- Stay balanced by keeping your weight on the balls of your feet.
- High takeback, accelerating during your backswing until you get to the bottom of your swing, when you decelerate.
- Swing upwards making contact with a flat paddle face to generate slight topspin.
- Lock wrist
- Take advantage of your opponent being on their heels by aiming your dink deeper than normal.
- Keep your opponent guessing by occasionally attacking with the same windup.
- Pivot onto your back foot so your feet are staggered and your body is turned.
- Raise your lead arm to fully turn your shoulders and increase disguise.
