Hi Martin, Yes I think the feeling from drill 2 in the YouTube video happens to quite a lot of players. Your right it doesn’t happen as much on the backhand as your body is behind the ball and it is a shorter shot. I think its a brilliant thing to practice this small pause and having more time between your backs swing and contact, also as you said having a faster recovery.
To do this keeping a relaxed arm and compact shot is very important, you also made a good point earlier about practice partners and trying not to simply play faster and faster. You need to play at a pace you are able to stay consistent and then gradually increase and improve your speed rather than playing too fast and making a high number of mistakes.
So be sure to practice that drill number 2 and having the feeling of a pause and giving yourself more time to accelerate!
