Tennis Tips: One Handed Backhand

Gilad Bloom explains and demonstrates the basics of the tennis backhand. To view more great tennis tips and how to play tennis videos visit PlaySportsTV at http://www.playsportstv.com/tennis

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• backhand
• one-handed
• tips
• drills
• Gilad
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[MONK3YBOMB]

1:01 . WTF?

[gouthammeruva]

This is the most ugly looking single handed backhand I ever saw in tennis.

[paullam007]

There's nothing wrong with letting your knees lock for a split second. Depends on the situation. Even Federer locks his knees sometimes in pressure shots so there's no "right" or "wrong" in some cases.

[MegaArmstrong21]

ahahaha

[mellowphi]

i think this video will make me worse than it will better.

1) too stiff

2) no rotation

3) what happened to an "effortless" shot? the arm should swing with very very little effort

just saying.

[KorgathBladefist1]

"thats wrong you lose control" weirdo!

[longngo12]

@TheConnyB i think that is to help you get the idea of a stable one handed backhand and after u can do it with well u can stop moving sideways like that

[TheConnyB]

Moving in sideways even after the shot, or else I will lose control?? Control of what? My feet? I never saw Djokovic or Nadal moving sideways like a broken robot after a backhand.....

[pjcd1961]

It is not that simple! Most good players hit the ball on the rise (it is easier if you are taller) because of the spin that some players putt on the ball! About 45 degrees to where you want to hit the ball! Where is your right foot? What is your grip? Where is your arm in relation to your shoulder? And what about your grip? And where is the imaginary point of contact? Not a bad explanation, but missing a few points!

[anmolmaitra78]

@gouthammeruva

that is Gilad Bloom. he was once ranked in the top 100 in the world

[1930bilbo]

I play with a one handed backhand and it's my more dominant and stable shot. What made me feel uncomfortable with what he showed is that he takes his racquet striaght back and brings it right forward. For me to improve my timing and racquet head speed I make a little C and keep the racquet moving. Hope it might help you guys, I strongly believe one handed is the way to play.

[ARTZY64]

@swishpix It's true that one should be really relaxed... joints, grip, etc. All players would play more naturally if they were always loosey-goosey on court... it's amazing what the body can do if you let it... don't think too much about technique. LOOSE joints, like a puppet on a string!