This was fun to watch❤❤ I would say learning basic footwork patterns for both forehand and backhand could drastically improve both clean contact and coverage around the court.
Wowser! Amazing progress for one week, from zero to actually quite consistent and proper shot. Two things you should know: I noticed that you don't hold your racket low enough, I mean you should hold the handle at the bottom, not leaving those few centimeters like I noticed. And two, which I found super useful, actually your backhand shot, if you execute it right, will always fly to the exact point that your shoulder points to, so if you want to go down the line/ cross court, position yourself in such way to point with your shoulder at the place you are aiming for. Good Luck, You have earned a subscriber!
This is actually extremely impressive. It took me over a year to finally have a solid backhand. One suggestion i do have for you is that you step in with your left foot during the follow through that way you have more momentum from your body and it won’t look like you’re swinging a baseball bat. Awesome video.
Kiddos for you for putting in that work man, this is the first vid I’ve watched of you so far. You look comfortable at the end of the video, which is really good progress from what seemed to be your avoid-the-backhand-at-all-costs approach. It looks significantly better & the hits/form is clearly more consistent (though obviously it could still use some work). Keep watching online recourses/film & putting in the reps (tho maybe not 1000/day from now on lol). You’ve earned my sub, excited to see what progress you make in the future. Content was entertaining and honest and I like that. Tennis was my first sport growing up although I quit after a number of years, but I got back into it a few years ago and now I play all the time.
Awesome progress in one week! Many other people have said this too, but focus on the footwork next, then the your weight transfer (you look like you still fall back at the end of your swing), and finally applying all of that during some live ball drills and point play. But seriously great work in 7 days without any formal coaching man!
It looks great man! Keep doing what you’re doing and always remember that being more relaxed in the grip will result in a smoother swing. Looks like you’re on the right track 💪
Incredible progress. The next progression is to model your swing path more like a golf stroke than the current baseball one. This is to generate spin so that you can hit hard without sailing the ball out. Keep this going, makes me want to join in the same challenge with my one hander.
Amazing progress in a week! Agree with other comments on footwork - my tennis hq has great videos that explain the weight transfer for fh and bh that can help improve your consistency and increase power. Excited to see how you improve!
Wow your backhand progress is tremendous! For me its a matter of practicing the backhand because its something that tends to vanish first when I stop playing for a while
That’s honestly extremely good practice. Make sure to have the grip change (point tilt bottom hand a little towards your body)z this will help with a strong wrist and vertical racket face. But man! That week was insane.
I have to say, your backhand looks pretty good after only one week of intense practice. The challenge will be using it in a match situation where it's tempting to revert to old habits when under pressure. Try to get into a mentality where you care less about the outcome of a match and more about how you hit your backhand. Maybe even run around a forehand to hit a backhand. The other thing I would advise is to practice the slice backhand. It's usually an easier shot to hit especially on low balls. It also takes less physical energy to hit. There's no rule saying you are only allowed to hit topspin backhands.
It took me more than a week to get to that level even when I was a teenager and with coaching. Nice backhand and good technic just hitting a lot. Well done !
This is excellent! It's taken me probably 2 years of focused practice, but now I'm equally happy to hit a forehand or a backhand. The single-hander is super frustrating to perfect...but it's so good
Getting there man! I’ve been playing tennis for a long time and my two hander went from my least favorite shot to my favorite. the biggest tip i have for you is to drop the head of the racket deeper on your backswing. you really want to make sure you are always coming with an upwards motion on the ball!
The progress is amazing! I love how you look at the ball until after the contact! That will give you great consientency! What you could have a look into is your feet position at the hit. They seem quite far apart from each other, almost like a lunge position. This kind of blocks your upper body to be leand forward and "over" the ball. If you have a look, after the hit you have a tendecy of falling back, not much but just a bit where normaly what you want after a hit is to follow trough forward with your body. Look at some slow motion from good two handed backhands, there are lot on youtube, you will see what I mean
Okay, so, by FAR the biggest tip I can give, as someone who also learned as an adult: loosen your wrists! I slowed down the "after" footage to .25 speed, and sure enough, the amount of tension in your wrists as your swing means that the racquet is not being allowed to "lag" back at the moment you initiate the forward portion of your swing. If you let your wrists be loose, and I mean really quite loose, you'll find that you can achieve lots of topsin and pace with much less effort. It's not about how "hard" you swing, it's about how fast the racquet is moving, and when you release the Death Grip on the handle a bit, you'll find that the racquet head speed naturally increases. This will make a huuuuge difference in the long run, and allow you to actually hit up on the ball, and give it more net clearance. Check out your swing at 6:26, at .25x speed, to see what I mean. The wrists are not letting the racquet lag back. Overall, though, your backhand looks good thus far!! Add this element, and I bet it'll go #nextlevel.
