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Definition of Backhand shot

1. Noun. A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Backhand Shot

Literary usage of Backhand shot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Tennis by P. A. Vaile (1917)
"His opponent had a fairly good forehand, and a straight backhand shot which ... He couldn't play a cross-court backhand shot without slewing round exactly ..."

2. First Steps to Lawn Tennis by Alfred Ernest Beamish (1922)
"The correct method of grip for the backhand shot is exactly similar to the way a lady holds up her hand-glass before her face. Hold the racket up in this ..."

3. On the Court and Off by Anthony F. Wilding (1912)
"... saving backhand shot from balls that had got, so to speak, behind me. Here it is that the Colonial backhand is weighed and found wanting. ..."

4. Methods and Players of Modern Lawn Tennis by Jahial Parmly Paret (1922)
"It does not shift at all, except that I possibly hold tighter when playing a backhand shot. FRED C. ANDERSON : My grip is exactly the same for both. ..."

5. Modern Lawn Tennis by Pembroke Arnold Vaile (1907)
"... to a backhand shot with plenty of cut. In any case you must be careful in making this shot to let the ball, so to speak, bounce on the racket; ..."

6. Tennis as I Play it by Maurice Evans McLoughlin (1915)
"ic-ket position at the stage in my backhand shot after the ball been struck and just before the racket is to turn over imparting "top" to the ball, ..."

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