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Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Backhand Banana Flick Return of Serve

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Middle of Backswing

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Middle of Backswing

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The player is moving into position to play the backhand flick, and is continuing his backswing at the same time.

Points to look for:

  • The player is continuing to watch the ball right up to the point of contact, in order to make sure he can adjust to any changes in the ball's movement.
  • The player has dropped his racket even further, and he now has a very noticeable cocking of his wrist.
  • The players right forearm is pointing towards the ball.
  • The free arm has moved further to the player's left to help maintain good balance.

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