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backhand
(redirected from backhand stroke)

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backhand
1. Sport
a. a stroke made across the body with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
b. (as modifier): a backhand return
2. the side on which backhand strokes are made


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Mallik sees usually aren't using their whole body in their swing, and the tennis players have usually been using the incorrect backhand stroke.
Some athletes watch videotapes of a single physical skill, such as a backhand stroke in tennis, being performed with perfect technique.
We saw -- and studied -- every great player in the world and even wound up with a permanent hero: a tall, lean, red-haired, good-humored young guy with a powerful first serve, a fine forehand, good if not spectacular speed, and positively the greatest backhand stroke on earth.
 
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