Coach Daniel Spatz presents the latest and perhaps our best tennis video yet! Teaching, Technique and Tactical Application of the Slice Backhand! Enjoy!
What I really like about this coach...He feeds real balls to his students - fast with topspin!!!!!!!! Anyone can hit the light junk most coaches feed players. That just makes them feel good.
Thanks Daniel this is one of the clearest instructions on the slice backhand I've ever watched. It's really helped me. Your and your protege are a great combination and a joy to watch !
I have to say, this is one of the best "how to" videos i have ever watched. Rather than just the basics of a slice, I love how you taught the progressions and drills to learn it
Top notch video for coaching. When coaching I like to teach the three P’s in shot selection. First we have purpose. Why are we hitting a slice, top spin, flat drive, and the tactical reason for using that shot. Second is placement. Where on the court do you want your shot to land to accomplish your purpose. Third is pace which includes ball speed as well as net clearance or trajectory. So if you are running for a well hit shot hit deep to the corner you will hit a return that goes crosscourt, with lots of net clearance ( if your opponent stays back) so you will have time to recover and get back in position. Tennis is an athletic chess match. So many players just hit and hope the ball goes in or that the opponent will hit it out.
Good approach to teaching the slice. I like the way Philipe (sp?) hits his volleys and slice especially the way he seems to delay turning his head forward by looking behind the racquet after he slices. Excellent.
Daniel - very nice. appreciate you posting this great video. I've been playing for over 40 yrs now so I guess I qualify as an 'old school' player, so I appreciate maybe more than most the usefulness and advantages of having a really good slice BH. I've got a one-hander - and hit top, flat and slice. A couple of things you didn't mention on your video is that having a slice BH is very useful on high and wide shots. Secondly - something that seems to have been forgotten/abandoned in the modern game is hard offensive slice - both from the back court and as an approach - and the inside out and/or sidespin slice - which is most useful as an approach shot. These 2 shots have been almost totally abandoned on the FH side - have to go back to Jack Kramer I think to find a great player who utilized a slice/sidespin FH to great effect, but it's sadly disappearing on the BH side as well even though Edberg used it to great effect and before him Ken Rosewall (who utilized a hard slice BH almost exclusively). Bernie Tomic is perhaps the only current male player that mixes in a hard sidespin/slice FH on occasion to great effect and I've seen him really fool players with his inside/out and/or sidespin BH down the line, but I rarely see players utilize the hard BH slice as an attacking shot. Even players like Fed who clearly has that shot in his bag eschews the hard slice BH as an approach or even as an occasional attacking/passing shot from the baseline. He utilizes the slice as a defensive shot and sometimes utilizes the short cross court semi-offensively and as a tactic to get baseliners off the baseline - but he rarely if ever approaches with the BH slice or if and when he does it's hit too safely and not as an aggressive penetrating shot. Everyone seems to feel they have to come in on a big heavy topspin shot - usually a FH (except Gasquet) - often hit inside out - which bounces up and leaves lots of open court if it's not a clean winner or close to it. Anyway I'd like to see Edberg influence Fed to mix things up a bit and incorporate some hard, aggressive slice/sidespin shots to change things up from the baseline and as approach shots. I think Fed would benefit from Djoker and especially Nadal having to deal with some hard and low skidding slice/sidespin approach shots and have to 'hit up' to Fed as he's coming in to net. The only current player that I've seen utilize this tactic to some effect is Tommy Haas. He was a set and a break up against Djokavic last yr (2013) in the BNP Paribas open utilizing this technique (mixing in a lot of variety and closing out pts at net) when he got tight (as he often does) and he went back to trying to slug it out from the baseline with the Djoker and - of course - lost in 3 sets.
+MrChrisK1973 There you go!!!..yeah! May 2010! Great event! I will be in Turkey this year speaking for The ITF World Conference! next November! Take care my friend! Hope I can visit your place sometime!
