Basement Ping-Pong Backhand Chop - Side View

This tutorial is a companion to the basement backhand chop - front view tutorial, but showing a side view instead. Rather than repeat much of the front view version, I'll just be pointing out items that are relevant to the side view.

Points to look for:

• The player is in motion from his ready position, having already seen that the ball is being directed to his backhand at a medium speed, so that he will not need to change his depth from the table much.
• The player is in mid-shuffle, which is why his knees aren't bent as much as they would be in his standard ready position. It would be better if the player had a little more forward lean from the waist, in order to help maintain balance.
• The player is playing a chop against a medium speed topspin, and so he is about two yards away from the endline. The player would move further back against a faster topspin, and come closer against a slower topspin stroke.