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Four counts to get slightly bent arm parallel to the sideline, with fourth count, the stepping out, completing the job. The racket tip spirals slightly ahead of hand upward to a final position one could check in any clip of John McEnroe's backhand. The racket is really not very high. The tip is more around than the hand.
I find the mechanics of what then happens in count five, the hitting count,
complicated enough to require school work, i.e., study. After that, as everything blends together through practice, count five can become a simple drop and hit.
Next step, after that, might be to eliminate counts or beats altogether, after which somebody could simply describe this one hander as a gradual take-back followed by a drop and hit.
I think one reason nobody-- or should I say I myself-- ever thought to use McEnroe as a model for this shot before is his unusual grip: big knuckle on
1.5 . I've decided not even to worry about where my big knuckle is, and I'm putting heel of hand on 7.5 . And I just played a match, 6-1, 6-1, and I'm a little hyper sometimes but I'm nevertheless telling you: No backhand I ever tried comes close to beating this one.
Four counts to get slightly bent arm parallel to the sideline, with fourth count, the stepping out, completing the job. The racket tip spirals slightly ahead of hand upward to a final position one could check in any clip of John McEnroe's backhand. The racket is really not very high. The tip is more around than the hand.
I find the mechanics of what then happens in count five, the hitting count,
complicated enough to require school work, i.e., study. After that, as everything blends together through practice, count five can become a simple drop and hit.
Next step, after that, might be to eliminate counts or beats altogether, after which somebody could simply describe this one hander as a gradual take-back followed by a drop and hit.
I think one reason nobody-- or should I say I myself-- ever thought to use McEnroe as a model for this shot before is his unusual grip: big knuckle on
1.5 . I've decided not even to worry about where my big knuckle is, and I'm putting heel of hand on 7.5 . And I just played a match, 6-1, 6-1, and I'm a little hyper sometimes but I'm nevertheless telling you: No backhand I ever tried comes close to beating this one.
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