Me encanta su video, Daniel! Es un video con extra puntos y un profesor muy natural y apasionado! La Roja (España) es mi equipo tambien. Gracias, desde Canada.
Daniel, you have my favorite tennis channel and favorite lessons. You are a great teacher. Don't forget at the end of the video to say something like: "Enjoy my lesson? Don't forget to like the video. Like the video, support the channel, subscribe and share."
Gracias lo espero con ganas yo practico este deporte tan maravilloso, este tema de Slice me gusta lo he mejorado pero como no es mejor escuchar vuestros consejos saludos!
This helps a lot. I mean, A LOT REALLY! I would watch this until I perfect the volley and slice backhand. Thank you so much! And I hope someday you would be my coach hahaha. Thanks again xx
tks for another great vid! love the slice and its applications in every level of tennis. unfortunately i suck at it lol. hopefully this video will help! ;)
I like your style. It would be on that I would emulate in any field. Your enthusiasm is what brings forth your charisma. I would love to be your student
Daniel solo tengo palabras de agradecimiento hacia vos.. Todo es muy dinámico, entretenido y con la justa porción de acidez hacia charlatanes, jugadores y colegas respetuosos. Me encantaria escucharte hablar sobre la actitud de padres de jugadores.. es una tema pocas veces analizado ( leí unas cuantas notas y un libro) y es muy importante esto, a la hora de tener un jugador relajado en cancha. Millón de gracias por tomarte este tiempo de compartir tus experiencias. abrazo grande desde Argentina! Esteban Magallanes, Suizo Tenis Club.
Sir, I wish you could have been my coach, you are fantastic / Señor, como hubiese deseado que usted hubiese sido mi entrenador, usted es fantástico, enhorabuena
I think one is not supposed to look away and always keep their eyes on the ball. Where as I see Phillipe committing the same mistake, just an observation though. By the way great tutorial !! Thanks :)
Sai Phaneendra his style, perhaps he was exaggerating for the video to look good , Of course looks to extreme, your comment is very well taken my friend agree! Take care! Thanks!
i liked it very much! nice driils and easy tips how to get used to the proper grip which seems to be the clue thing at this shot...The delay by Phillipe just makes me a truoble as i used to teach to stop at the touch with the ball and not going back with the racket.. but that will be a small thing to maintain i guess;) Thanks Mr Spatz
Hola Daniel. Gracias por la enhorabuena al triunfo de España en la Eurocopa de futbol y también, por supuesto, por este video tan completo. Una pregunta: ¿es posible que Felipe exagere la recomendación de mantener la mirada en el punto de contacto?
Gracias Daniel. Muy buen video. Nunca es tarde para aprender y sobre todo cuando hay pasión por el tenis. Tus vídeos son muy gráficos, muy explicativo, y muy sencillo de seguir. Saludos cordiales desde Quito - Ecuador.
Daniel, I really like your videos. I'll be trying out these drills tomorrow and hopefully be able to start slicing in a fundamentally correct manner :). Do you have some videos on various serve variations as well?
Hola Dan Thanks for the video, Slice is one of those hits that I do not use a lot... I want to practice it... I just use it when it's hard for me to hit it well prepare, I mean, In a hurry...
Che, me enseñaste vos con ese vídeo a pegar el cortado unos años atrás...era uno de los golpes que más tarde entró en mi “arsenal” jaja. Ahora me estoy presentando a las pruebas de Nivel 1 de PTR y encontré el mismo vídeo por casualidad. Lo voy a usar para ayudarles a mis futuros alumnos. ¡Gracias y saludos!
