Lay The Racquet Face OPEN On Your One-Handed Backhand But DO THIS!

[@michaelkagan1297]

This level of clarity from a young coach is rather impressive! Describes in simple words what needs to be done, what has to be avoided and shares knowledge of the common mistakes we, mere mortals (a.k.a. tennis amateurs), make. Thank you, Vincent!

[@vovanovostruev6272]

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[@pastisi]

The best explanation of the one handed back hand yet. Thank You

[@stevenmorales3745]

You also have Gustavo Kuerten, French Open Champ...with a full on open racquet face...

[@andrehalim469]

For casual recreational, straight take back is best. Simpler is better. Legs - eyes - simple take back - hit forward. More complex requires superb timing and endless reps. Factor in movement in real game, you get chaos, ovee thinking and frustrations vs enjoyment and laugther.

[@paulmcbride8214]

Hey Vincent, great coaching on the often misunderstood one-handed backhand. I agree with all your points but would like to get your thoughts/insight into the “roll” of the shoulder specifically as it plays a significant part in the stroke as well. Thank you and keep up the great videos!

[@FMD023]

When I first started practicing and maintaining that L shape throughout the follow through, I was hitting flat from the videos I recorded myself. Last week I started rolling my shoulders slightly upwards and that’s how I’m generating more top spin. I am now practicing more on loading with my hips to generate more power. Been practicing on my ball machine and now confident enough to hold long rallies with my backhand thanks to Vincent’s videos. Don’t need to “spread the wings,” Everytime to hit a good backhand but definitely have to follow through with the L shape wrist on contact and make sure follow through is up n high. If the ball is low enough for me, my support hand usually goes back only halfway.

[@ignacioechaide1978]

Could you explain what that "rolling of the shoulders" consists of?

[@FMD023]

@@ignacioechaide1978 so when you have your racquet in the slot ready to make contact maintain that L shape on your wrist and as u make contact when your follow through should be high and up. Instead of using your wrist to manipulate the ball to create top spin you will slightly roll your shoulders upward. Keep in mind at contact your arm should be fully extended at this point and still in the L shape position. If you just follow through upward u will likely end up hitting the ball flat. Personally I think that ok because that’s why I recorded myself to see what I need to improve on. Once u get used to timing and footwork consistently holding rallies, you will understand that shoulder roll is what u need to create top spin. Hopefully this kinda makes sense. If it’s confusing, just check out the two video I uploaded. My 2023 practice session u can see I hit more flat and the 2024 u can see I’m hitting with more top spin. When I’m hittin the net, it’s just me not following through up higher.

[@conradcowan9857]

Coach Vincent, Outstanding explanation and breakdown. I appreciate your suggestions!! I'll be using several of your tips with my players.

[@garramiro]

Massive clarity on this tips. Subscribed!

[@ROrneli]

Holy crap man, I have been playing tennis for 20 years as a 1 handed back hand player with good success at the 4.5 level., and I never really thought about keeping the hand over my wrist. I went outside and swang a few times and it definitely feels better the way you explained it.. I have to try it on the court.. thanks man.

[@danguee1]

Yeah, but..... I totally agree the face should be closed/neutral as it enters the slot. When I do this, my one-hander is a solid, low-error thing of beauty. And I best achieve that by having the same shape at the top of the backswing - like Stan and Grigor - rather than opening it like Roger. It's too easy, if you have the complication of opening at the top and then having to close as you get into the slot, to get the shot a bit confused especially when you get rushed for time or need to do fancy footwork or get your platform right quickly. *_Just keep it closed all the time_* - waaay easier.... [Edit: one benefit of the closed top of backswing is ability to disguise between topspin, slice and dropshot - which I get. But I'd rather have a very uncomplicated/simple shot mechanism instead. PS LOVED those backhands in the first 20 seconds of the video - that's how to hit a backhand...]

[@FMD023]

I don’t know how some people on here disagrees with Vincents L shape wrist method. That is by far the greatest advice you can give someone trying to learn a one handed backhand. It’s been key for me that I posted two videos on my KZbin of my practice sessions and you can see the big improvement from one another. Thank you Vincent for providing great instructions when it comes to this topic.

