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backhand

Definition: In table tennis, a backhand is a stroke that is played on the left hand side of the player’s body (for a right hander), and vice versa for left handers.

The backhand side of a player is the left hand side of a right hander, and the right hand side for left handers.

The backhand side of the bat (for shakehanders) is the side of the bat used to hit backhand strokes.

Related Pages:

  1. forehand
  2. twiddling
  3. reverse penhold backhand (rpb) grip

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