Tennis One-Handed Backhand Progressions: Step 1: Contact

[0Mjschott7]

i prefer one hand backhand but my teachers tells me to use both. i still use one

[astronomeraman]

Man ur vids r great i see i try n *WOW* nxt my coach say hw did u learn dat so early!!.....n i say i hav a frend!!'''lol

[MrStinkpuss]

You might want to add that your string bed should face your target as long as possible before you finish up high...

[LauraaLieee]

Good way of explaining. Ive seen other tennis backhand videos and they confuse me. Thanks:)

[t1up4me]

Will,

As a beginning tennis player in his late 30's, these videos are awesome. I have learned so much watching your videos. keep posting them - they're super helpful.

[fanatichradec]

THX for help , I am better now !

[darthnozo]

Ha you look like Gasquet with the backwards cap ; )

[kingslave021]

i think eastern and western grip is desame

[shuttleluis]

@kingslave021 no, they are not

[TheLeilisa]

Who is the tallest Tennis player?

[TheAdequateFilmmaker]

@TheLeilisa John Isner is the tallest still playing and Ivo Karlović is the tallest of all time.

[415Underdog]

@TheAdequateFilmmaker

Ivo still on tour

[kingslave021]

@TheLeilisa 

[noobsdumb]

the video is good but I do 2 handed backhands and i'm not sure if you know how to do those but could you make a video for that?

[botakchee]

Hey Will,what to do if I get "tennis elbow"?

[DVL1507]

hi will, i was wondering on changing my 2 handed backhand grip to one handed backhand grip. Is it okay if I change it? Will it damage my arm or something like it?

and I really dont know the one handed backhand grip that federer use. i want to hit flawlessly like him =), and im sure everybody wants it too.

maybe u know what grip and technique that Federer is using?

THANKS A LOT=)

[ksl927]

You're such a joke.

[lnd1o1]

@ksl927 you're a snot nose pussy ass bitch. AAAAAAAhahahahahahahahahahah. shit face

[Batstone22]

Hey Will!

All of your videos are great!  I was just wondering, are you naturally lefty? Cuz I play lefty too but I've learned to play righty for coaching. (especially so the young ones aren't confused when I demonstrate, just curious)

Thanks again,

Brad

[Munchkinross]

Hi Will.

Please can you post the two-handed backhand progression onto youtube, I cannot play them directly from the FYB site.

I think your videos are the best BTW, excellent for showing kids.

[MrHadluve]

great stuff guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[russell2308]

im lefty like him

[englishempire]

Erm well done? LOL

[IllIIllIIIlIIIlI]

Translation: So sick means good, cool. You know, like bad means good. Slang.

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[Supernugget6]

lol my dad does it so sick

[preciousjey]

huge racket how tall is that guy?

[Puert4]

Dunno... maybe he´s Benjamin Button 2.0?!

[360waybetterthan3]

when you use power it just hits the net

[maverick6589]

Virtually no backswing which i don't necessarily agree with. But this could be because you're barely hitting the balls to show viewers what to do. Overall good explanation of the 1h backhand

[KillaKZAN]

maybe because this is a training video and this is STEP 1?!

that's a backhand in progression from step 1 - step 5

watch all then comment on stuff like this

[maverick6589]

I totally left a comment like 3 minutes after i left this one saying "wow....definitely didn't see the other videos, and that you address the backswing issue in the next video. sorry :) " not sure why it didn't publish my comment....

[TheLhasaBoy]

theres more steps to this, he's just showing the motion on contact as it says, "CONTACT"

[seychella]

are you suppose to change your grip when you hit a back hand? do people adjust the way they hold their racquet during game play depending on which side they plan to hit the ball?

[Ketchupguy198]

Yes they do.

[darksalad23]

I'm having problems with handling high bounced balls on my backhand side, how do i return it?

[TennisPho]

Smash that tennis ball lol, just kidding

you return by, timing it, this is what i;d do

wait for the ball to reach low then hit the ball or smash it if i can , hope that helps lol

[Eddiesboyno1]

here is a tip

get behind the ball and before the second bonce push through it not to hard just enough 2 return it ok

thats how i do it and it works out good

[theImaginarySolution]

For high bouncing backhands make sure your chest is pointed in a direction parallel to the net. Watch Federer when he gets a high one. He's perfected it. This will help you out on your topspin so you can aim a little higher over the net and have more margin for error.

[bbkokomo]

step into the shot and take the ball early and on the rise when you can

[BWpepperr]

Will,what kind of racket is that?

[FYB2007]

wilson nblade 98

[BWpepperr]

ah,I knew it looked like an nCode. Have you used it against the nsix-one 95?

[SeekHeart]

hey will I have a problem with my 1bh. For some reason I can't swing straight forward, I swing off to the side for some reason. I'm using an eastern backhand. any idea how I can get myself to swing forward?

[liljuicemike]

great video. when hitting the backhand do are you suppose to put alot of power into it. And how do you get power on hit.

[FYB2007]

correct technique lets you hit with power and spin

[shawntiller3]

Hey Will, your tutorials are the best. I was wondering if you get "tennis elbow" after hitting backhands a lot? Thanks again

[FYB2007]

Hi Shawn, thanks. You can get tennis elbow from overplaying but it's not a guarantee. If you feel like you're getting it you should stop and rest for a day or so.

[FYB2007]

2 hands

[ckledzeppelin]

Do you normaly use a 2 handed back hand or 1 handed?

[FYB2007]

But one handers are prettier =)

[Alexandahls]

You're right. I really want to learn the 1 handed backhand. But right now I still use 2 handed. My coach said that I should learn 2 handed first before I study the 1 handed. Was it really neccessary to learn 2 handed backhand first before 1 handed? :-)

[BWpepperr]

It's much easier as i doesn't require as long a preparation, I believe the overwhelming majority follows that route. I did myself. 1H takes longer to learn so you don't want to be stuck with a crappy backhand and a nice forehand whilst playing.