2 Teams wait in marked backhand court area. Coach feeds the balls to each side to the backhand. he first player must aim the backhand slice into the oponents backhand area.
The oponent must backhand slice back the ball into the other backhand court. The first player to miss loses the point.
First to 10 points win.
The racket face should be angled open to slice through the ball and follow through. The racket should be raised above shoulder height early.
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