Backhand：How to Play Tennis --- part IV

1 Get your name across
As you prepare to hit a backhand, pretend that your name is written on your back. Then, as you hit, rotate enough so that your opponent is able to read it.

2 Turn, turn, turn
On your backhand, instead of thinking about taking your racquet back, turn your body sideways instead. This will automatically put your racquet in the right spot.

3.A Real no-brainer
Relax! Instead of bemoaning the fact that you can't hit with your backhand like you can with your forehand, learn to hit a good, neutralizing backhand (either a high or low shot that stays out of the opponent's power zone).

4. Two-hand touch
Coaches have widely differing opinions regarding hand placement on a two-handed backhand. While your nondominant hand drives forward and gives your shot its power, your dominant hand helps put spin on the ball. Warning: Don't slide your nondominant hand toward a Continental grip; this will cause the racquet face to open up and keep you from getting enough spin on the ball to bring it down into the court.

5. Keep your distance
Have trouble playing shoulder-high backhands? It's all in the spacing. Get too close to a high ball and you'll have to bend your arm to make contact, resulting in a crippled shot. The farther away from the ball you are, the more relaxed your swing will be -- and the better you'll hit.

6 .Target practice
If you hit your backhand with one hand, think of your front shoulder (the right shoulder for a right-handed player, the left shoulder for a left-hander) as your directional pointer. Pretend there's a line between your two shoulders; as your body shifts around, fix the front shoulder so that it's pointing in the direction of the intended stroke, and then accelerate the racquet arm toward impact.

教你打网球 （四）：反手球

1、 让对手看到你的名字
当准备打反手球的时候，你可以想象把你的名字印在了背后，然后，在你要击出反手球的时候，你尽量背转身，直到能让你的对手看到你印在后背上的名字为止。

2、转身、转身、转身
打反手球的时候，不要把球拍向后伸，而是把身体转向一侧，这样你的球拍也就自然到位了。

3、 不必大伤脑筋
放松！不要为打不出象你的正手球一样好的反手球而烦恼，学着打出一个能够压制住对手的好的反手球（不论是高是低，只要不在对手的发力区就好）。

4、 双手反手球
对于用双手打反手球的球员，教练对于后手放置的位置始终是众说纷纭。你的辅助手向前推拍并发出击球所需的力量，而主控手使球旋转。注意：不要滑动你的辅助手而使握拍姿势变成欧式握法，这样球拍会面向上，使击出的球没有足够的旋转而不能落在对手的场地内。

5、 保持距离
在打与肩同高的反手球时，你是不是觉得很困难？解决问题的关键就在于控制距离。如果与一个高球距离太近，你就不得不弯曲手臂才能打到球，这样无疑会降低击球的力量。离球越远，你的挥拍动作也就越舒展-而你击的效果也就越好。

6、 目标练习
如果你用单手打反手球，你必须要注意前面肩膀的位置（右手球手是右肩，左手球手是左肩），前面的肩膀控制着击球的方向。假设你的两个肩膀之间有一条直线；当你的上身转动的时候，用前面的肩膀对准你想要击打的方向，然后就挥动球拍大力击球。