Watch this video next! The Ultimate One Handed Backhand Tutorial: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdiGkqic17LdYIk.html

Hands down, one of the best videos on the one-handed backhand. Practical tips, each tip right to the point. Most importantly, everyone can see that Meike can hit the backhand. Great job.

After hitting a one-handed backhand for the last 50 years, I saw tips in this video that were helpful. Thank you for all your great videos. I consider your online instruction the best among all that's out there.

This is definitely my favorite tennis instruction channel. I've used so many of her tips in my lessons. My students are improving so well now. Thanks Meike.

I see many many videos about one handed backhand --- this video is the best of them, perfect act, perfect sound, perfect English language .... thanks Meike

Trying to teach wife one-handed backhand, your video just made my life a lot easier. Thank you!

Thanks for the one handed BH tips…my ball tends to fly out a bit long and can be loopy so these will help correct - thinking contact point off🧐

I just discovered your video… there are tons of videos regarding the one hand backhand and I am convinced that yours is by far the most helpful to me. Thanks so much for providing such clear instructions.

As someone who plays with a semi-western/almost western forhand grip I found that I need a little more of a semi-western backhand grip so suit my style of hitting a bit higher launch angle and really letting my arm swing full speed. Now I find I trust my one hander alot more because im spinning the ball alot more, I still have trouble when going for pace (I tend to hit logn when flattening out) but I have confidence to swing out.

For high balls on the one hand backhand, a 3rd option is to slice it. I do the first 2 options you're showing, but a good defensive shot is a slice. RF does it beautifully.

I watched this video a while back. Because of this video, I had a metamorphosis. Today I was able to identify my backhand grip! Wow, what a difference! I was told to keep my fingers together. I have never been able to hit a consistent BH with a lot of tops spin. Keeping the index finger up and separated, with the knuckle on top, gives me control of the racquet for last moment corrections and a longer path through the ball. Easy topspin. I'm excited.

Thank you. I shall watch that again and again

Haha you nailed all my issues with my 1hander 😂😅 Great video!

Keep it up!

Great tips (as always😁🎾)! Thanks much for the post.

Great tips, returning a fast lifted ball deep against the baseline with a one hander, probably the most difficult shot in tennis. 🎾

Thank you so much. You're right on every single one of these. Been through all these (and then some), and some still come back today at times after many years.~

Love your tips. Thank you

What a clever and practical reference, the hitchhiker thumb!

Great video, thanks!

Great video thanks 🙏🏻

Hi Meike!!...I just wanted to say that you are the best!!!...Thanks for all your amazing work!!!

Excellent lesson coach M. And your analogies are funny and much appreciated. Thanks and that's one sweet 1HBH btw.

thanks for this

Thanks! Must make a note and put it in my racket bag.

Awesome video for us one handers. 7:45 helped me from opening up too soon. Thanks!!!

Thanks for the very helpful tips.

Thx Meika , great break down and analysis … lots of good tips and your tutorials are fantastic ! 😊 regards

The elbow up advice is highly underrated in coaching. It fixed so many issues on my backhand, I'm glad I see it more and more explained.

This video is pure Gold!

Just found this channel - incredible stuff! Perfect instruction for those of us with these beautiful yet pesky one-handers. Keep rocking, Meike!

Yes good teacher 🎾👏👏👏

Tks Meike

This is a v v v good video for the one-handed backhand, well done

Great instruction😊 Thanks

Great tips,Meike.

Thank you so much for this video. Ive recently switched from double handed backhand to one handed back hand because of injuries. Been struggling with this backhand. Im glad im getting these tips

Thank you for this video!!

Just catch your video today, very helpful. Definitely I use it for practicing 1 HBH based on your tips. Thanks.

Cool ! I would have start with your fifth issue. thank u Meike

It is really perfect video6 cause it works. My backhand is good enough, but you improved it a lot. Thank you, Meike, you are the best!

