Backhand racquets, strings, and technique: graded reviews for one-handed and two-handed players, string recommendations for spin and control.
The standard answer to how to hit a backhand that survives a match is four words long: step into the ball. Front foot across, hip and shoulder turned, weight moving forward through contact.
"Get your racquet back early." It is the most repeated instruction in the recreational game, and among tennis technique fundamentals it may be the one a 3.5 player has heard most often and executed…