How do you perform a short backspin return ?

Hello my name is Jonah and I have a couple of friends who keep beating me at school with backspin...

I was just trying to find out how to return the ball short and with good backspin...

Thankyou please make a video for it, they are very useful...     Cheers, Jonah

Hi Jonah,

One key is to have a relaxed hand to absorb some of the speed and spin on the ball.  Also try to get the ball as close to the net as possible.  It will allow you to get the ball shorter on the other side.  It is harder to hit the ball short when you are further away from the net.

Then it is a lot of practice to get the angle of your bat right to get it back exactly.  It is a difficult shot because it requires a bit of touch.