Playing a Set vs D2 Player with my One-Handed Backhand (Mic’d Up 🎤) | Project 1-Hander EP 1
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In today’s video, I try to develop a one-handed backhand tennis technique (I have a two-handed BH). I play a set mic’d up vs a former D2 player.
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Way to go Nik! Looking forward to the series!
Cheers (you don't need any luck, you got this)!
M
On my one hander the racquet edge goes always points towards the back fence when I finish with the butt pointing back at the opponent. that over the shoulder finish allows me to buggy whip the ball. I use the same backhand as Federer, the grip is probably an eastern backhand for its the same grip I use for my backhand volley. I keep the racquet face all closed up until just before impact with the ball then it will open up to hit the ball then closes the face up in the finish. That is how I swing at the ball and it goes 100 mph through the court.
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When you shouted "everything's out!" the finish of your one-hander was quite good there 👏😂
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@@BaljinderKaur-hg8ud @ 22:54
25:25
Great video on the trials and tribulations of mastering a one handed topspin backhand. You are on the right track when you continually hit topspin backhands during a set. The great Bill Tilden did exactly the same thing over one hundred years ago. He lost consistently to lesser players until he finally mastered the shot. He went on to be the greatest player of the 1920’s. The story of his backhand odyssey can be found in Tilden’s book entitled “Match Play and the Spin of the Ball.”
This is so cool to see Nik. I wish more coaches would do what you are doing and continue to challenge themselves. When you take on these types of projects it makes you more relatable because you run into the same struggles we have at the rec level even though you are a high level athlete and player.
🙏🙌🙌
Returning to tennis after 25 years. (68 now). Constant struggle with old coach who wanted me 2 hand. Never worked so I'm starting over again with my one hand. Great video!
This series is so needed!! I am almost two years into playing tennis and I have the exact same problems with my one-handed BH. It was very reassuring to see that when you hit a bad shot with your one-handed BH (essentially just not as technical as you want it to be), those are the same mistakes that I make. It's a grind to get those flaws out of my swing, but repetition and deliberate practice is my solution. Excited to see more from this series!! And also this upcoming match between Maci & Ema.
💥 Here’s an idea: Nick & Ema or Maci versus Milan & Ema or Maci for some wonderfully entertaining mixed doubles! 💥 🔥 You could rent an indoor court and have Shamir & Anna do the play by play. 🎅 🎄 🎁
Love these videos where you are commentating and assessing what you did right or wrong on that particular point.
Thanks for this vid Nik. I grew up playing with a two-handed backhand from a young age. After not playing tennis for many years, I started playing again earlier this year. The lack of play threw my timing off and I was tweaking my back. As such, I switched to a one-handed backhand.
I can say, that it has been a struggle. As you say, using a continental grip and now an eastern grip. I used to switch from FH to BH grip in a totally different direction. That muscle memory has been so hard to get over.
Also, taking a full swing as opposed to chipping or trying to slice shots has been difficult. Those repetitions are necessary to counter our muscle memory.
One thing that has helped me is during warm-up always trying to start the rally by feeding from my backhand. Also, if I am just hitting balls on my own, I always start with a basket of backhands.
Anyway, just wanted to say, I totally know where you are coming from. The struggle is real. Keep it up.
P.S. Do you prefer your new racquet? I definitely see a difference in "familiarity?" from your Babolat.
Hi, I was a two handed backhand myself and I switched almost 8 years ago to one handed backhand. What works for me to be more consistent in my one handed backhand was to hit with more topspin all the time to develop consistency. The back of your palm has to ROTATE while hitting and finishing it facing down at the end on your right side above your shoulder. Once this is mastered, hitting flat like you demonstrate in this video will be the next step. I think Warinka has the best one handed backhand of all time.
Great video. Really loved the live emotions displayed. Really insightful and entertaining. I have recently given up on my 1hbh and attempted to try 2hander (which has always been very uncomfortable for me) but will never the less be following this series with great interest! Thanks 🙏
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi ! Great project ! I’ve been doing the same thing because of a left shoulder injury (and my 2h BH was my strong shot !). I enjoy feeling the higher speed of the raquet motion.