Hola, Daniel. Yo tengo problemas con el revés cortado cuando la bola viene alta. En tal caso tiendo a darle demasiada altura y poco "picante". A veces incluso se "me convierte" en dejada sin pretenderlo. Sin embargo, no tengo ese problema cuando la bola viene a la altura de la cintura. ¿A qué crees que puede deberse? Por cierto, muy buen trabajo.Me ha gustado mucho el video. Un saludo,
Daniel excelente video, gracias por esos consejos... Soy entrenador de tenis, muy joven por cierto, 28 anos. Soy de Colombia y vivo en Londres, me podrias aconsejar alguna web donde pueda encontrar trabajo en USA como entrenador obvio... quisiera llevar mi talento por tierras americanas y tener el privilegio de conocerte algun dia... Saludos Daniel y gracias por hacer el tenis facil.
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What a happy guy! I feel good playing tennis.
Thanks for sharing.
archetype001 thank you!!!!!!!!!!! I love the game!!! :) good luck!
What I really like about this coach...He feeds real balls to his students - fast with topspin!!!!!!!!
Anyone can hit the light junk most coaches feed players. That just makes them feel good.
***** Thanks for your positive comment!!!! :)
Thanks Daniel this is one of the clearest instructions on the slice backhand I've ever watched.
It's really helped me. Your and your protege are a great combination and a joy to watch !
+geeuser thanks so very much! Glad to read this! Happy 2016!
I have to say, this is one of the best "how to" videos i have ever watched. Rather than just the basics of a slice, I love how you taught the progressions and drills to learn it
thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
This video has aged so well. 8yo and yet still one of the best. Watching it made me feel like I was there getting taught personally.
thanks so very much!!! these things never get old!!! take care!!!
Top notch video for coaching. When coaching I like to teach the three P’s in shot selection. First we have purpose. Why are we hitting a slice, top spin, flat drive, and the tactical reason for using that shot. Second is placement. Where on the court do you want your shot to land to accomplish your purpose. Third is pace which includes ball speed as well as net clearance or trajectory. So if you are running for a well hit shot hit deep to the corner you will hit a return that goes crosscourt, with lots of net clearance ( if your opponent stays back) so you will have time to recover and get back in position. Tennis is an athletic chess match. So many players just hit and hope the ball goes in or that the opponent will hit it out.
Thanks for your extensive comment Sir. Best Regards.
One of he best coaching videos out there. The instructions are helpful to both players and coaches.
Raj Sadanand Thanks so much Raj!
the coach is so proud of his student
...👍
absolutely!!! proud of him!
Great video. One of the best drills I have seen so far. I can't wait to practice it with my son.Thanks a lot. More power to you.
Thanks!!!
Tremendous teaching video !! Thank you Daniel.
thanks very much James!!!!! greatly appreciated!
Good approach to teaching the slice. I like the way Philipe (sp?) hits his volleys and slice especially the way he seems to delay turning his head forward by looking behind the racquet after he slices. Excellent.
Lord Byron thanks!
Wonderful video. Informative. Entertaining. Excellent pace. 10/10 !!!
We do the best we can! Thanks! :)
Great video! Thank you so much for your wonderful lesson Coach Spatz :)
Thanks buddy!
Trying to find a new way to hit a backhand, and stumble upon backhand slice :) thank you for the instructions!!
+hoshi_neoω 17 thanks! awesome!
Daniel - very nice. appreciate you posting this great video. I've been playing for over 40 yrs now so I guess I qualify as an 'old school' player, so I appreciate maybe more than most the usefulness and advantages of having a really good slice BH.
I've got a one-hander - and hit top, flat and slice. A couple of things you didn't mention on your video is that having a slice BH is very useful on high and wide shots. Secondly - something that seems to have been forgotten/abandoned in the modern game is hard offensive slice - both from the back court and as an approach - and the inside out and/or sidespin slice - which is most useful as an approach shot.
These 2 shots have been almost totally abandoned on the FH side - have to go back to Jack Kramer I think to find a great player who utilized a slice/sidespin FH to great effect, but it's sadly disappearing on the BH side as well even though Edberg used it to great effect and before him Ken Rosewall (who utilized a hard slice BH almost exclusively).
