Tennis Grip Backhand – Secrets Power Tennis Players Won't Reveal

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Tennis power players are the way they are because of certain techniques they employ when playing their game. That is why even if tennis is such an easy game to play, it is also an easy game to fail at, unless, you know how to use tennis grip backhand to improve your game. Through consistent practice, anybody can be at the top of their game in tennis. It just requires a little know-how, which good tennis players won't always tell you, and a little bit of patience and determination. But, you must learn the tennis grip backhand first.

Typically, you have to focus on the base knuckle of the index finger which is your primary point of reference on your hand, and you should be able to keep track of it too. By doing so, you get more pressure being exerted on your thumb in backhand strokes, and the better you're going to play. Follow these rules when employing the tennis grip backhand.

1. Have know-how about the basics.  For your tennis grip backhand, let us define the three planes on your racket handle, shall we:
a. The plane between the top plane and the right side plane is the upper right slant.
b. The plane parallel to the face of your racket is the side plane.
c. The one that faces up when your racquet is on the edge and is perpendicular to the side plane is the top plane.
2. There is another type of tennis grip backhand which is the Continental backhand grip. Try to make sure that your base knuckle should always be on the upper right slant. Your thumb will then wrap around the handle. It doesn't matter much if this type of grip does not fit the hitting topspin that well, still, it can be enough for flat shots and perfect for slice.

3. There is another tennis grip backhand type which is the Eastern backhand grip. Place your base knuckle on the right edge of the top plane, and extend your thumb in a diagonal position across the left side plane. This grip is a flexible, and is perfect for topspin, flat shots and slice.

4. Another tennis grip backhand type is the Full Eastern backhand grip. This is somewhat different from the Eastern backhand grip. Position your base knuckle on the center of the top plane. Extend your thumb across.  Then place it diagonally across the left side plane. If you are the type who likes hitting heavy topspin, then this grip will suit you. You can use this for flat and slice shots too.
5. Another tennis grip backhand type what we call the Western backhand grip. Usually, this grip is similar to the Full Eastern, however more extreme. In Western grip, your base knuckle is  positioned on the left ridge of the top plane. However, the extreme Western backhand grip is not commonly used. It can create heavy topspin, but it is not well suited for slice or even flat shots.

6. Another tennis grip backhand type is the two-handed grips. Your left hand (of a righty) is usually positioned in an Eastern forehand way. The right hand,  now resting lower on the handle, is usually  placed in a Continental backhand position. But, it can take up an Eastern

forehand or an Eastern backhand position too. Two-handed backhands give more racket stability and easier topspin production, but they are not that easy to use on low balls and for generating slice. Many good two-handers discover the use of one hand for low balls, emergency stretch shots, and slices, and keeping the right hand in a Continental or Eastern Backhand position. These things are usually kept secret. Now that you know tennis grip backhand techniques, better make use of them. They will surely improve the way you play your game and make you the great player that you always wanted to be.

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