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Tennis Lessons / 1H Backhand / Step 5
Swing
How To :
1. Arm and racket swing, as a unit, around shoulder to contact point.
2. Contact point in front of body, strings flat on the back of the tennis ball.
Figure 1: Oliver swinging
Once Oliver steps across his body with his inside foot and gets his racket down, he's ready to swing. His arm and racket swing as a unit to his contact point. There is some upper body rotation, but not much. Oliver makes contact in front of his body. The strings are flat on the back of the tennis ball.
I mentioned in the previous step that the hitting arm needed to straighten out when it dropped down. That's because the arm and the racket need to swing in that position to contact for you to hit an effective backhand. If your hitting arm is bent, you lose all the benefits of your body you are essentially hitting the backhand all arm.
Finally, keep your eyes on your point of contact a split second after you hit. This will ensure that you are watching the tennis ball when you hit.
Common Errors:
Bent hitting arm.
I just talked about this, but I will repeat it: a bent hitting arm means you lose your body. You'll only be hitting with your arm.
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