alfie Hewett), but a fundamental is a fundamental, n'est-ce pas? We depend on wheelchair rotation to take the place of hip rotation on the forehand side, but on the BH it's all upper torso, shoulder and arm, hence my keen interest in generating power from these areas. There are a few BHs on tour (yes, there's professional wheelchair tennis!) that will make you spit your gum when they hit a BH and they seem to generate racket head speed via inward shoulder rotation, elbow extension, and (a stretch-shortened) supination of the forearm. If you ever have the time/inclination, I'd love to know what your thoughts on the subject are. There are good examples of the "reverse backhand" right here on RUclips, just do a search for the aforementioned two Brits and Diede de Groot from Holland on the women's tour. Otherwise, just keep up the good work on this channel! Much Appreciated - Jim Davis, Montreal
the racket drop: huge advantage to tall players who can drop it so low (without knicking the ground). Nadal gets a lot of spin (2 hand or not) because he has more height to work with I think (and he must drop that racket really low). racket path is important too of course (as grip,...).
It would be great if you could follow up on a one hand backhand return of serve video. I know personally opponents like to pick on the the chest height - out wide serve to the one hand backhand.
Jeremy, thanks for the video. While I could nick pick here or there, in general I agree with your analysis and teaching. For me, the backhand was an easy stroke to develop because it's very similar to a batter's swing and if you played any baseball or softball, you would get this naturally. I will say that, like what you taught, I started with topspin on my finish but realize that most people have terrible backhands so I drive the ball back nearly flat and get winners or chip returns. I also will say something you didn't comment on and that is, I am relaxed when I hit my backhand. Not as super relaxed as the forehand but on a scale of 1-10, about a 7 or 8. It looks like at 1:28, that you are not relaxed in your swing or maybe that's because you were just demonstrating. But to me, it's important to be relaxed because over time, you could develop injuries like tennis elbow. It's a pretty jarring stroke on your arm.
Wally Friend thanks for the comment Wally. Yes, there are other fundamentals but I didn’t want to make the video too long. Relaxation is a big one because without it it’s harder to do everything 👍
Jeremy, can you explain the "extension" and "radial deviation" for single hand backhand? Modern tennis on the forehand is using a "lag" and "snap" to add more power to the forehand. Is there a "lag" "snap" on the backhand? It seems that "extension/deviation" will not allow "lag" and "snap" like in a forehand. Can you explain why the wrist doesn't snap on single backhand?
Hi Jeremy. Nice backhand class. I was hoping you could explain where to contact the ball? I guess this goes for forehand as well. Do you brush from 6 to 12 o'clock? If righty, is it the outside of the ball... say 7 to 2 o'clock? Or crazy, do you hit the top half of the ball .. say center to 12 o'clock? Thanks for any clarity you can provide.
Just like to confirm the same things said before , the best explanation for the one handed backhand i have ever seen. Most videos keep these key point out of the video and therefore players cant hit their backhands as good as the pros.
Really like the videos - one question I have. I am trying to improve my one handed bh. But there are a lot of things here and in part 1 to get right. It’s very hard to think of ALL of these things at the same time. Are there specific things that I should focus on and then build to focus on other parts later e.g. getting the grip right is obviously key.
mu11ian thank you. This is a great question. I would focus on the grip only first until it’s a habit and then the preparation (done with the turn and racquet set at the bounce of the ball).
Your 2 "1 handed backgand fundamentals" videos are the best explanations that someone has ever given to me since I started playing tennis 13 years ago. I wish I had a tennis instructor this thorough when I learned how to play.
One of the best instructional videos I’ve seen.
Was watching this video again after a year and was going to make the exact same comment- great breakdown
Hi Jeremy,, no one on u tube spoke about routing the arm & shoulder.
Best & useful tips.
Thx & come back again 🎉
Prince
Literally the only person on the internet who understands the dynamics of the OHBH and communicates perfectly. You my good man, know you're tennis 🎾. Thank you. X
Thanks Sir, so thoroughly explained the complex technic of one handed backhand. Salute to you sir.
Hi Jeremy. This is indeed the most detailed information I’ve ever seen or heard on the one handed backhand. And it has solved a lifelong problem for me. My unit turn and racquet drop blended into something that was neither a full unit turn or a racquet drop.
Now with your expert video and the information about the wrist radial deviation and the internal shoulder rotation I’ve got to tell you I’m more excited about my tennis than ever before.
Ive just been practicing and I can see now that I will have a backhand that I can truly control.
You’re good at this Jeremy. The magic is truly in the detail.
David Colman thanks a lot David. I’m very happy to help
2 things that are not mentioned and are very important are ..
1) the shoulders “point” to the incoming ball before contact. That is the line connecting the shoulders points to the ball . This helps you to rotate and align nice with the ball
2) the but of the racket , momentarily, points to the ball right before contact . This also helps the correct racket to ball alignment.
Other than that , a very nicely composed video.
Mr. Jerrimy... Amazing detail for the one handed back hand.. I could see your head and vision is more focussed on the impact region even after the shot... I need to practice it..
