Backhand smash
Strokes
Ittipat Amonrungmetham Asked 13 years ago
Hi there
I never see any professional players do such stroke. Does TT have a backhand smash?
If yes, how to do it effectively? If no, why not many players do a backhand smash? Why are they likely to move their bodies to the right position and perform a forehand smash instead?
Thanks
Ittipat
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
HI Ittipat,
The reason for this is that if you have enough time to play a backhand smash you have enough time to step around and play a forehand smash which is more reliable and you can generate more power from because of the bigger swing.
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DHS Lover Posted 12 years ago
but it's possible to do that right ? then is it just like how to do forehand smash ? and also can you please make the video for us ? if you can't then it's no problome... hehehe
Take a look at Forehand Smash. Then try to adapt it to the backhand. Make sure your bat starts up high.
Lukasz Drazdzewski Posted 12 years ago
I think Jorgen Persson was pretty good at backhand smashing. The most famous one is perhaps the match point vs Samsonov at Beijing olympics. Take a look, I personally love it (point starts at 1:09:40 but the whole match is great)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG1owj2Qjaw