Wrist On The Backhand Counterhit

Ali Zarei Asked 11 years ago

Hi Alois.

My Coach says when you do the backhand counterhit you have to hold your wrist tight.And don't use it at all.

I recently saw a video of Ma Long teaching the backhand counterhit.He said the backhand stroke mainly relies on arm and wrist. Mainly the wrist. And he uses wrist a lot. When I try to use my wrist I lose accuracy. Help Me I'm learning this stroke. Use my wrist or not?

Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago

Hi Ali,

When you are starting to learn the stroke it is best to not use the wrist. This will give you better control of the ball. As you get better then it is time to start to introduce the wrist into the stroke. If you use your wrist too much early it will lead to lots of errors and frustration.

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alex yulo Posted 11 years ago

I use my elbow and my forearm and my wrist will follow like a fulcrum.. That was wang hao said. Im a penholder I love RPB. That can b apply as a shakehander.. :)

bertus bertus Posted 11 years ago

I'm a shakehander and I feel the same as you discribe. I get the feeling that the arm action becomes like a whip

But that said, my BH is not exactly my strongest part of the game so I could be wrong here... :|

Cheers!

Mudit Kapoor Posted 11 years ago

How about keeping the arm relaxed and letting the stroke flow naturally? I feel this is the best way since each individual creates his own unique style and up to a certain extent his own stroke as well. If you focus too much on a particular part i.e. wrist, forearm or shoulder your stroke will suffer and will be not be natural.

That is the reason, it is mentioned lots of times to focus on the start and finish position of any stroke let the rest take care of itself. Idea is to keep body position relaxed and have a free flowing stroke.