The LansdorpTwo-Handed Backhand

Lindsay Davenport is a player I developed. Now, at the top of the game, she hits through the ball using the exact method I’m outlining in this article.

Deciding whether to hit your backhand with one hand or two is an individual decision. With young
kids I usually start them with a two-hander. Kids have far more success in the beginning with two. It’s very
difficult to start with one hand. When playing, other kids hit the ball high to your one-handed backhand and you’re
dead. You can’t return as well, you can’t pass as well. It’s a lot harder to control. You struggle for quite a long
time if you start with a one-hander. But some kids just want to hit with one hand. So I always ask the kid.

I think it’s very important for the kid to tell me what they really like. I give them that option.
It doesn’t make any difference to me. I have no real preference. I can teach them either one. In fact, even though
it’s more difficult to master, the one-hander is actually easier to teach in some ways because it’s a simpler motion.

In this article I am going to…