In the backhand push against light to medium backspin, the idea is to hit the ball over the net with slow to medium speed and a little backspin to help you control the ball, and make it difficult to attack.
Points to look for:
- Since the player is in the middle of a backhand push drill, he is "cheating" a little by not recovering to a neutral ready position, but is instead holding his racket in a slightly backhand position. It would be better if his racket was pointing a little more to the right, and if his playing hand was in line with his right hip.
- The arms are held roughly shoulder width apart, with around a 90 degree angle at the elbow. The bat should be above the table to allow easy stroking of short balls.
- As the playing is performing a basic backhand push drill, he is standing a little closer to the table (around a foot or so) than he would during a match, where he would not be certain about what shot his opponent is going to play. A more advanced drill would have the player move out to the depth used in a real match after each stroke, and then step in for each new stroke.
