Backhand Slice Drop: The Rock-Step That Makes It Easy
Jess frames the backhand slice drop as a rocking-chair transfer, not a chop. Load the back leg on the unit turn, set the paddle (tip up, face slightly open, wrist quiet), then let the arm pendulum from the shoulder while weight rocks back to front. Consistency comes from flow, not wrist spin.
- Load into the back leg and create a lane to the target before anything moves forward.
- Set paddle tip up, face slightly open, wrist locked — then leave it alone.
- Shoulder pendulum + weight rock; no chopping or manufacturing spin with the wrist.
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