2 ideas helped me :
1. To play only 1h BH and after many months, I hit the ball more in front naturally with the good grip, my brain and my muscles are used to it (but my 2h BH grip feel weird now).
2. Technically, keeping the left hand on the raquet’s heart a little bit longer, until my left wrist touch my left waist side, and then the raquet is on the right path. It’s easier to get the raquet under the ball right before the contact to lift. I noticed the great 1hBH players Federer, Wawrinka, Gasquet do that…
Thanks for your videos and happy holidays
Hey Nick.
Wishing you all the best with this project.
In 2017, I switched from a two-handed backhand to a one-backhand. Long story short, and after many ups and downs, it me 2 and half years until I was ready to take it into battle with any success.
Only downside is that my body has adapted so much so now that I can't hit a two-hander anymore...🤣.
P.S. just for context. I made at switch at 28 years old, and I'm now 34.
Your commenting is very helpful - describing how a player of your level goes through the same stress situations is awesome to witness.
My experience with the OHBH: it was less powerful than my forehand, and to compensate for the lack of power I started hitting straight at the ball. This made my backhand too flat. Now I readjusted the swing path to match that of my forehand, and there's the power, spin, and control. I found it to be a rather quick fix tbh. Once you are aware of the problem, and change the swing path, you will notice right away.
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK - WE'RE ALL INSPIRED BY THIS YOUR "PROJECT 1HB" SERIES !!
That said, I'll bet you ALL of us who are scouring RUclips for any & all "How To do a 1-Handed Backhand" videos ALL immediately see ONE KEY thing you've been doing: your racquet face is OPEN when you're dropping down to being your forward motion, and this causes your racquet face to be OPEN at CONTACT, so that you're constantly struggling to correct only AFTER contact, so you never can swing HARD and with TOPSPIN.
And your racquet face is open because at full backswing your racquet is a "Waiter's Serving Tray" (flat & horizontal) when it's SUPPOSED to be an "Executioner's Axe" (flat and VERTICAL) :-O
INTERESTED IN AN EXPERIMENT?
LIFT your rear elbow up to HORIZONTAL on your backswing;
FORCE your racquet face to be VERTICAL and FACING SIDEWAYS on your backswing;
This (in theory) is SUPPOSED to make the racquet face NATURALLY close when you drop your racquet, so you can really SWING HARD at contact, put TONS of TOPSPIN on the ball, and still follow through EFFORTLESSLY.
Me?
I'm just another senior RE-TRAINING himself to have a 1HB, and I'd say I'm hitting about 40%; MY problem isn't a bad hit when the incoming ball is PERFECT; MY problem is that I keep trying to hit EVERY backhand as a 1HB with TOPSPIN, even when clearly the shot SHOULD be a CUT shot ;-)
But I've watched your videos at least 10 times in the past hour, and I PROMISE you, you have a "John Blake" 1HB - something you DON'T want to try & perfect !
BETTER to learn the TSISIPAS (however you spell his damned name) 1HB - and if you THINK about it THAT way - that you're learning a "somebody's" backhand - it'll be easier for you to MIMIC than if you tell yourself you're learning a "me" new 1HB...
I'm rooting for you !
-Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS
Hey Nick, now you have 2 great series: Ema vs. Maci and Project One handed backhand. 💪
About one hander, I think the main idea is to put the racket verically on backswing and have full followthrough the shot. The way I was taught, it’s similar to slapping someone backhand slap. 😁 But, ofc you already know it.
Greetings from Šibenik, Croatia 🇭🇷
Great content again Nick! Good luck with your way to 1 hand back hand.
To me, your main current flaw is bit late contact point, caused by a too much 2hbh body position before the ball contact and passive non dominant arm.
Disagree with the grip, I would keep a continental grip while getting used to the 1hbh, trying to give the spin by bending knees and moving a bit down the head racket during hit preparation.
To me, continental grip is the more versatile and consistent 1hbh grip, allowing "easy" slice, block, flat or even some spin even when you are late. If you want more top spin by grip, you likely loose consistency without clear benefits on fast court.
