Backhand Strokes?

Hi Alois,

I've been playing for three years now (the first year was learning how to do the strokes and the others was just to improve my game) and I seem to have trouble with my backhand drive,backhand topspin against block and backhand topspin against backspin. I think It's due to the way how I do the stroke but whenever I do it I try to keep in mind everything you have said in the online lessons.

Could you please help?!?

Hi Piers,

Sometimes mastering strokes takes a long time.  In three years it is difficult to be able to do all those strokes in a match situation.

Without seeing you play the strokes it is always a little difficult to give advice.  If you get a chance to do some training pratice the strokes more.  Think about your leg position.  Sometimes this is the thing that willl determine your ability to do a stroke especially in a match situation.  If you are turned slightly too much to the forehand side it will make backhands difficult.  Also, in a match always be open to the fact that the ball can come to your backhand.  Often we wish the ball to cme to our stronger side and therefore turn a little too far that way.

Go back and make sure you practice the stroke often in a training situation.  Sometimes it just takes a little longer.