Backhand Slice Technique | How To Achieve a Neutral Racquet Face at Contact

[@IntuitiveTennis]

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[@Darkseid2g]

Literally smacked my forehead once Coach Nik explained the part about hitting the ball later. All this time I couldn't figure out why my racquet face remained open no matter how much "thought" I put into preparing for my swing. Swinging later...what a point saver!! Thanks Coach!

[@chrisf247]

Wish I had this video years ago, nice work.

[@K4R3N]

Most important tennis shots, all beginner/intermediate must master: 1. 2nd serve kick serve 2. Topspin forehand 3. Backhand slice

[@peppio]

Great Nikola. ..a professionist. . We love your videos

[@wangrobbie6867]

Again, one million thx for teaching the real tennis lesson!

[@sameerhaider2341]

Great Explanation! Thanks

[@yamatomusashi1412]

thank you! i will try next practice. I only wish you can do more repetition shots so easy to learn.

[@nico74321]

Thx for sharing

[@willkeyes8859]

Where have you been! You are by far the BEST instructor I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing the nuances of tennis strokes!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Will

[@willkeyes8859]

Noooo, thank you!!!

[@Ockv74]

Thank you Nikola best explanation I have heard for hitting the slice without floating it. I think most of us should know this, that the contact point is further back for the continental grip but I didn't know this is what caused the ball to float. Thanks again.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thanks Omar

[@aydnatakan2358]

great explanation of how to achieve neutral racquet face. thank you

[@ripleypipe]

Nik, excellent exposé of the backhand slice myth. A virtually, vertical racquet face with late contact for the best results, really helpful, thank you. Gordon

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thanks Gordon

[@dmitryprivate6558]

Hi Nikola. Great video. What you are suggesting makes sense. It will require a lot of practice and more awareness for an average rec player to hit/slice the ball late (as we are constantly told NOT to hit the ball late). Thank you!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Dmitry

[@AlexanderGr8]

Best video I’ve ever seen teaching the slice backhand 👍

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thanks Ronnie

[@zackmartin4238]

Great advice. Thanks!

[@kabirinaganti]

Great video again. Realised the importance of having a great slice after watching the fifth set in the US open final. Nadal's variety with his slice helped him over the line.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Kabir

[@yesmyjazz]

Thank you !! Great explanation. I hit slice and always missed floating too much. now I get some what.

[@mikie6453mikie]

Great instructional video of the backhand slice, I've been working on mine for years and now realize I'm hitting it too far in front. Thanks, keep the videos coming!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Mike

[@muyu69]

This really makes sense. Thank you. I'll try this on the court. At the moment, I have no idea how advanced players can execute a backhand slice against a high ball. Would that be potentially another video?

[@BobSmith-rr8rw]

Excellent instruction, not the usual instruction. For me, it has improved my slice shot on the court.

[@shangshi6286]

Totally make sense, it’s so much easier to adjust the timing than racquets face angel. Everyone knows to have racquet face vertical to the ground but not everyone knows show to achieve that. You have solved this problem with a very simple technique which is timing. Btw, I tried your kick serve tips on the court yesterday and now I’m able to serve top spin consistently as long as my toss is consistent. But now my toss isn’t very consistent, it’s only album 50% I can toss it to exactly where I want it. :(

[@eziopuiatti8801]

Great video again Explains why I hit too many floaters... Will try out out

[@samuelsangokoya6118]

I can't wait until I try out. Great explanation and tips.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Samuel

[@jensericsson1062]

Yes, very good instruction! Will practise your skills next time on court!

[@kevingilhooley2064]

Thanks Nick...great instruction once again...much appreciated.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

👍

[@leobrahmachari6611]

This explains why my slices were always much better on the run under pressure than when I had more time on the ball. Great tip thank you!

[@chessbrilliance8783]

As usual the best analyse out there! Thank you for your explanation because this move looks simple but it is definitely not.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Chess

[@venugopalvenkatesan4958]

Great videos waiting to put it into action

[@johnnytang1]

Thank You, this is Excellent, will help me a lot !

