This actually relates to another comment I just made here, but one thing you can *try* is a slight grip adjustment so you don’t have to get your hand quite as low. But this is likely to require a more vertical swing path

You are not pronating your wrist at the right instance. And in the setup you have to be there ready for the ball you cannot show up late, swinging through the ball as you connect at the Apex or before at the same time you are pronating your wrist will do it. Also forget the court, practice against a wall for an hour 4 days a week. Then gravitate to the court.

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Yeah - Roger and Pete sucked when they played and in their prime. 😂

Ok time for a lesson. The 2hbh is the inferior stroke compared to the 1hbh. The reason why it’s used today by 98% of all players is that it is the easier stroke to learn and adapt to. The game today has changed for the worse, it is purely a baseline game, and baseline play and a 2hbh along with the large artificial rackets and strings all go hand in hand. They are essentially an assistant or a handicap that allow more players to play tennis today. The 1hbh is far more difficult to master and use and requires a natural ability to use where the 2hbh is more of a mechanical stroke that does not require natural ability the 1hbh has has been used by the greatest players overall, there are a few exceptions like a few of todays top players and Connors, Borg, Agassi and Courier for example but these earlier players adapted to an all court and volley game as well, and they used traditional equipment (except for Agassi) that did not give them any advantages. They still volleyed and played the net even with small rackets and a 2hbh. An all court game that requires mid court and net play and getting off the baseline is by far the more difficult game, add to this the more difficult 1hbh and you have an extremely difficult game, but players today are not taught this they are taught the easier method of standing on the baseline and using the 2hbh to pass the ball back to the opponent, the 2hbh is not a weapon today it’s just a stable method to get the ball back, the 1hbh is a weapon. Todays rackets and strings also hurt the game and allowed players to just stand on the baseline. Over 50% of actual tennis has been eliminated due to modern tennis training and equipment. The 1hbh provides so much more reach as well and there is additional time needed to bring the other hand over for a 2hbh reach, the player runs out of time. The 2hbh cannot run to the net and play the net. It’s impossible only a 1hbh can play the net, net volleys and drop shots. Lesson over !!

@@rikkkretue4945haha. Exactly. I responded to the comment.

@@TimTheMusicMan as a former 2handed backhand, this is one the best well thought of response. Too bad my beer gut is in the way for my 1 handed backhand

Yeah U need too change, find what works best for you.. Search One Handed Backhand Grip and find what’s best

I failed at hitting usable topspin 1hbh for 5-10 years until switching from continental to a more Eastern grip. Continental can work ok on low ones, but the higher the contact point, the harder it is to drive and control. I even go a bit further Eastern for high ones

Absolutely! It's impossible to hit a good top spin bh with a continental grip. You have to rotate the racket an 1/8 th in your hand to get a grip you can use to hit with top spin

From the videos that i watched, that is exactly what he recommends. Keeping the wrist at the same place will increase consistency. Ususally the raquet head speed is so fast on good players and the rotation from your shoulders added to it, that the momentum of the shot makes the raquet point to the other side like when we watch dimitrov, federer etc hit. At least, that is what i understood from his other videos xD

I was doubtful myself - after much bad coaching - but a loose wrist was holding me back.

Ya some coaches say to release the wrist on the follow through after contact with the ball

@@honkeyness9427 it all depends what you mean as loose , a griptension of 3 or 4 on the scale of 10 is perfect and still loose

@@rcyc you have to if you want a great backhand unless federer wawrinka stistipas thiem gasquet have all bad backhands

I made this video for beginners, you are correct and I have made this point in the newer one handed backhand videos and my course