Hey Maurice!
I definitely agree with what you’ve mentioned above here and the technique you demonstrated is very solid. I like this type of shot as well and it’s actually very important to have a strong backhand and be able to do this type of shot in the modern game. It’s great because as you said it’s short and snappy but also reliable because you can keep things simple and with a nice compact but fast movement. It’s also great to use this even if your opponent has played a topspin shot at you and you don’t want to just block but send the ball back with some extra speed too.
Itf you can stay at a good position fairly close to the table as Ma Long does with this shot, it can win you a lot of points. Many of the Chinese players use this to switch the play down the line which you alps mentioned and think this is extremely effective.
Your technique here looks great, so keep that up and try to use this as much as possible during games. If there’s anything else, just let us know.
Tom