Great breakdown of the one-hander

Great great great piece of advice.... THANKS

Love the bar explanation

Fantastic video! Great stuff, coach.

Thanks coach Babel! One problem I have is handling fast and low balls, always felt like I couldn't bring the ball up

Thanks. Very useful video.

Best so far

Very nice points and insights!!!! Top tennis coaching!!!! Thanks!!! Brazil 🇧🇷

thanks you for your video ! i ll intent to apply your advices !!

Thank you, it was very helpful.

Excelente!!!! Gracias

Dear Coach, this is an excellent video for understanding the fundamentals of the one-handed backhand stroke, thank you very much.

The more videos I watch of yours, the more I have come to appreciate Mariaan De Swardt's talent. Because footwork wasn't really her strength, yet her game was fantastic. Also, I need to lose lots of weight if I ever want to play singles again... Doubles made me lazy 😂

Wow brill- Love to take a few lessons from you

Very good

Excellent video, my back topspin is going long, just long.

Meike, I’ve watched many videos on the one hand back hand on KZfaq and this video is easily one of the best; your instructions are easy to remember and clear, your form is perfect, and is easy to imitate. I’m going to send this video to any of my friends who have one hand backhand issues. Thank you!

Excellent explanation. All fundamental tips, especially for high shots and how to go back, I often solve them with a slice, but it is very risky, especially in doubles, where the opponents take the net.

For me, the best video I've seen to take my one handed backhand from pretty good to 'great!' Can't wait to get on the court and try it out- thank you!

Awesome teaching video, Meike….Are there racquets, or racket specs, more favorable to a one- hander? Ciao, John

Good.. I like

Hi Meike! Ich denke mal, dass du deutsch sprichst, darum schreib ich mal absichtlich nicht in englisch 🙂 Danke für all deine Vids zur Single Backhand. Das ist immer noch meine absolute Baustelle und deine Vids haben es besser auf den Punkt gebracht als alle bisherigen Vids. Ich sehe nun endlich, dass sich meine Single Backhand drastisch verbessert hat. Besonders wegen einem Punkt: Ich hatte schon immer einen Eeastern-Grip, aber immer in einem 'Hammer'-Style. Der Typ mit der Diagonalen zu unteren Handfläche, sodass ich mehr Handfläche auf dem Griff habe (und diesen gespreizten Zeigefinger), das war mein HOLY GRAIL!!! Danke Dir. Mach weiter solche Vids zur Single Backhand.

I've seen almost every tennis channel on KZfaq (at least I think so ;-) ), but your content is superb! The main reasons to me are, that you're obviously an active player who's still competing. Also you wotk with all sorty of skill levels and ages of players. Everything you say, I can relate to. Thank you very much.

Nice

I personnaly use a semi western grip for my one hander, great to generate top spin and deal with high balls 😉, you still need a strong shoulder though. As always good video Meike !

I think once the technicals of the swing mechanics are mastered, the most difficult part to implement during live play/rallies is the footwork and timing. The 1HBH always needs an extra step due to requiring a closed stance. Also taking the ball on the rise might be more challenging but at the same time you can get away with a shortened backswing because you are dealing with a much faster ball and you can borrow that pace your opponent is providing as well as taking time away from your opponent.

Sehr schön erklärt und veranschaulicht mit dem neuen Ezone 98 (den spiele ich auch seit ein paar Wochen). Vielen Dank Meike! Und: Du hast eine sehr schöne Rückhand :)

¡Excelente, gracias!, ¡Hermoso revés!

Fantastic video Meike! I have two questions for you: 1. When I hit the one-hander sometimes I notice when the ball bounce on the other side of the court, from time to time, the ball would deviate very slightly to the right on the bounce. I've noticed this happen on the pro tour (although probably more rare). Is this indicative of a possible problem e.g. not generating the correct top spin or hitting the ball slightly off? One undesired but positive effect I have noticed is that it jams my opponent's forehand (slightly). 2. Another common problem I have - when there's uneven bounce on the court is that I set up for the backhand but the ball either bounces lower than I expect, or the ball comes up short, and then I find myself scrambling to reach and hit the one-hander, I find it very difficult to do last minute adjustments for this type of situation, especially when I've already turned and in the takeback position, and my weight is on the front foot (right foot). Do you have any tips for this type of situation?

