Backhand Tennis Instruction On Slice Shot

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Backhand tennis instruction on slice shot is almost as essential for players who use a two-handed backhand as it is for one-handers. While it is possible to hit a slice with two hands, the one-handed slice is much easier and more versatile. From here on, slice will refer to the one-handed variety.

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* drive through balls that are too high for topspin (typically above chest height).

* get out of trouble when not prepared early enough to hit topspin or flat (the slice backhand can be hit slightly later).

* handle extremely low balls.

* give the arm a rest from the more strenuous topspin shot.

Two-handed backhand hitters need a one-handed slice to:

* handle wide balls.

* handle low balls.

All players will find slice easier than other backhands in certain conditions:

* in strong winds, where the shorter backswing for the slice makes clean contact with the ball easier.

* on fast courts, where the ball tends to stay low and time for preparing each stroke is minimal.

The slice backhand is an important offensive weapon for all advanced players:

* Used as an approach shot, it skids low, preventing the opponent from getting under the ball enough to hit topspin, thus usually yielding a rising (rather than dipping) ball that's easier to volley.

* Two-handed backhand hitters who have not learned to also use one-handed backhands will have trouble getting down to low-skidding slices.

* Slice makes the ball float farther in the air. Opponents can be surprised by the resulting depth and caught too late to prepare properly for their shot.

Here's Backhand Tennis Instruction on how to hit the one-handed slice:

* If you're a one-hander, use the same grip as on your other backhands.

* If you have a two-handed backhand, use a grip somewhere from Continental to a full Eastern backhand. It's easiest to keep your dominant hand in the position you use for your two-hander, but if that grip tends to make you tilt your racquet face upward too much, rotate more toward the full Eastern backhand grip.

* Start the racquet at least 6" (usually more) above the ball, then hit mostly outward, but somewhat downward, brushing down the back of the ball with your stringbed tilted slightly upward.

* In emergencies, you can get a slice over the net even if you reach back a little, but for a stronger drive, try to meet the ball at least a foot farther forward than your front shoulder.

* The more you hit into the ball's path (instead of across it), the simpler it is to make clean, predictable contact.

* If you want to cut downward more sharply, tilt your stringbed upward more to compensate.

* Step out with your dominant foot and lean into your shot.

* For more power, start the racquet farther back.

* Sending your non-hitting arm backward as your racquet goes forward will help keep you as sideways as possible through the stroke.

* Aim 2-3 feet above the net to get the ball to skid instead of "sit up." Slice doesn't afford as much clearance as topspin, but it's easier to control the height of a slice shot.

* You can add some sidespin by cutting across the ball from left to right (for a righty).

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