You really need to watch these two videos MORE THAN ONCE to digest the information. Best analysis of the one-handed backhand
Anders Christensen Thank you Anders 🙏
Wow, so many great points, with clear and comprehensive explanations at each step. I'm in awe---and pissed off that you don't work closer to CT!
Fantastic! Best tutorial for the one handed backhand I’ve ever watched. Period. Thank you for your effort!
Obrigado pelas explicações Jeremy. O vídeo está muito bom
A camera angle from the back would be nice to see.
Your explanation is the best I ever watched on youtube for one handed backhand.
Jeremy, YOU ARE THE GREATEST TENNIS TEACHER THAT I EVER HAVE! Simple and punctuality explanations, and this video is not the exception. Thanks a lot again, I will practice alone your instructions and wait anxiously for the return to the courts.
Thanks again.
I can't wait to practice on my one handed backhand which has been a life long liability! Thank you very much Jeremy!!
lamson nguyen my pleasure, good luck!
Excellent is the word
Very good video. All the fundamentals. Maybe 1 more tip and 1 comment :
Tip : you must shift to the ball and not to the direction where you want to hit. For that, you have your front foot align with the stroke for transfert. The hips must stop before the stroke for good biomechanics transfer.
Comment : I think Jeremy that bend the arm before the strike is important if you wish to have the whip effect. When you launch a freebee you slightly bend the arm. What is important is to have the arm extend at contact.
Jeff from france. Continue your great videos.
jean huz thanks and thanks for the tips 👍
Very impressive videos. I love the details and the approach to all the segments. As a one handed backhand player who has spent thousands of hours on the court and revamping my technique and then repeated matches to perfect it, I have never seen this level of detail with any instructor. Amazing work. I’m in Toronto Canada. Wish you were closer!
Sapient Budgie thanks so much for the compliment 👍
Amazing
Thank you very much Jeremy. Your demo & explanation are excellent!
Thank you for this comprehensive guide. I will surely come back. I have an observation about your stroke, I may be wrong. Just before your contact point, your head accelerates down and back, as if it is making so much effort to not look at trajectory, that it is looking away from it. This might cause some instability? I looked at Federer and he does something similar yet, I look at Wavrinka and his head is like a still image overlayed on video.
For me the best piece of information on the one handed backhand I ever looked at on the internet. If I may ask Jeremy, could u do the same kind of video for the forehand !!! This is great
That's perfekt explanation! Balance ist so importent for a solid onehand backhand.
B. W. Yes, crucial for all strokes
@@FundamentalTennis thanks a lot for the userfull tips. I started playing tennis again this summer after 15 years break.
You have a beautiful one-hander! Very satisfying to watch. Your video is very informative, thanks
Pedro Koury thank you and thanks for watching 🙏
Thank you so much. The best video I have seen describing the one handed backhand. I will apply!
alvaro muscio awesome! Lemme know how it goes!
I'm beginner and one handed backhand lover,thanks very helpful to me.
VL Ruata Sailo thanks for watching!
Again, I really value and appreciate all of the details. I've had tennis elbow for about a year now, and have been seeing various health professionals. I think it started because I didn't keep my arm straight as I would hit a backhand. Another thing I'm probably doing wrong is getting my wrist involved around the time I hit the ball. SO, MY questions: I see that you say to get the wrist into a dorsiflexed and radially deviated position. DO YOU TRY TO KEEP THE WRIST LOCKED FROM THAT POINT ON? I find that my wrist position drifts and I start to come forward, and I'm afraid this is prob not good for my tennis elbow, since wrist motion stresses these forearm muscles. Hope that's clear.
Super Training! Thank you very much! 😊 😊 😊 👍
I have watch numerous tennis videos, many of which have been excellent. Parts one & two of this video series, in my mind, are the best and most comprehensive set of instructions I have ever seen. Thank you very much!
Jeff Ingber thank you very much Jeff.
Best advice ever
akingturtle glad you found it helpful!
In Part 1 you talk about wrist extension and radial deviation. It looks like you finish the shot with the wrist back to neutral. When do you do that? What is the proper wrist action?
The internal shoulder rotation of the hitting arm is vital! Otherwise players tend to use the wrist to drop the racket resulting in loss of racket head control and risking injury.
Great job on the one-handed backhand videos! Wonderfully complete and clear. Please to the same for the forehand. I have more trouble with forehand fundamentals than backhand, and I know that I am missing something. A comprehensive video on this would help many of us.
James Fauble thanks. Yes, should have plenty of forehand content in the future 👍
hats off for this video and your channel in general
fantolaus Thanks a lot!
Great job- best 1hbh-video in youtube. Explains exactly the right details. Thank you, Jeremy.
Thomas Thanks Thomas!
Great video and instructions since I´m trying to make my one handed backhand more solid.
Excelente!
