Crucial muscles for Forehand topspin
Table Tennis Strokes and Technique
Last updated 6 years ago
Kürşat Alp Asked 6 years ago
Hi Coach
I would like to know which muscles are crucial for forehand topspin? and what should I do for generating power in forehand topspin?
Alois Rosario Answered 6 years ago
Hi Kürsat,
The shoulder being relaxed is important. Don't use too many movements. Try to just focus on the start and finish positions of the stroke and your body will operate naturally rather than trying to isolate smaller movements.
Relaxation of the stroke is vital for generating more power. The harder you try the slower the stroke will be.
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Kürşat Alp Posted 6 years ago
Hi Coach
Should we accelerate forearm when hitting forehand topspin? When I'm accelerating forearm its generating a lot spin with low height but it's slow.?
Kürşat Alp Posted 6 years ago
How can I make it faster ?
D K Posted 6 years ago
I think Chinese use sequence body-shoulder-forearm-wrist.
The strongest stroke should be provided when all these aspect swing together.
By distracting this order yo ucan cause variation.
I do it a lot as I do not have any power.
Though,for pwoerful topspin the forearm should surely be used in my opinion.
What do you think,Alois?
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 6 years ago
Hi Kürsat,
You can take a look at our tutorial on the Advanced Forehand Topspin for some tips on this as well.