Hey Alex, this list of key areas to focus on is really good and covers all the main aspect that are important to this shot, so definitely good to keep these in your mind. The only one I would say to look at point 5 on the timing, against backspin I would say the timing is actually best very slightly after the top of the bounce. Only just as the ball starts to drop and no more, this is the ideal timing for most balls against a push because it gives you time to coil the body and then release the energy as you mentioned in other points above.
From the video above it looks good, you have a much more smooth action, it actually looks like you are hitting the ball after the top of the bounce and as its dropped slightly, so focus on this timing point and see how it feels. But the action and contact looks much better than before, I just think it’s a case of keep working and constituting with these areas of focus and also maybe releasing the wrist out in front just a touch more at the end of the stroke. But good work on these improvements so far and anything else on this just get back to me here.
Cheers, Tom 🙂