I always tell people I coach that nothing beats repetition. Next time I tell em I'll send them your video too. My tips would be to practice hitting mini court left handed forehands before you put two hands on the racquet and try to have a wider lower base for more stability through the swing. Awesome progress and entertaining video. Cheers!
Hats off to you. I think you did great teaching yourself the 2-handed backhand. It’s not an easy shot to learn. You did remind me of myself learning the 2-handed backhand. Keep practicing. Eventually, this part of your game will become natural. One tip, lean your shoulder/body weight into the direction of the ball before hitting it.
My tip is simplify your take-back. Your backhand will feel a lot more reliable when you're playing an actual match. Also, it helps to initiate the swing by pulling down with your right hand, and then let gravity and your left hand take over to finish.
A really simple tip for improving your aim with the two hander... if you make sure to finish your follow through, where your left elbow ends up pointing will determine where the ball goes for you.
Sick progress. Definitely keep watching quality technique videos and keep recording yourself and learning from your mistakes. Too many players just play the game without reflection and never analyze or work on their weak spots in order to keep improving. Either that, or they pay a coach thousands of dollars but never work on anything on their own time in order to more efficiently improve from the lessons.
Nice. I might do a similar thing. I've been messing with a lefty forehand to isolate the left arm and I figure I'll either improve my backhand or get a lefty forearm.
Good choice with the ball machine. There are only a couple key points to the backhand. 1) meet the ball with the racket PERPENDICULAR to the ground. 2) make contact with the ball at waist level, but the racket should be BELOW your waist at the start of the swing (swing low to high) 3) complete swing, even if you shank the ball.
Amazing improvement and wonderful video!! Here are some general tips: 1) the backhand shot comes through the hips, so lead with your hips and let the racquet follow 2) as you improve, shortening your backswing will help with timing. The backhand can redirect power well so you dont need to load up so much (just loses you time because in reality the power comes from hip) 3) your goal should be to hit 100 backhands in a row comfortably in a rally. Aim for two racquet lengths over the net and find a safe shot. This will give you match confidence so your practice feels worthwhile. When learning a new shot, consistency > everything
I'm really impressed with your evolution and glad to see your efforts paying off. As someone that started playing tennis somehow late it's very pleasing to see you dedication. I believe that hard work will take you there. I'd recommend the essential tennis channel, although english is not my native language I think their process of teaching are very nice for everyone to understand. And of couse recording your traning sessions and reviewing them will help a faster way to improve. There's an app called coachs eye where you can see the videos in super slow motion and other things that can be useful. I've improved my serve using it. Good luck.
One thing which will help is if you make sure you are relaxing your right hand and so it’s not stiff because the left hand is the one that does all the work in terms of topspin. Hope this helped.
Great evolution broo. I'm a coach from Brazil and here's a tip: Don't worry too much about the technique, you're already doing it super well, try to perform the same technique with different movements. Use the same ball machine however, use some obstacles to work on the footwork in the different game situations you've already experienced. and remember: the medicine ball will be your friend.
the medicine ball acutually helps so much on hitting a good backhand ! his technique it's not that bad, im just not sure if he is using the correct grip (continental) and need better adjust before hitting the backhand, maybe more small steps to get better contact point. good improvment in just a few days tho!
Hey man, USTA 4.5, Ex D2 player here - Your progress is actually amazing. I would say what I would eliminate first as you are going forward with developing your backhand is that high take back you have over your shoulder currently. Its a lot of extra motion that is not needed for the shot. I have this problem on my forehand, and it may feel great on slow balls but when someone starts hitting some pace into you, you will not have time for that full winding take back. Instead try dropping that backhand straight back low towards the fence about pocket level. One quick take back and then finish high like you are doing. I think this will help your back hand in matches greatly because it will allow you to absorb pace and control it way better.
