Tennis Oxygen

There are many styles and types of swings one can choose from to hit a one handed topspin backhand but, none will work if you don’t understand the following common fundamentals needed regardless of your style of play in order to hit an effortless backhand. You must understand the role of your non-hitting hand, the tempo of the stroke, how the Little "L" remains during and after contact plus how to set the racquet in the power position

 The ready position and setting the little "L".

 Every stroke begins with a well timed split step, no one is good enough not to split step, so if you don't ALWAYS split step every time your opponent makes contact with the ball click the split step  link then continue to read the rest of this tip . Set your grip creating the little"L"  between your wrist and racquet.

 The shoulder turn and upper body coil.

During the preparation of the stroke set the head of the racquet against the non-hitting shoulder as the upper body coils  in order to create maximum racquet head speed and spin at contact. The Little "L"  is set and should remain through out the entire shoulder turn