Typical errors
Typical backhand errors
- The tennis racket is not held with the backhand but with the forehand gripFollowing: too much palmar flexion in the wrist, overloading of the wrist
- Result: too much palmar flexion in the wrist, overloading of the wrist
- Only slight rotation of the upper bodyFollowing: no body tension, shorter acceleration distance, too slow impact movementCorrection: turn upper body, throw medicine ball sideways
- Result: no body tension, reduced acceleration distance, too slow addition movement
- Correction: turn upper body, throw medicine ball sideways
- Too late backswing in the backhand sequence: Meeting point behind the body, and therefore loss of controlCorrection: targeted, early backswing
- Result: Meeting point behind the body, and thus loss of control
- Correction: targeted, early recovery
- No lowering of the club head in the hitting movementFollowing: The club is not moved forward upwards and there is no topspin correction
- Result: The club is not moved forward and upwards and no topspin occurs
- Correction: touch the ground with the club when hitting the ball
- Back positionFollow: poorer control, club open at the point of impact, loss of speedCorrection: step into the field after hitting the ball
- Result: poorer control, club open at the point of impact, loss of speed
- Correction: take a step into the field after hitting the ball
- No swing over the shoulderFollows: cramping of the wrist, unnecessary muscle effort, no fluid striking movement
- Consequence: cramping of the wrist, unnecessary muscle effort, no fluid striking movement
- Result: too much palmar flexion in the wrist, overloading of the wrist
- Result: no body tension, reduced acceleration distance, too slow addition movement
- Correction: turn upper body, throw medicine ball sideways
- Result: Meeting point behind the body, and thus loss of control
- Correction: targeted, early recovery
- Result: The club is not moved forward and upwards and no topspin occurs
- Correction: touch the ground with the club when hitting the ball
- Result: poorer control, club open at the point of impact, loss of speed
- Correction: take a step into the field after hitting the ball
- Consequence: cramping of the wrist, unnecessary muscle effort, no fluid striking movement
