Table Tennis Backhand Stroke

Dmitry Ovtcharov demonstrating the backhand loop stroke

Here are some good resources for developing good basic backhand strokes and also some on advanced Backhand techniques.

The commonly employed strokes on the backhand side are the following:

Backhand Push
Backhand Counter
Backhand Topspin
Backhand Loop
Backhand Chop 

By far the most common among amateur to semi-professional level is the backhand counter hit.

Timo Boll Spirit with Platin and Genius Plus Optimum

Letters from readers:

Reader: Dear Editor, I want to buy a Table Tennis assembly (Blade+Rubbers). I play state level and my style is offensive. My main weapon is backhand, from where I mainly open and also play with spin. On forehand, I tend to loop. I would like a racket that can help me do good services. Pushes have to be stable.

Editor: You can go for either Timo Boll Spirit, Tibhar Force Pro (if price is a factor which Samsonov himself uses). As for rubbers, since your backhand is your main strength, our recommendation is Rakza 7 Soft or Xiom Omega. For forehand, you can simply go for Donic Platin or Tibhar Genius + Optimum

Regards
Editor, www.TableTennisBug.com