This will RUIN your backhand... and how to correct it immediately!

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Let's move on to today's topic, namely the topic that ruins your backhand and that is
It doesn't matter whether you're a one-handed or two-handed player; if the guy's actually good, then he will
Your backhand will never run cleanly, and I'll show you what I do in daily training.
with my students, I see, yes, what a significant factor is, why the backhand
That doesn't work the way you imagine it, and I'll show you how to fix it immediately.
can you
Take a look at these two backhands.
What did you notice about it?
As you may have noticed, the factor has been that you've hit the ball far too close to
you had in your body, and this happens very, very frequently on the backhand side, and
The distance regulation for your backhand stroke is ultimately crucial.
The factor to extract a lot of power and energy from your backhand.
That means, only when the arm is free to swing, am I also able to use a
play the ball with good distance, juicy and clean, whether as a ball-handler or naturally
Even as a one-handed fighter, yes, because it's about maintaining balance in my body.
the closer I get to the ball, the further I am from the optimal contact point, the more
more I need to correct about my body, and this automatically leads to that
The screw finally opens, unscrews, and of course I extremely reduce the speed
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So, if you have a problem finding the right distance to your shot, then give
I'm giving you an important tip.
If I keep tending to stand too close to the ball and approach it poorly
and thus my body keeps tearing apart with each strike, try paying attention to that
you deliberately miss the ball.
Yes, that's an exaggerated contrast to draw.
That means you try immediately, as the incoming ball arrives, to swing in such a way as
when the racket flies past the ball.
That means you're above the edge.
So, and thus you automatically learn, yes, to follow through with your swing, but also the
To further increase the distance.
And if you've done that three or four times, the ball flying past your racket
Then you draw the ball five centimeters into the racket.
And when the distance is set, you'll already notice that the ball is much juicier and much
Cleanly on the side.
Also exaggerated, first deflect it back, yes, and then try to gently bring the ball back again
to retrieve again
That's a great tip you can use for your backhand to cleanly cover the distance
to assess
Usually, it's indeed a visual problem.
That means you're not seeing the ball properly, you can't judge the ball correctly.
But if I now exaggerate and show the ball flying over, then I must
automatically change and extend my distance.
Also, I'll stop by again.
Zack, run through.
That's perfectly normal; I just run through it as if I'm swinging by.
That means I try to make the ball fly relatively close above the tip of the club.
Now I'm pulling back five centimeters again, and bam, the stroke flows smoothly once more
because I hit it cleanly.
That means I am balanced when striking and am therefore also able to hit the ball
Much better and much cleaner to control.
Once you implement that, it will feel completely wrong, because of course
from a rather close distance to a fairly wide distance.
That means you probably have the feeling as if you were falling, which, however,
Quite normal.
Let's first over-correct it, then make the proper fine adjustment.
to find your strike.
That's why you should try to implement it for yourself, even if it seems pretty awkward at first.
The body is that the arm is so far away from your body.
But because we need good swing dynamics and also a freely flying arm
need, it is absolutely crucial that I maintain exactly this distance from my backhand
Let me also run well here.
The same naturally applies to two-handed swords as well.
That means first aiming and trying to go past the ball with the tip of the racket.
swinging
And then, once that has worked and you're close enough, you bring the ball in five centimeters
Into your club.
It feels fairly strange at first again, but it results in my distance
better suits my backhand and thus automatically enables me to play cleanly on the side, and
my swing arm is free and I can then let it run.
I also want to give you this tip, in case you have problems with your distance regulation.
Then set it exactly like that.
Your backhand will feel completely different when the distance to the backhand
Yes.
You will notice that at first it is naturally difficult to steer, but once the
The distance is correct, and you, like me, can work cleanly in the meeting with a free arm, makes
The backhand is suddenly a lot more fun.
That means your backhand might even become your forehand.
And this one factor naturally improves the entire stroke, because whether I now do
no, I'm not sure whether I should stay at the backhand side and just shovel the ball or if I should go for a good
Having distance and being able to swing the arm makes a huge difference in striking quality.
and above all, also in your bodily sensation.
Also have fun with it, just make sure you apply this exercise using your backhand.
This will definitely improve quite a bit in your backhand.
Have fun implementing it, see you soon, your Sven.
