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With the rise of the modern backhand flick and more backhand dominant play in general, switching early down the line has become an important skill to give you the upper hand in rallies. Switching strong wide to the forehand is a great way of getting the opponent out of position. In this video we look at the effectiveness of the early backhand switch and why this is becoming an important and popular tactic in the modern game of table tennis. This tactic is used by many of the worlds top players including Hugo Calderano and Liam Pitchford to name a couple of players in particular. We look at the reason why this tactic is effective, when to use this tactic, training drills, slow motion examples and how to perform this effectively.