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It seems I have a similar play style like you, NDH. I rely mostly on my FH to attack while my BH is mainly pushes + blocks and used as set-ups for my FH.I'm just going to be repeating what you already know at this point, but.... I will anyway 😀
Looks like you have not just a good coach, but possibly the best coach you can get - This is a major step in improving your long term game, and I'd 100% trust what they have to say.
A comparison I can make with myself, is that my backhand about 5 years ago was the weakest part of my game (and this is at the top level of local league in the UK).
My Forehand was always good, but I could get stuck on my BH, just pushing, blocking and not being massively aggressive.
I spent an entire summer (6-8 weeks) playing 3 times a week, and predominantly playing on my backhand as much as possible.
At first, I'd lose to people I used to beat quite easily - I was being aggressive, trying to open up on my BH and stay aggressive.
This probably happened for the first 4 or 5 weeks.
By week 6, I was more consistent, more aggressive and a much better player.
5 years down the line and it's one of my best shots and it's made me a much better player.
You will improve over time, and the more you get coaching, the better you'll be!
One of the drills the my coach is making me do is as follows:
1) I must serve a underspin to his BH side which he will push back to my BH and I must use the chiquita aka BH loop to return the backspin push to open up for rally.
2) Then the coach will block randomly to either my BH or FH that I must BH drive or FH drive until I kill the ball. He will not counter-attack but just block.
3) The chiquita is the part that is very uncomfortable for me. My old habit is just to safely push it back to him and wait for his long pushes to initiate my FH loop ( opening up ). Even if the push comes back to my BH, I'll still pivot and FH loop the return ( my old habit ).
4) This opening up of using my BH loop may sound easy by saying just twist your wrist or corked it more but the harder bit is the footwork. The opening up on my BH side really messes up my footwork and anticipation. There is more to it than just the wrist aspect.