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The backhand clear is considered by most players and coaches to be the most difficult basic stroke in the game, since precise technique is needed in order to muster enough power for the shuttlecock to travel the full length of the court.
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Though Lumme's smooth skating and accurate wrist shot made him best known as an offensive defenceman, during the peak of his career he was reliable in his own end too, with an effective backhand that allowed him to clear the zone with ease.
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A player's forehand side is the same side as their playing hand: for a right-handed player, the forehand side is their right side and the backhand side is their left side.
Second, backhand overheads cannot be hit with as much power as forehands: the hitting action is limited by the shoulder joint, which permits a much greater range of movement for a forehand overhead than for a backhand.
For right-handed players, the backhand is a stroke that begins on the left side of their body, continues across their body as contact is made with the ball, and ends on the right side of their body.
Another common tactic is to " force forehand " ( force the thrower to use their forehand throw ) since most players, especially at lower levels of play, have a stronger backhand throw.
Often this is aimed at the corner which would require a backhand return by the opponent.
Davenport's game is built largely around her groundstrokes, including her two-handed backhand, and serve, which she hits with excellent placement and at its best was called " rock solid ".
Williams has always been a explosive hitter of the ball off the ground, but her backhand is the more consistently reliable of her groundstrokes.
Her backhand is equally effective down-the-line or crosscourt ( frequently for a set-up approach shot ).
Evgenia Kulikovskaya is also an ambidextrous player, Kulikovskaya played with two forehands and no backhand, switching her racket hand depending on where the ball was coming.
Jan-Michael Gambill is the opposite case of Kulikovskaya, since he played with a two handed forehand and backhand, although he served with his right hand.
Although it is quite uncommon, in badminton, ambidextrous players are able to switch the racquet between their hands, often to get to the awkward backhand corner quickly.
The genius of Annie is that despite her loopy backhand, awful driving, and nervous tics, she's also a complicated, intelligent woman.
She is well known for her powerful one-handed backhand and strong net play.
Henin's single-handed backhand is the most powerful and accurate in the game.
Her slice backhand is regarded as one of the best of all time.
The Belgian is equipped with an array of powerful, deep, forehand and backhand shots.
Clijsters also has a strong two-handed, consistent backhand that is one of the strongest in the women's game, particularly her cross-court backhand, which she hits with great accuracy and pace.
An accomplished doubles player, Clijsters is extremely comfortable at net and mixes up her aggressive-style play with drop shots and backhand slices to draw her opponents into the net, where many players are uncomfortable.
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The player long considered to have had the best backhand of all time, Don Budge, had a powerful one-handed stroke in the 1930s and 1940s that imparted topspin onto the ball.
Edberg's backhand was one of the most effective and considered the finest of his era.
His sliced backhand was his strongest shot, and, along with the very different backhand of former player Don Budge, has generally been considered one of the best, if not the best, backhands yet seen.
The term " beach backhand ", or " barbecue backhand " as it is sometimes called, is considered pejorative, as this release technique is uniformly inferior to a standard backhand.
The player long considered to have had the best backhand of all time, Don Budge, had a very powerful one-handed stroke in the 1930s and 1940s that imparted topspin onto the ball.
Because the player's dominant hand " pulls " into the shot, the backhand generally lacks the power and consistency of the forehand, and is usually considered more difficult to master.
The player long considered to have had the best backhand of all time, amateur and professional champion Don Budge, had a very powerful one-handed stroke in the 1930s and ' 40s that imparted topspin onto the ball.
Justine Henin's backhand was considered on par with the men's, with all time great John McEnroe saying " Justine Henin has the best single-handed backhand in both the men's and women's game.
Williams sister's double handed backhand is considered one of the most powerful on tour.
For many years the 1940s player Bobby Riggs was considered to have had the greatest drop shot of all time, off both his forehand and his backhand.
The player long considered to have had the best backhand of all time, Don Budge, had a very powerful one-handed stroke in the 1930s and ' 40s that imparted topspin onto the ball.
Accordingly, many players attack her backhand side, which was considered a weakness of her game ; however in 2010, Stosur adopted Pat Rafter's signature backhand slice, to add to her game and help her set up points.
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The same bowler can deliver a " backhand draw " or " thumb peg " by turning the bowl over in his hand and curving it the opposite way, from left to right.
However, the Chinese developed a technique in the 1990s in which a penholder uses both sides of the racket to hit the ball, where the player produces a backhand stroke ( most often topspin ) by turning the traditional side of the racket to face one's self, and striking the ball with the opposite side of the racket.
A similar tactic was employed by many players in rallying Sampras ; they would play shot after shot to the Sampras backhand, hoping to wear him down.
Thrown off of his game in part by the bad publicity, but also because of Baer's wild, brawling style and frequent fouls ( including backhand punches and rabbit punches ), Schmeling was positively thrashed after ten rounds before nearly 60, 000 onlookers at Yankee Stadium.
Nalbandian's trademark shot is his double-handed backhand down-the-line, which he often uses to set up a point, by either hitting a clean winner or forcing a weak return from the opponent.
From age 12, he was trained at the Valle Dorado tennis academy, near Villa Alemana, by Leonardo Zuleta, with whom he perfected his forehand and double-handed backhand.
Massú has a style characteristic of a clay court specialist, with strong baseline play characterized by a solid forehand and backhand.
Peter Forsberg of Sweden scored one of the most famous goals in Olympic history by faking a forehand shot, then sliding a one-handed backhand shot past goaltender Corey Hirsch.
** Violence Party ( Multiple backhand chops and elbow smashes to a cornered opponent followed by headbutts, football kicks, knee strikes, shoot kicks and then finished with a lariat or a scissors kick )
It is used by most pros with strong single-handed backhand drives, like Gustavo Kuerten, Roger Federer and Richard Gasquet among the men and Justine Henin among the women.
While this is by far the most common way to hit a two-handed backhand, there are players who use different ways of holding the racquet for a two-handed backhand.
Connoiseurs of the game also rate Swede Henrik Sundström's one-handed backhand as technically magnificent and as powerful as many forehands, but Sundström's career was cut short by injury,
However, the one-handed backhand is still used effectively by a few great players like Roger Federer, Richard Gasquet, Stanislas Wawrinka, Mikhail Youzhny, Nicolás Almagro and Tommy Haas.
On the women's pro tour, one of the great rivalries of the 1980s was symbolized by two different backhand styles: Martina Navratilova's smooth one-handed sliced backhand versus Chris Evert's perfectly controlled two handed backhand.
Many different styles of backhand arose in the late 1980s, including Steffi Graf's exceptional sliced backhand, and Monica Seles ' two-handed backhand, characterized by its rapidity of execution.
The backhand is struck from the non-dominant side of the body by bringing the racquet across the body ( showing the back of your hand to the opponent ) and swinging the racquet away from one's body in the direction of where the player wants the ball to go.
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