My Backhand- From a problem to a Formidable weapon.
This DVD is worth its weight in gold. After countless lessons I really never developed a descent backhand, -it was always my weakness. Thanks to Tom Averys, Consistent Tennis Wins - The Backhand, my backhand is now a stroke that I am proud to own. This DVD taught me to anticipate, set up my backswing and generate POWER on the backswing and consistantly have my racquet level at contact with the ball. The ball leaves my racquet now, with greater topspin, more power and racquet speed and certainly greater control. This DVD is a must have.

Backhand Help
If your backhand needs improvement, you will want this tape. The focus is on one-handed backhands, but as before, Tom is an exceptional instructor. If you practice what Tom shows you, you will improve. It is as simple as that. Excellent tape!

Good for beginner
thorough explanation of backhand techniques. I improved quite a bit after watching this DVD.

However, this one mostly focuses on the backhand drive. Should have more explanation of backhand slice, etc.

I need more
The video cover should have tipped me off. The tape concentrates on the one-handed backhand which is great if that's what you have. A 4.0 player demonstrates the two-handed back-hand.

The tape pretty much just covers the backhand groundstroke: cross-court and down-the-line. Instructions on covered concepts are simple and nicely presented. It includes grip, footwork, back swing, pause and continual loop forward-swing, contact point and finish. Tom Avery also shows how to hit the slice back-hand.

He goes over how to generate power on the one-handed back-hand in detail, but does not show how this is done with two-hands.

He covers the neutral stance, but the open and close stances are not addressed. He also does not address depth production or short-angled cross-court shots. No tips were provided on how to handle a high bouncing back-hand shot.

As good as the tape was, I found myself wanting more.

Straight forward teaching
One of the main reasons I like Tom Avery's style is his straight forward teaching methods with easy to follow and remember instruction. He doesn't overcomplicate what he teaches, just breaks it down nicely in easy to understand segments.