The backhand slice is a great tool as you are progressing as a tennis player. Beginners usually have a very good in taking lessons for this shot as it comes pretty naturally for a lot of people while some struggle. Its one of those shots that you can learn very easily by watching and imitating the pros. I learned it from watching the great Roger Federer and imitating it over and over again until it was in my muscle memory.

Learning the backhand slice as well as the forehand slice is a great tool when you start learning the volley. As it is pretty much the same technique.

As tennis shots go, the backhand slice was very popular in classical tennis as players had to rely on wooden frames which were heavy and difficult to move. So the slice provided a great and dependable tactic to play around fast players.