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    phrase backhand volley, the term refers to a groundstroke (where the ball has bounced before it is struck). It contrasts with the forehand stroke, where...
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  • which hooks around the large piece of cork glued to the handle. The backhand stroke is achieved by swinging the forehand side of the racket down and around...
    24 KB (3,551 words) - 19:47, 16 May 2024
  • The point where a player has to change from playing a forehand stroke to backhand stroke; often a target for attack, since it is difficult to return balls...
    36 KB (5,109 words) - 10:10, 23 February 2024
  • service line. Backhand: Stroke in which the ball is hit with the back of the racket hand facing the ball at the moment of contact. A backhand is often hit...
    105 KB (12,117 words) - 16:31, 1 April 2024
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    the ball, where the player produces a backhand stroke (most often topspin) known as a reverse penhold backhand by turning the traditional side of the...
    76 KB (8,946 words) - 10:39, 6 June 2024
  • Look up backhand in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Backhand is a stroke used in racquet sports and other sports, including: Tennis pickleball Ice Hockey...
    813 bytes (124 words) - 23:51, 9 July 2023
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    Badminton (section Strokes)
    backhand side is their left side. Forehand strokes are hit with the front of the hand leading (like hitting with the palm), whereas backhand strokes are...
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    The minimal amount of bounce, the non-volley zones, and the underhanded stroke with which all serves are made, give the game a dynamic pace. Between 1965...
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  • 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...
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    this manner a user could slash an opponent with either a forehand or backhand stroke, while ensuring that his blade would slip between the ribs when used...
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  • Tennis shot (redirect from Tennis stroke)
    the opposite side from a backhand. It is considered the easiest shot to master, perhaps because it is the most natural stroke. Beginners and advanced players...
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    surfaces such as clay. Topspin is also far more difficult to impart on backhand strokes due to the physical limitations of an arm stretched across the body...
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  • Times wrote that "Wagg is a brilliant player with one of the best backhand strokes seen since the [First World] war" and wrote of him in 1935 that he...
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    measured heavily spun passing shots, particularly from an unorthodox backhand stroke. Reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 44 on the men's...
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    of Zhang Jike, noticed the explosive technique of his forehand and backhand strokes and instead retained them. Zhang Jike's spin oriented technique provides...
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    have competed at seven Olympic Games. His game is based on a powerful backhand stroke and a regular forehand. His best Olympic result is a fourth place at...
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    Tennis (section Backhand)
    maintenance of balance’ when making powerful strokes. It is commonly used for forehand strokes; double-handed backhands can also be made effectively from it....
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    two points from Vines' service in the tenth. Employing his powerful backhand stroke, the Pasadena youngster pulled the match out of the fire by winning...
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  • any incorrect use of the wrist or grip on the forehand or one-handed backhand strokes Players at higher levels often have more relaxed grips and have a larger...
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  • Groundstroke (redirect from Ground stroke)
    In racket sports a groundstroke, or ground stroke, refers to a forehand or backhand shot that is executed after the ball has bounced on the court. The...
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