One Hand Backhand Lesson | How to Rip it Like Stan Wawrinka
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
- In this video, you'll learn 10 copyable secrets that make Stan Wawrinka's backhand arguably the best in history.
Professional tennis players have certain fundamentals that allow them to hit their backhands with maximum power, spin, accuracy, and consistency.
Stan Wawrinka is no different.
Here are a few things he does that make his backhand so special.
1. Grip change- Stan gets into the correct grip quickly. Right after his split step, as he's turning his body to line up his shot.
2. Unit Turn- Wawrinka does NOT take the racket back right away. He stays connected to the stroke by engaging his core muscles and keeping his hands in front of his body as he lines up his shot.
3. Position- Stan is in great position before the ball bounces on his side of the court, with his weight on his back foot, and his body in a tight coil.
4. Takeback- Stan's racket takeback resembles a figure 8 shape.
5. Inside-out swing- Stan's arms start in close to his body and gradually lengthen out towards contact. This produces more racket head speed as the whip continues to unwind.
6. Contact point- Right at the 45 degree angle into the court. The perfect contact point
7. Finish- Stan's finish is the RESULT of a loose swing and the intention of his shot.
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Stan's or Samamtha's ad court serve...
The serve but mostly the toss seems everyone has their own way of tossing the ball where they place it
Stan Wawrinka has one of the most beautiful one handed backhand on the men's tour.
I agree, Anthony!
He has one of the most powerful too, but I have a feeling that young Denis Shapovalov's isn't far behind.
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Thank's! This was the BEST video on one handed backhand I ever have seen! Brilliant!
Wow, loved the simple and step by step instructions. Many thanks
Glad it was helpful Subodh Sharma :)
If you enjoy learning online (and trust me it’s as good a way to learn tennis as any), and you’ve already learnt the basics of a shot...then Ramon is your man to take you to the next level!
Listen carefully to what he says with that incredibly friendly voice because his eye for analysis (especially of the seasoned pros) is second to none.
Thanks for your time Professor Ramon. So glad I enrolled at the ‘Osa University!’
#beatthebounce
@RamonOsa You know who I’m noticing is doing this right now (April 2018)?
Take a look at Stefanos Tsisipas (especially today during his defeat of Dominic Thiem). Outstanding coil and power generation! 😳
(Outside bet: multiple grand slam winner next 10 years)
Definitely a possibility Asad... he's a true talent loaded with potential
I just came here to watch Stan perform his epic backhand in slo mo.
An awesome and beautiful weapon.
Indeed, Wahn
Ramon thanks so much, this type of pro analysis is really helpful. Speaking of idea for others of this type: maybe for running forehands - footwork, swing and finish...
You're welcome Eyal! Great suggestions... I'll add those to the list. Thanks!
Nicely done, very informative.
Good lesson! I learned the figure 8 from Jack as well. He and i were roomies and he was my first real coach, and a very good one. Taught a lot of shots you rarely see. Keep up the great work!
Thanks L!
Excellent walk-through of the progression of the shot. I like to be reminded to stay relaxed as possible before the final acceleration through the shot.
Awesome Larry! Don't forget to stay as relaxed as possible before the final acceleration through the shot. ;)
Well done Ramon! So clear with all the direction you need to really see how to do this. Thanks!
The best in the game
Great drill - thank you for sharing!
Yes, Ramon, I like your analysis and yes, I would like to see more of them. I like their simplicity.
Thanks Markie! :)
Great Ramon, great explanation! thank you so much!
Excellent breakdown of the elements of the backhand. For too many years, I missed the element of turning the shoulders around to the point that i'm almost looking over my right shoulder. When I started doing that, I get more pace on my shot, with less effort. Believe me, at my age, i'm looking at every nuance that will help improve my game since i'm playing people 30 years younger! Did I mention i'm 77?
I have no idea where the racquet is on my take back but will look into that. I don't think it's pointing up. Can't wait to see how that will affect my back hand!!
Thank you for the kind words, David. And congratulations... those 40-somethings are going to be in trouble ;)
Are you still playing sir?
Thanks Ramon - good stuff as always - this type of analysis is great!
Well explained, thank you!
You’re welcome Pauly! Thanks for watching
Great video! Thanks
Hes a great tennis player...i love his game...
Awesome video thanks
Excellent analysis... Keep up the good work...Would like to see a review of Nadal's forehand.
Ramy, that's just crazy talk ;).
Here's an analysis: *Hurghhh, URGHH*
Make one with Guga Kuerten's
Backhands !!! Please!!! Congrats!!
stan the man great player i watch him all the time
Me too Johnny!
