Bad habits with Blocking
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Random Person Asked 12 years ago
My backhand is stronger than my forehand. When blocking I have a bad habit of sometimes making a backhand block on the forehand side. Do you have any suggestions on fixing this?
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Will,
This is not always a bad thing. Especially if the ball is curving to the right then the angle of your bat with the backhand is a little easier to block with.
However in general you should try to define where you will hit a forehand and hit a backhand.
In training, draw that imaginary line in your mind or put something on the table and if the ball goes to the left then you must play a backhand and if it goes to the right then you must play a forehand. This will start to get you to get more used to blocking with the forehand.
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Dakota Castleberg Posted 10 years ago
I also have this habit, to the degree my fellow players call my shot a "chicken wing" because I end up going so wide to my forehand side with my backhand. Because I have done it so much it is still fairly effective as a block, but the more confidence I can gain with my forehand the better. Iv'e tried standing more open to my forehand side to force a forehand block, and has seemed somewhat productive. Do you recommend this, or are there better alternatives?
I think this is a good method. It should help you to be more open to play forehands.