Here's my small advice Trey 1. Watch everything by Intuitive Tennis on 2HBH and more 2. Use a Continental Grip on your right hand 3. Don't ingrain bad habits further. Learn proper technique first. Bad practice does not make perfect. 4. Read or listen to Essential Tennis, Inner Game of Tennis, Winning Ugly
My tip is to try and push off of your back foot (left) more. This will obviously get you more power but it also helps guide you through the stroke imo. Try also stepping out wider with your left foot because it's hard to push off if your legs are crossed. The improvement is crazy! Keep up the good work.
You're doing a great job, your improvement in one week took me about 2 years so keep up the great work. BTW, once you're off of the baseline, you'll have to use just one hand on the BH side, it's exceedingly difficult to hit slice, approach, volleys with 2 hands. 👍👍👍
Couple of tips to sharpen your great progress: -just like a baseball swing, where the lead leg plants last second to swing your weight in, the same thing should happen here (you get loads of easy power using your body weight, especially your hips torquing through). Your weight transfer in the last few shots is isn’t fully transferring forward -just like a bodybuilder triumphantly standing upright showing off both 💪, you want to have a triumphant finish on your backhand swing so that push-up from legs gets you into that triumphant chest-forward finish
Try playing a forehand with your non dominant hand for a few days, then add your dominant hand back. Also follow through with your left foot when you finish the shot
Hey! Im a Coach but also a player that has struggled finding a decent backhand consistently. This is what I noticed 1. Backhand grip isn’t ideal, I would recommend left hand grabbing the racket eastern like, I ‘ll mention why next. And right hand in bevel 5 or 4x 2. Hitting backhands only with the left arm does wonders, you need to understand that backhand is driven by the left almost entirely, right arm needs to be ghost like. So get used to hitting backhands where the left arm is in charge of the power and precision. 3. Your preparation is good, but once your swing starts going forward you never drop the racket below hip height, this will make you miss a lot more on the net and will make it harder to consistently put in good shots. It feels weird but try dropping more your arms and racket head before contact. Practice doesn’t make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. So try first troubleshooting technical aspects before putting in the reps, otherwise you’re training stuff you don’t want to keep in the future. Best of luck!!!!
Wow! You are really improving. I have a small tip for you. You are hitting the ball when its low. But you have to fit the ball when its high up. I hope that helps!😊
It took me a couple years to get a pretty solid kinda reliable back hand and the biggest tip I can give you is you have to think of it as a left-handed forehand. Relax that left hand cause that's the hand that is used, not your right, the right is just for stability. (Look up these grips if you don't know) with your right hand it's in continental grip while your left hand is in eastern grip. You're looking great already with the backhand, know it's just about time, repetition, and feeling of the ball, best of luck to you
on the two handed back hand, try using more strength of your left arm to generate more support power for your right. you could be relying on your right hand swing for more power, but it just wont work without your lefthand giving it that extra boost
tremendous progress! I only have a couple years of experience, and I changed from one handed to two like 7 months ago. Now my backhand is more steady than by forehand. Try whole bunch of different take-backs. They can change your back hand, magically, all of sudden.
Wow, that's crazy good progress in that time. I'm a beginner myself, but some things that might help: 1. Between shots, make it a habit to "reset" the racket not into the forehand but to always hold the racket with both hands in front of your body, that way the switch will go much easier. 2. In order to implement them into your game, try practicing backhands from different positions, and while moving around the court, maybe with a partner. 3. What I noticed is that before you hit the ball, you do this huge catching up movement. On a backhand, you need much less of that than on a forehand, though if you feel more comfortable like this, maybe keep it.
Amazing bro! Im nowhere near a professional, but my trainer always wants me to keep my left elbow high when hitting a backhand. so when you swing back to get into the motion i try to keep my left elbow about shoulder height. helps me with spin and helps me hit it from the bottom to the top
Unbelievable progress. It's just whether you would do it in a tense moment in a match or default to your old technique. I think to change this would need more time, like months?
Happily subscribed 🎉, now for some advice i would strongly recommend you see a coach and focus on feet placement for your backhand Otherwise great video
1 tip is to try to point the toes of your lead foot on 45 degrees towards the net. If the outside of your lead foot is parallel to the base line you take away the ability to rotate the hips which makes it harder to rotate your torso. This will make it easier to create topspin, hitting the ball infront of you and also help with the weight transfer when hitting the ball. Just take a look at Zverev or Djokovic hitting backhand in slowmotion and you will see where lead foot is pointing.
Try pointing your racket head a little more down and behind you and ending more on your right shoulder By starting more left and ending more right you have a smaller window to hit a good backhand
Wow! Great progress in one week! One tip though is to try and put your weight through the ball so that you get easier power instead of it knocking you back. Keep up the good work though!
