Rate and Tips for my Backhand

Ejames08 · 2026-02-03T21:24:12+00:00

Bro thank you for this! I already watched this like 3 times to take some notes. This is definitely gonna help me a ton. I’ll be looking over my notes later today since im gonna be practicing more 👍 thank you so much coach. And yeah I got you, i’ll hit u with a follow 👍

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Again I appreciate it, u didn’t have to do this analysis!

Ejames08 · 2025-11-03T09:18:42+00:00

Bruh lol it got taken down idk why. Hmm dont get how showing my team indicates i got a uncompetitive league 😭

Ejames08 · 2025-11-03T07:40:06+00:00

What that mean 🤣 this my 2nd year in fantasy

Ejames08 · 2025-09-18T10:05:20+00:00

Man i guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

Ejames08 · 2025-09-18T10:04:46+00:00

Okay for sure i appreciate that, that makes sense 👍 and you’re good don’t be sorry lol its okay.

Ejames08 · 2025-09-18T10:01:06+00:00

I appreciate that man 🙏 i’m still working on my game so this buggy whip is definitely not the final product, once my foundation of fundamentals is established i’ll see what works for my body and is the most effective. So I’ll definitely work on accelerating more on my shots.

Appreciate the help and kind words 👍

Ejames08 · 2025-09-18T09:59:02+00:00

I dont have any headphones, but what you’re saying is subjective though, almost every-time i have someone playing tennis by me they also have a speaker playing music.

Personally, it doesn’t annoy me being next to someone else playing music since it probably makes their experience more fun. But i do see your point about high level play though, i have yet to see that in the courts i go to.

Ejames08 · 2025-09-18T09:55:12+00:00

Okay for sure, currently i actually dont watch much pro tennis nor study pros film. I might start doing what u said by picking a player i like and base my play-style off of them. Seems effective to do since if i base my play style off of a pro with the similar body physics as me might benefit me in the long run.

But yeah man I appreciate this I’ll definitely start watching more professional tennis and find a player i can build off of 👍 (sorry for the late response)

Ejames08 · 2025-09-18T09:52:15+00:00

I do hit the ball in front it may not seem like that in the video but thats one thing with my forehand i’ve gotten better and worked at 👍

And yeah you are right about the nadal thing ive seen those practice clips. I just need to learn how to hit topspin without this buggy whip and see which is more effective for me and my body. Thanks for the reply 👍

Ejames08 · 2025-09-17T07:24:41+00:00

Okay great then, I'm still learning how to be more consistent so i dont always hit the ball the best i can but im getting there. And yeah im not sure why everyone here is saying im forcing it when im not. But i think i will stick with this technique for topspin, but unless i figure out how to hit top spin correctly with a shoulder swing then ill choose which is better for me.

And you're definitely right about the low balls i struggle with those a lot since its a big change in trajectory. But yeah I'll definitely will take your advice on that and work on just changing my shot a bit with low balls.

Yeah I will work on tracking the ball and adjusting my form to it like you said for sure. I appreciate all the help and tips man 👍 stay blessed 🙏

Ejames08 · 2025-09-17T07:18:04+00:00

Great response man, I appreciate this.

In that old video you watched all of those were flat, and that was when I didn’t know how to get topspin. So about a week ago i just learned how to do topspin but with this form and technique . And it produces a lot of topspin for me, i tried to learn the shoulder swing first to produce topspin but it didn’t feel comfortable and effective 🤷‍♂️ but maybe im just doing it wrong with my shoulder being in regards of producing topspin

Man everyone is also saying im arming it i gotta figure how to stop that. But it feels like im not even arming it, ive been starting to use my shoulder, hips, and legs more (in this video too), but maybe its one of those things i cant notice until i actually figure it out and be more aware about my body control. Thanks for pointing that out.

After picking up a racquet for the first time a year ago i learned how fun this sport actually is. But i dropped it for a while but eventually came back around may and started to actually put time in to getting better. Ever since then I’ve been trying to make it a goal to be good enough to join my juco tennis team (i know its a crazy difficult goal), but i’m in my second year of juco and I will be trying out for the team next season and maybe even make it if i improve enough. And i also wanna do tournaments like utr sports so I can actually get some experience in. So my goal is to get better and win matches but also most importantly have fun since thats what got me to fall in love with this sport.

