Corinna's Backhands - 01/07/12

Here we have your backhand videos:

After studying a bit your videos Corinna we can understand a bit better how you strike your backhands. Right from the start we can see how your arms move up and down but your shoulders remain almost unmoved especially until the bounce of the ball. Compare Richard's preparation on the bounce of the ball:

Have a look on the next three videos. Which one looks better? which one did you strike with topspin and why? what are the differences?

This next video is the better shot. This is the shot that you were able to hit with topspin. There is a few major differences compared to all other videos. The first difference is that although you were late to turn your shoulders as it was mentioned above, it was the shot that you've turned more your shoulders just before the forward swing. You can see the racquet clearly on the other side of the body.

Ian's Forehands - refining the cannon

Here we have another recording of Ian's great forehands. The first video is already an old one recorded 5 weeks ago on the 27/05/12. The last month we've been working on keeping the left hand longer on the racquet to increase the turn and to position the right elbow further back and away from the body. For a long time we've been aware that Ian's right hand goes forward before he initiates the upward movement of the hands and racquet head during the unit turn. We've been trying to change it, and until now hadn't occurred yet.

27/05/12

The next two videos are Ian's best forehands.

As pointed out earlier, Ian still brings his right hand forward before he initiates his unit turn but much less than on the previous shot.
Ian holds the left hand longer on the racquet keeping the racquet head less vertical during the unit turn. That keeps the elbow naturally further back away from the body. That is a major improvement compared to the last video.

01/07/12

 

Ian his striking his forehands with a semi open stance allowing him to create more power because it is easier to position the hips more perpendicular to the court. For a slower ball there there is an advantage to use a semi open stance when compared to a open stance. Watch how high in the air Ian is blasting that forehand on the next video. It looks great!

01/07/12