How to play the Table Tennis Backhand Flick

I am 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 its 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 are generating some speed. If you brush the ball on the contact, you will 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 backspin on the ball, all you need to do is start with your bat quite open, and then come through the ball. That will lift the backspin over the net. If they put sidespin or topspin, 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 will use your 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, use your left foot to move in. If the ball is inside the corner of the table, use your right foot to move in. The Backhand Flick is used off a short serve very often. So if they serve the ball to you short onto your Backhand side, that's the time to implement the Backhand Flick. If the other person serves with some backspin, remember to open your bat up and come through forward. If they serve with sidespin, topspin, or no spin, your bat can be quite flat or even down over the ball. Backhand Flick Main Points: 1. Hit the ball at the top of the bounce. 2. Hit the ball flat like a mini smash. 3. The bat starting angle depends on the spin. 4. Move your foot in to get closer to the ball.