I'm personally really impressed of the result! I'm pretty sure you can keep improving more with more tips, if you don't mind here I can give your some. the first thing you should focus in on your grip cuz I can see is not correct for the two handed backhand (mostly with the left hand), the second thing I see is that the your left feet is not going forward after you hit the ball try to not leave it behind when you hit the ball, that will allow you to generate more rotation and therefore more power, the way you finish with your left elbow in great! keep doing it. the preparation can improve but try to focus on those two tips I gave you.
Looks great! I think it could be even better if you don’t let the ball get to behind your front foot, if you keep it out in front of you you can get more of your weight shift into it
Very nice can’t say I’m a tennis expert but love the game on big thing I noticed was the little amount of movement need to add some little shuffle steps to get into a better position for each shot hope this helps
Hey man that’s very good improvement, I play tennis as well and my backhand is my best shot, one easy way to hit good shots wether it’s the backhand or forehand etc etc… is to not hold on to the racket to tight, like on a scale of 1 to 10 of pressure your putting on the grip with your hands you should be at most at 6 if not 5 to have a relaxed and effortless strike, I’m talking about that, because your stroke looks really good after a week of training so you can already try it out, keep working 💪💪
When I learned to play in High School, I went to lessons twice a month and spent the remaining time practicing on my own and with friends that played. My advice would be to focus on one part of your shot for a week or so, depending on how often you play. By that point, it’ll become habit and you’ll never think about it again
I’m absolutely by no means a professional player, but I have had major success with my backhand lately because I’ve learned to step THROUGH the ball when I hit. Try to keep moving forward even after you’ve hit the ball. Hope this helps.
One, immediate takeback NOT JUST OF THE ARMS, but initiated by hips and legs, leading to the turn of the upper torso. Two, point the buttcap of the racquet towards the net, as your goal. Three, move through the ball starting with your hips and legs NOT JUST YOUR ARMS. Four, swing path is low to high, making contact on your front hip. The goal is to create a kinetic chain that generates easy power.
I was like this mye first years. I did hit at the backhand side, but i sliced it alot. I later years i have begun to hit backhand alot and its very stable now vs my forehand. My tip with the two handed backhand is to move forward and bend your knees. Also i looked at players with solid strokes (David Ferrer) and tried to emulate thier simple tecniques
change your grip on your right hand so your slightly more on the top bevel it will close the racket a little bit create more spin and you will be and have to hit slightly more threw the ball after making that change and it will help keeping the ball inside the court and hitting harder it will allow you to hit hard with control because of the topspin.
Amazing stuff here bro!! I would watch Novak slow mo shots and just focus of the form. Remember the earlier the better its all to do with the set up. If u set up late u hit late, if u set up as early as possible u will have time.
Such wholesome content haha. All you need to do is watch patrick mouratoglou’s academy videos where he gives coaching tips to players who come to him. Game changer for sure. I think you’d get a lot from his tips on slicing.
Damn I’m super impressed with that backhand progress. Winners Only Road to 1 ATP Point coming soon
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Way to go man!! Really impressed with your grit and commitment. Your backhands looks amazing!! Compared to… less amazing* in the beginning 😂
This was fun to watch❤❤
I would say learning basic footwork patterns for both forehand and backhand could drastically improve both clean contact and coverage around the court.
Wowser! Amazing progress for one week, from zero to actually quite consistent and proper shot. Two things you should know: I noticed that you don't hold your racket low enough, I mean you should hold the handle at the bottom, not leaving those few centimeters like I noticed. And two, which I found super useful, actually your backhand shot, if you execute it right, will always fly to the exact point that your shoulder points to, so if you want to go down the line/ cross court, position yourself in such way to point with your shoulder at the place you are aiming for. Good Luck, You have earned a subscriber!
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nice to see genuine content, im learning as well bro and I think your progress is banging
This is actually extremely impressive. It took me over a year to finally have a solid backhand. One suggestion i do have for you is that you step in with your left foot during the follow through that way you have more momentum from your body and it won’t look like you’re swinging a baseball bat. Awesome video.