Hola Maike porque para el reves de una mano es mas natural una cabeza de aro ovalada wilson o head , que el aro rectangular isometric de yonex ? Gracias

I almost went crazy sorting out this shot. I was self taught decades ago and when I recently started getting lessons I had to forget my old technique and over write it with the new one. I was OK inside the court but on deep shots I just couldn't do it - I kept running onto the ball and getting jammed instead of moving back down the court as well as across. A simple fix - just keep space as you move - simple right..? Nope - couldn't do it. Had a 2 month nightmare. It got so bad that self hand-feeding my backhand to rally I once shanked it 5 times in a row into the net. I promise I nearly cried on court - literally nearly cried. How did I get out of it..? Ball machine helped. Coach hand feeding. I tried double-hander and that improved my single hander hand-eye. I also tried just holding my left arm out straight/rigid and catching the ball - that helped with getting used to leaving space. I also did some weights to strengthen those top muscles on my forearm. Part of the problem was I'm cross dominant so right handed but left eye my main eye. This is known to give b/h problems in tennis. All this stemmed from adding top spin - slicing it or flat I was much better. Four months later I can now usually ping a single handed b/h off with a decent amount of topspin from anywhere in court - moderate pace and with depth. I still have bad days though - a couple of weeks back I shanked 4 b/h self feeds in a row into the net while doing warm up rallying. However instead of melting down I just batted the next one forehand and just carried on. The last point is also something I had to learn: an unforced error isn't the end of the universe so just try to carry on. When you start to pay attention you really notice how many unforced errors the pros make too. At Wimbledon this year Djokovic's 1st serve was like 49% in one match. He didn't melt down he's just trained himself to forget the last ball and whack the next one.

informative

Meike, Do you know if it´s true that the bigger the grip size the better for the one handed backhand? Weird question I know, but I´ve found different opinions on internet. By the way, your one hander is beautiful, so freaking fluid, love it.

Hi Meike, when should I decide to hit a top-spin one handed backhand or a slice? Should I be changing my grip off my opponent’s ball contact and my unit turn?

great backhand theory its eye-opening for people using one hand backhand i am too one hand backhand but when i play matches power doesnt comes . how this can be rectified? please please teach something about it. really waiting for you video

Any advice for a lefty who is right eye dominant... Should I use a semi open stance in order to see the ball better?

Отл! Thanks!

I have very good technique on my one-hand backhand but no matter what I'm struggling to generate power. Also, I feel I'm always late particularly when the ball comes deep and fast. I lost a bit of hope now and I'm thinking of switching to a double-hand backhand after 49 years of trying... On the bright side, having to save all those balls, I end up with a great slice!

Thank you Coach Babel!!! Great teaching and coaching! always enjoy your videos! Top-shelf 🙏 some of the online coaches I watch are fun, they are good of course 😉 but I don't really learn much with your videos I'm like "ok I have to seriously listen!! this is the real deal " it's like in school and you had that one really hard class! Haha 😂 Thanks appreciate you 👍

great video for us one-handers, thanks! just to doublecheck: you proclaim the spreading of the index finger for more stability? some online coaches here proclaim the opposite so I´m a little bit confused and vary my grip. Maybe you can elaborate. Greetings from Germany ;)

This is great, but on another topic I need to learn more about how and why I should be elbowing people in the bar! :-o

How do you address the lateness? Eg how do I fix it effectively? Thanks 🙏

To hit a high ball hard, coil under the path, then lead with your elbow and then with the butt of the racket in an upward spiral swing, extending to a straight arm as you meet the ball. Delay the snap as long as you can. Not much carry in the swing unless you leap through it like Shap, but you can get a hard impact. The racket face will actually point upwards as it approaches the contact point. Keep the face pointing at target, try not to pull off on follow through.

