You want to hold your arm close to but not directly against your body.
Your
body should turn at the waist to easily follow the arm motion. The
simpler
the motion the more effective the shot, shifting weight of the body to
the
foot underneath the swing. To make contact with the ball, you will
shift
back to your left foot and follow through with the swing, tilting the
racket
slightly toward the ceiling. Let the movement of your waist follow the
swing
and add additional power to the swing. When you actually make contact
with
the ball, the racket should now be turned away from the ceiling and
angling
slightly downward.
The backhand
THE BACKHAND shot starts with movement from your left, and the racket
is
held in the opposite position of the forehand shot. This time the
racket
will be at the 9 o'clock position. You actually need to hit the ball
when it
is directly in front of you and move the racket in a slightly upward
movement.
Review:
Ways to lose points:
You fail to make a good serve.
You fail to return the ball from the opponent.
You hit the ball before it has bounced on your side.
The ball bounces twice on your side.
In some special occasions when you execute the serve.
WAYS TO LOSE THE SERVE:
YOUR SERVE DOESN'T GO OVER THE NET
YOUR SERVE LANDS IN THE WRONG COURT (DOUBLES ONLY)
YOU TOUCH THE TABLE OR THE NET
YOU ARE NOT BEHIND THE IMAGINARY LINE AT THE BACK OF THE TABLE
WHEN
YOU
SERVE. (YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BEHIND THIS LINE AT ANY OTHER TIME.)