Kiddos for you for putting in that work man, this is the first vid I’ve watched of you so far. You look comfortable at the end of the video, which is really good progress from what seemed to be your avoid-the-backhand-at-all-costs approach. It looks significantly better & the hits/form is clearly more consistent (though obviously it could still use some work). Keep watching online recourses/film & putting in the reps (tho maybe not 1000/day from now on lol). You’ve earned my sub, excited to see what progress you make in the future. Content was entertaining and honest and I like that. Tennis was my first sport growing up although I quit after a number of years, but I got back into it a few years ago and now I play all the time.
this was so awesome! you did a great job...if you are willing to come to Atlanta I would be happy to help you with your game...love what you are doing
Awesome progress in one week! Many other people have said this too, but focus on the footwork next, then the your weight transfer (you look like you still fall back at the end of your swing), and finally applying all of that during some live ball drills and point play. But seriously great work in 7 days without any formal coaching man!
inspiring to see what hard work brings you!! well done
It looks great man! Keep doing what you’re doing and always remember that being more relaxed in the grip will result in a smoother swing. Looks like you’re on the right track 💪
Incredible progress. The next progression is to model your swing path more like a golf stroke than the current baseball one. This is to generate spin so that you can hit hard without sailing the ball out. Keep this going, makes me want to join in the same challenge with my one hander.
You're doing well bro! I love this progress video, hope you make more!!!
This feels like comedy! Congrats on the progress.
Amazing progress in a week! Agree with other comments on footwork - my tennis hq has great videos that explain the weight transfer for fh and bh that can help improve your consistency and increase power. Excited to see how you improve!
You're the most wholesome tennis player. Please keep playing
Wow your backhand progress is tremendous! For me its a matter of practicing the backhand because its something that tends to vanish first when I stop playing for a while
That’s honestly extremely good practice. Make sure to have the grip change (point tilt bottom hand a little towards your body)z this will help with a strong wrist and vertical racket face. But man! That week was insane.
Amazing progress man! Good job!
Insane progress. You earned a sub for your hustle
Love this… keep up the grind my man
I have to say, your backhand looks pretty good after only one week of intense practice. The challenge will be using it in a match situation where it's tempting to revert to old habits when under pressure. Try to get into a mentality where you care less about the outcome of a match and more about how you hit your backhand. Maybe even run around a forehand to hit a backhand.
The other thing I would advise is to practice the slice backhand. It's usually an easier shot to hit especially on low balls. It also takes less physical energy to hit. There's no rule saying you are only allowed to hit topspin backhands.
I enjoy your videos. Keep them coming, please!
It took me more than a week to get to that level even when I was a teenager and with coaching. Nice backhand and good technic just hitting a lot. Well done !
This is excellent! It's taken me probably 2 years of focused practice, but now I'm equally happy to hit a forehand or a backhand. The single-hander is super frustrating to perfect...but it's so good
Wow great job. That’s one heck of a improvement in a week!
Bro you're awesome!! Amazing progress!!
Getting there man! I’ve been playing tennis for a long time and my two hander went from my least favorite shot to my favorite. the biggest tip i have for you is to drop the head of the racket deeper on your backswing. you really want to make sure you are always coming with an upwards motion on the ball!
I do the air swing backhand too everyday. Like literally, everyday and before watching this. It actually helps.
The progress is amazing! I love how you look at the ball until after the contact! That will give you great consientency! What you could have a look into is your feet position at the hit. They seem quite far apart from each other, almost like a lunge position. This kind of blocks your upper body to be leand forward and "over" the ball. If you have a look, after the hit you have a tendecy of falling back, not much but just a bit where normaly what you want after a hit is to follow trough forward with your body. Look at some slow motion from good two handed backhands, there are lot on youtube, you will see what I mean
Okay, so, by FAR the biggest tip I can give, as someone who also learned as an adult: loosen your wrists!
I slowed down the "after" footage to .25 speed, and sure enough, the amount of tension in your wrists as your swing means that the racquet is not being allowed to "lag" back at the moment you initiate the forward portion of your swing. If you let your wrists be loose, and I mean really quite loose, you'll find that you can achieve lots of topsin and pace with much less effort. It's not about how "hard" you swing, it's about how fast the racquet is moving, and when you release the Death Grip on the handle a bit, you'll find that the racquet head speed naturally increases. This will make a huuuuge difference in the long run, and allow you to actually hit up on the ball, and give it more net clearance.
Check out your swing at 6:26, at .25x speed, to see what I mean. The wrists are not letting the racquet lag back. Overall, though, your backhand looks good thus far!! Add this element, and I bet it'll go #nextlevel.
This is an awesome video man. Great work I hope you keep it up.
Great progress!!!
