Faking a shot
Strokes
Table tennis player Asked 10 years ago
HI,
I would like to ask a question about how to fake a shot to trick your opponent and is it allowed in table tennis?
Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago
Hi Didon,
One way to do it is to change the action of your stroke by changing body position slightly.
We do have a video response to an earlier question on this same topic. Take a look at Faking a shot.
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Table tennis player Posted 10 years ago
Thanks