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Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 85

Ask The Experts: Jon Ebuen, No. 85
Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer

Blade: Garaydia T-5000
Forehand Rubber: Donic Coppa Jo Silver
Backhand Rubber: Donic Desto F3 Big Slam

Question:  Hi…
I want to ask how to do backhand drive, backhand topspin and backhand flick…
Do backhand flick fight side spin…
Thanks

Answer:

Hi Steven,

Below are my tips for your question:

Please take note that I divided and tried to simplify my tips for you.

How to do backhand drive?

a. Timing – off the bounce

b. Contact – Center of the racket

c. Motion – with follow thru

How to do backhand topspin? –

a. Timing – off the bounce

b. Contact – 9 o’clock contact (lower half your racket)

c. Motion – Cock your wrist inward and when contact make follow thru

How to do backhand flick? –

a. Timing – off the bounce

b. Contact – 9 o’clock contact (lower half your racket)

c. Motion – Cock your wrist inward and when contact make follow thru

d. Note – when doing this make sure you read the spin first.

Do backhand flick fight side spin?

– Yes back flip do fight side spin

Hope this tips help.

Thank you.

Jon Ebuen
New York Table Tennis Academy

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