I always tell people I coach that nothing beats repetition. Next time I tell em I'll send them your video too. My tips would be to practice hitting mini court left handed forehands before you put two hands on the racquet and try to have a wider lower base for more stability through the swing. Awesome progress and entertaining video. Cheers!
insane progress man
Hats off to you. I think you did great teaching yourself the 2-handed backhand. It’s not an easy shot to learn. You did remind me of myself learning the 2-handed backhand. Keep practicing. Eventually, this part of your game will become natural. One tip, lean your shoulder/body weight into the direction of the ball before hitting it.
My tip is simplify your take-back. Your backhand will feel a lot more reliable when you're playing an actual match. Also, it helps to initiate the swing by pulling down with your right hand, and then let gravity and your left hand take over to finish.
Fantastic! Just incredible progress in 1 week
A really simple tip for improving your aim with the two hander... if you make sure to finish your follow through, where your left elbow ends up pointing will determine where the ball goes for you.
Sick progress. Definitely keep watching quality technique videos and keep recording yourself and learning from your mistakes. Too many players just play the game without reflection and never analyze or work on their weak spots in order to keep improving. Either that, or they pay a coach thousands of dollars but never work on anything on their own time in order to more efficiently improve from the lessons.
AMAZING ethic and improvement!!!!
Great channel buddy! ❤️
this is an underrated yt channel.
I'm subscribing to this hard worker. Keep it up, bro!
Nice. I might do a similar thing. I've been messing with a lefty forehand to isolate the left arm and I figure I'll either improve my backhand or get a lefty forearm.
Good choice with the ball machine. There are only a couple key points to the backhand. 1) meet the ball with the racket PERPENDICULAR to the ground. 2) make contact with the ball at waist level, but the racket should be BELOW your waist at the start of the swing (swing low to high) 3) complete swing, even if you shank the ball.
For your backhand slice I wound recommend helping your girth hand with your left hand and bringing the racket up to your ear
Great content man! Keep it up! Maybe I’ll see you at the McAllen or Brentwood Park Courts whenever I go out and practice there!
Amazing improvement and wonderful video!! Here are some general tips:
1) the backhand shot comes through the hips, so lead with your hips and let the racquet follow
2) as you improve, shortening your backswing will help with timing. The backhand can redirect power well so you dont need to load up so much (just loses you time because in reality the power comes from hip)
3) your goal should be to hit 100 backhands in a row comfortably in a rally. Aim for two racquet lengths over the net and find a safe shot. This will give you match confidence so your practice feels worthwhile.
When learning a new shot, consistency > everything
I'm really impressed with your evolution and glad to see your efforts paying off. As someone that started playing tennis somehow late it's very pleasing to see you dedication. I believe that hard work will take you there. I'd recommend the essential tennis channel, although english is not my native language I think their process of teaching are very nice for everyone to understand. And of couse recording your traning sessions and reviewing them will help a faster way to improve. There's an app called coachs eye where you can see the videos in super slow motion and other things that can be useful. I've improved my serve using it. Good luck.
That was some good progress
Great Job! On the slice you want it to be less wristy and to not let the tip/top of the head to point down and it should be more of a chopping action.
One thing which will help is if you make sure you are relaxing your right hand and so it’s not stiff because the left hand is the one that does all the work in terms of topspin. Hope this helped.
would love to see, 1 month and 1 year progress
nice job man. keep it up.
repeating is the best school 👌 thanks for sharing this great experience
Great evolution broo. I'm a coach from Brazil and here's a tip: Don't worry too much about the technique, you're already doing it super well, try to perform the same technique with different movements.
Use the same ball machine
however, use some obstacles to work on the footwork in the different game situations you've already experienced.
and remember: the medicine ball will be your friend.
the medicine ball acutually helps so much on hitting a good backhand !
his technique it's not that bad, im just not sure if he is using the correct grip (continental) and need better adjust before hitting the backhand, maybe more small steps to get better contact point.
good improvment in just a few days tho!
Great video, I was super appalled at your backhands in the beginning, but you really made a lot of progress. Makes me want to use a ball machine again
Hey man, USTA 4.5, Ex D2 player here - Your progress is actually amazing. I would say what I would eliminate first as you are going forward with developing your backhand is that high take back you have over your shoulder currently. Its a lot of extra motion that is not needed for the shot. I have this problem on my forehand, and it may feel great on slow balls but when someone starts hitting some pace into you, you will not have time for that full winding take back. Instead try dropping that backhand straight back low towards the fence about pocket level. One quick take back and then finish high like you are doing. I think this will help your back hand in matches greatly because it will allow you to absorb pace and control it way better.
