Tennis Backhand Topspin Drive - Rod Laver

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[HawaiiProTennis]

It seems that Laver's backhand grip was more continental then it was eastern backhand grip like Federer and most of the guys today . Mcenroe, had similar grip. It seems that the continental is better for picking up low balls and driving hard flat shots. Eastern Bh grips seem more advantageous for topspin and require the change of grip for slice. you agree Brent???

[webtennis]

@HawaiiProTennis I agree with the Continental grip for Rod. The very low pick up is tough with a full eastern bh grip unless you can generate the kind of racket speed that Fed can.

[webtennis]

@HawaiiProTennis Agree that a backhand topspin drive is easier with an eastern bh grip, BUT it's very possible to play this shot with a Continental.

You have to adjust your contact point...

Brent

[someoneelsenothere]

the problem is that older generations of players hit with very little top spin

[webtennis]

Rod Laver generated a ton of topspin off of his backhand groundstroke. He could hit dipping passing shots and drive his topspin backhand where it really penetrated through the bounce.

I've got a great DVD titled "The Kings of the Court" that has 10 of the all-time great players demonstrating strokes you can copy and model over at WebTennis. net Thanks for your interest. Brent

[theatlantean1]

@webtennis Great video, mate. Laver had the most beautiful strokes. Can you imagine the spin and pace he would get with today's strings and rackets? It would be amazing. People who never played with the small wooden rackets have no clue how hard it was to hit the sweet-spot consistently. I sometimes make my students hit with my old Jack Kramer Pro Staff, just to show them how hard it was. Most of the two-handed backhand players are shanking every other shot, and these are tournament-level playrs

[webtennis]

@theatlantean1 No question that if you put a wood racket into a younger player's hand and said go ahead and rip your topspin, the dose of reality would be a real eye opener.

Thanks for your great comment!

Brent

[JIM2u007]

Fabulous vintage clip! Rod had the most amazing topspin backhand drive - long before it became standard. It was such a treat seeing him hit that shot - other top 10 players would sit in the stands to watch "the Rocket" play. Ilie Nastase and Manuel Orantes to name a couple because they so admired him. Rod was an incredible shot maker with that little Dunlop Maxply. The backhand was the solid foundation of his game and 2 grand slams. Thx for posting this!!

[lxbertxl123]

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[YOU2UUB]

ROD LAVER WAS MY FAVORITE ALL TIME TENNIS PLAYER

[bassidol]

Actually Laver used topsin on his backhand rather sparingly - mostly for passing shots or as an approach shot. The majority of backhands were sliced. So a comparison to Borg is a bit misplaced, since almost everything Borg hit was topspin. In terms of severity of topspin, Laver's shots of both wings seem more pronounced. Borg's topspin, though less severe than Laver's, could be controlled for an entire match. In that sense his game was the precursor for today's baseline bashfests.

[JIM2u007]

Borg took topspin to another level. That a 'baseliner' won Wimbledon was unheard of but 5X???!!! It took a much larger swing and perfect perfect timing to hit that kind of topspin and pace with a tiny wooden racquet face - it's really hard to appreciate that today. Nastase called him 'inhuman'. Yes, Borg was an alien from space. You must be quite the player yourself!!