Bernie Tomic is perhaps the only current male player that mixes in a hard sidespin/slice FH on occasion to great effect and I've seen him really fool players with his inside/out and/or sidespin BH down the line, but I rarely see players utilize the hard BH slice as an attacking shot. Even players like Fed who clearly has that shot in his bag eschews the hard slice BH as an approach or even as an occasional attacking/passing shot from the baseline. He utilizes the slice as a defensive shot and sometimes utilizes the short cross court semi-offensively and as a tactic to get baseliners off the baseline - but he rarely if ever approaches with the BH slice or if and when he does it's hit too safely and not as an aggressive penetrating shot. Everyone seems to feel they have to come in on a big heavy topspin shot - usually a FH (except Gasquet) - often hit inside out - which bounces up and leaves lots of open court if it's not a clean winner or close to it.
Anyway I'd like to see Edberg influence Fed to mix things up a bit and incorporate some hard, aggressive slice/sidespin shots to change things up from the baseline and as approach shots. I think Fed would benefit from Djoker and especially Nadal having to deal with some hard and low skidding slice/sidespin approach shots and have to 'hit up' to Fed as he's coming in to net. The only current player that I've seen utilize this tactic to some effect is Tommy Haas. He was a set and a break up against Djokavic last yr (2013) in the BNP Paribas open utilizing this technique (mixing in a lot of variety and closing out pts at net) when he got tight (as he often does) and he went back to trying to slug it out from the baseline with the Djoker and - of course - lost in 3 sets.
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Had the pleasure of meeting Daniel about 5 years ago. Very nice guy, very knowledgeable and very charismatic.
+MrChrisK1973 Where did we met? Thanks so much for those kind words!
+Daniel Spatz PTR Tennis One event in London Daniel! It's Chris from Greece :)
+MrChrisK1973 There you go!!!..yeah! May 2010! Great event! I will be in Turkey this year speaking for The ITF World Conference! next November! Take care my friend! Hope I can visit your place sometime!
Me encanta su video, Daniel! Es un video con extra puntos y un profesor muy natural y apasionado! La Roja (España) es mi equipo tambien. Gracias, desde Canada.
Como siempre un buen video de Daniel. Thanks Daniel!
thank you! :)
thank you !
+Come Play With Me you are very welcome!
Daniel, you have my favorite tennis channel and favorite lessons. You are a great teacher. Don't forget at the end of the video to say something like: "Enjoy my lesson? Don't forget to like the video. Like the video, support the channel, subscribe and share."
Thanks! :)
Gracias Daniel!, muy bueno y útil su video
Another excellent lesson, thanks.
TooleyPeter Thank you! :)
Bravo Daniel. Very useful!
Thanks!
Love this video!! 💖🎾
Thanks!!!!!! take care!!!
Thank you very much Daniel. Very good explenation!
Uwe Gries Thanks Sr.!
Great Spatz....Great teacher for good apllication
Jose Carlos Penteado Thanks so much my friend!
Hi Coach,
I always admired your instruction. Thanks Coach from Bosnia Safe
Thanks so much!!! take care!
Gracias lo espero con ganas yo practico este deporte tan maravilloso, este tema de Slice me gusta lo he mejorado pero como no es mejor escuchar vuestros consejos saludos!
a ti!!!!
perfect drills! thats the way to learn!!!
thanks Ralph!!!!!
This helps a lot. I mean, A LOT REALLY! I would watch this until I perfect the volley and slice backhand. Thank you so much! And I hope someday you would be my coach hahaha. Thanks again xx
rain nina Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Muy completo el video, felicidades y gracias!. Un saludo desde Barcelona, Spain.
muchas gracias abrazo!
Muchas Gracias, Dani! Me gustó mucho.
Lol you are an alternate version of hugh jackman !! that is crazy !
Syn het there we go!!! :) Thanks!
