Hi Resznotes, the 3 most important reasons for adding more spin would be for safety in your shots and more margin for error, making the ball more difficult and hard to control for the opponents and also adding more control and quality to your strokes, including controlling direction and depth of your shots. I would say in that order to.
For increasing the spin on the backhand side I would say be sure to have a look at your bat angle and make sure its nice and closed, focus on a relaxed wrist and brushing it forward on contact. Lastly just a smooth action and being sure to get a light contact on the ball. Thanks, Dan