Well ✔ done bravo 👏 this is an amazing video my go to clip for the backhand finally after all these years my bh came into view last fall hope to conquer it this season you are clear and concise re the steps can't wait to step onto the court hit balls
Cheers 🍻
Awesome, John! Happy hitting :)
Nice breakdown of Stan’s backhand. Other UA-cam analysis of Stan’s backhand should take note.
Thanks Adam! Cheers
Awesome backhand I love it.
I always worry about the follow through, forgetting that it does come natural with a good hit. Great tips!
Thanks Chanel :)
Yeah, it comes naturally especially if you stay loose
Ramon, This is great footage and analysis. Would you please comment on the angle of the racquet face at the moment of impact and in the frames immediately after contact? When advancing frame-by-frame, it appears that the racquet face is flat at impact and then open (bottom edge leading!) for a few frames after contact. Then he rolls his forearm over and closes the racquet face on the follow through. What the racquet face is doing in the milliseconds leading up to contact must be important, and it seems like the bottom edge leads, but he still gets topspin. It doesn't look like he's brushing up the back of the ball with a flat racquet face, as many pros teach. Is this how he gets the ball to ascend at contact? I've seen this on a lot of Fed vids too.
good video analysis.
Thank you excellent, what I like about it is not only your explanation of what he is doing, but also seeing it over and over in slow motion. Would love to see similar on the forehand, possibly not on Nadal though as he is radical topspin
You're welcome Trevor. I'll add some forehands to the list! Do you have a particular player you like? (I've done Fed's already :)
Ramon Osa thanks for coming back to me. I'm an elderly player at 70 but I always strive to improve all my shots as I have done in all sports. I somehow missed you instruction video on Fed's. I like millions of others have him standing head and shoulders above all as my hero in the game. Much appreciate all the help you offer.
That's great Trevor. I've done Fed's Forehand and Serve... not his backhand yet! I agree with you
Trevor Frost Ramon, have you noticed any differences in Gasquet’s backhand compared to Stan’s?
Useful. EZ to watch Stan. My personal experience with the one-hander is that it is difficult to get that wonderful topspin with it !
Thanks Reed. How do you go about getting topspin on your one hander?
Thumbs up solely for using the word "switcheroo."
perfect video ... thank you
Thank you so much for this great analysis. I have one question, what do you mean by soft eastern backhand grip?
At 2:50 he pulls the racket face behind his back using his left hand, and then pushes it down at the throat using his left hand as well. This stretches the right arm. Interesting sensation when you try it
I’m not sure what you mean by 45 degrees into the court, is there a video on that?
A line drawn from his eyes to the ball to the court forms a 45 degree angle at impact
Hey Ramon how about the polar bear, the most beautiful left one handed backhand of them all that was beautiful to watch, the german Thomas Muster.
beautiful
Tks so much Ramon. My left hand is dead most times... While stans is so active in taking the racket back. How can I consciously train my left arm to participate in the take back / unit turn ?
Hey Shriram! Conscious training IS the key... and the only thing to do is memorize it, so that it becomes UNCONSCIOUS. ONe of the reasons I love the Eye Coach so much :)
Great video.
Stan has a great backhand, ive noticed Fed does something completely opposite to Stan tho, Stan seems to switch his grip immediately, while Fed seems to hold the continental till he takes the racquet back and then either slice it, or change his grip and topspins it, which makes it hard for the opponent to know what to expect.
What is your opinion on these 2 big differences?
actualy wawrinka s backhand is more unpredictable than federers by far,because stan unlocks his hips which can change the direction of the ball anywhere,you never know where wawrinkas backhand is gonna go.
nice !!!!!!
Great video Ramon!! BTW, how can you tell if Stan is using mild Eastern, Eastern, or Semi-Western... I want to study Stan's and Roger's andd Robredo's videos and emulate their grip and see if it works for me but ascertaining their grips from video is confusing!
Thanks Raul! I think he's in between eastern backhand and continental (more towards eastern)
big help. I play 20 hrs a week still working on gun shot back hand. my fore hand so good everyone hits to my back hand.
That's good to hear Johnny! Keep up the great work!
I like Wawrinka... I longingly performance...
In my humble opinion is that the racket should always go under the incoming ball from low to high
If you're going for topspin, that's the ticket, Claudio!
He actually use a hammer grip, he also opens his chest while hitting making it semi open stance, a bit difficult to copy.
Osama, he may use a continental on a the slice... but definitely not on his drive/topspin stroke. As for the stances, Stan hits from a variety of them... all dependent on the ball he's receiving, his position in the court, etc.