Great tip on internal rotation. Looking forward to seeing this stroke improve more. Thanks
You know, I've watched a few of your videos now and I have to say YOU'RE PRETTY DAMNED GOOD! I really like you're cerebral-yet-casual style/approach to tennis. I play The Sit-Down Game (wheelchair tennis) where you hit everything with the same grip (I'd say "Frying Pan") so our backhands are a little different (watch Gordon Reid or Alfie Hewett), but a fundamental is a fundamental, n'est-ce pas?
We depend on wheelchair rotation to take the place of hip rotation on the forehand side, but on the BH it's all upper torso, shoulder and arm, hence my keen interest in generating power from these areas. There are a few BHs on tour (yes, there's professional wheelchair tennis!) that will make you spit your gum when they hit a BH and they seem to generate racket head speed via inward shoulder rotation, elbow extension, and (a stretch-shortened) supination of the forearm.
If you ever have the time/inclination, I'd love to know what your thoughts on the subject are. There are good examples of the "reverse backhand" right here on RUclips, just do a search for the aforementioned two Brits and Diede de Groot from Holland on the women's tour. Otherwise, just keep up the good work on this channel! Much Appreciated - Jim Davis, Montreal
James Davis hi James, thanks for the compliment. I find the sit down game interesting and would like to learn more about it in the future. Cheers 👍
to low the racket head by internally rotating the dominate shoulder!
the racket drop: huge advantage to tall players who can drop it so low (without knicking the ground). Nadal gets a lot of spin (2 hand or not) because he has more height to work with I think (and he must drop that racket really low). racket path is important too of course (as grip,...).
Thank you, Jeremy. Excellent suggestions!
Dmitry Private Thanks Dmitry!
It would be great if you could follow up on a one hand backhand return of serve video. I know personally opponents like to pick on the the chest height - out wide serve to the one hand backhand.
The best and easy to understand video Jeremy. Thank you.
Ino Quintana thanks so much!
Jeremy, thanks for the video. While I could nick pick here or there, in general I agree with your analysis and teaching. For me, the backhand was an easy stroke to develop because it's very similar to a batter's swing and if you played any baseball or softball, you would get this naturally. I will say that, like what you taught, I started with topspin on my finish but realize that most people have terrible backhands so I drive the ball back nearly flat and get winners or chip returns. I also will say something you didn't comment on and that is, I am relaxed when I hit my backhand. Not as super relaxed as the forehand but on a scale of 1-10, about a 7 or 8. It looks like at 1:28, that you are not relaxed in your swing or maybe that's because you were just demonstrating. But to me, it's important to be relaxed because over time, you could develop injuries like tennis elbow. It's a pretty jarring stroke on your arm.
Wally Friend thanks for the comment Wally. Yes, there are other fundamentals but I didn’t want to make the video too long. Relaxation is a big one because without it it’s harder to do everything 👍
excellent instructions, very helpful.
Jeremy, can you explain the "extension" and "radial deviation" for single hand backhand? Modern tennis on the forehand is using a "lag" and "snap" to add more power to the forehand. Is there a "lag" "snap" on the backhand? It seems that "extension/deviation" will not allow "lag" and "snap" like in a forehand. Can you explain why the wrist doesn't snap on single backhand?
Awesome videos on the 1HB. Thank you! Subscribing for sure.
Very informative, thank you
Wow.... this is brilliant instruction to help with my backhand. Thank you so much Jeremy!
Laurence Corray happy to help. Good luck and thanks!
Grande !
Very systematic tutorial demo. Good job !
Adonis Rico thank you!
Fantastic breakdown.
DeeCee Dubya thanks!
Great videos! Thanks for the lesson!
Your videos are THE best tennis instruction ever. Superb. You ought to make us pay for this. But I am glad you don’t.
lamgefyoutoob haha thanks mate
Hi Jeremy. Nice backhand class. I was hoping you could explain where to contact the ball? I guess this goes for forehand as well. Do you brush from 6 to 12 o'clock? If righty, is it the outside of the ball... say 7 to 2 o'clock? Or crazy, do you hit the top half of the ball .. say center to 12 o'clock? Thanks for any clarity you can provide.
Thank you!
good stuff..you hit backhand like dimitrov ;D
Marko Bočkaj thanks although I certainly don’t have his flexibility
Exzellent video. Very detailed.
sskfrey thanks!
Eres un crack!!! Jeremy!!!!👏👏👏👏🎾🎾
Just like to confirm the same things said before , the best explanation for the one handed backhand i have ever seen. Most videos keep these key point out of the video and therefore players cant hit their backhands as good as the pros.
Super Training! 😊 Super Couch!!!
is there such a shoulder rotation on the forehand?ur do u externally rotate on the downswing as well?
Really like the videos - one question I have. I am trying to improve my one handed bh. But there are a lot of things here and in part 1 to get right. It’s very hard to think of ALL of these things at the same time. Are there specific things that I should focus on and then build to focus on other parts later e.g. getting the grip right is obviously key.
mu11ian thank you. This is a great question. I would focus on the grip only first until it’s a habit and then the preparation (done with the turn and racquet set at the bounce of the ball).
Fundamental Tennis thanks, your videos are great! Tim
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Tanya Robinson thanks Tanya!