Enjoy the wall time while invoking Sampras spirit!
Love these videos, thanks Nick. Milan is a hell of a player as well.
Niko -- Hvala na slusanju zelja tvoje vjerne publike i objavljivanju ovog video-a. Ovo ce biti dobrodoslo teniskoj zajednici i mi svi bi trebali pomoci i reklamirati tvoj program jer bi tvoj put ka usavrsavanju bekenda (jednom rukom) mogao revitalizirati ovaj udarac, koji je skoro pa nestao.
Niko - many thanks for listening to the wishes of your audience and for publishing this video (and the series). This is going to be welcomed by the tennis community and we should all help advertise your program. This could help revitalize the one handed backhand that has become almost exctinct.
Again -- big kudos and big thank you.
Long live the one-hander 🙏🙌
I've been watching you play for years and always was in awe at how compact and efficient your shots are. I almost feel like one of the main difficulties from the OHBH comes from how it intuitively needs to be more extended and loose especially on the follow through. Awesome to learn alongside you, coach!
I loved your reaction when you hit your first backhand return winner. It's an amazing feeling when that happens. I would try to hide my smile as well but inside, I would be beaming.
One of the biggest regrets I've had was switching from a two hander BH to a one. I wish I could go back but it's too late for me. Watching this video, it has given me hope that if I continue to practice and work hard on it, the single hander will be a good shot for me to trust. For me, it is giving myself enough space between the ball and I and not to cramp myself in.
Great video and keep up the great work.
Good effort, Nick. Very entertaining. And Milan is a good friend!
He is a great guy
Nik's grinding! fun to see. And Nik - you really have a very nice one hander. I know it's not up to your high level standard but there are many, many players that would love to have yours as it is. Look forward to seeing it after a year of work - it'll be a beast!
That backhand winner at 25:56 came with a Thiem grunt, maybe that's some kind of cheat code for it 😅
I'm not a good player, but i can 'look' good on the occasions when i don't mis-hit. I have always had a one-handed backhand. I think that's because i played baseball first, and a two-handed backhand always felt like trying to hit a baseball left-handed-awkward, and like my body was in the way of my arms.... Anyway, with the one-handed backhand, yes, it is a beautiful thing when you execute it. It just feels magnificent. The two things i always come back to focusing on when i get erratic or unsatisfactory results, though: dip the right shoulder, and point the butt-cap of the racquet at the ball. Those two things almost invariably correct any other flaws and get me back on track, and they also incidentally lead to power, topspin, and follow-through.
Oh, yeah-and *yes* your mic'd narration is of tremendous benefit. Hearing the though process. Hearing the negative thoughts and doubt-stuff i think any coach would try to remove from a student-it's cool to know that it's natural and can still be a part of constructive learning.
I switched at 39 and it became my biggest weapon in just months. I recommend a more extreme grip like Gasquet, Guga Etc. your racquet face is opening up a bit and very flat. Like old school. If you get good at the new school grips you can always hit up on the ball even very high balls instead of trying to pull them down. I love high backhands now even way above shoulders. I also recommend drop feeding yourself and trying to hit as hard and as much spin as possible. You’ll find your groove. Try to get balls bouncing high and reaching the fence high on one bounce. I think you’re also not getting enough ROM on the backswing / shoulder turn and it’s not coming behind you enough and not enough drop… ends up a half push. Feel tennis instruction has a good vid on how you should think about your hand/palm. The hardest thing to change is over rotation into the shot, especially in points. My body still opens up too early like a 2 hander
I’ve got a simple point you can consider. Focus on using your left (non-dominant) hand for the take back. The non-dominant hand can create tension (for power), set the starting height vis-a-via the ball (for spin vs flat shots), set the racket face angle (makes it more consistent). I think something a lot of players overlook is the importance of the non-dominant hand. Non-dominant hand awareness has been a game changer for me.
Hey Nick,
first of all, as this is the first time I'm commenting here, your channel is great. My story is that I'm now 42 and started playing again in 2021 after a hiatus of 23 years and your content on technique helped me a LOT to get back into it.
