Friday, August 16, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Elliot's Backhands from the side view
Here we have Elliot's Backhands from the side view:
Shot number two was a difficult hight contact backhand that Elliot made it look really easy. Third shot is a short ball
The major element for Elliot to improve on his game is going to be his footwork. The backhand is looking really good overall. Well done Elliot and keep it up! See you on the court
The major element for Elliot to improve on his game is going to be his footwork. The backhand is looking really good overall. Well done Elliot and keep it up! See you on the court
Elliot Sylvester - A Backhand to watchout
On this post I'll show you Elliot's single handed backhand. How it all started a few years ago and how it has been improving till now.
The first video is back in March 2010, more than 3 years ago:
Elliot had already an interesting backhand. Good grip, stepping in to the ball, contact in front and good extension. The backswing was too short because he was a bit late with his preparation, but overall very promising backhand.
Three years later this is how Elliot is swinging his backhands:
2)
All of these five videos are really interesting. On some shots Elliot was able to keep his head down at contact and follow through to reach maximum extension. the first and fourth video are good examples. Elliot does remind Federer on those two videos. Shot number three was a difficult shot where he was forced to move back and hit the ball on the rise. He managed to save the shot due to a great unit turn. He started rotating his shoulders with a big step back with the left foot and then he hit it from an open stance position. We have been practicing a lot these high bouncing balls on the backhand side and Elliot's success on his backhands depends on his ability to hit his backhands at shoulder level. To improve I think Elliot needs to step in to the ball with his right foot a bit more. On most of his backhands Elliot hits it with a big step to the outside (closed stance). Where this is the right thing to do for some shots, sometimes we need to take a diagonal step forward with the right foot (neutral stance). The neutral stance is great because when attacking it helps to keep the ball at a good height and so it allows us to have greater angles available and to shorten the reaction time of our opponents. When defending the neutral stance is useful to make sure that the ball doesn't bounce too high. Of course to use the neutral stance we have to bee quicker on our feet. I've noticed as well on Elliot's backhands that his right arm is not completely extended at contact which would be nearly impossible to see with a normal video. Next post we will see Elliot's backhands from the side view
The first video is back in March 2010, more than 3 years ago:
Elliot had already an interesting backhand. Good grip, stepping in to the ball, contact in front and good extension. The backswing was too short because he was a bit late with his preparation, but overall very promising backhand.
Three years later this is how Elliot is swinging his backhands:
2)
All of these five videos are really interesting. On some shots Elliot was able to keep his head down at contact and follow through to reach maximum extension. the first and fourth video are good examples. Elliot does remind Federer on those two videos. Shot number three was a difficult shot where he was forced to move back and hit the ball on the rise. He managed to save the shot due to a great unit turn. He started rotating his shoulders with a big step back with the left foot and then he hit it from an open stance position. We have been practicing a lot these high bouncing balls on the backhand side and Elliot's success on his backhands depends on his ability to hit his backhands at shoulder level. To improve I think Elliot needs to step in to the ball with his right foot a bit more. On most of his backhands Elliot hits it with a big step to the outside (closed stance). Where this is the right thing to do for some shots, sometimes we need to take a diagonal step forward with the right foot (neutral stance). The neutral stance is great because when attacking it helps to keep the ball at a good height and so it allows us to have greater angles available and to shorten the reaction time of our opponents. When defending the neutral stance is useful to make sure that the ball doesn't bounce too high. Of course to use the neutral stance we have to bee quicker on our feet. I've noticed as well on Elliot's backhands that his right arm is not completely extended at contact which would be nearly impossible to see with a normal video. Next post we will see Elliot's backhands from the side view
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