Blocking Banana loop

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KEP Unknown

KEP Unknown Asked 15 years ago

please tell me how to block a banana loop

Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi Kongkrit,

You have to have soft hands for a start.  Grip the bat lightly.

Allow for the ball to spin a little sideways off your bat.  You need to adjust the angle of your bat to point away from where the ball wants to go.  If it wants to go to your left angle the bat to the right and vice versa. 

Also these banana loops may have a little topspin or sidespin on them as well.  You need to adjust the angle of the bat for that as well.  If they have a little backspin you need to face your bat up, towards the roof, and vice versa for topspin.

This is a hard one to learn. Try to play against it as much as you can.


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Ji-Soo Woo

Ji-Soo Woo Posted 15 years ago

I have never heard the term "banana loop" before.  What kind of loop is this exactly?

Charles Unknown

Charles Unknown Posted 15 years ago

All I know is that any stroke that has banana on it means that it wobbles when the ball is in the air making it hard for the opponent to hit,


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