Best Racquets for the One-Handed Backhand

In today’s video, I discuss which tennis racquets are best for a one-handed backhand.

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[IntuitiveTennis]

Which racquet do you play with (if you have a 1-hander)

[younggwillis]

Great video Nick. Sticking with a racquet and working on the fundamentals is the best way to think about it, regardless if you play with one or two handed backhands.

[marcgabor]

I have a ohb. I like the way a thinner beam feels in the left hand on the take back. Generally, a stable, headlight racket. The racket needs to either feel whippy or have good plow through. It just feel stable and I like when I can use the weight of the racket to hit through the ball. Personally have always loved Prestige pros, prestige mid, and prince phantom 93. switching to radical pro wasn't any better or worse. currently loving prince phantom 100. generally speaking, any players racket (headlight) that feels good for the rest of your game will work.

[wzzadrian]

Hardly comment but had to jump in, Tommy Haas one of my favorite players ever played with the legendary pro stock racket PT57A or the Head Pro Tour 630 in retail. Nothing like the Prestige which is an amazing racket in its own right.

[Bikerbeest]

You have forgotten one with a beautiful one handed back hand, Gabriela Sabatini She played with the Pince Graphite

[YehShano]

I used Speed Pros for years at a high level and loved it on my OHB…stock weight with overgrip and dampener is 336g. Just changed to the Extreme Tours as I just love its whippy manoeuvrability…Stock with Overgrip and dampener It’s 328g so a bit lighter than I’m use to but I actually really like it on this racquet and it’s outstanding for OHB/Slice..I’m tinkering with some added weight but I I think I prefer it lighter as it keeps all the fun in this racquet

[faridddddd]

Great video. I play with Artengo TR960 control tour 18/20 pattern. I added 2 overgrips and lead at 3 & 9. The racquet is 6 points headlight strung.

[carlocarli]

There's a little guest behind you, Nick, at 1:39

[randyhorn]

Thanks for making the list of single-handed tennis racket. Good information. I have a babolat strike with lead tape at 3 & 9. Good racket.

[christiannovak-zemplinski]

I find that some of the weaknesses you describe with the one-handed backhand can be somewhat fixed by how you grip it. I have my palm more behind the racquet, I guess you would call it a semi-western backhand grip. In fact, I don't switch grip between my semi-western forehand, I just move my racquet windshield-wiper style from fh to bh and I'm ready to swing. Makes it a lot more stable AND easier to swing up (more comfortable angle for the wrist). The only downside is you are more vulnerable to bad footwork or bad timing because if you're a little too close to the ball or hit a little late you're more likely to screw up than with an eastern grip.

[amsd]

For me I hit better BH with a heavy head light racquet that has thin profile which helps with the swing speed.

[heinzconrads]

... always regretet beeing a two-hander, but in the late 70ies it was thougt to be suitable for starting kids. I always have admired players who had a clean one-handed backhand . Simply a beautiful shot. I wonder if you could ever do a video about Rod Lavers backhand.

[FMD]

Coach Nick here gets big time cool points for his outfit alone. Got them Js on with Jordan hoodie and RF hat. That right there is greatness. You also got to tell the people they gotta put the stencil on the racquet. That alone will boost your game to about 23% extra

[charlesgregoire]

I am a tennis coach in Europe, I train young elite to enter college tennis and I play with a Wilson clash 100 v1 one handed backhand stringed at 20kg . So I agree with you that racket doesn't make the player and I'm not sure switching to other rackets would really improve my game but for now I have a good feeling with combination of clash and very low tension, my backhand is very smooth and I love it ❤

[rasvankhandro]

my fav will always be the yonex 97 so nice so precise, love It!

[clivelindsay]

I have just returned to tennis after more than 20 years. My racquet is a Prince Graphite Comp 90, 349g (strung), 14x18. When a teenager, I started with a one-handed backhand, moved to two-handed when I bought a Donnay Bjorn Borg but now can't remember how to play the stroke and am back to one-handed. Found your video very helpful as I am obviously looking for a more modern racquet. Until I found your own, and Tennis Nerd's, videos about this topic, I had been veering towards a 100 head because other videos suggested a larger head for older players - I am 63. Now I am confused again! And that's even before I start thinking of strings, tensions and whether it would better to try an L2 grip instead of my current L3. I am looking at taking demos of Babolat (Drive/Strike), Tecnifibre, Yonex and Dunlop.

[AlexeyGoldbergs]

Yet another great one-hander is Joe Salisbury (6-times Grand Slam champion in doubles) playing with Tecnifibre T-Fight 305 (98 sq.inch head size, 18/19 string pattern)

[OldManMidnight]

Head light with an aero beam and generally spin friendly helps on a OHB. HEAD Extreme MP and YONEX Ezone 98 have been two of my favourites for this

[hanseat]

Hi Nic,
Great video. I was using the Aero 98 with Babolat Gut in the mains 25 kg/RMP Rough 24 kg in the crosses. I just switched to the Pure Strike 2024 with the same strings and 4 g of Tungsten Tape in the hoop. I was spraying the balls more with the Aero. With the new Pure Strike, I can paint the lines. I have a one-handed backhand.

[philanthropenos]

For my 1HB, I noticed that either I need higher static weight with head-light balance (Like RF97 or Vcore Pro 330 2019) or less head light setup with a relatively lighter racquet (like Blade 98). One point which is overseen in such analyses is the fact that a one-hander player hits usually slices more than 60% of his/her shots (not everyone sends the ball below your waist level), so whatever that racquet is, it has to have decent slicing characteristics.