Backhand Information Forget everything you have heard about the backhand for a moment. There is too much over teaching on this shot. Now ask what the fundamentals are. *Get the ball over the net *Placement *Depth Angle *Spin *Power * And with some self-confidence you are ready to begin to work on the backhands. Variations: The backhand has many variations based upon footwork, grip and use of one or two hands. We can specify the following …showed first 75 words of 793 total…

…showed last 75 words of 793 total…the player is ready he must be able to keep his head from turning too soon and hold the knees in a bent position through the shots. A jerky pattern shows typical bio-mechanical errors of allowing distal points to move in advance of proximal points in the chain. Such as allowing the wrist to move ahead of the elbow, shoulder or elbow to move ahead of the shoulder. These types of errors will cause injury.