Backhand Tennis Drills Will Make You Improve

There are at least two backhand tennis drills that you can be using right now, they will help you to improve your backhand in tennis. Even if your forehand is pretty good, your backhand, if you are like most people, may be terrible. The backhand is very unnatural feeling because it's not fluid like the forehand, so it's going to take some practice to get it right. Believe me; the practice will be worth it! This may be an old cliché, but practice does make perfect. As I said before, there are at lease two drills you can be using to improve your backhand. I will list them below:

The first of the backhand tennis drills is called the "backhand volley". This drill is called a "volley" because the ball never touches the ground when it's on your side of the net. The student should use the following steps to practice with the "backhand volley"

Hold the racquet with the Continental grip.
Start out by touching the net with your stomach.
Back away from the net using three good size steps (shorter people should go ahead and take short steps; taller people should be a little further back than three steps).
Have a friend throw or hit the ball to your backhand side.
As you're moving to hit the ball take one step forward.
After you hit the ball, your racquet should end up over the spot where you took your first step back from the net.
Keep your wrist straight and you're arm slightly bent when you bring them back.
By the time you contact the ball, your arm should be straight and the face of the racquet should be perpendicular to the ground.
You should be able to stop the racquet just before the ball makes contact. Since the ball still has a lot of momentum and you are standing close to the net you should be able to just let the ball bounce off your racquet face and go over the net. This is the perfect time to concentrate on making the ball contact the center of the strings.

The second of the backhand tennis drills you can use is called the "drop and hit" drill. Once again, you will need another person to help out.

Use the same grip that we used in the first drill, the Eastern backhand grip.Where you stand for this drill will be a little different because you should stand on the baseline with your hips and shoulders perpendicular to the net.
Your helper should stand out in front of you and gently toss balls towards you so that they take one bounce in front of you and then are ready to be hit by your backhand.
As you hit these balls, take a small step forwards into the ball and practice rotating your hips and shoulders; that's where your power will come from when you use your backhand.
You may not need this power right now, but when you do need power, it's nice to know how to make it.

You should practice these two backhand tennis drills each time you play and you will get better. I'm sure of it!