Hey Alex,
I can tell from what you’ve said here you have a good knowledge of what is needed for the shot and how to generate power and speed which is important! I can see a big improvement since before lockdown and videos you have sent in the past so that is very positive. I think keep focusing on the points you mentioned above, also making sure to hit the ball at the top of the bounce. One thing I would say is really try to keep your body weight forward and low as you contact the ball, sometimes as you contact you raise up slightly which can cause the contact quality to be lost and lose the spin as well, so just really think about leaning forward into the shot.
When further back, as you said yo need more body rotation and a little more help from the shoulder, it’s interesting because I’ve actually been working on this area of my game recently as well and being really confident in my backhand side. I have found really focusing on the elbow being the pivot area of the shot has helped me a lot, so almost feeling when away from the table your elbow goes slightly in front and then the forearm snaps out and extends forward from the elbow, this helps with consistency and also timing and making sure you don’t use to much shoulder. To make this really work well you need to get a fast acceleration in the lower part of the arm and be nice and loose. But overall this looks very good so keep up the practice your definitely on the right track. Any questions on things I’ve mentioned here just let me know.
Dan 🙂
