BACK-HANDERS. 



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stroke to do hard and well, and it is impossible to 

 put as much strength into it as into the two preceding 



Fig. II. — Hitting back-hander under pony's tail, to save goal. 



kinds of back-handers. It is very useful, especially 



for the purpose of placing a ball for a comrade to 



take on, and is the best stroke 



to use in defending goal, when 



the No. I is riding the Back very 



close, on the near side. It should 



be well practised. 



4. On near side. — This is a 

 valuable stroke for getting one 

 out of a difficulty, especially when 

 one plays Back. For position of 

 hand, see Fig. 12. 



When a player who is expert 

 at this stroke is being hustled 

 on the off side, he can often, 

 especially if he has a slight ad- 



., Fig. 12. — Back-hander on near 



vantage m pace, lean to the side, view from front. 