[@mrjohnsonfong]

Thank you. You are awesome!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you 🙏

[@vivy_xo]

Nick, you make this stroke look so easy! Can’t wait to learn how to slice!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

👍👍

[@Alexander-dt2eq]

Great explanation! Could you describe also how we should hit a return on a high ball like Federer does when returning a kick serve with a slice. Should we also do it with a neutral raquet position and where should be the contact point then? Thanks!

[@lifeisroblox]

very late reply but you have to cut down on the ball, almost like a jab

[@MAELOB]

For a long time i was told to hit it forward, but as you said it is really hard to control and it is not a consistent shot. Thanks for the video looking to incorporate this in my practice sessions.

[@kjfoehr]

Your point about hitting the slice "late" is a good one. Another reason to not hit it early is that the racket face will angled more and more crosscourt the farther it is away from your body. I struggle with hitting them too far in front when reaching for balls going away from me toward the sideline. Then my racket face is usually angled too far to the right causing my shot to go out, wide crosscourt. But if I wait and hit it later, then I think many times I wouldn't be able to reach the ball at all because it is moving away from me. The only thing I can see to do in that case, since I'm not always quick enough to get closer to the ball, is to try to remember to push my hand further out to get the racket more parallel with the net and thus reduce the angle to the right. Any thoughts would be appreciated. TIA, Kevin

[@AlexanderGr8]

Great video!

[@kjfoehr]

Great instruction Nick, as usual! I have a natural slice BH, but some rec players have said I am "chopping" or "knifing" the ball with an abbreviated follow-thru, and that this is wrong. But I have pretty good results with it, so I keep doing it. I notice too that Rafa often appears to chop down hard on his BH slice, so I wonder, is it wrong or just a different kind of slice or what? If it's OK, should it be used in different situations than a regular slice or can it be used all the time instead of the regular slice? Also, in your videos you often talk about "losing" the ball. Could you define this more specifically? I think I know what you mean by that, but "losing the ball" doesn't really seem to capture the idea, in my mind. Obviously the ball is not lost; instead what we are losing is the connection of the full body to the ball, no? Isn't it something like breaking the kinetic chain because the arm gets too far away from the body, thus losing the power generated by the legs, torso rotation, weight shift, etc. You are then "reaching" for the ball and are left with mostly arm power. Have I got it or not? TIA, Kevin

[@doughaynes8771]

Can you do a video on the slice backhand with side spin that hits and curves away from the opponent? I really like your way of explaining the stroke, it is very informative and easy to understand.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thanks Doug, yes I’ll make one

[@nathanmiller6051]

Thank you for this nice video, very good information!

[@transamination]

Great video. Too often my slice is an accidental drop-shot or floaty lob.

[@narsimha1089]

Very good one

[@brijrajjhala]

Great video.

[@narsimha1089]

Very good explanation

[@FairwayJack]

good stuff

[@andygarcia6619]

👌🏻excellent

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thanks Andy

[@tennis9281]

Hi Nik, I have a question. Would you say that all the backspin shots such as volleys, forehand slice and dropshots have the same contact point showed in this video?

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Hi tennis92, it’s a little more complex on the other strokes. Apply this timing to the slice and don’t worry about the racquet face.

[@tennis9281]

@@IntuitiveTennis by slice you mean at least slice forehand too or just bh slice? Thanks a lot 🙂👌

[@alenx5455]

Yeah it kinda depends on the height of contact, the lower it is the more open the face has to be, and it also depends on the incoming ball how close or open and what swingpath to have, its alot of trial and error to get enough reps to master it. Another good tip is to also extend the left arm and stay closed, too many people open up way too much around on the slice.

[@ampecsu]

I can slice and dice all day with my Rebel 95 but cant to diddly with my RF97 and Prince classic 100. String pattern???

[@karlopeternel7685]

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[@samuelsangokoya6118]

It appears backhand slice is not quite the same as a backhand volley. Similar but not quite the same? Any comment!!!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Sam, the backhand slice is similar to the backhand volley, however, it is a far longer swing and is a less deflective stroke.

[@p_a_o_7658]

I m surprise that you didnt mention the fact that the racket need to be laid back (face open) a little bit at the beginning of the foreswing and quickly snap back to square position at contact. That s just my understanding of what happened. Do you agree?

[@K4R3N]

Timing and physics

Great explanation. Many thanks.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

You are welcome!

[@АнастасияСтучинская]

Very good!!! Thank you my friend.