Adding speed looping backspin balls
Table Tennis Strokes and Technique
Last updated 5 years ago
peter bong Asked 5 years ago
Dear Pingskills,
My openings/ loops on backspin are spinny but not so fast. How can I improve this?
Thx in advance.
Alois Rosario Answered 5 years ago
Hi Peter,
The first thing is to generate a good amount of spin which it sounds like you are doing. To get the ball faster you can do two things. Firstly you can increase the speed of your swing to get the ball moving faster. Secondly you can flatten out the contact slightly to get the ball moving faster. You will compromise on the amount of spin you are getting but you will add speed. Then work out a good ration of spin to speed that you are looking for for consistency or a faster shot.
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peter bong Posted 5 years ago
Hi Alois,
The ball hits the ceiling fast when I make a timing mistake so don'nt now if I can swing faster. I shall try to flatten out the contact. Till how many degrees can I hold my bat if the amount of backspin is very high?
My teammates teel me often that I lean too much bachwards while playing the forehand stroke. It's hard to correct it.
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 5 years ago
Hi Peter,
With practice you can get the swing faster and timing right.
Focus on getting the weight on the front half of your feet. This will help you to lean forward. You need too concentrate on this during training as well.
It is difficult to give you a definite bat angle because it will depend on the amount of spin on the ball and the speed of your swing. That is why practice and experimentation are required.