When I started played at the age of 9, I started with a one-handed backhand and I wouldn't let the coach at the club talk me into a two hander because I thought it was lame 😂 So I was taught a classical one-handed backhand. After four years I changed clubs and the coach there attempted to change the swing path to a more modern one because I had issues with generating top spin.
And when I returned after 23 years the old coach was still there, and in our sessions he noticed that I fell back into the classical swingpath again - so he had to start over on me 😁 Muscle memory is a tough animal to beat. Now after two years of playing again, I'm doing fine again on the modern swingpath. I also found it helped to go a little bit beyond the eastern grip, almost a little towards a semi western grip. This makes it easier to turn the underarm at the point of contact. In your video, you definitely use a classical swingpath and the underarm doesn't change - tough to get top spin on the thing that way. I'm pretty sure you know all this, though. It's in your content on the one-handed backhand after all.
Have a Merry Christmas and a great 2023 and keep up the good work.
PS: Und ein paar Grüße aus Deutschland hab ich auch noch für Dich! 🙂
What I notice about your backhand is that on your take-back, you're holding the racket very horizontally. I would try to make it a little more vertical, and this is why:
1. Naturally with the movement, you get more topspin, allowing you to hit the ball harder.
2. When you have to stretch to get the ball, it prevents it from going in the net.
3. It looks more stylish. :)
I agree. That was the first thing I noticed!!
You can still hit a superb backhand from the hip. Meike Babel talks about this a lot and she is a female tennis player with an excellent (1H) backhand. It is just a matter of proper preparation and swingpath.
@@EdmonBegoli I totally agree, but I feel like a beginner to a 1 handed backhand might find it easier to hit it more vertically.
8:12 one handed backhand is cool.. stylish 🤗
Hey Nick, cool to see someone as good as you try to learn this. I myself have only started playing tennis a few years ago and have a 1 handed backhand. I know you like to use 100 sq inch size tennis racquets. I find it really difficult to use my 1 handed backhand with these type's of racquets. It would be interesting to see if you use a 98 sq inch racquet and see what the results are for your 1 handed backhand. Also love the videos.
As a one-handed recreational player, I feel that I can adapt much better to the string with my forehand than with my backhand so with some strings. With soft strings I am often missing long and it is difficult for me to adapt put more spin etc so I use it much more defensively, just placing it or slicing with not as much power and using my forehand as a weapon while with stiffer strings I feel that I can attack much more and be aggressive for angles but maybe I lose a bit my forehand power, depth and serve speed.
I think also makes a huge difference when I take the backhands early when the ball is going up then the power goes up a lot and is very nice for the attack. Then the opponent struggles more and the next shot is not as well placed so you can turn to the forehand.
I still did not face opponents with so massive topspin that makes me a lot of high balls in the backhand so my nightmare now is when they hit wide angle low-bouncing flat ball and then is difficult to do anything but just defend with my backhand.
This was a great video. It is very interesting to hear your thoughts as you are struggling with some of the one-handed backhands. I have no doubt that you will be killing it in a few months.
Thank you slicebackhand
Arrested for one handed back hand bad habits 😂😂😂, love Nick ❤️🎾
Switched from a two hander (full western spinny grip) to an eastern one hander two years ago. Had a two hander for almost 20 years. Took me like 10 months to stop thinking “I could’ve gotten that with my two hander” but I’ve had so much more fun playing with a one hander. Good luck with the change, hope it pays off!
The one-handed backhand winner is the most satisfying shot, IMHO. (11:29 ) Now if I could only figure out how to hit more of them…
Welcome to the team, Nick!🎉
I'm +4.5-5.0 (5.0 on a good day... maybe an awesome day!). I switched from a two hander to a one hander a few years back. One piece of advice that took my game from 3.5 all the way to 5.0 was getting a low powered racket, with good pocketing, good stability and control (maybe adding a leather grip and low powered strings and pick a dense string pattern 18x20) where you can really swing away without fearing the ball sailing long. That means more balls in play, the more you hit, the better you'll get. You'll learn all the tricks in generating power by playing around but a powerful frame makes a terrible companion for the one hander. A heavier racket will also help with foot work forcing you to set up better.
