Chopping movement
Strokes
Noah Clayborne Asked 8 years ago
Should I move to make sure that the ball is always to my left when chopping so the ball is never in front of me and that I can use my long pips with the backhand chop. Also should I only use my forehand chop when I absolutely need to, should I try to use the pips side as much as possible?
Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago
Hi Noah,
To make the backhand chop it is easier to have the ball to your left. If the ball is in front of you, it will be an awkward movement. Take a look at our lesson on the Backhand Chop for the technique you are looking for.
Whether you play more shots with your forehand or backhand will depend on the relative strength of both strokes. See what you prefer and what works best for you personally and also against each opponent. Some players may deal with your long pimples easily and others struggle with it.
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Noah Clayborne Posted 8 years ago
THANK UUUUU AALOIS!!!!!!!!!
No problems Noah.
david j Posted 8 years ago
generally it is of course better to have the ball to your left if you want to make a BH-chop, you should be able to adjust in time because you're probably playing far away from the table if youre going for that stroke. Sometimes the ball will come too fast for you to adap though, so from time to time you simply have to make some kind of defensive chop-like stroke in front of your body.
the forehand is a bit of a complicated problem. if you watch joo see hyuk he chops most balls that come to his foreside, and he is really great at it.
panagiotis gionis on the other hand almost NEVER chops balls thet come to his foregand, even though he is also a modern defender. He hits them back from a low position.
both of them go for an attacking stroke if they get an easy ball to their forehand.