Topspin over the table

Strokes and Technique

Sally Mander
Sally Mander Asked 13 years ago

Hi, i was watching a match the other day and i noticed a wierd topspin by Wang Liqin. He does the topspin stroke, from very close to the table at a really low angle, and attacks the short low balls in this process, Could you tell me how to and when to do this stroke, including racket angle, arm movement and variation with different heights and spins,Thank you. (i would really appreciate a video response, so if you could that would be great, and i wont ask any more questions for a month! sounds fair?)


Alois Rosario
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago

Hi Sally,

Better than a video response, we have a lesson on this stroke. It is the Backhand Sidespin Flick.  Take a look at this lesson and let me know i fit answers your question.


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Sally Mander

Sally Mander Posted 13 years ago

The backhand sidespin flick, is good, but it isnt that powerful, when you topspin from over the table, its very fast and soinny, i can barely see the ball, do you know how to do that stroke?

Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 13 years ago

For the over the table topspin, start with your racket higher and already higher than table height.  You then need to have an extremely fast action because your stroke is so horizontal.  It is a very difficult stroke made easy by the pros.

You also need to get your legs really close to the table so that you can swing over the table. 


Ji-Soo Woo

Ji-Soo Woo Posted 13 years ago

sounds like an interesting stroke (and a bit different from the standard flick)...can you do a video lesson on this?

Thomas McCann

Thomas McCann Posted 13 years ago

Is a topspin over the table not a flick. Whats the difference


Sally Mander

Sally Mander Posted 13 years ago

The topspin over the table is much more powerful then a standard flick, it puts a hell lot of topspin on the ball, and keeps it low, fast and spinny. Can you guys mabye do a video of it and show us how to do it?

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