Footwork and training for penholders
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Devin Hirsch Asked 8 years ago
Hi Alois,
If I really want to improve my skill level, I feel I need to dedicate lots of training to footwork, as I am a penholder who is tired of being cornered on my backhand. What would be the best way for me to prevent being cornered on my BH?
I know all of the basic strokes, but the rest of my game is inconsistent. What should I be spending my training time on most?
Thanks,
Devin
Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago
Hi Devin,
There area a couple of solutions I can think of.
One is to focus on developing your backhand with both the normal backhand but also working on the Reverse Penhold Backhand.
The other thing that you ahem identified is working on your footwork.
It depends on how much you think you can develop your backhand side. If you think you can do this then that would be the first preference. Then you can focus on your footwork.
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