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Achieving Backhand Stroke Consistency

This week we're helping your players improve the consistency and placement of their backhand strokes.

Players often have weaker backhands than forehands, so it is important that players regularly work on this to stop it becoming a weakness in their game.

WHAT'S IN THE SESSION?

Packed with great live ball drills, we start with a fun drill that uses the doubles alley as a target before working on hitting strokes from different parts of the court (deep, middle and short). Drills also cover controlling direction, recovering quickly and opening up the court by using the angle.

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