Coach Meike, I love all of your great videos on the 1HBH. Your concise instruction is really easy to watch and very valuable. I recently started practicing the 2HBH due to some wrist and elbow issues. I'm able to hit a solid 2HBH when hitting off the ball machine or in match warm-up, but it still feels restrictive and not natural for me. I've been hitting a 1HBH for 35+ years. During a match, I go back to old-faithful (the 1HBH). I've been reading a lot about switching from a 1HBH to a 2HBH and most advice is NOT to switch. On the other hand, there are some people out there that have switched and are glad they did. I'm wondering if I should just keep trying to groove a 2HBH or better to focus on improving my 1HBH. Could you give me your thoughts on this ? Thanks so much and keep up the excellent content!!

Hi, terrific video. Can you just expand a bit on why you're not a fan of the hammer grip? I've actually switched to it and found it gave my backhand a seriously solid feel and allowed me more flexibility in striking high balls, low balls, etc. Now if I can just get my footwork under control I'd be happy; too often I just run too close to the ball, crowd myself, and can't get a full swing, exctly as you mentioned in this video. Cheers and great work here!

you're so good, are you a former pro?

If a standard backhand grip is Eastern, and a standard forehand grip is Eastern, how do you get the racket turned when switching from forehand to backhand? Not a lot of time between shots if the balls are hit hard. Does the off hand turn the racket as you are turning the other way for a backhand?

I do the side swipe on purpose! ahahaha

@meikebabeltennis Do you have any tips for right handers that are left eye dominant? Finding timing is affected because I'm catching the ball late. I know that a simple solution is just to turn my head a bit more to bring the left eye in play. But just wondering your thoughts?

Probably close to 90% of the ATP 100 are two-handers but there are still some great one-handers:Fed, Shapo, Tsitsipas, Stan, etc. But on the WTA there don't seem to be many one-handers? Who are the good WTA one-handers?... Where is the Steffi Graf of today? 🤔

You make it look simple but it's quite hard when you've formed bad habits for years.

6:00 Ball lands deep and bounces high to the backhand. I encountered a similar ball. I was playing a 3.5/4.0 lady who hit loopy shots with heavy topspin. Landing deep and high to my bh. Except that the ball bounced much higher than the shot at 6:00. I am 6 feet tall and I ran back near the fence and I even *jumped* and I still barely got a racquet on it. Sad, but true. ☹ I therefore conclude that for such opponents who hit very heavy topspin that bounces really high, the only solution is to hug the baseline and take it on the rise. Not easy, but I dont see any other choice... Also need to figure out how a short 3.5 lady hits with such topspin and bounces it over a 6 foot guy's head. I can't hit with half of the topspin she does. But if she can do it I should be able to do it. 🤔 The good news is that most of my 3.5 level opponents cannot hit high bouncing topspin like that and even the few that do will not be able to hit two in a row, and push me back to the fence consistently.

I hit one-handed backhand. How should I deal with low incoming balls on my backhand side. It seems, during a rally, I can't get on the spot quick and early enough and the only thing I can do is a slice. 2 handers seem to be able, even if a bit late, to lift the ball with the use of the non-dominant hand.

6:24 - 😅

A thousand videos on KZfaq on how to "fix your ohbh"........ but I think I'm staying with Meike 😉.Ok mine doesn't need that much fixing, but it's close enough to Meike's in technique to know how to pick my coach.

Is the hammer-grip just bad? I find it more powerfull then the eastern backhand grip

I think a big #6 to add is that people don’t hit the ball with a straight arm. A straight arm is a minimum requirement to hit the one hander.

Maybe start with the grip first?

Rare? I feel like the one hander is coming back in the pro tour.