Ma Long backhand flick
Strokes
mat huang Asked 13 years ago
Hi coaches
I'm not very sure how do you do this stroke. Looks like a mini version of the bh topspin and it looks like a upgrade on the backhand sidespin flick. So which one is it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVzMWwGNkDc&feature=plcp
It is mandarin so just watch the stroke.
Thanks
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Mat,
That is just a backhand flick with a bit of sidespin sometimes. He is varying the sidespin that he puts on the ball. This is determined by his start position. When he goes further back with the backswing he gets more sidespin. When he has a short backswing he gets more pure topspin on the flick.
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mat huang Posted 13 years ago
Thanks