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Ryan Dickerson’s two-hander with pro elements and room for improvement. Last month we looked at American junior Ryan Dickerson’s forehand and found that it was a great technical model for the advanced modern forehand, and that he and his dad had built it in part using Tennisplayer footage (Click Here). This month we look at his two-handed backhand and it’s a similar story. This is a high level technical shot with many pro elements. Some elements, such as the stance, probably apply only to higher level players. But all two-handers can learn a lot from Ryan. But I also have an important point for Ryan that will probably make the shot better and also more effective at higher levels. So let’s take a look at it and break it down into its components. Preparation Ryan starts his backhand with an amazing, gigantic shoulder turn. Watch that this turning with his body is also what initiates the racket preparation. The shoulders and hips start to turn. The racket starts back as a function of this unitary body motion. There is very little independent arm movement with the hands and racket basically staying in front of his chest. A unitary body turn…