You explained it well. I’ve been doing everything wrong all this time on my one-hand backhand and on my forehand! ☹️. So, what you’re saying is that the wrist shouldn’t have any bending of any kind or radial deviation during the contact? But, only at the end of the stroke can you apply wrist extension. Okay , got it. On my b-slice, I use mostly wrist extension. Thanks Niko. I now know a little more about what I’m doing.
Again, a nice, thorough treatment of the wrist in the topspin and slice backhands, Nick. Regarding the slice backhand, I've found that I can get more control, power and consistency in this stroke by allowing the racquet to come across the ball (left-to-right for righties, striking the ball around the 9 o'clock position-- or right-to-left for lefties, striking the ball around the 3 o'clock position). I think this rules out any ulnar deviation such as you demonstrated with Federer's slice backhand.
I ran across a video of an aged 70+ golfing pro talking about the wrists. He was the purest ball striker I ever heard. What he said was go ahead and give the ball a whack with your wrist. If you do the rest of the swing right, it will not let your wrist flex too far. He was right the long axis rotation of the arm increases so much it prevents wild wrist action as long as you relax. Applies in both one-handed and two-handed strokes.
Only if that is all you do. On the two hand backhand the action he recommends for the lead hand is exactly what you get when the unwinding of the arm collides with the wrist action you seek to avoid. If you have read anything about the mental side of the game you will have read that the worst things you can do is talk about the body and tell someone not to do something. All you should care about is giving the ball a whack in the right direction. How did you learn to throw?
Excellent again Nik. Really great work! One question: I am curious what you think about grip pressure as it affects the wrist. It is my belief that, as you say, people will intuitively gravitate to a strong contact point. It is my belief that a natural player will use comfort as a guide. As a result, my coaching philosophy is to minimize too much discussion on wrist positioning, unless they are completely off, and use words like flexibility, passivity, and firmness to nudge my clients in the right direction. This is, of course, after highlighting proper gripping of the racquet, and good momentum generated from a good foundation and unit turn. So here’s, the question... What do you think about grip pressure as it related to wrist movement? I believe that most shots are struck precisely at a slight extension of the wrist. This is because grip strength is biomechanically superior with about 20 degrees of extension. If we approach the ball passively/flexibly, the subtle firming of the wrist affects a predictable, quick and timely topspin strike, regardless of the shot (Be it serve, forehand, one hand backhand or two hand backhand). Does this ring true to you? Best, Joel
Joel, thank you. Yes I agree, it’s best to not even discuss these topics with players unless like you say “they are completely off”. As far as grip pressure affecting the wrist. I think a too tight of a hold might negatively affect the wrist, but I rarely see this on the court, since it’s very uncomfortable to hold the racquet super tight and strike the ball.
Why is the left hand (in a right hand two hand backhand) more active with flexion and ulnar/radial deviation than the right hand in a forehand? Shouldn’t the left hand in the backhand be similar to the wrist movements of the right hand in the forehand? Thanks!
What about a racquet drop below the wrist (racquet head pointing down) on the one-hander similar to that on the two-hander? Wouldn't this allow for more topspin?
David, great question. Interestingly one-handed backhand players do not drop the racquet head prior to contact and yet produce topspin. Almost all two-handed backhand players drop the racquet head prior to contact and yet this stroke is hit mostly flat.
@@IntuitiveTennis In the slow motion videos of Federer on You Tube that I've seen, Federer drops the racquet below the the left hand (with the racquet head dropping further than his right hand) for a typical topspin backhand hit below the waist. The drop needn't be as extreme as a 2HBH to generate spin (1HBH has more leverage, 2HBH is more like a choked-up LH FH).
Hi Nik, I have one question about the one handed backhand. I was wondering how exactly the wrist lag works for this shot. To me it seems completely manifactured and indipendent from the hips rotation. What do you think?
Slight extension maintained throughout the shot. Racquet drops parallel to back fence. Technically the wrist is lagging but far less than FH due to the stroke being produced with the back of the hand.
@@IntuitiveTennis Thank you for the answer but my point was more about the connection with the hips rotation. I kinda feel that the lag for the one hander isn't connected to the rotation of the hips but it's just manifactured. I was curious to know what you think about it
Basically, it refers to your handedness. If right-handed, your dominant hand is your right. If left-handed, dominant hand is left. For a right-handed player doing a 2HBH, the right hand is still dominant (because they are right-handed). It's the hand on the bottom of the racket. The left hand is on the top part of the handle. And according to many, the left hand (aka non-dominant hand for a right-handed player) will be in primary control of a 2HBH.
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Thank you. Very informative. Can’t wait to try my one handed backhand 😁👍👍👍
Robert, thank you 🙏 👍
Great info and presentation. I noticed Fed's slice was different from many, like Lopez, so good explanation of that.
Mike, thank you 🙏
You explained it well. I’ve been doing everything wrong all this time on my one-hand backhand and on my forehand! ☹️. So, what you’re saying is that the wrist shouldn’t have any bending of any kind or radial deviation during the contact? But, only at the end of the stroke can you apply wrist extension. Okay , got it. On my b-slice, I use mostly wrist extension. Thanks Niko. I now know a little more about what I’m doing.
Again, a nice, thorough treatment of the wrist in the topspin and slice backhands, Nick.
