Balance Checkpoints: The Two-Handed Backhand

What Balance Means to Welby. Click Photo In the last article we outlined the balance checkpoints for the forehand. (Click Here.) Now we'll go through the exact same process for the two-handed backhand. The checkpoints form the base for developing the stroke, helping you the jigsaw puzzle we call the game of tennis. As with the forehand, if you really want to develop sound fundamentals on your two-hander, it is critical to study and memorize the checkpoints. Just reading about them in this article and then heading out to the court will not be sufficient. Really mastering the checkpoints means two things. First, being able to describe them accurately in words. Second being able to demonstrate them with physical precision. Develop good balance on the two-hander by mastering the checkpoints. If you cannot verbalize the checkpoints and replicate them accurately when you swing without the ball, then you have not really learned them. It will be impossible to execute them in play. You will not have the proper foundation, and will be very unlikely to develop good balance. Players are impatient and often don't want to spend the time and effort required. Instead they want to immediately hit balls. They...