Backhand counterhit wrist activity
Strokes
Logan Mutchler Asked 13 years ago
During a backhand counterhit or a backhand drive how active should the wrist be? I've been told to keep the wrist out of the stroke but without some wrist movement the stroke feels awkward.
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Logan,
Initially keep the wrist reasonably firm so that it isn't changing direction or angle too much at all this will help you with consistency. Once you have some consistency you can relax the wrist so that the wrist is helping you to get a bit of speed and a little more topspin.
It is a grey area as to when this then becomes a topspin but it is just words so don't be too worried about it.
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