The con side is, it's going to be a lot harder to generate pace with the forehand and it can be frustrating for those coming from a power frame to learn how to swing fully, but it'll get you confident in your groundstroke game and if you switch back to a lighter and more powerful frame a lot of the skills, footwork and confidence from the heavier frame will transfer back.
I don't suggest anyone switch to a heavier frame as a permanent solution (unless you're higher level), this is simply a tool to get you to learn the one hander faster and better!
What racket are you using currently? Sounds fun
Great to watch you in action Nick. l'm no coach but l would focus on bending my knees to encourage your upward swing path on that topspin backhand😉♥️
On Nicks 1hbh, he’s just being hesitant as mentally it’s not familiar, due to this he is not following through, he’s taking the ball on the rise but he’s not hitting the ball out front as much as he can. I would also practice nicks favorite technique of wall practicing, using 1hbh only, start from 5 feet back and hit backhands with quick bounces, combine in some volleys then 7 feet then 10 feet and 15 feet etc making sure the return to the wall is directed at the backhand side only and swing through freely hitting out from when he is 20 feet back only to his backhand. And when he is 25/30 feet back swing as hard as possible using all the stated techniques except that when he gradually moves back the half volley and chip becomes a top spin pure follow through. The wrist will burn because of the intensity involved, as the wrist is constantly in a state of pronation when practicing 1hbh. It could be his wrist needs to snap on every impact and maybe it’s a little hesitant due to it’s a new technique maybe he’s being too conservative.
With my humble advices I think you should 1) add more spin with your wrist lag at the end of your movement. It will accelerate the ball and create a slightly more upwards movement.
2)you could also add more spin with your arm by making a more low to high movement. You can exaggerate in the beginning to train your muscle memory. I was in the same situation as you.
Hi Nick, is it possible you can bring the racquet back with two hands and let go of the left hand as you are going to contact the ball? I started playing tennis in 85 and I was taught how to hit the one haded back hand first, then I a few years later I started hitting with a two hander and when I hit the one hander slice, topspin, or drop shout I use the weight on the left side and use my legs and use the racquet and try to muscle the ball. Your playing good with a one hander, but I don’t think you are allowing your racquet to do the work for you. Use for left leg and hit through the ball, and your weight should be on your right leg, after you hit through the ball. You are doing great my dude, the advice I gave you, is just that advice, you are an amazing player and I am not trying to say anything negative, it’s just my observation. Plus as you said young man, you are in your 40s so your legs get tired, I totally understand as I will be 52 in December. Great job on your training my dude.
I'm trying to master the one handed backhand also and watching you progress helps me to progress also.
Awesome idea!! As someone who struggles with top spin on the one handed backhand, I think I’m going to learn a lot! Only difference- I don’t have a good two handed backhand either 😢
WE'RE ROOTING FOR YOU !
In fact, I think you've INSPIRED MANY of us to start our OWN "Project 1HB"
On return of serve, I find a slightly more western grip (by 1/2 bevel) helps as we tend to make contact a bit on the rise and it needs a more closed racquet face for that. Similar to on the rise FH.
You can try pronation Nik!! to have more topspin on your 1HB!!
lowering the front shoulder on the take back helps to get a more vertical swing path too
@@sergiosimbula We are not talking about Serve man. Try check this video and try to correct them because they are teaching 1BH pronation. Tennis Backhand Topspin Secrets - How To Hit Heavy Topspin One Handed Backhands
I stand corrected it's supination, not pronation.
Very interesting. I would like to see Milan attach your backhand when you are ready by coming to net and see what you can do. Making that quick grip change on return of serve takes a lot of practice. I wonder if after this experiment your two-hander will be put in the closet.
Im not switching and putting 2-h in closet. Just want to improve 1-h that’s all
@@IntuitiveTennis I get it. JUst curios if after 1 year and you are only hitting one handers could take some time to get two hander back if you want. I don't think you can hit both and improve the way you want to. As you say, muscle memory will be confused.
