Backhand return

I think to watch the opponent  ( a glance ) allows to know better where the ball arrive

if you bent a lot you see better and earlier

Hi Martinand,

I don't think it's a great idea to glance at your opponent. If you do this it's hard to look back and track the ball. If you focus solely on the ball then you'll react quicker and with your peripheral vision you'll still pick up all the information you need about your opponent.

yes peripheral vision i agree you use your peripheral vision juste before the oppnent hit the ball after i think you see only the ball right?

Yeah that's right. In fact don't even concentrate on your peripheral vision. You'll pick this up naturally. The only thing you should worry about is watching the ball as closely as you can the whole time.

ok thanks, but it's a little difficult to see what the opponent is going to do only with the peripheral vision.....for me

That's OK and the most important thing is to keep watching the ball the whole time.

thanks