Tennis Tutorial Part 2 - The Backhand

Learn the basics of playing a backhand shot in the second part of our tennis tutorials with Liam Shelbourne.

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[lshelbourne1]

@MoOD008 Really sorry for slow reply, I hope your tennis is going well and I'm glad the tutorial helped in some way, cheers, Liam

[lshelbourne1]

@Cxeri93 Many thanks for your feedback - I hope your tennis is going well and I have plans to do more tutorials, hopefully more detailed ones...many apologies for slow reply. All the best, Liam

[lshelbourne1]

@MorroccoSurrogate Many thanks for your feedback - I'm glad it helped, hope the tennis is going well. Keep it up!

[lshelbourne1]

@aigo125 ...in an ideal world it would be great to master both single and double-handed backhands as each has advantages in different point situations and court positions. I see too many juniors nowadays who can't hit a slice backhand which is a v effective shot (particularly when approaching the net) & struggle when reaching as they've only ever hit 2-handers. To give 2-hander a go, practice by hitting non-dom hand forehands(holding slightly up the shaft) then add dom hand. Good luck!

[lshelbourne1]

@aigo125 apologies for slow reply. I'd usually recommend the double-handed backhand to gain more power, for most people. A single-handed backhand relies heavily on a very strong wrist which you probably have already being a single-hander. Adding that non-dom hand can increase control & power, but decreases reach & (some might say) aesthetic quality! To be honest there are pro's & cons of both, I know a national player who switched from 2 to 1 & back to 2... (cont. above...)

[lshelbourne1]

@alZiiHardstylez you're right, many thanks for the comment, it's much appreciated. Foot placement & body stance are important for bhand: a neutral/semi-closed stance (feet sideways on to net/turned 45 degs further) will help directional accuracy & bodyweight shift, esp for line shots whereas more open stance will help with cross shots; a big unit turn(shoulder/torso rotation) will increase power. Btw like your music - tinrib, boscabeats, stayupforever & smitten were in my bag - keep it up mate!

[lshelbourne1]

Please check out my own youtube channel:

Liam Shelbourne Tennis Channel

Cheers

[alZiiHardstylez]

Just sayin' but he didn't recognize the foot placement, have your feet in the direction the way you want the ball to go, Oh and bring your racquet as far back as you can.

[aigo125]

helloo..

i'm a one handed backhand player..

which one do you think create more powerful shot?

[MorroccoSurrogate]

I'm just starting out tennis at a high school level and these tutorials have really helped me out.