[@Tennisdoctorofficial]

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[@danielemorasca1721]

I'm working on this. It's pretty clear that fixed 90 degrees wirst create a lot of additional Power and spin. I would like to add that using the wirst on 1hbh may also increase the risk of serious injuries.

[@rockpadilla-hr2yk]

Great explaination, no other trainer did it like that.

[@thomaswhite5062]

So clear bravo!

[@wongjefx980]

solid explanation... it's hard to get good advice on the 1-hander, because the 2H backhand is more popular now and being taught

[@tdh1438]

Thank you ! ❤

[@karadale5219]

The racket head should and does go below the hand, and does not have to be by flexing the wrist but rather by internal shoulder rotation and pronation. Search “tennis one handed backhand slow motion compilation” video and see all of them drop the racket head below the hand.

[@jamesline5103]

I agree, That tip does not sound intuitive to me.

[@karadale5219]

@@jamesline5103 I suspect he’s trying to emphasise the importance of keeping the wrist cocked, which I agree is crucial.

[@FMD023]

See you and those “pronation.” Watching videos like that will confuse people. I see videos with people explaining it like that and they do it either on a top spin pro device or they drop a ball in front of them as an example. You know how easy that is to do that? Teach it when a ball is coming at you is a different story and Vincent is the only one on YT that actually shows u while he’s rallying with a partner. Maintaining that L shape on contact is such a key to consistency. It’s really that simple. Take Vincent’s advice on that and watch Stan, Roger, or other pros one hander in slow motion. They do maintain that L shape on the wrist until contact. Once the follow through of the racquet is up high then u see the wrist loosen up. I will be posting two of my practice sessions today or tomorrow showing how Vincent’s lesson on this topic is that helpful

[@karadale5219]

@@FMD023 Well, I have no objection to maintaining the L shape between the racket and the arm. But he says the racket should never drop below the hand and that’s obviously wrong, no?

[@FMD023]

@@karadale5219yes I believe I agree to that. I’m rewinding and rewatching the 2 practice videos I uploaded and my racquet head does go below my hand when it’s in the slot.

[@Javier-yw4td]

First video I see not suggesting to allow head of the racquet falling below the wrist to produce topspin. Looking at one handers, that doesn’t seem to be that clear. Actually, all/most of them do it

[@DEForce-fm8rt]

Fine job coach 👍

[@Welcomelatet]

Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant

[@jeffreyadams648]

Youdathought slapping a ball with a bat could be some complicated?

[@DragonFly525]

very nice

[@RCGache]

Vincent, I have been following your videos. I love the content and detailed presentation. However, I disagree with you on the wrist issue. In looking at pros with one-handers, they all do a pre-stretch after the backswing with the racket head dipping below or even with the wrist in order to generate power and topspin. I agree that the wrist is not generating the power because the arm and racket head (above the wrist) must be locked and fixed at time of impact, but the pre-stretch of the head to increase the velocity of the racket head to time of ball contact is critical to generating power. Otherwise, the fixed wrist and arm would not generate hardly any power. I watched your slow motions of your own backhand and even you do this to generate the power you obtain. The concept is similar to the ATP forehand of men professionals. The pre-stretch (called that because the player is literally stretching the tendons into a rubber band effect so that each piece of the kinetic chain of elements can generate the maximum of combined acceleration force) is critical to generating power. Even though you are lifting your arm high and not rolling over with your wrist like many professionals do, you still are pre-stretching the wrist and arm tendons just before the moment of contact. Whether one rolls the wrist over or not is irrelevant after the point of contact. Please reply below. thanks.

[@Tennisdoctorofficial]

All I have to say is that I don't take credit for the wrist discovery. Rick Macci says the same thing as me if you dig through his videos. It is not how it appears and I will make a detailed video on it very soon.