Daniel Spatz lol i was struggling to recall too XD
Thank you! yeah! it is a very important shot!
It's really awesome experience watching your slice backhand.. Shots thank you :-)
thanks!
sos un fenomeno Daniel!! gracias por mejorar mi tenis dia a dia!! este video es fabuloso!!!
mil gracias Mariano! abrazo Feliz 2017!
Good instructional video. Thanks.
thanks so much! cheers!
Nice video Dani, shout out from Murcia, Spain!
thanks!
tks for another great vid! love the slice and its applications in every level of tennis.
unfortunately i suck at it lol. hopefully this video will help! ;)
great video!! very informative great deliverance of specifics
Thanks!
gracias Carlos!!!!!!!!!!!! saludos! todo es posible!!!! con fe y disciplina! abrazo :)
hey man.. keep being positive, keep being great! thanks!
thanks man!!!!
Thank you for your advice
thanks!
Great video!!
You make me happy, sir :)
good work coach spatz!
thanks !!!!
Hi
i was wondering why felipe looks behind him when he does the backhand volley?
can you explain please
thanks
chris
is his style!
FANTASTICO! MUCHAS GRACIAS!
gracias estimado Jorge! saludos! mucha suerte!
Charismatic and valuable instruction. thank you
Thanks!!!
I like your style. It would be on that I would emulate in any field. Your enthusiasm is what brings forth your charisma. I would love to be your student
thanks Sr!!!! take care!
I prefer and like this slice because I like the long drive through the ball.
good!
ThaaaanQ Mr.Daniel :)
Superb video.
thanks so much!
gracias Ettore! muy amable!
Muy buen video Dani, super interesante tu canal, te felicito!
mil gracias Gus!!! y le pusimos mucha dedicacion y amor! abrazooooooooo exitos a vos tambien!!!!
gracias Christopher!! muy amable! dan fuerzas para seguir! :)
Daniel solo tengo palabras de agradecimiento hacia vos.. Todo es muy dinámico, entretenido y con la justa porción de acidez hacia charlatanes, jugadores y colegas respetuosos.
Me encantaria escucharte hablar sobre la actitud de padres de jugadores.. es una tema pocas veces analizado ( leí unas cuantas notas y un libro) y es muy importante esto, a la hora de tener un jugador relajado en cancha.
Millón de gracias por tomarte este tiempo de compartir tus experiencias.
abrazo grande desde Argentina! Esteban Magallanes, Suizo Tenis Club.
Gracias Esteban! hablo de los padres en la Revista numero 5 creo...buscalo o 6 quizas
It is Great video . Thank you so much
thanks!
Sir, I wish you could have been my coach, you are fantastic / Señor, como hubiese deseado que usted hubiese sido mi entrenador, usted es fantástico, enhorabuena
thanks!!!!!
Gracias estimado Sergio!!! abrazo! :)
very nice and perfectly explaind and made laugh
Thanks!
I think one is not supposed to look away and always keep their eyes on the ball. Where as I see Phillipe committing the same mistake, just an observation though. By the way great tutorial !! Thanks :)
Sai Phaneendra his style, perhaps he was exaggerating for the video to look good , Of course looks to extreme, your comment is very well taken my friend agree! Take care! Thanks!
Gracias amigo!!!!!! suerte!!!!
I think it is a good tip for beginer like me
Teach precisely. Thanks you for giving this video
박상빈 Thanks! :)
thank you! keep working on your game!
Gracias amigo!
GREAT, MAESTRO!
Thanks!
Gracias Raphael! :)
i liked it very much! nice driils and easy tips how to get used to the proper grip which seems to be the clue thing at this shot...The delay by Phillipe just makes me a truoble as i used to teach to stop at the touch with the ball and not going back with the racket.. but that will be a small thing to maintain i guess;) Thanks Mr Spatz
Sebastian Chajnow Thanks!
ok lo haremos! gracias x escribirnos! :))
Te encontre un maestro, gracias!