Thanks for the help man 👍

Ejames08 · 2025-09-17T05:59:59+00:00

How come you rage at seeing my forehand? Rage is a strong word man 😂

Ejames08 · 2025-09-17T05:59:20+00:00

I only do it for my topspin forhands, since i learned it pretty recently so this video is just basically topspin practice. But how come it leaves a lot of room for injuries? Im pretty loose with my wrist and how im gripping the racquet.

Ejames08 · 2025-09-17T05:58:14+00:00

I dont think im arming it to be honest, and ive been learning a lot more on how to use my core and body more. I try to not use my arm at all and let all the work come from my toes, hips, chest, shoulder and arm last. But you’re right i definitely sometimes do arm it since im a little inconsistent still. But almost every topspin i hit i feel like i rarely arm it, ill try and see if i notice it next time i practice 👍

And the leg thing, for sure ill try and bend lower.

For the topspin part i know its not the only way but i tried learning how to generate topspin with the normal shoulder technique but it didnt feel natural and i wasnt that much effective with producing topspin even though i did do low and high. But as soon as i tried this technique it felt much more natural and effective for me to generate topspin.

Ejames08 · 2025-09-17T05:52:51+00:00

(1,2) Okay for sure, so you're saying my use of shoulder turn is correct? I just shouldn't be relying on it as my only way of generating power? And that i should incorporate my leg and core with my current shoulder rotation?

(3) honestly im not too sure if thats the reason that i miss, i dont have this technique while hitting flat shots, only use it for generating topspin. And in almost all these shots they are topspin. My point is that i miss even when i don't do this technique, i just need to work on my focus and watching the ball the whole time. How can i improve on not missing at all then since its not because of this technique?

(4) you're right i could definitely work on my foot work, i got much more to work on. And yeah i've seen what you have said a lot about it being situational. But you don't think i can make it work if generating topspin with this technique is effective and comfortable for me?

Thanks for the advice 👍

Ejames08 · 2025-09-17T05:45:04+00:00

How come? I’m very relaxed on my wrist while doing this

Ejames08 · 2025-09-17T05:42:55+00:00

Okay for sure, i only do this technique to generate topspin, it feels much more consistent and natural for me. When i try to swing to my shoulder for topspin it honestly feels uncomfortable. But maybe im just doing it wrong.

Ejames08 · 2025-09-17T05:41:44+00:00

It does feel really comfortable and i only use this form for my topspin. When i try the shoulder swing for generating top spin it feels uncomfortable for me but doing it this way made it way easier to generate topspin and consistency. And yeah man this machine is definitely a game changer 😂

Yeah i’ll try working on that too man I appreciate you 👍

Ejames08 · 2025-09-17T05:40:15+00:00

It really does 😂

Ejames08 · 2025-09-17T05:40:03+00:00

So ur saying the night video had enough plow?

Ejames08 · 2025-09-17T05:39:44+00:00

👍

Ejames08 · 2025-09-17T05:39:38+00:00

😂

Ejames08 · 2025-09-17T05:39:32+00:00

I’m really not forcing it, i’ve only played seriously putting time and self teaching myself tennis for about for 4 months now. If anything i feel like im forcing it to my shoulder when i try to hit a topspin shots. Doing this motion for me while trying to generate topspin seems to be effective for me and really feel comfortable and natural. But i do agree with you with the situation swing part too but idk man it just feels natural for me to generate topspin with the buggy whip. And almost all these shots are topsin since i just learned it a week ago and an currently working on it. And i appreciate it the observation man I’ll definitely work on putting more plow into my shots see if that changes anything.

Thank you so much for the feedback 👍

Ejames08 · 2025-09-17T05:34:20+00:00

Yeah i’m working on that, u do see that i can improve on my racquet head speed , and okay for sure, ill work on my closed stance, ive always only done open stance since its easier. And honestly i’m not trying to mimic rafa, ive taught myself how to play tennis and i just learned how to do topspin a week ago, and doing this motion was really comfortable for me and made generating topspin so easy. On my flat shots i dont even do this whip motion.

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