My Backhand Counterhit
Strokes
Mohammad El Hariri Asked 13 years ago
Hi Alois and Jeff,
I'm unable to vary the speed of my Backhand Counterhit. I finish with my bat angle as indicated in your video, and with my arm, not fairly straight, but very straight. How can I overcome this? Should I shorten the stroke for less speed?
Also, can you please tell me about all the situations (height, speed and spin of the coming ball) when the B Counterhit is best to be played?
Thanks a lot.
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Mohammad,
You can shorten the follow through a little. It doesn't need to be completely straight at the end. For less speed just bring your stroke through a little slower.
The counterhit is best played when there is a fairly flat ball coming to you. It is a good stroke for keeping the ball in play with consistency. It needs to be a reasonable height ball not too high and not to low.
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