Basic Techniques – the High Backhand

Have you just started playing Bailongball or do you feel your playing technique is not as smooth as you like? In our series of videos “Basic Techniques – …”, we show you six moves that enable you to return almost any ball.

With the high backhand, you can return balls that fly over your head and come from your “racket side.” As with any ball, follow its trajectory to make contact. Imagine a large round clock that you’re looking at. As you swing, your racket moves along the clock.

This is how you hold your racket

• Imagine you are looking at a frying pan
• Now, take the pan at its handle
• Your thumb rests on the handle, while the ofther fingers encompass it
• The racket stays in your hand like this while you are swinging

This is how you stand when receiving the ball:

• Your “racket shoulder” faces your partner
• Du bist Rechtshänder? Dann nimmst Du den Ball ca. „auf 11 Uhr“ an
  Du bist Linkshänder? Dann nimmst Du den Ball ca. „auf 1 Uhr“ an
• No need to move your feet when swinging. Keep them apart so you stand is comfortable and stable

This is how you swing and pass the ball:

• Your racket “moves along the clock”
• Als Rechtshänder schwingst Du gegen den Uhrzeigersinn und lässt den Ball „auf 4 Uhr“ raus
  Als Linkshänder schwingst Du im Uhrzeigersinn und lässt den Ball auf 8 Uhr raus
• When releasing the ball, make sure not to “flick your wrist”

That is all there is to it – another twist to your gamel 🙂

Xiaofei Sui
Bailongball Instructor

Mike Ritz
Bailongball Trainer