How much do you really need this shot?
Question of the month. Hands. Down. USATT 1600 adult learner has as much need for that shot as an adult needs a Viking Mace to clean out their large colon after finishing business in restroom. 2000 USATT level adults rarely use that shot... 1600 USATT level players have a lot of bigger catfish to skin and fry. (I hope I pushed the buttons of U animal lovers) (Catfish were meant to be caught, skinned, and eaten)
Still... it is a free country and players are free to play how they want when the want where they want (if they can find a club) Another angle is it might be a good idea to start learning the shot for strategic reasons down the road... being able to do that will give a player a good tendency to counter-attack, which is a damned good thing to have at a much higher level.
If the OP is desiring to DEVELOP this shot for the benefit of their FUTURE... I can see the usefulness. If the OP wants to learn and start using this shot RIGHT NOW... I dunno.
One Thing I could say as a compromise and progressive first step is to...
- Take a tiny step back, maybe 1/2 step... no more.
- Keep shoulder, arm, wrist, and grip LOOSE... bend arm some
- Use VERY SHORT swing... Very short backswing with bat up... cover the ball... use a direct path to ball... wait for ball to come to impact zone. If opponent is looping extreme shallow, stay at table and wait for ball to kick to you
- Use LOOSE grip at impact and do not go for much power at all
This primarily will get you to get used to the timing of the ball and your impact zone. You need to get these right before you can do the shot with any power. The loose grip will help control incoming spin as well as a short go through the ball. As your timing gets better, you can later firm up at impact and use more whip.
Wait for the ball and let the ball be on the racket before you swing: if you swing back and there will be a big space between the ball and your racket this will be way to unsafe, especially if the other person is looping at you.
Do not go for a crazy big hard swing: Borrow the speed and spin and just go over the ball a little. will probably be fast since it is speed in the ball already. And wait for a better opportunity to kill the ball.
How you will do also depends on your return
I am also favoring a progressive approach isolating and focusing on important components.. then adding more as time goes by.
If you push short half long ball, so it drops just next to the table they will probably loop a little higher loop, since the ball drops down a little. I think you have the same options here as the long backspin return.
Lula, most 1600 USATT players are many levels away from having any kind of short touch or control over the length of a push. It is more profitable to vary the spin and direction of their push at that level for variation to break rhythm. Maybe good to start practicing that for strategic development for later performance.