[Tennis] Be Like Federer! Former Japan No.1 Player Teaches One Hand Backhand Tips

Hello everyone this is Michihiro Onoda Today's topic is my single-handed backhand and your single-handed backhand I would like to have a passionate conversation with Takao Pro Please take care of me Please take care of me First the grip right I'm a bit curious about how the grip is What's the shape Shape This has been going on for quite some time I've been watching this for about 20 years you know it's become like a mugfu isn't it Sometimes the ring finger gets caught during the serve and this happens with all shots but especially during the serve Whether it's a slice a backhand or a volley all of it is me I wonder if it doesn't hurt because it's hitting here Mame is on the left the so-called pinky side but this one is on the palm side and I think this one feels better when gripping it's quite thick It's not very thin the grip itself It's quite long the pinky reaches quite far The pinky is a bit bent out When I first start gripping with my little finger that's when the power comes in and if it's not engaged it feels a bit unnatural I see It feels like the power is a bit scary Scary Scary to lose I often hear that it's like this but they say "Is it held like this " But it' s not held like this It's completely inside so I 'm gripping it like that Of course this is the same for backhand and forehand Slice Flat That's all The length remains the same in my case In those days when I was a junior I was a bit thinner I focused more on slicing like this but I ended up being reincarnated abroad and after realizing that a slice alone wouldn 't work when hitting the ball above my head I decided to make my grip a bit thicker It was the year Federer made his debut so I stepped back a bit and then swung the racket vertically Short cross has a shape like it's swaying sideways I made the grip a bit thicker and shaped it like this it's been getting thicker and thicker every year This spin is too much it doesn' t go forward so I used to worry about it a bit Oh I see I was taught the back slice by Takao-kun but Slightly loosen your grip So that the back of your hand faces the opposite direction when you cock it that's the impact I also ended up using this kind of grip so the back of my hand faces up at impact and because of that no matter how hard I hit the ball it doesn't go forward Make it like this according to Takao-kun The angle of this wrist is important So when you make contact put your body into it and go for the hit as he told me You've gotten really good at it That was good You've become really good at it I hit the back a bit from three directions Keep your racket ready and try to relax as much as possible during the acceleration up to impact Pulling out the racket do you have the awareness of dropping it No not really Hardly at all This place is already really under gravity When do you think it's the right time to start applying pressure The force comes naturally here as it falls this way There's definitely the image of acceleration starting from here Then like when you extend your right foot You know I think Acceleration begins here Acceleration starts once it gets like this I see It becomes like this after hitting something There's not much of a feeling of it The racket is already accelerating here The racket has already started to return when it hits Rather than returning after hitting it They greet the ball back before it even hits them To put it more precisely that's the feeling After all there's a sense of the players It's more like returning the ball after it has hit them Truly utilizing the power of acceleratio Apply force with impact I see Short cross is from here then add more spin adjust the amount of spin only Let them go outside That's the feeling It's really interesting to watch very interesting to watch of course there's also experience and technical skills as well The timing to show power is really good Of course dealing with the ball is a given It's disrespectful to say it's good against professionals but compared to other players the sense of power is really hard to see It's hard to see but probably within the pros there's probably something unique about when and where you start gripping and when you can hit it I still think from a young age I think it was lucky that I could hit it with a form that felt like it had no power but it looked like it was pretty soft and squishy but there were also times when it had quite a bit of power This area doesn't really get much pressure it's not really much when it's accelerating it just feels good but I'm always tense so it gets tight here it's really mental You're tense aren't you You need to hit it better That makes it harder to get spin So in those cases you have to do the opposite Relaxing in that direction It's more like putting in power Relax even more While keeping the axis of the state Accelerate the racket I see There already I was aware that I needed to focus I was conscious of that May I try it Suzuki's backspin is quite rare you know I'll say that first Then I'll ask you If the takeaway isn't very large or is low If it comes up high I usually slice it back so if I'm going to hit this spin it should be from chest height to waist height In some cases I mix spin and slice but my strike zone is very narrow in a way in my case spin is narrow It's already on the playlist I suppose there's not much we can do about it It feels more like pushing forward rather than lifting up as in on-the-pro It's more like pushing forward rather than returning I really want to use the racket head well but once I start using it the ball gets wild I see It's better not to try too many tricks in such places Of course if I could hit it like that and hit it cleanly and control it I would definitely want to do it but rather than that I think it's still important to be careful with the thickness of the grip It might be thicker than you think When wearing it in the back do you grip it like a hammer Or do you open it like this I don't have that kind of awareness The grip is not perpendicular right The whole finger is slightly angled This is a question I'm often asked Should this index finger be pressed down or lifted up It is said but from my perspective I don't think it 's necessary to be too conscious of it because it's just what feels easiest to grip However when it becomes a right angle even if you hold it with the same grip The way I feel has changed so lately I'm carrying a bit more thickness and when I hit the crosscourt it's a bit more than vertical Is it okay to have just a rough image Also something like the spinous processes of the upper arm here Do you use things like this Not really I don't really have much awareness Rather it' s more like this side This side and the lower side have stronger awareness Conversely if I were to say it with this finger it's down the line I don't usually respond much either but Cross really responds a lot I respond a lot too As you can see from the viewers the type is indeed a bit different I tend to respond whereas Takao Pro does not Keep the face consistently directed forward I think about what kind of ball you want to hit For example if you want the ball to bounce a little higher you can do it like Shinya Onoda does by returning it That's like a gaske you know It feels like that kind of ball but if I lift it that much I end up missing It's because there's not much spin So I just go for it in a slightly flat drive kind of way Let's have a lesson I'm a bit distracted I'm relaxed Of course there are tools too Then last one each I still talked about the wrist a bit but when I shifted my weight to my right foot and made a wall this part is where the most power comes from This is the part that must be endured so it's precisely here that the core will be established You can't really waver or be unstable can you If it' s a two-handed shot then For example even if you try to fix it in an open stance if you shift your weight back a bit and manage to turn properly you can recover with your hands After all if you're hitting with one hand the single-handed shot I of course pay attention to the condition of my hand but from the moment this right foot suddenly steps out It depends on where you look but if your focus is even a little too close you'll get stuck so you have to always stay right in front of it It's just right to take it in front like that I think and if the ball comes with good timing then it's fine of course with a one-handed shot It's okay if there are people who desire it but ultimately it's important to see how beautifully it is captured here That's very important Also when the body collides and moves forward I think it's important to carry everything with your body's strength but I also think balance is the most important thing Your mobile device will instantly become a pro tennis school Let us know what lesson you want to learn from us See you next time Bye