How To Instantly Improve Your Two Handed Backhand (5 Simple Tips)

The two handed backhand is one of the most common strokes in modern tennis.
Jeff Salzenstein shares five simple tips to help you instantly improve your two handed backhand. He demonstrates each of these tips in greater detail, so that you can start hitting your double hander with more power, consistency, and topspin.

1:50 Tempo
Focus on following the ball with your strings as you take the racquet back, and then bring it forward to create good rhythm and tempo. You will need to adjust your swing path depending on the speed of the ball.

4:05 Relax Your Hands
Avoid gripping the racquet too tight, so you can get better acceleration and power on your backhand. Instead, work on relaxing your bottom hand at the end of the swing. Once you feel comfortable with it, try to wiggle the fingers on both hands.

6:56 Footwork
When you step into your backhand, make sure to bring the back leg around to fully square in and get in a low base.

10:05 Narrow Stance
When the ball comes, focus on staying more upright and taking a small step forward before making contact with the ball. This will help you to be more balanced, and hit great two handed backhands more consistently.

11:47 Lansdorp Finish
Focus on stopping your finish with the racquet out in front, which will force you to extend out towards the target. This finish is a great option when you’re dealing with a ball that comes fast and low.

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About Jeff Salzenstein
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Jeff Salzenstein is recognized as one of the top coaches in the world helping players all over the world with his on court expertise and powerful online tennis lessons. He has created several successful online programs that have positively impacted thousands of players of all levels from beginners to top touring pros using his cutting edge teaching methods...

Jeff was a top 100 ATP professional in singles and doubles and was the oldest American to ever break the top 100 in the world after the age of 30. During his 11 year pro career filled with injuries and setbacks, Jeff was determined to discover simple methods to make tennis learning easy and fun for himself and for all players committed to improving. Jeff is passionate about peak performance in the areas of nutrition, fitness, injury prevention, and mindset, and much more.

Jeff was also a 2 time All-American, national champion and team captain at Stanford University where he received his BA in Economics.

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[egcm]

This is my biggest weakness...two-handed backhand. Great stuff again! Thanks Jeff for helping me improve my game.

[emojisemojis]

Finally a good tennis coach that is left handed!! Every video I’ve watched the coach is right handed and I have to think backwards..

[timefly]

I'm glad that you made the point about how to hit the 2HBH when the front foot is positioned first. So many academic / internet coaches advise to always position the rear / outside leg first on the 2HBH, but it's very difficult to do that unless you have a lot of time to plant and then step into the ball. You see top pros like Goffin and Nishikori starting their backhands with a closed off front leg / stance very frequently.

[derrick]

I love that "relaxing the bottom hand" thing. Good one! Thx.

[comicsfan]

I especially like the tip about shortening my step on the two handed backhand. I struggle with taking too big a stride.

[jerrytom]

I really like the way you talked about your personal struggle with your backhand. You do coach it well. Good job buddy

[Mickey_McD]

Lots of great tips and things to work on! In particular I want to try your suggestion for using the Lansdorp finish for low balls.

[rajkannan]

Thank u for video really help improve my backhand n showing my mistake

[calebjmurray]

Man, I have never heard any of these and I've taken quite a number of lessons. I've felt really stuck for years on my two hander, I'm excited to impliment these. I actually thought holding on tight was a good thing, I'm full on death gripping it. I really like the point about timing as well, I tend to set really early and just wait for the ball and it feels so awkward compared to my forehand. Subscribed, thanks for the great content.

[susanj.]

iinteresting tip on pointing toward the target for short backhands and not doing a full followthrough. Does this same suggestion apply to short balls that come to forehands? Don't follow through all the way? It seems not.. I seem to put away short balls better when I follow through completely. Can you do a video on
putting away short balls or at least staying in control with short balls in different locations on the court such as in the middle, and forehand side also?

[pleaseenteraname]

I never I really struggled with my two-handed backhand that much, the thing I struggle with the most with is my forehand.

[davidl.]

Hi Jeff, would I add the same steps/principles if I were to hit more with my (dominate) top hand? (natural lefty but play right)

[tensforme]

Hey Jeff I'd like to see you break down say a game between two players. Maybe let them play out a full game and you dissect each point and what each player is doing right and wrong, using your various videos as the foundation (e.g. how to get more power in your forehand, how to get better balance etc.). Show the two players play each point at full speed and then slow it down and analyze certain key shots and movements during the point. You can analyze so many different angles from footwork to balance etc. I think your analysis is great and putting it alongside actual match play points would be interesting. You could take two players at any level but relatively even and just show a couple games between them, or a tie-breaker. This would take it from the theoretical to the practical.

[MA-dwyl]

Jeff, your lesson is always practical!
Thanks.

[zoranf]

Like, than watch. Best in the game Jeff!

[alexanderstone]

This is your best video.Ive taught for 30 years and have always started with that landsdorp finish.

[janewilkins]

Thoroughly appreciated attention to details!!

[tbd]

Thanks for the video. The step of rhythm really solved my backhand problem.

[margiepargie]

Please make a video called "you never swing your arms on forehand or backhand." The body will throw your arms and racquet forward. The word swing makes it sound like your arms are moving when it's your torso or hips.

[khariscakes]

Relaxing my hands increased my backhand topspin 😎