This is inspirational!
Here's my small advice Trey
1. Watch everything by Intuitive Tennis on 2HBH and more
2. Use a Continental Grip on your right hand
3. Don't ingrain bad habits further. Learn proper technique first. Bad practice does not make perfect.
4. Read or listen to Essential Tennis, Inner Game of Tennis, Winning Ugly
My tip is to try and push off of your back foot (left) more. This will obviously get you more power but it also helps guide you through the stroke imo. Try also stepping out wider with your left foot because it's hard to push off if your legs are crossed. The improvement is crazy! Keep up the good work.
Thats exacxtly what i would recommend
You're doing a great job, your improvement in one week took me about 2 years so keep up the great work. BTW, once you're off of the baseline, you'll have to use just one hand on the BH side, it's exceedingly difficult to hit slice, approach, volleys with 2 hands. 👍👍👍
Great vid mate. What's the name of the machine you're using? Looks quite handy with the handle
Couple of tips to sharpen your great progress:
-just like a baseball swing, where the lead leg plants last second to swing your weight in, the same thing should happen here (you get loads of easy power using your body weight, especially your hips torquing through). Your weight transfer in the last few shots is isn’t fully transferring forward
-just like a bodybuilder triumphantly standing upright showing off both 💪, you want to have a triumphant finish on your backhand swing so that push-up from legs gets you into that triumphant chest-forward finish
Try playing a forehand with your non dominant hand for a few days, then add your dominant hand back. Also follow through with your left foot when you finish the shot
Hey! Im a Coach but also a player that has struggled finding a decent backhand consistently. This is what I noticed
1. Backhand grip isn’t ideal, I would recommend left hand grabbing the racket eastern like, I ‘ll mention why next. And right hand in bevel 5 or 4x
2. Hitting backhands only with the left arm does wonders, you need to understand that backhand is driven by the left almost entirely, right arm needs to be ghost like. So get used to hitting backhands where the left arm is in charge of the power and precision.
3. Your preparation is good, but once your swing starts going forward you never drop the racket below hip height, this will make you miss a lot more on the net and will make it harder to consistently put in good shots. It feels weird but try dropping more your arms and racket head before contact.
Practice doesn’t make perfect.
Perfect practice makes perfect. So try first troubleshooting technical aspects before putting in the reps, otherwise you’re training stuff you don’t want to keep in the future.
Best of luck!!!!
Wow! You are really improving. I have a small tip for you. You are hitting the ball when its low. But you have to fit the ball when its high up. I hope that helps!😊
It took me a couple years to get a pretty solid kinda reliable back hand and the biggest tip I can give you is you have to think of it as a left-handed forehand. Relax that left hand cause that's the hand that is used, not your right, the right is just for stability. (Look up these grips if you don't know) with your right hand it's in continental grip while your left hand is in eastern grip. You're looking great already with the backhand, know it's just about time, repetition, and feeling of the ball, best of luck to you
Amazing progress! How did you collect the balls after each round? Using the telescope tube?
on the two handed back hand, try using more strength of your left arm to generate more support power for your right.
you could be relying on your right hand swing for more power, but it just wont work without your lefthand giving it that extra boost
Dude! Those are the courts I used to play at all the time!! If you're ever in San Marcos lmk we can hit
tremendous progress!
I only have a couple years of experience, and I changed from one handed to two like 7 months ago.
Now my backhand is more steady than by forehand.
Try whole bunch of different take-backs.
They can change your back hand, magically, all of sudden.
I don't think many people would improve that much from 7,000 backhands. That's talent
Wow, that's crazy good progress in that time.
I'm a beginner myself, but some things that might help:
1. Between shots, make it a habit to "reset" the racket not into the forehand but to always hold the racket with both hands in front of your body, that way the switch will go much easier.
2. In order to implement them into your game, try practicing backhands from different positions, and while moving around the court, maybe with a partner.
