How to Improve Your Backhand in Pickleball (FULL GUIDE)

🎾 Master Your Backhand with Expert Techniques and Drills

Do you find yourself avoiding backhands and favoring forehands in your pickleball games? You're not alone. The backhand is often seen as one of the most challenging shots to master in pickleball. Today, we're diving deep to transform your backhand from a liability into one of your strongest assets.

Join me as we explore everything from the fundamentals, tips, and strategies of various backhand shots to the common pitfalls that might be holding you back. This full video serves as your ultimate checklist to enhance your backhand technique and efficiency.

🚀 What We'll Cover:

Understanding Backhand Variations:

Differentiate between drive, slice/chip, and drop backhands. Note: We won't be covering volleys and dinks in this session.

Fundamental Techniques for Each Backhand Type:

Start with the basics: proper grip, body positioning, and movement for powerful and accurate backhand shots.
Detailed breakdowns of each shot type, ensuring you know how to execute them flawlessly.

Top 5 Common Backhand Mistakes:

Uncover the frequent errors players make with their backhands and learn how to correct them. We'll discuss everything from improper grip to inadequate body rotation.

Effective Drills for Practice:

I'll show you the only three drills you need to practice your backhand effectively, whether on the court or at home using tools like the Dink Master.
Tips on transitioning these skills into real game situations through targeted rallying practice.

Advanced Techniques - Two-Handed Backhand:

For those interested in adding more power and control, we'll go over the two-handed backhand, popular among former tennis players.

This masterclass is designed to not only improve your understanding of the backhand but also to give you the tools and knowledge to practice effectively. Remember, perfecting your backhand takes practice and persistence, but with the right techniques, you can make significant improvements. Let's get started and take your game to the next level!

0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Different Types of Backhands
1:36 - Drive Technique
3:58 - Chip Technique
4:31 - Drop Technique
5:33 - Mistake #1
6:46 - Mistake #2
7:46 - Mistake #3
8:43 - Mistake #4
9:14 - Mistake #5
9:45 - Drill #1
10:35 - Drill #2
11:58 - Drill #3
12:22 - Two Handed Backhand Tutorial
15:26 - IMPORTANT!

[EnhancePickleball]

Thank you for watching! Comment any questions you have for me. I'll answer or another pickleball player will help you out!

[lh]

Thank you so much, watched your video before going for my coaching class this morning. My coach was pretty impressed.

[mountaintop]

Excellent video and lots of great information. Playing pickleball three months now and the back hand is a problem among other things. However, these tips and drills will be something I will give time to. Well done.

[DragonpencilUS]

Another brilliantly done video. What a great teacher!

[alexandermoore]

Wow Kennedy’s hair looks amazing! I like the new look 😀!

[onward-fpfz]

Nice. My backhand is so garbage I started working on a left handed forehand instead

[SaaSCompounder]

A true masterclass, will use this to learn the Conor Garnett Twoie.

[cbvoicenotes]

Thanks for the content C and K! LOVE the in-depth tips, drills and techniques...👊

[MichelleH]

Such a good, detailed video! Thanks so much!

[jkeiffer]

Would be great to hear advice on what your off-hand arm should do (when not using a twoee)...

[nancyouellette]

How do you change your grip in the middle of the rally?

[mra]

I was told the "hand shake" grip is for the eastern grip. The continental grip is the "holding a hammer" grip

[MrRheavner]

I started playing pickleball in February. After suffering a Baker's cyst behind my knee that erupted from 50 years of tennis, I began as a beginner and quickly advanced to intermediate. Now I'm an advanced player, pushing the expert envelope. I've been using my western grip on my backhand and forehand until I get to the kitchen, where I slightly alter my grip. By the way, I have a blistering backhand using my western grip😉

[ActionCreativee.]

Hey Kennedy, Thanks for this amazing video. I was looking for a video on this topic. Btw would you mind if i redesign your thumbnail and share with you?

[sLasHeRxXx]

Can u just use a standard continental grip for a one hand backhand drive?

[trevorlee]

what's the best way to use back hand when facing someone who serves very hard with top spin to your back hand side and its very difficult to return let alone get a good offensive return ?

[VernaCarlson]

Love your vids. More demo less blah blab blah. Ty!

[IAttemptToBeGood]

3 hours, lucky number (I almost lost my winning streak cause my backhand sucks)

[jakey]

Coming from tennis you can hit your backhand with a slightly bent arm as long as you finish with a straight arm

[FeatHead]

Ya know how so many times you're partnered with someone who just always pops the ball up almost every time they hit the ball? Is that a wrist thing? I can't even imitate this action, but would like to offer a solution or technique to help correct players like this that I'm partnered with... any ideas?