B/hand drive.

Can you play a backhand drive away from the table, after you have played a F/hand drive? difficult footwork, that's why I ask, its a weak area of many players games, they don't have the footwork to get behind the ball and produce a stroke, so fish/lob/chop when caught in this position.

depends on the quality of the shot i'm facing really... but my backhand drive is actually one of my strong points (which only means it's strong in relation to the rest of my game).


Edited by Izraphel - 27 May 2010 at 21:38

oh what the hell, might as well show you. 

sadly i move out of the screen a bit but here i finish the point with two consecutive backhand drives.

don't think im boasting here, i'm just saying my backhand is good in relation to the rest of my game (which really isn't at a very high level).


Edited by Izraphel - 27 May 2010 at 21:44

I think I'm similar. I've always been trying to copy Persson's bh... and I managed. But no success with Waldner's fh... have to find weaker player to copy :)

I pride myself on being able to drive/loop with the ball anywhere on my backhand, even when it's on my forehand! However, I'm the first to admit a lot of these are due to hand skills and wrist work rather than decent footwork or tremendous talent!

Originally posted by wiggy63 Can you play a backhand drive away from the table, after you have played a F/hand drive? difficult footwork, that's why I ask, its a weak area of many players games, they don't have the footwork to get behind the ball and produce a stroke, so fish/lob/chop when caught in this position.

Dear Wiggy,

No, I can't do it. I am too slow to do that.

May be this have to do with that drive is technically have slower timing than chops and blocks?

Before caught in misconception, I am talking about when someone going back from forehand drive to backhand drive, He must pull the blade first at the pivot end, and catapult His backhand drive forward rather than just unleash His chop / block / whatever when pivoting counter clockwise.

Or, in short, when done from counter clockwise pivot, Backhand drive at least is 2 pieces motion, yet Backhand chop / block / etc are 1 piece motion.




Edited by BeGo - 28 May 2010 at 03:18

Oh , have I opened up a can of worms? I hope so..... we can really use what DTTW is good for if so... I provide the answers.

Edited by wiggy63 - 28 May 2010 at 04:06

Originally posted by AznTTprodigy So wiggy, would you say that this is a stronger part of your game? But also, what would you say would really be the keys to improving the transitioning between FH-BH drives?

 Yes, I am known for it. Smooth transition is the product of correct weight transfer between legs, which can only be learned from hard drilling. Many players have a black hole in their footwork when it comes to playing off the table on the b/hand wing, away from the table, where you have time, right foot slightly forward (RH) weight from left to right foot as you play into the ball, but preceding that, weight on right to left as the ball comes in, facilitating the possibility of movement wide in the b/hand court, totally important as you have to be behind the ball to play this stroke. B/hands near to the table can be played with left foot forward (less stroke production required)

Edited by wiggy63 - 28 May 2010 at 12:38