3. What I noticed is that before you hit the ball, you do this huge catching up movement. On a backhand, you need much less of that than on a forehand, though if you feel more comfortable like this, maybe keep it.
love it, keep it up buddy :) need to do something like that as well... :)
Amazing bro! Im nowhere near a professional, but my trainer always wants me to keep my left elbow high when hitting a backhand. so when you swing back to get into the motion i try to keep my left elbow about shoulder height. helps me with spin and helps me hit it from the bottom to the top
Wow thats great video ❤good luck
Great progress
Unbelievable progress. It's just whether you would do it in a tense moment in a match or default to your old technique. I think to change this would need more time, like months?
once you figure out a simple foot work approach you'll be soliddddd ( try to watch for where the ball will bounce and let it hit your strike zone!)
Happily subscribed 🎉, now for some advice i would strongly recommend you see a coach and focus on feet placement for your backhand
Otherwise great video
1 tip is to try to point the toes of your lead foot on 45 degrees towards the net. If the outside of your lead foot is parallel to the base line you take away the ability to rotate the hips which makes it harder to rotate your torso. This will make it easier to create topspin, hitting the ball infront of you and also help with the weight transfer when hitting the ball. Just take a look at Zverev or Djokovic hitting backhand in slowmotion and you will see where lead foot is pointing.
Try pointing your racket head a little more down and behind you and ending more on your right shoulder
By starting more left and ending more right you have a smaller window to hit a good backhand
Wow! Great progress in one week! One tip though is to try and put your weight through the ball so that you get easier power instead of it knocking you back. Keep up the good work though!
One tip that I would give is to focus on rotating the hips and torso. Relax the hands and let the rotation to more work!! Keep it up
I'm personally really impressed of the result! I'm pretty sure you can keep improving more with more tips, if you don't mind here I can give your some. the first thing you should focus in on your grip cuz I can see is not correct for the two handed backhand (mostly with the left hand), the second thing I see is that the your left feet is not going forward after you hit the ball try to not leave it behind when you hit the ball, that will allow you to generate more rotation and therefore more power, the way you finish with your left elbow in great! keep doing it. the preparation can improve but try to focus on those two tips I gave you.
Looks great! I think it could be even better if you don’t let the ball get to behind your front foot, if you keep it out in front of you you can get more of your weight shift into it
Great energy 😊
Very nice can’t say I’m a tennis expert but love the game on big thing I noticed was the little amount of movement need to add some little shuffle steps to get into a better position for each shot hope this helps
Whick slinger machine you have? How many balls it can carry? Do you recommend?
Hey man that’s very good improvement, I play tennis as well and my backhand is my best shot, one easy way to hit good shots wether it’s the backhand or forehand etc etc… is to not hold on to the racket to tight, like on a scale of 1 to 10 of pressure your putting on the grip with your hands you should be at most at 6 if not 5 to have a relaxed and effortless strike, I’m talking about that, because your stroke looks really good after a week of training so you can already try it out, keep working 💪💪
When I learned to play in High School, I went to lessons twice a month and spent the remaining time practicing on my own and with friends that played. My advice would be to focus on one part of your shot for a week or so, depending on how often you play. By that point, it’ll become habit and you’ll never think about it again
I’m absolutely by no means a professional player, but I have had major success with my backhand lately because I’ve learned to step THROUGH the ball when I hit. Try to keep moving forward even after you’ve hit the ball. Hope this helps.
One, immediate takeback NOT JUST OF THE ARMS, but initiated by hips and legs, leading to the turn of the upper torso. Two, point the buttcap of the racquet towards the net, as your goal. Three, move through the ball starting with your hips and legs NOT JUST YOUR ARMS. Four, swing path is low to high, making contact on your front hip. The goal is to create a kinetic chain that generates easy power.
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I was like this mye first years. I did hit at the backhand side, but i sliced it alot. I later years i have begun to hit backhand alot and its very stable now vs my forehand. My tip with the two handed backhand is to move forward and bend your knees. Also i looked at players with solid strokes (David Ferrer) and tried to emulate thier simple tecniques
change your grip on your right hand so your slightly more on the top bevel it will close the racket a little bit create more spin and you will be and have to hit slightly more threw the ball after making that change and it will help keeping the ball inside the court and hitting harder it will allow you to hit hard with control because of the topspin.
Amazing stuff here bro!! I would watch Novak slow mo shots and just focus of the form. Remember the earlier the better its all to do with the set up. If u set up late u hit late, if u set up as early as possible u will have time.
Such wholesome content haha. All you need to do is watch patrick mouratoglou’s academy videos where he gives coaching tips to players who come to him. Game changer for sure. I think you’d get a lot from his tips on slicing.
Great progress man! Next time try to line up your elbows with your eyes when you’re finishing your stroke and step in with left foot