Diego Horta mil gracias Diego!!!!! :)
Gracias por tu mensaje! se puede pegar de las 2 formas, dejarla care y tomarla arriba con slice! depende la situacion! suerte!!!
gracias LUIS! anda a la pagina de la PTR o USPTA pero obviamente deberias ser miembro para acceder a las bolsas de trabajo. abrazo! :)
Hola Daniel. Gracias por la enhorabuena al triunfo de España en la Eurocopa de futbol y también, por supuesto, por este video tan completo. Una pregunta: ¿es posible que Felipe exagere la recomendación de mantener la mirada en el punto de contacto?
gracias david!
Gracias Daniel. Muy buen video. Nunca es tarde para aprender y sobre todo cuando hay pasión por el tenis. Tus vídeos son muy gráficos, muy explicativo, y muy sencillo de seguir. Saludos cordiales desde Quito - Ecuador.
gracias Raul!
Gracias amigo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Daniel, I really like your videos. I'll be trying out these drills tomorrow and hopefully be able to start slicing in a fundamentally correct manner :). Do you have some videos on various serve variations as well?
Akhil Chauhan thanks!
the slice is old school but into days game it's still a weapon
Hayden Salim sure!!! Thanks! :)
Complimenti per la lezione molto precisa!!!! Comunque ci vediamo in Brasile per la rivincita!
thanks!
Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
excelente!
mil gracias Laura!!
ok!!!!!!!! gracias x escribir! :)
(Muchos Gracias Daniel Spatz)
Gracias! saludos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! suerte!
dude is very charismatic!
+ryanduz thanks!!!! :)
Muchas gracias!
Muy bueno el video pero hubiera sido mejor explicado en español...
@@franklinegas121 ya lo hice en espanol ademas tambien merecen enternder los qie hablan ingles! no?
Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!! todos los grandes lo utilizan! :)
Gracias! :)
Hola Dan
Thanks for the video, Slice is one of those hits that I do not use a lot... I want to practice it... I just use it when it's hard for me to hit it well prepare, I mean, In a hurry...
ok gracias JI felicidades!
Me gusta como es muy explícito y humilde para sus lecciones
+Hugo Fragoza Gracias Hugo!
Che, me enseñaste vos con ese vídeo a pegar el cortado unos años atrás...era uno de los golpes que más tarde entró en mi “arsenal” jaja. Ahora me estoy presentando a las pruebas de Nivel 1 de PTR y encontré el mismo vídeo por casualidad. Lo voy a usar para ayudarles a mis futuros alumnos. ¡Gracias y saludos!
PD El “no-look” volley de Felipe es fenómeno jajaja
que bueno!!!!! me alegro te felicito!
si es muy particular de el!
Gracias!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
When Hugh Jackman and Ryan Gosling playing tennis together 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
funny!
Thanks!!!!! :)
thanks! :)
Hola, Daniel. Yo tengo problemas con el revés cortado cuando la bola viene alta. En tal caso tiendo a darle demasiada altura y poco "picante". A veces incluso se "me convierte" en dejada sin pretenderlo. Sin embargo, no tengo ese problema cuando la bola viene a la altura de la cintura. ¿A qué crees que puede deberse?
Por cierto, muy buen trabajo.Me ha gustado mucho el video.
Un saludo,
Daniel podrias hacer un video explicando el saque con kick...muy bueno todo!
+Alan Martínez si ya lo haremos gracias!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Suerte Alan!
Daniel excelente video, gracias por esos consejos... Soy entrenador de tenis, muy joven por cierto, 28 anos. Soy de Colombia y vivo en Londres, me podrias aconsejar alguna web donde pueda encontrar trabajo en USA como entrenador obvio... quisiera llevar mi talento por tierras americanas y tener el privilegio de conocerte algun dia...
Saludos Daniel y gracias por hacer el tenis facil.