BACKHAND is KING Near Your Body!
Universal Rackets makes a simple body-ball rule: when the ball is near your torso, default to backhand — paddle out, turn, extend. Trying a forehand in that jammed space is how you get stuck. Pros who hit forehands on body-ish balls usually created space first (or went to a scorpion); without space, BH is the automatic answer.
Key takeaways
- Near-body ball → BH, not jammed FH
- Cue: paddle out → turn → extend
- FH/scorpion only when you have space
- Make BH the second-nature reaction in the body corridor
Action items
- Partner feeds body balls; only BH allowed for 5 minutes
- Shadow: paddle-out / turn / extend on whistle
- Live: if jammed, ban FH until you step and create space
- Note how often you chicken-wing a FH on body balls this week