Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Backhand Flick

Pre-Contact With the Ball

Pre-Contact With the Ball

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Points to look for:

• The player has started to snap his wrist up and a little forward, as demonstrated by the blurring in the photograph.

Index: Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Backhand Flick

1. Ready Position
2. Beginning of Stroke
3. Moving Towards the Ball
4. End of Backswing
5. Pre-Contact With the Ball
6. Contact With the Ball
7. End of Follow Through
8. Start of Return to Ready Position
9. Return to Ready Position