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The Hitting Arm Position: Two-Handed Backhand
by John Yandell
Elements
- Good ready ready position with feet a little wider than shoulder width,
knees flexed, torso straight, and racquet at waist level pointing straight
ahead.
- This is the hitting arm position at the completion of the preparation
or turn. The elbow on the top, dominant hand is relaxed and tucked in toward
the side, almost touching the body. The wrist is laid back so that the
tip of the racket is pointing to the back fence. The butt of the racket
is "taking a picture" of the opponent.
- The palm of the hand and the back, left shoulder have pushed the racket
forward to the contact point with the hitting arm position unchanged--elbow
in and wrist back. Note the contact well in front of the body--the laid
back wrist is the key. The shoulders and hips rotate into the shot naturally.
- At the completion of the stroke the wrist reaches eye level and remains
laid back. The plane of the racket is now perpendicular with the right
shoulder and the shaft of the racket is straight up and down. Replicating
these three positions using your internal mental images just might give
you the same kind of depth, power and confidence of the top players who
follow this model so beautifully!
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