Answer for Video of me playing. Please give me suggestions. I know i have a weird backhand but can i still progress with this style. Please let me know.

Hi Singhpong,ok so I’ve had a look at both videos you sent us in. Firstly you have some really nice shots,a good strong forehand,solid technical skills and quite a bit of power!

As for the backhand you mentioned I don’t think personally that your style is weird at all, you push veryvwell and seem to have good acceleration when you play an attacking stroke. There are a couple of small things that will help your backhand however, sometimes your wrist looks a bit locked and stiff so try to relax the wrist when contacting the ball and releasing the wrist out in front of your forwards. This will help control and adding spin to the ball.

The next thing is trying to keep a smooth movement and not to sudden, sometimes your backhand attack looks a bit jerky and looses the smooth relaxed feeling.

Lastly I would say when playing a backhand topspin or block try to stay low and with your body forward, you tend to lift up slightly when attacking or blocking a quick shot, try to lean forward and stay low. This will make a big difference to the quality of the shots and also your position for the next ball and your recovery.

I hope all those points make sense and I’m sure they will help, if you have any questions please let me know!

Tom

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