This lesson is pertinent to my backhand struggles. I started out with a one handed backhand that worked fairly well. Playing at 4.0, a slice backhand worked pretty well when approaching the net. I hit nearly all my groundstrokes low over the net. Then I started playing a weekly match with a better player who exclusively hit two handed backhands. So I started hitting two handed backhands in an attempt to emulate a part of his game. A couple other players I hit with for years advised me not to switch, but I did anyway. About all I got from my two hander was some improvement in my service returns. I would like to dump it.
FWIW, it looks like your chest opens early most every time on your 1hbh to rotate your body like a 2hbh. Then your arm has to finish the shot from that open position so it doesn't finish and have that solid feel to completion. In theory, hold your torso a bit longer to complete your arm drive as the torso follows to complete. But what do I know ;)
Good luck Nik! BTW I hope it's not offensive to say that when you're frustrated, the videos are hilarious! When you're playing these matches to practice the one-hander is winning a secondary goal? Meaning, the primary goal is to practice. I wonder if even many rec level people are worried too much about winning a match compared to having a goal to practice which will ultimately make them a better player in the longer run.
Interesting question 🫴 ruclips.net/video/1zh3Ahmjyn8/видео.html
Welcome to the club 😀 you said it, from playing two hand bh, your one hand grip is too weak at impact (too continental). Key word is “at impact”. You can feel your grip is good when holding the racquet close to you, once you extend it at impact, your racquet face is open, from that face angle you can never hit hard, generate spin, or feel confident.
Nick, it appears to me that the top one handed backhand professional players turn their shoulders a little bit more than you do. It is great to see a coach ro take on a challenge to learn something new. Many coaches have too much pride or lazy to do that. what you are doing will eventually benefit your students who want to learn the one handed backhand. That's great.
Yes the truck was quite annoying!
Some good play from both of you.
Thank you Nick and Milan!
That thing looks like the new Wilson Shift frame, especially curious after that bleep lol 😆
One handed backhand is the most aesthetically pleasing shot in tennis, good luck on your journey 👍
I understand Nick. They didn't sponsor him so really no need to give publicity to them.
it's either a Shift or a Solinco Whiteout
its not the whiteout, it could just be a sprayed pure drive
@@rikh78 how about the tecnifiber of Iga?
@@lungchan1729 it has no writing at all, i'm 99% sure it's been sprayed white
Great Nik. I join you on this year-long journey. I have a decent one-hander that needs to be brought into match play. So far I have been coasting on a pretty decent arsenal of slices.
Your bh is looking great!!! You are making it look easy out there.
Thank you! I’m trying to make it look as good as it can 🥹
Super interesting project you have! And also that you give the current issue in your 1Handed back hand. By putting hundreds / thousands of hours you'll improve it a lot. For the moment your BH sucks so much.... Good work and looking forward to seeing the progress.
one suggest I have is to lower you base for the contact, it's much harder to brush the ball up with a one-handed backhand with your height and technique. Lowering the base allows you to get under the ball much easier, and gives you more power for loading
Great video! I mean you know that a tall tree cannot reach the ground. Hint! Hint! But your racket is not high enough on the take back. Pull high your racket up with nonzdominant hand b4 you engage the drop. That should help a lot.
Thank you Nik, look forward to seeing where the one hander odyssey takes you. Very brave to make the commitment up after so long with the double. With regards to the new racquet what’s the reason for the beep out? Curious to know what you’re now playing with. Cheers.
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
U definitely need to extend that non dominant hand on the follow through as muscle memory. Whenever I can rip my one hand back hand and it goes in, it feels good but it’s hard to be consistent. Maintaining that L shape on the wrist at follow through really helps with building that confidence to eventually rip the ball
If you are struggling with the topspin 1BH, it can't hurt to try a more extreme grip to see if that works better for you.
I would suggest turning even further in the backswing and planting your front right leg more definitely, so when you hit you can get more forward motion and energy into the shot. Also, if you enjoyed that pure shot with the Shift, think what it would be like with a 200G!
Great video!
What changed my OHB forever was learning to loosen my wrist and swing out properly on every shot... ;)
Nick, back on what Milan said about him targeting your back hand in his serve: how do you practice return of serve without a partner?