[@RCGache]

Yea, well, I have watched a lot of Rick's videos and while I think he is the best tennis promoter probably ever (I am from Miami), I don't think a whole about his technical analysis. Most of the technical analysis that Rick relies on has been through his partner Dr. Brian Gordan. Brian figured out the ATP pre-stretch and published on it scientifically decades ago. But, Rick was the one who marketed it successfully. --just my opinion. I will look for the new video. --all my best,

[@MelodyMaker]

Cognizant that English is not everyone's first language by putting extra emphasis on annunciation. Nice job.

[@smftrsddvjiou6443]

Edberg, Sampras, Lendl

[@tomsd8656]

This seems intuitive. If you are going to drive the topspin back hand, why would you have the racquet face open. You would drive it to the sky.

[@the_tr1n1ty]

avoiding the Gangnam-style on the wrist action, funny . . .

[@gabrielteo3636]

I'm sorry but sorry but you don't keep your wrist in the letter "L" during the shot. The wrist starts in the "L" shape, but at the bottom of the stroke, the wrist becomes flat then the forearm and shoulder supenate to keep the face of the racket square to the target. The follow through is not as high as Anthony shows. On the follow through the top of the racket is sometimes even pointing at the back wall. I have seen countless backhand from Federer, Warinka, and Gasquet like this. kzbin.infov4HZrO8oCbA

[@FMD023]

U must be blind because that L shape is so critical. Go rewatch Stans or RFs video. They do maintain that L right on contact. It’s right after contact where they loosen the wrist. You watch videos of guys “breaking down” the form but Vincent actually explains and shows u example of his rally with a partner. You know how easy it is to drop a ball in front of u or showing it on a top spin pro device? So much hate on Vincents lesson that I myself will post a video of my practice sessions showing his method is spot on

[@gabrielteo3636]

@@FMD023 Maybe there is some minimal "L" from the hand to the forearm during the contact, but mostly i see a flat wrist like when you punch someone. Lendl hit with a bent down wrist. I fully support a wrist flexion upward during the take back. Anthony said you should maintain the upwards flexion for the whole swing. You don't.

[@FMD023]

@@gabrielteo3636 I’ll post a video of my practice sessions tomorrow. One in late December and one last Thursday. The one in December my shots were mostly flat and most recent you see major improvements with top spin. Most my shots when I hit the net or open too early my wrist integrity was compromised. The clean shots I hit, you can see my wrist is stable throughout my follow through. It’s my shoulders that I slightly rotate during my upward follow through. I don’t manipulate my wrist at all before contact.

[@gabrielteo3636]

@@FMD023 I tried to hit the ball with my wrist flexing upward without much success. I think the wrist is much more stable when flat at contact. That's why we don't punch someone with a bent up wrist. I use my forearm and shoulder to suppenate to keep the racket face square to the target before, during and after contact (with a flat wrist). Hey, if it works for you, great! I do have a flexed up wrist for my higher backswing but once the racket is in the slot, the wrist is flat.

[@FMD023]

@@gabrielteo3636 So I went ahead and uploaded my two practice videos. You can watch it if you like. I am not trying to promote it. It’s uploaded for some of my family out of state to watch. Watch my 2023 practice session and how flat I hit it. I recently got back into tennis late November of last year. Been out of the game for about 12 years so the first practice was just me getting reps in with the wrist discipline. Then watch the 2024 practice which was last Friday. Better improvement with top spin now. Once my racquet is in the slot, that is when I maintain that L shaped through contact. Vincents advice is definitely a game changer as far as being able to hit it more consistently and confidence to hold a nice rally with my friend or rally partner. I know my form and tennis isn’t great but i am at the age where I just play to be healthy and get back to where I can be a good hitting partner to have some good rallies. Since the end of nov 2023 I was only able to hit once a week and this year i am trying to hit at least 2-3 times a week. Thats the goal at least for now.

[@antoinev9733]

tennis doctor ?? be serious kid ! you did not undestood the main element on a good one handed backhand ! you drown yourself with silly details as so many others ( even Mouratoglou is boring ^^^) it is yet so simple ! nothing is more simple ... when you undestood how it works basically !

[@cjvrsa]

Wah-rinka? Really? Unacceptable. Va. Va. Vavrinka!

[@Zoracila11]

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