Topic: Backhand Slice

[Panther]

This is my fav shot but recently last few days anyway about 90% of them are falling short of the net!

Most of the time it hits top of the net what do you think is the problem i know its hard to give advice  with no video but

ill see what i can do

[mdshahid20]

you might be jerking ur arm down too much. you have to follow through outwards. im probably totally wrong with my guess but i'm flyin blind without a video...

[mdshahid20]

btw welcome to the forums 

[Tennis4you]

I find that anytime I am struggling with the slice it means I am swinging to hard.  Probably not your problem, but I thought I would throw it out there.

If I was hitting a slice short then I would think I am hitting the ball too far out in front of me.  If I am hitting the ball too far behind me than it would chop up too high.

What grip are you using for the slice?

[Panther]

Continental   

[Tennis4you]

Cool, that is what I would recommend.  Does your slice stay low as it goes over the net or does it have more of an arching motion?

[Panther]

Arching  i used to play the backhand slice to well its just poast few days iv been finding that alot of the time its hitting the net 

[Panther]

It sometimes even that bad it don't even reach the net 

[Tennis4you]

If it is arching then you are chopping at the ball too much as opposed to driving through the shot. 

Here is a video of Djokovic hitting a slice backhand.  The swing gets adjusted for higher shots, but notice how it is not a chopping slice.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFThz9QDYGo&feature=related[/youtube]