Its impossible to practice the return with out an incoming ball. There is a high end hydraulic ball machine that can shoot the ball down making return practice possible. Also, I show return of serve drills on the wall here ruclips.net/video/_g0QvoikptY/видео.html
@@IntuitiveTennis Thanks Nick, much appreciated!
Hey Nick, nice video. I am confused though, wasn't this setpoint won by you at 21:18 ? Great stuff, keep it up. Just playing tennis for a year now and seeing some familiar situations as a one-handed backhander ;)
Complete editing mistake. Milan was up 5-4 😩😩😩
I find the Return of Serve on the Ad side tough as a OHBH. Making sure the racket head doesn’t get behind you is a big key to make sure you’re not late imho.
Also, early prep and keeping the Racket head up and away is key, think Thiem
Nick, your left elbow should be up, with the strings facing the the side fence. Your racket should be drawn back and up, with your off hand keeping the racket up. You’re hitting the 1-hander from your hip. Look at Fed and Stan. Love your channel, btw
Have there ever been any successful pros who hit a two-hander *only* for service returns? Would that be possible for you? Or do you think you lose some of the competency you already have by _splitting_ repetitions and muscle memory with the one-hander you would need to continue to develop?
Great question. I’m not 100% sure but I can’t think of any one handers who returned with two hands on the backhand.
Great! Thanks. Make of those self couched plays.
I'm trying the same at the moment. Played 2hbh as a kid but it never felt natural to me, always struggled with the weight transfer. Got good results straight away on 1hbh - some really good tips on your vids with Shamir and the other guy, but find myself reverting to 2h when under pressure or on backfoot.
that was intersting, you still got the hunger nick :) you did nearly lose the plot at 5/4 😁. ive always had a shit one handed backhand so i feel for you (i usually end up slicing everything).
I still some hunger ngl
You know more about tennis than me but my advice would be to hit it with more topspin. Speed up the last bit of the swing have more racquet head speed when finishing the stroke. Works for me. Also with one hander always play the ball more in front. Just my opinion 🤷
The support finger of your backhand seems to be the thumb, which means you need to get your thumb under the grip. Maybe change to support the grip with the tip of your index finger, so that make backhand more feel more flicking and pulling instead of pushing, lifting and blocking.
Why the secrecy around the name of the racquet he is using?
he's probably testing out a prototype racket; and by the looks of how the orange strings have a crooked white edge along the frame , i assume he also spray painted it white so that it is unidentifiable
@@modganom I think you are right-good spotting
@@bmanbusee3812 don’t know why but I have a feeling it might be a Clash. Maybe was just the talk of shoulder pain 🤣 anyways pure drives are very uncommon for 1hbh so maybe that is also a factor 🤔
Very interesting video...if you want to give more top spin, I guess you should prepare with the tip of your racquet pointing the sky (higher), break your wrist when you swing down (so that the tip of your racquet is pointing the court) and you should also try, especially on low balls, to lower your front shoulder a bit (alongside with your bended knees). Lowering my front shoulder and breaking my wrist down helped me a lot giving more consistency to my 1HBH shot. My 2 cents...
Looks like you are still facing the racket face up in the back swing. Even when you are in the eastern Backhand Grip. Even in newer one hand videos. If you are hitting a lot of one hand backhand’s that are going long and not much topspin than you are facing the realer up slightly on the back swing. Or flipping into the vertical swing.
This is great series. I think it's unrealistic when playing a match to cut out things like running around your BH or chipping a return. Part of the charm of the one handed BH is the versatility and the able to slice and cut the ball and them wham a beautiful winner. For practice/drills yes you should force the topspin BH, but playing matches you should hit the correct shot.
Btw what is that racket? Could it be the new Wilson Shift???
Please correct me if I am wrong.
To me, in the first 10 minutes of the video, it feels like Nik is making contact with the ball too late, making the single backhand look cramped from my point of view.
For me, being the only backhand I use, the one handed backhand is a very comfortable and generally wonderful feel good shot, and seeing the backhand like that in the first 10 minutes makes it look very uncomfortable, and yet Nik is finding adequate control over the shot.
