This INSANE shot will utterly shock your opponents

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I've been waiting months to release this video. Today, we talk about one of the most exciting shots that I've added to my game recently. This new shot will shock your opponents and honestly, you may even shock yourself! It's powerful, effective, but risky! The question is: can you control the beast?
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[@c32ax1]

This is how I hit my backhands because I am a former badminton player. One thing is I shift the grip in my hand to guide/push with my thumb. This is also an artifact of when I played badminton. Anecdote - I went to a coach about a 2-H backhand and he said let me see what you have now. I went through it and he says to me "what you do now works and if it works for you, you don't need to change it" I have worked on the 1-H backhand and yeah it works for me.

[@aaronsegal1682]

Such a great video. Love, love, love your instruction. More videos please.

[@PickleballKitchen]

Thanks for watching again!

[@sTeBoski]

Ill rip these every now and then; feels natural to racquetball players like myself. Feels like a backhand cross court pass.

[@PickleballKitchen]

Yup racquetball players crank this shot all the time.

[@edileidecathcart7676]

The best introductions for beginners. Thank you.🍁

[@salmbach]

Thanks, I’m going to work on this and feel you explained things really well.

[@PickleballKitchen]

Thanks! Have you tried it? How did it go?

[@bethechange4726]

Great Vid thanks!!

[@PickleballKitchen]

My pleasure, thanks for watching.

[@benjaminleavitt3666]

I hit one of these today and couldn’t believe I hit it so perfectly. No one expected it, and now I can practice it with your instructions 😊

[@PickleballKitchen]

Hey, great to see you around again! It's such a fun shot!

[@Markomyt1]

Ahhh, I have been doing this for a while. Try to do my best Ben Johns technique and top-spin backhand. It's a beauty when it works!

[@Jim-c52]

This makes me think of how I hit backhands in ping pong.

[@okayest_amateur]

Ive been working on this shot for 3-4 months now. Just starting to feel comfortable with it now. It takes a lot of technique to hit this shot but no different than one handed tennis backhand

[@PickleballKitchen]

Yeah it's a good one. I'm sort of addicted to it now.

[@michaelwang8195]

Great vid. Coming from tennis(both 1hbh and 2hbh) and squaah would say youre still not fully coiling if goal is max power. Also not wrist lagging as much as you could. I used to rip these a lot and up to 4.0ish you can sometimes catch people off guard but not after that. Theres a reason pros generally have gone to 2hbh and even the top tennis pros tend to go 2hbh for tennis. Ill still use it in transition sometimes as a drip if opponent is late on return but its otherwise not practical cuz you need to have the ball so far in front of you to generate decent topspin.

[@adamheath4599]

Agreed, I used to have a ohbh like this with a severe backhand grip and my thumb up too. It was a powerful shot for the most part, but you are right the ball has to be out in front to hit this shot. And that’s not always possible in pickleball. Also, through working my two handed backhand. With proper technique you can get just as much if not more power imo with a two hander

[@mikecrean6168]

That was always my shot on a wide bh especially if it's low, in tennis. You can really flex your forearm with your wrist and rip it thru the ball to get max spin and power. So many winners cross court, but in Pickle this is a perfect down the middle set up for a cross court later.

[@wolfredboy6081]

COOL video! The key to this video is emphasizing the flick and footwork. Nice slo-mo also.

[@PickleballKitchen]

Thanks for watching!

[@mddale]

Interesting. Sort of what i do. 7:56 7:57 Now, will pay attention to your suggestions. Note paddle head and handle quite parallel to the ground as you swing.

[@lindasommers1192]

Former softball player, my backhand is decent, but what I was doing wrong was the angle of my paddle.

[@beautysecret2809]

I love it ❤❤ it thanks so....much brotht😍🥰😊

[@PickleballKitchen]

My pleasure, thanks for watching.

[@aevans1979]

Can you use your left arm to counterbalance? In tennis a 1-hand backhand uses the left arm (moving away from center towards the back wall) .

[@PickleballKitchen]

It's important to get your non-dominant back there, but you don't really need to do it that much. I never played tennis (maybe one day), but it's just not like that.

