How To Hit a Backhand

Hit with your body and not with your arm.  Dr. Allen Fox, the coach who taught Brad Gilbert at Pepperdine, said that the most difficult thing for beginning players to do on the backhand side is to relax their arms and let their body swing the racket for them.  Whether you hit your backhand with one or two hands, whether you have an open or closed stance, it doesn't matter.  What matters is hitting the ball with your body and keeping the racket perpendicular to the ground.  In addition, do a shoulder shrug right before impact to impart to flatspin ( a hybrid topspin) on the ball.