Way to go Nik, I'm vouching for you 🎉🎾
Nick, are you not able to point the racket tip towards the back fence on the finish?
There are no limitations that are preventing me from finishing that way. Im working on it…
What racquet are you using now? It doesn’t look like the pure drive plus anymore. I would love to see a video about it and why you decided to switch.
fantastic content.
I'm glad you like it
Hi Nick, you should focus on getting your right hand to your left pocket on your backswing. This will give your racket more space to accelerate and make it easier to increase your topspin. Right now your hitting hand is to far away from your body. This way you will lack the coil you need and impede spin generation.
Can you make a much needed video of how to tell if a ball is in or out? I think many people don't know there is a surface area that hits the ground, not the entire ball counts and please explain the consequences of making bad calls and having a cheater reputation.
Sure
Great video! I agree that you can improve your technique but hitting a one hand BH is affecting your confidence. You look fine hitting balls cross court but you are out of position hitting either side when playing points. On the BH also you are hitting without a purpose. I am curious to see how you progress.
You must have missed my two clutch down the line one handed backhand winners in the tie break.
🔥🔥
I am always unconfident about my backxhand, normally I am 1hb but tried to switch to 2hb but never succeded.
Than I watched your video, which you explained that if you are strpng enough use 1hb than I continue 1hb without any doubt.
Now I see you are again back to the discussion which always in my mind !
Oh my God, with this video I am again in lost, 1hb or switch to 2hb all my coaches advices me do 2hb but its not fits me.
Please explian your realy opinion after this video..
Do I feel bad to use 1hB, I need a sharp answer Nick as you always do😅
I'm curious about the grip. I play singled-handed backhand with a reverse western/semi-western grip; (a la Henin -- if only it were a tenth as good as hers, of course); I'm, not sure how you get decent top spin on the shot with an eastern grip -- I notice that your racquet face seems to facing upwards after contact with the ball...
Why did you bleep the racquet model? 🤔 Is it a technifibre?
i’ve always wondered what tension do u personally use for your racquet u get so much spin and power when u need it?
Are you opening up your body too early? Also seems like you could be transferring your weight more onto your right foot as your making contact. And pull the racket back more with your left hand before starting your swing. Just some suggestions from a fan (who thinks he knows something about tennis technique😂). Keep it up! I love to hit my one handed BH!
Great video, and from my standpoint you raised a relevant question for me.I have a one handed backhand (OHB) and I struggle with serve returns. I can return with slice but most of the times it turns out to be a weak return ( unlike the famous pros). Can you create a video on how to OHB serve returns (without slicing of course)? Will it help with OHB if I held the grip in middle instead of towards the end of the racquet grip?
Found this old video which I had not seen before ruclips.net/video/TBxpNFyLlx8/видео.html&feature=shares
Nick, maybe you need to play with the Wilson Hyper Hammer, the one with the healing properties!
Haha i can not play with that one anymore
Remember this ruclips.net/video/xBac0Hf3YjI/видео.html
Ok, maybe on a faster surface!
Looking forward to seeing your final product! As you said, your swing path is wrong and you're opening up into the shot, which is way too early for a 1 hander. Need to stay side on and contact out front. Easier said than done! Hope you don't push too hard with your current technique, as it could be stressing your shoulder a lot
I'm not at all on your level of tennis but I can comment on what I observe with your 1H BH. You don't raise your racket high enough in prep for the backhand. This might be a holdover habit from the 2hander where the racket stays low because the other hand provides enough power. But for one handers, you need the racket high enough to drop down so it can accelerate fast.
From my Amateur observation, I see your wrist is stiff and I see you like jammed by the ball.... probably because you have to think in hitting One handed, probably because spacing the ball.
As you said most of it related to Muscle memory!
Probably partnering with @2MinuteTennis
Great project!! More than happy to follow up in progress!
A side backhand return down the line is my fav shot, would've worked wonders against you ;)
The 3-4 40-30 ball you called out looked very in
You need glasses
Ha. Watched it again and I see the space