[@RandyRadar43]

Can you use some of this for a backhand serve?

[@PickleballKitchen]

Sure, but it'll be easier on a drop serve.

[@eichelman]

I've been doing this naturally as a racquetball player. I let the ball get closer to me if possible then I can give a quick down to up flick of the wrist to get some great top spin. Its usually one winner in every game. But Im playing only at 3.75. I will even scoot over to take a ball with my back hand instead of my forehand.

[@PickleballKitchen]

Oh yeah, racquetball players are really good at this shot!

[@brianlane9534]

Since this is new... I might get an answer. How does one change the grip on the fly? It doesn't seem intuitive. Thanks

[@PickleballKitchen]

Changing grips is a lot easier if you hold the paddle with two hands. That way your non-dominant grips the paddle, then all you have to do is slightly let go of your dominant hand to change and keeps your paddle up and ready at the same time.

[@kabnis2022]

If I dislocated my shoulder before, should I avoid the 1-H backhand due to the outward winging of the dominant arm and do a two handed backhand?

[@JournaloftheScotts]

Most of the best tennis players use this, you gain more range and whip effect using one vs two.

[@patricksnyder3446]

new shot came into practice in 1932 and was berated out of existence except for us die hards that never believed the 2 hand bs!

[@anthonybarry968]

Do these all the time ex tennis player so we'll used of them I have won many points with the one hand back hand

[@mlee9049]

Hi, where is your 2H video? It's not showing at the end for me.

[@PickleballKitchen]

Hmm, that's strange. Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHvaf36jrayfnMU

[@mlee9049]

@@PickleballKitchen Thank you!

[@pjc2001]

Don’t we need to extend our non-dominant arm for balance?

[@ianmacdonald5278]

We need that arm extended for the resulting snap we get when the circular path is stopped as we suddenly hit the ball in a linear motion out in front before letting our arm and paddle finish high to complete the strike. We don't snap the wrist. If someone doesn't already have this shot or a 2hbh then they must be having their backhand targeted all the time?

[@PickleballKitchen]

Not really, no.

[@mikeyis009]

Playing in the morning. Going for it with zero practice.

[@PickleballKitchen]

How did it go?

[@mikeyis009]

@@PickleballKitchen Actually went very well. I only went about 50% power for a couple. Then up to 75% power. One thing I noticed is that you can really put it anywhere on the court once you have made the full open stance. I was pretty surprised how natural it felt. Thanks for the tip.

[@PickleballKitchen]

@@mikeyis009 That's awesome!

[@jamesmusial9865]

Jealous

[@strong60s]

Yeah...no secret to those of us who do not do the 2-handed backhand...which I don't really understand in the first place.

[@ThiccBoi23]

Same.

[@Mr.Martini549]

Those who use the two handed backhand claim it produces more power, I mean, how can it not? And more control. When Ben Johns is adding it to it shots you know there's something to it.

[@strong60s]

@@Mr.Martini549 It does not produce more power because it limits rotation and therefore the generation of power. For a sport with a long lever and relatively heavy racquet+ball like tennis, that's a different story. Yes, to more control for the same reason ie. limits rotation. So I agree with you that 2-handed is a good idea for those who lack control.

[@tomdillon6758]

Watch Anna Leigh's 2-hand backhand poach and then you'll understand

[@strong60s]

@@tomdillon6758 I do understand having completed graduate work in human biomechanics. AL is an agile, 20 year old for whom this may apply. The vast majority of players do not have sufficient rotational mobility to generate improved power. You watch the typical 3.5-4.0 middle-aged player and you'll understand.

[@2kpounders461]

Nothing new. Been doing it for years

[@joeypickle7838]

No bueno

[@PatrickDeBoard1946]

I couldn't figure out what shot you're talking about. After 2 min 30 seconds, I stopped watching. You probably ought to 1) name the shot and 2) show the shot, before explaining it in detail.

[@jasonl7102]

0:11

[@ThiccBoi23]

Been doing this for a while. I have more power than my FH drive. Accuracy sucks tho lol

[@PickleballKitchen]

Yup it does, but boy is it fun.