How can improve my backhand?

Question

Help me with my backhand! position, style, raquet position, etc...

Answer 1

It depends on if you hit a two-handed or one-handed backhand. My first piece of advice would be to try both out and see what is comfortable for you. Not every player should hit a two-handed backhand, and not every player should hit a one-handed backhand.

One of the easiest ways to improve your backhand is to maintain eye contact with the ball throughout the entire stroke. You are not going to be able to watch the ball the whole time, but looking down at where the ball is and keeping your head down helps tremendously with the swing.

You also want to bend your knees and get your legs into the shot. This will add power, control, and accuracy.

Answer 2

One handed backhands and two handed backhands are fundamentally different. Most folks with two handed backhands have a solid drive, often more consistent than their forehand. So let's assume you are discussing a one hander. First of all, the long answer with all the tips on a good topspin one hander is terrific. However, the advantage of a one hander is the ability to vary between topspin and slice. Lots of great backhands are hit with slice, and it is easier to hit than a topspin backhand. So, make sure you don't dis the slice. The big thing that you have to get around is the preparation. A slice backhand is hit universally with a continental grip. Topspin backhands are hit with anything from a continental grip (rare these days), to an eastern backhand grip (common), to a semi-western grip. As the grip rotation goes up, you get more topspin, but have more trouble with the low balls. I'm sort of old school, so I used to hit topspin with continental, then switched to an eastern backhand when I realized that the new racquets gave too much power to keep topspin in the court with continental. So, there are common things to both slice and topspin one handed backhands: 1) The swing is usually finishes high. A slice is best with a straight swing through the ball. It may start high, but it comes straight through the ball, and finishes higher than the contact point. (The backhand chop -- high to low -- is not overly effective.) The straight through and finish up slice gives the Ken Rosewall hard driving slice. Also the Justine Henin and Roger Federer slice. The topspin backhand starts low, contacts through, and finishes high. 2) The racquet face is close to vertical. On slice, it is slightly open. On topspin, it is straight. With the more rotated grip, this means that the racquet makes contact with the ball farther out in front to achieve this. 3) You do best by tucking your chin behind your shoulder. This lines up your eyes, your swing, and your shoulder, so that the ball gets targeted over your shoulder when you start your swing. 4) Your contact energy is through the ball, not over or under it. You want a long contact period (ball on the strings a long time). Let the folks who practice 8 hours a day work on the brushing up on the ball. This will happen for you if you contact well and follow through high. The long contact period ensures the most control and power, plus the most robustness to timing problems. You don't need tons of topspin at first, just the right stroke that drives the ball with some topspin. Once you get that, you can always add more topspin. 5) You follow through fully. Practice on a wall to get used to this stuff and hit a lot of stuff crosscourt. Finally, don't run around your backhand. Hit them a lot and they will improve.

Answer 3

Try and keep your stance closed, it will open as you hit harder. I am guessing two hands.
Your grip should be eastern , so the raquet face is closed
Take your raquet back low and early
Both hands are equal on the two hander neither is dominant.
Try and come up the back of the ball when hitting, top edge of raquet to bottom of ball then brush up
Keep contact point in front and finish by hitting your shoulder with the follow through.

Answer 4

For back just make sure you step into the ball and as your starting if your a right handed player use your left hand to direct the ball and your right for power. good luck .

Answer 5

Practice on your sisters until it's perfected, then practice on your who's until they know your pimp hand is strong.

Answer 6

use the other hand