Slow spinny BH

Hi Alois

One of the biggest challenges (but effective techniques if you can master it) is to continuously vary the speed/arc/spin variables of your loops - especially against a blocker.  I find that I can do this to an extent on my FH but it is much harder on my BH side.  It seems all my BH loops/drives are hard shots with minimal spin and plenty of pace.  When I play against aggressive blockers they just feed off this pace and put me out of position.  And because I am not really varying the pace, they adjust to it quickly and are untroubled. 

What I really need is to complement my hard BH drive with a slower, higher arc, spinnier BH loop.  Any tips on things I should be focusing on whilst developing this shot would be much appreciated!

Thanks!
Ji-Soo

Hi Ji-Soo,

You are on the right track with your thoughts of variation.

 It is a matter of adjusting the swing of your stroke by making it more vertical.  It needs to be practiced during training. I would start with some slow backspin balls against backspin and then move on to do a variation of one slow and one fast.  then progressing to varying randomly depending on the type of ball that you are receiving.

Once you have done this, start to do the same thing against a blocked ball.  Start with slow, more vertical, stroke consistently and then progress to more variation.