Backhand
Backhand a shot hit from the "wrong" side of the body, i.E., The side away from the racket, the left side for a right-handed player (tennis) backhand a shot hit on the opposite side of the body from the racket hand, the left side, for a right- handed player (table tennis) backhand a shot or pass made from the side of the body opposite the stick hand (ice hockey) backhand a shot or pass that’s flipped backward, over the shoulder or head (water polo) backhand in tennis and other racket games, a stroke made with the back of the hand turned towards the ball or shuttlecock as the arm moves outwards from a position across the body to hit the ball with a backhand (dict. Of sp. And ex. Sc. 2006, 23 P.) Backhand 1. (Backhand hit or stroke) sport motor skill in the racquet games (badminton, tennis, ping pong, squash, etc.), The hand’s back of the arm that makes the shot as well as the corresponding shoulder are held in the direction of playing. The backhand is generally more difficult to play than the » forehand, since the back of the hand guides the movement and the forces produced are less than those possible in the forehand stroke. 2. In hockey, ice-hockey and roller hockey a hit performed on the left side of the body (for right-handers) or on the right side of the body (for left-handers). 3. In boxing an illegal punch with the back of the hand. (H.Haag &g. Haag, dictionary, 2003, 54p.) Backhand a stroke with the hand turned backward, and to the left of the elbow for a right-hander and right of the elbow for a left-hander (table tennis) (chambers. Sports factf., 2005, 288P.) Backhand a stroke with the back of the hand turned towards one’s opponent (tennis) (chambers. Sports factf., 2005, 599P.) Backhand the left-hand side of the rink (for a right-handed bowler), where the bowl is delivered to the left and swings back to the right (bowl) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 127P.)
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