{"id":177,"date":"2026-09-17T01:37:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T01:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/?p=177"},"modified":"2026-10-05T03:36:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T03:36:46","slug":"why-your-two-handed-backhand-isnt-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/?p=177","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Two-Handed Backhand Isn&#8217;t Working"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Why Your Two-Handed Backhand Isn&amp;apos;t Working\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u70AouCAb3o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Briones Pickleball Academy targets inconsistent or popping <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/?p=210\">two-handed backhand<\/a> dinks<\/strong> with two concrete errors. Number one: <strong>not creating <a href=\"https:\/\/thedropdrive.com\/?p=295\">enough space off the line<\/a><\/strong>. For a good two-handed topspin dink, you need time and space \u2014 catch the ball at the <strong>very top of the bounce<\/strong> rather than late and jammed against the NVZ line.<\/p>\n<p>Number two: <strong>contact outside the outside leg<\/strong>. For a right-hander, that means not hitting out past the left leg\/knee \u2014 especially on crosscourt balls. The fix is getting the contact point <strong>between the knees, centered in the stance<\/strong>, for much more control. Reach-y outside-leg contact is the classic popup \/ spray pattern on the 2HBH dink.<\/p>\n<p>Use these checks any time your 2HBH kitchen ball feels \u201cwristy\u201d or floats. The video is not teaching a full topspin curriculum; it is diagnosing the two setup mistakes that make the stroke feel broken. If you only fix contact location without creating space, you will still be late \u2014 fix space first, then center the contact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create space off the line; catch at the top of the bounce<\/li>\n<li>Do not contact outside the outside leg (esp. crosscourt)<\/li>\n<li>Right-hander cue: contact between the knees \/ centered stance<\/li>\n<li>Inconsistency and popups often come from setup, not \u201cweak hands\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Action items:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Warm-up: step off the line early on purpose; call \u201ctop!\u201d at bounce apex before contact<\/li>\n<li>Crosscourt 2HBH only: cone or tape marker between your knees as the contact zone<\/li>\n<li>Partner feeds intentionally wide crosscourt; your job is to move and recenter \u2014 no reach saves<\/li>\n<li>Film front-on: pause at contact \u2014 is the ball outside the outside leg?<\/li>\n<li>Drill 5 minutes: only top-of-bounce contacts count; late balls are let bounce twice \/ redo<\/li>\n<li>Partner cue \u201cSPACE!\u201d if you stay glued to the line<\/li>\n<li>Next session: 2HBH dink games to 11 with a \u201creach = lose the point\u201d house rule<\/li>\n<li>Track popup rate before\/after the between-the-knees cue for one week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tdd-newsletter\">\n<p><strong>Get the 5 best pickleball tips every week<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/subscribe-forms.beehiiv.com\/v3\/loader.js\" data-beehiiv-form=\"0e5f3fe0-e4d3-4036-8d7f-c33b311980b2\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thedropdrive.beehiiv.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe free<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Briones Pickleball Academy targets inconsistent or popping two-handed backhand dinks with two concrete errors. 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