Japanese penhold backhand against backspin

Noah Clayborne Asked 8 years ago

I am a Japanese penhold player. I was wondering how do I attack a short or medium distance underspin ball to my backhand side.

Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago

Hi Noah,

The main thing is to hit the ball from outside your left hip.  The start low and finish high and brush the ball on contact.

Take a look at this tutorial that will help. https://youtu.be/iUK7-z7Zv3Y?t=8m4s

Also take a look at the shakehand version as the principles are very similar just that you need to hit the ball from a little further outside the left hip. Backhand Topspin Off Backspin