the key to a great two handed backhand: straighten your non dominant hand

Straighten your non-dominant hand for a great backhand

 

A lot of the clients who come on tennis holidays to Mauritius complain about two things on their two handed backhand:

1. all the balls are going crosscourt
2. they are unable to generate power

 

Both of these problems can be very easily cured by straightening the non-dominant arm.

 

For a right hander, the non-dominant hand is the left hand.  A right hander has to understand that left hand has to dominate on the two handed backhand. The right hand is only there to guide the racquet.

 

As you can see on the pictures of the David Nalbandian, his left arm stays straight all the way through the shot. The most important is for your left arm to straighten out and point towards your target after the contact. It is the only way to get power, precision and spin.

 

So when you are hitting your two handed backhand next time, think about straightening your non dominant arm out in frout.

 

Enjoy your game and see you soon in Mauritius

 

Straighten your non-dominant hand for a great backhand

 

 

 

Kamil Patel

Managing Director

Advantage tennis

+230 728 9343

www.advantage.mu