Video on backhand loop
Strokes
Lance Martin Asked 8 years ago
Better club players are telling me that my away from the table backhand follow thru needs to be more horizontal than the above the head...
Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago
Hi Lance,
The finish position and the plane of the swing depends on the spin on the ball coming in to you. If there is a a lot of backspin on the ball then your stroke needs to be ore vertical and if there is topspin then you can have your bat move more horizontally.
Take a look at our tutorials on the Strokes & Techniques page on Backhand Topspin Against Block and Backhand Topspin Off Backspin and also the one on Backhand Topspin to Topspin.
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