How to hit a backhand tennis stroke tennis tips online strategy
Posted on November 22, 2008
Filed Under Tennis
My name is Todd Schuyler. I love to play tennis. I played in high school and college in California. I also taught tennis to several people. I enjoy teaching others how to play tennis. Today will be a online tennis tips article.
I will discuss some tennis strategies related to the backhand tennis stroke. It is one of the most difficult strokes to tackle. Most of my students picked up the forehand first which is normal. This is what most tennis instructors start with.
Now for the backhand stroke. Should you use a single or two-handed backhand. I usually recommend a two-handed backhand for youngsters. Most of them are just not strong enough to hit the backhand stroke consistently one handed.
Pete Sampras had a two-handed backhand and coverted to a one handed backhand. It worked for him. Now if you are a teen or older your playing style might dictate whether you should use a one or two-handed backhand shot.
If you are primarily a baseliner and rarely come to the net a two-hander should be fine. If you serve and volley a lot a one hander is better in my opinion. It is much easier to attack the net with a one hander. The grip comes in to play too.
If you use a continental grip which basically means you have a V with your thumb and index on your racket when you hold it. This grip means you can use the same grip for your forehand and backhand. In this case stick with the one hander backhand.
This is just a basic lesson for the two handed versus the one handed backhand tennis tips. The bottom line really is you lack reach with a two-handed backhand versus a one hander and you have more power in general with a two-handed backhand.
The choice is entirely up to you and if you have a tennis pro instructing you take their advice. Go with what feels comfortable and build your tennis game around it. I will offer many more tennis tips and strategies online in the future. If you want some online tennis software products to help your game go here http://tinyurl.com/3grdvp
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