Backhand Slice Approach Shot Tutorial | Tennis Technique

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Find out why there's no such thing as the unit turn on the forehand: bit.ly/3esJ6UO

[@greattobeadub]

Pure gold as usual. Greetings from Ireland.

[@christopherfung2573]

Same thought as yours！Greetings from China

[@jonathangreen6163]

Thanks so much! Amazing content. You understand all the strokes on such a deep fundamental level. Your coaching is so valuable.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thanks Jon 🙏

[@thomasmedeiros5722]

Love your teaching the Carioca step on the backhand slice approach shot. I learned this from PTR teacher like you way back in the 1980’s.I was a solid baseline ground stroke player and he helped turn me into an all court player. I have been able to play it forward and have been coaching and teaching for a long time. I tell my players it always starts with the footwork. If you are out of balance you can not hit the ball. I am a big fan of keeping the approach shot on a low bounce to make it more difficult for my opponent to hit a passing shot. Some of the top ranked guys I have played hit it so low on the approach that I learned to keep it low when I came in. Experience is a good teacher.

[@tenniscoachcodyinphoenix]

Great detail makes it easier to understand! Thank you every time :)

[@Emmapar]

Very practical and great explanation! Intuitive indeed...... Greetings from germany!

[@Sonoch]

Thank you very much Nikola! Your videos are always very interesting as it is simple and straight to the point. im just a recreational player trying to play a bit better and your videos helped me a lot on the court ! Thank you again!

[@matthewwoodhead6161]

Another excellent vid

[@LeihKauf]

Nice Slice man :) you have such good hands, great explaination as well 💪💪

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thanks Leih, hands got better from teaching. Used to be a ballbasher

[@LeihKauf]

@@IntuitiveTennis hahhahaha great :D

[@evthekid6176]

Thanks man 😊

[@peterevans7568]

Great video and explanation, I often go long with the slice approach and can’t wait to try some of these changes. Thanks

[@IntuitiveTennis]

🙏🙏

[@bbsamurai59]

Awesome detail! Thank you!

[@kevinarmes9804]

Really good stuff. I need to mix this in more, maybe once per service game.

[@tennisparisbrothers8001]

Great video they are always so helpful 👍🎾 keep up the great content

[@IntuitiveTennis]

🙏🙏

[@MrRockrobstr]

I absolutely love slicing the ball. Comparatively very easy and doesn’t require nearly as much effort as topspin, and your opponent can’t hit a very aggressive shot off it.

[@jonathanchen1026]

Great video and lesson!

[@tennisjourney]

I can't get enough of the slice. It's the most fun shot besides the tweener.

[@catalinsimescu9872]

Great , Nick !Thank you ...is a hard quick decision with this slices,I wanted some advice.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Catalin

[@PrecisionPointTennis]

Excellent

[@KenzoIMP]

I love to hit a backhand slice aproach when going to the net. The problem is, my opponent figures it out (maybe because the shot is slow and crosscourt) and hits a lob to force me to fall back, sometimes the point ends with that shot. So lately I've been hitting my aproach with topspin, and that helped my offensive game. But still, I think the slice version could be a good option when playing it on my opponent forehand. Great video as always! I will try it!

[@george480]

Karaoke step worked like magic for me today. My attacking slices were deep and had a good pace. I still lost in a tiebreak because my forehand on the run was awful, so I better try to find a video on that subject.

[@mercurial5810]

This dude is awesome

[@Rafa-kz3bz]

Hi nick amazing video, you go really into depth with each, stroke, can you possibly make a video in the future on the role of elbow in the serve? Everyone says that you should lead with the elbow when serving so should i focus on bringing up the elbow intentionally (if so, how far and when the hand overtakes the swing) or should it happen naturally when i swing up from the trophy pose? I am confused, so i will be waiting for your video, thank you in advance, have a nice day!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

I’ll definitely cover that one Rafa

[@Rafa-kz3bz]

@@IntuitiveTennis thank you very much, im looking forward to it

[@andromeda8425]

+1 for the elbow role explanation video. I struggle with this concept as well. If I lead with the elbow intentionally, I seem to lose all the power. Might be I am lifting it too high too early. I imagine there should be some natural way to do it without even thinking about it, but I can't figure it out myself.

[@petereu1703]

Hi thanks for all your videos which I find very useful ! Could you make a video on how to return a low short ball , the ones that land near the service line and are low bouncing. I find myself lunging at these balls and it pops up to the opponent’s ideal hitting zone 😩

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Will do

[@nikhilasokkumar3456]

do you use continental grip for your slice and eastern for your regular backhand?

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Yes I have a 2-H tho

[@Daniellee121]

I tried this morning and it worked GREAT. My opponent is a very consistent baseliner (or a counter puncher or pusher) with great hands. In the past, I ended up missing a lot of balls while trying to attack from the baseline. Today was different. I applied the slice approach shot down the line on his second serves, or when his ball fell short. I hit my slice approach 99% down the line. I WON A LOT OF EASY POINTS through finishing volleys that followed. Thanks again! BTW, my opponent balls typically have very high net clearance (like moon balls) landing close to the baseline. Even though the ball is slow, I had a hard time attacking it other than hitting back a moon ball to him. Should I practice striking those balls? Or any suggestion? I hope you can shed some light on this down the road. FYI, I am at USTA 4.0 level.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Will do Daniel 🙏

[@pedroluisramalhoalmeida7885]

Very interesting and usefull, as usual, Nick! When you say, between 1:42 and 2:05 of the video, that the backhand slice should also be used in high balls, above the shoulder, does this rule apllies only at the half court area or applies at the baseline area too?

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Baseline too, but more options from back there

[@MR-pk2gm]

Great clip, i’d ask, how low do you have to bend your knees in those balls? And how deep do you have to hit those shots? And what grip do I have to use, Continental maybe?

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Bend according to the ball, where to hit depends on various factors and continental grip

[@MR-pk2gm]

Intuitive Tennis thanks, i’ll keep that in mind in my next match.

[@어찌끄나.테니스노래]

The intuitive hit is the master

[@davidjefferies9214]

I want to see more dance steps! 🕺

[@zatosan729]

Thanks Nick. Are you based in SOFLO?

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Yes

[@jkoon94]

can you do a video on forehand slice cross court from right to left?

[@karlopeternel7685]

Extra 🤝

[@MHTakaoka]

Just get those same shoes, have a rib fracture so I can’t play, how do they feel to play with? Likes or dislikes of it?

[@MHTakaoka]

Forgot to mention, love your content, so much quality content with a lot of insight that makes it so easy to understand which just makes it joy to watch and listen, cannot wait for what your future videos has in store for us!

[@ampecsu]

Court Vapors? Very little cushion in the mid-sole. low to the ground. light weight. laces dont effortlessly cinch up but will. tongue looks well padded but is very thin if needing to lace tightly.