Regarding the slice backhand, I've found that I can get more control, power and consistency in this stroke by allowing the racquet to come across the ball (left-to-right for righties, striking the ball around the 9 o'clock position-- or right-to-left for lefties, striking the ball around the 3 o'clock position). I think this rules out any ulnar deviation such as you demonstrated with Federer's slice backhand.
George, thank you!!
Yes fed slice very tough. Good hands required!!
Great explanation! Thanks for the videos Nick.....
Edu, my pleasure 👍👍
I ran across a video of an aged 70+ golfing pro talking about the wrists. He was the purest ball striker I ever heard. What he said was go ahead and give the ball a whack with your wrist. If you do the rest of the swing right, it will not let your wrist flex too far. He was right the long axis rotation of the arm increases so much it prevents wild wrist action as long as you relax. Applies in both one-handed and two-handed strokes.
Donald, I don’t play golf, but in tennis, to give the ball a whack with your wrists is a very bad idea.
Only if that is all you do. On the two hand backhand the action he recommends for the lead hand is exactly what you get when the unwinding of the arm collides with the wrist action you seek to avoid. If you have read anything about the mental side of the game you will have read that the worst things you can do is talk about the body and tell someone not to do something. All you should care about is giving the ball a whack in the right direction. How did you learn to throw?
Sorry did not know that was you. But if you compare how you hit your two hand and one hand backhands, what is different?
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Excellent again Nik. Really great work! One question:
I am curious what you think about grip pressure as it affects the wrist.
It is my belief that, as you say, people will intuitively gravitate to a strong contact point. It is my belief that a natural player will use comfort as a guide. As a result, my coaching philosophy is to minimize too much discussion on wrist positioning, unless they are completely off, and use words like flexibility, passivity, and firmness to nudge my clients in the right direction. This is, of course, after highlighting proper gripping of the racquet, and good momentum generated from a good foundation and unit turn.
So here’s, the question...
What do you think about grip pressure as it related to wrist movement? I believe that most shots are struck precisely at a slight extension of the wrist. This is because grip strength is biomechanically superior with about 20 degrees of extension. If we approach the ball passively/flexibly, the subtle firming of the wrist affects a predictable, quick and timely topspin strike, regardless of the shot (Be it serve, forehand, one hand backhand or two hand backhand).
Does this ring true to you?
Best,
Joel
Joel, thank you.
Yes I agree, it’s best to not even discuss these topics with players unless like you say “they are completely off”.
As far as grip pressure affecting the wrist.
I think a too tight of a hold might negatively affect the wrist, but I rarely see this on the court, since it’s very uncomfortable to hold the racquet super tight and strike the ball.
Very good. Looking forward to checking out more of your clearly explained videos.
Joel, 🙏👍
As usual I am spellbound.
Thank you
2:48 - 2 handed backhand
Why is the left hand (in a right hand two hand backhand) more active with flexion and ulnar/radial deviation than the right hand in a forehand? Shouldn’t the left hand in the backhand be similar to the wrist movements of the right hand in the forehand? Thanks!
The left hand is extended and the right hand is flexed (on right-handed 2HB) as described in the video.
What about a racquet drop below the wrist (racquet head pointing down) on the one-hander similar to that on the two-hander? Wouldn't this allow for more topspin?
David, great question.
Interestingly one-handed backhand players do not drop the racquet head prior to contact and yet produce topspin.
Almost all two-handed backhand players drop the racquet head prior to contact and yet this stroke is hit mostly flat.
@@IntuitiveTennis In the slow motion videos of Federer on You Tube that I've seen, Federer drops the racquet below the the left hand (with the racquet head dropping further than his right hand) for a typical topspin backhand hit below the waist. The drop needn't be as extreme as a 2HBH to generate spin (1HBH has more leverage, 2HBH is more like a choked-up LH FH).
Hi Nik, I have one question about the one handed backhand. I was wondering how exactly the wrist lag works for this shot. To me it seems completely manifactured and indipendent from the hips rotation. What do you think?
Slight extension maintained throughout the shot. Racquet drops parallel to back fence. Technically the wrist is lagging but far less than FH due to the stroke being produced with the back of the hand.
@@IntuitiveTennis Thank you for the answer but my point was more about the connection with the hips rotation. I kinda feel that the lag for the one hander isn't connected to the rotation of the hips but it's just manifactured. I was curious to know what you think about it
I think you are right. The lag has nothing to do with the hips, this is true for the forehand as well
im pretty sure federer often "flicks" his wrist on the half volleys thats not part of the finish
I understand that the dominant hand on a two-handed backhand for right handed player is the left hand.
Honestly, it depends on what you're more comfortable with
Basically, it refers to your handedness. If right-handed, your dominant hand is your right. If left-handed, dominant hand is left.
For a right-handed player doing a 2HBH, the right hand is still dominant (because they are right-handed). It's the hand on the bottom of the racket. The left hand is on the top part of the handle. And according to many, the left hand (aka non-dominant hand for a right-handed player) will be in primary control of a 2HBH.
Release.
Can you please guide the suitable weight of racquet for 14 year old girl e.g. babolet 285 gm
285 should be ok
@@IntuitiveTennis thanks
i wish i had no intuition