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I'm Alois Rosario from PingSkills.com and we are going to show you the backhand Flick
today. The backhand Flick is done by starting with your bat nice and flat and coming forward
and over the ball. The other important issue with the Backhand Flick is to make sure that
you are hitting the ball when it's at the top of the bounce. That will give you the
best chance of getting the ball onto the table. The contact for the Backhand Flick is very
flat so that you're generating speed. If you brush the ball on the contact you'll generate
some topspin but not enough speed. So remember hit the ball very flat almost like a smash.
If your opponent places a lot of back spin on the ball, all you need to do is get your
bat quite open and then come through the ball. That will lift the back spin over the net.
If they put side spin, or top spin, or no spin you can start with your bat quite flat
or even starting to angle your bat down a fraction to make sure the ball goes down onto
the table. Your foot movement for the backhand flick
is to move in closer to the ball. Most of the time you use right foot to move in close
to the table. However if the ball goes out wider you can
use your left foot to move in closer to the ball. This will usually be determined by the
corner of the table so if the ball goes out past the corner of the table you use your
left foot to move in. If the ball is inside of the table use your right foot to go in.
The backhand flick is used off a short serve very often. So if they serve the ball short
onto your backhand side that's the time to implement the backhand flick.
If the other person serves with some back spin remember to open your bat up and come
through forward. If they serve with side spin, top spin or
no spin your bat can be quite flat or even down over the ball.