Backhands

Word BACKHANDS
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Definitions and meanings of "Backhands"

What do we mean by backhands?

A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.

Handwriting that leans to the left

(Ultimate Frisbee) the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.

The reverse side of the human hand.

The hand towards the back of the board.

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The word "backhands" in example sentences

My backhands are my weakness due to my right-handed-left-eyed-ness, so every time I complete a decent backhand, I'm happy. ❋ Unknown (2008)

McCaffrey, 67, mans the CBS on-court camera placed in the corner of courts, which puts him in direct line of fire for serves that can top 150 miles per hour as well as susceptible to various overhead smashes or blazing down-the-line backhands. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These tennis mental skills are as vital in terms of your tennis training as hitting forehands and backhands. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When Williams netted backhands on consecutive points at 5-4, Clijsters had broken her for the second time and taken the opening set. ❋ Unknown (2009)

An ace, the first of the match, brings Djokovic back into the game, but after another 20+ shot rally, the pair exchanging sliced backhands, Nadal whips a winner wide of the Serb to bring up another two break points. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Papa, with an irritated grunt, backhands the girl and knocks her down. ❋ Adrian Phoenix (2011)

Then the whistle blew to move to the next court and on to backhands. ❋ Marshall Heyman (2011)

They prefer stylish one-handed backhands à la Roger Federer, crisp volleys like Stefan Edberg's and graceful footwork like Mats Wilander's. ❋ Tom Perrotta (2011)

Both, as it turned out, could impart spin and hurt with two-fisted backhands that drove them up through the rankings of the circuit, garlanded with medals and accolades. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Run to final showed off the improvements to his game: Movement, backhands, volleys, returns. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Watch a top server against one of the game's best backhands on Court 11, when Ivo "Dr. Ivo" Karlovic meets No. 13 seed Richard Gasquet. ❋ Unknown (2011)

There were hundreds of promising tennis players, several I knew and played against, with games that were destroyed because they were forced by coaches to hit one-handed backhands because the theory of the day was that a two handed shot will not allow a person to cover the court adequately. ❋ David A. Aaker (2011)

Before I can do much more than stare, he backhands me – little more than a slap for him – and I go skidding across the roof yet again, a handful of his spine thingies imbedded in my face and neck. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With Federer blasting forehands, Nadal held his ground with his biting lefty forehands, deft touch around the net and bullet crosscourt backhands. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He hit forehands and backhands from inside the baseline, and used the unique arms that seem to stretch 10 feet when he's on the run. ❋ Tom Perrotta (2012)

But with the match in his hands, he hit two backhands long and faulted on two of his first serves. ❋ Cynthia Koons (2011)

Just as the image of teens dodging bombs while practicing backhands is exaggerated, a visit to the complex leaves a different impression. ❋ Tom Perrotta (2011)

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