Backhand drive
Last week we sliced the backhand, this week
we drive it. Here are some mental cues to help
you master the stroke.
- prepare with a closed stance (feet
roughly perpendicular to the net)
- point your shoulder at the contact point
(8"-12" out in front of your racket leg)
- take the racket back to your opposite
hip (like you are about to draw a sword)
- swing/drive through the ball with a low
to high swing pattern
- keep that shoulder pointed at the
contact point until the ball is gone
Watch Edberg's classic backhand.
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