I want to know how the pro player dealing with the slice shot
Ramon. why does Stan have a much easier time handling Nadal's high shots to his backhand while Federer has struggled over the years? (Granted Federer has improved recently against Nadal).
Great question, Raul. Could be for a lot of reasons... strength, more adaptability, and just a better backhand overall I'd say
Federer has now shown himself to be more effective against Nadal on harder surfaces because he is now taking bag the ball earlier in my humble opinion. Not something that is easily replicated on clay which is why it’ll be unlikely we’ll see Roger on clay again. What’s interesting, however is something I’m seeing in Nadal right now April 2018 Monte Carlo). Nadal is now stepping inside the baseline and taking the ball on the half volley on his backhand and on clay!! 😱
Who would’ve thunk it?
It’s like somebody has said to him it’s time to start taking the ball earlier if you want to swing the pendulum back in your direction.
Tennis university is fascinating!!
Stan's grip might be slightly more western than Roger's. If you start to move the knuckles further and further away from the traditional Eastern BH grip, you'll notice that the plane of the racket face becomes more square with the target at higher and higher points of contact, further away from you. That will allow you to still hit the ball with drive with a higher bouncing ball. Of course, there's a trade-off in that you will have to make contact earlier and at the later stages of the swing where you will have a little less power. You can make up for it with more core and shoulder flexibility/strength. What you gain is not being pushed around and still being able to apply topspin from what would normally be a compromised position.
I think the key may be in the grip and hip rotation. Warinka has a more eastern grip that he holds with a strong fist/wrist - - relying more on full arm pronation while Federer has more continental-ish grip that relies on his magical wrist and GOAT hand-eye coordination/timing.
Also, Stan allows his hips and torso to open up more as he makes contact. This allows him to remain balanced and weight behind the shot even if it takes a funny hop last minute. His ability to make adjustments to heavy top spin and clay court bad hops means even against Nadal he can crush his top spin backhand to any part of the court. That said, warinka sacrifices the ability to disguise his slice or drop shot as he cannot execute without substantially changing his body motion. Fed, by contrast, keeps his torso closed (facing to his left) allowing him to hit any shot from the same stance. The down side is that he must perfectly time his backhand and judge the bounce or he'll find himself having to make an adjustment using only his wrist /arm. Though he usually is able to make any adjustment he tends to sacrifice more depth/pace than does warinka on mishits (which Nadal illicits more than any other player on tour).
That said, Feds 2017 backhander appeared to stiffen up his grip and shorten up his backswing and hit the ball more with his hips, torso and a straighter arm (like warinka) . As his performances showed... He became unstoppable. And with his magic wrist, he could still somehow hit a slice or drop shot without telegraphing.
@@anacap007 when you say "more western" do you mean more closed? I've got my 1bh down but still have the hardest time finding my grip/racket angle during intense match play. Partially I think the Yonex rounded grip makes it trickier.
I wonder always whether Stan uses the same grip for every shot or if he adjusts based on what he intends to do with the ball....
Every video that analyzes Stan’s one hand forgets to say the big reason why his back hand are like bombs. His swing weight on his racquet is very heavy. Almost up to 370g. All big time hitters are head heavy
Please focus on the key points: recreational players cannot think so many things when playing, and most these ‘tips’ are actually automatically achieved if you focus on the key points. If a person needs to change so many things, basically tennis is not a game for him/her
Great feedback, Thank you Peter!
the tight core being stretched and in a coil is the important part for power that people can't physically see when watching slow mo
You nailed it Alaster
you forget to mention that all the weight is tranfered on right foot at impact and the left foot is in the air.
Good catch Gilles. Probably a few other things missing in there too... Maybe I should make a sequel :)
shapovolov bh analysis?
xlnt
What's your email ID?
Manvir, ramonosa83@gmail.com
Your way off on keeping hands out front. Way off. These guys rotate and
stretch their back as they step. The racket goes with it. The point to
make is the hips and back stretch as they take first step and start to
move. your copied videos from you tube bad examples where he does not
move to the ball much. Your going to have people pushing their racket
forward and not turning. You have to understand how much pace is on the
balls these guys are hitting....if they don't turn (and take the racket
back) they will be late. When they have time they move with the back
stretched. Really bad advice for beginners and intermediate players.
They need to start to move by turning feet and start to stretch the
back on the unit turn. I took a quick look at some of your videos where you actually hit a ball. Your not good. Go ask a pro (not from you
local park but someone who plays modern tennis and is ranked) about
leaving the racket out front and they will laugh at you. Sorry my friend. good luck selling your products.
LOL.