Controlling from a distance

hi dear coaches, sorry if my english is not the best, english is not my main language, i wanted to ask a simple question, i hope you can understand.

ive always had one important weakness playing table tennis, when the game starts, i play nice until i lift the ball too much and my opponent starts to attack with hard strokes. 

i cannot control more than two hard strokes just because i dont have the appropriate technique  for countering that kind of shots. 

thanks for your help, again sorry if my english is not nice.. HOPE YOU UNDERSTOOD.

i wanted to link this video and show what waldner is doing at the beginning, thats why im not good at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8IVASo0umU 

yours sincerely Julian. :)

Hi Julian,

Take a look at our lesson on the Lob.  This is what Waldner is doing well here.  Of course Waldner does most things well!

However the key is to net allow your opponent to make this shot because the chances of winning a point from that defensive position are very low.

We have a lesson in our Premium Lessons which will show you the best techniques for avoiding this situation.  It is called "I can't return that smash".  You can sign up for a free 7 day trial to our Premium lessons and see this lesson straight away as it is one of the introductory lessons.