Footwork issue

[pedro.dantas]

Hey guys, i was doing this multiball drill during training, one short backhand ball, then one long backhand ball (all backspin), so the goal was to push short the first and backhand loop the second. The thing is, in the short ball i go foward with my right foot (i'm right handed player), then immediatly after i step down with the right foot so i go back to ready position, but had some trouble dealing with the long ball, not because i don't know how to loop, i couldn't find the right position, then coach said to go one step back with left foot, and it worked, but i'm not sure if this is the right thing to do here, because after looping the ball i'm stuck in an akward position... What is the right thing to do here?

 

[jk1980]

having your right foot a little infront or left foot a little back will make your looping with backhand more natural, but make sure you dont overexaggerate it, because the next ball to the wide forehand will be very difficult to catch.
If you are comfortable with the short backhand push, backhand loop exercise you might want to add a third ball that goes to your forehand or wide forehand, so you get accustomed to a proper backhand looping stance that enables you to recover to neutral fast enough to catch the wide forehand (which should be incoming as topspin) with a counterloop or block.