Flick
Receiving
Abhiyan Bhusal Asked 12 years ago
Hi pingskils,i saw your videos with fore and backhand flick but how to flick a service with fore and backhand that contains heavy backspin and the ball level is rather low?
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Abhi,
If the ball is low with backspin you should push the ball. The flick is too risky with that type of ball. If you do want to try it you can have a more vertical stroke with the flick and add a bit of topspin to get the ball up and down quickly.
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A really important skill in table tennis is to be able to judge if a serve will be short or long. If it's short you won't be able to take a full swing at the ball and hence will need to use either a push or a flick to return the ball. However, if it is coming long then you can make a topspin attack. In this video we give you some tips to help you judge the length of the serve and hopefully this makes you a better returner.
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Abhiyan Bhusal Posted 12 years ago
thanks alois..it works..
bertus bertus Posted 12 years ago
Hi,
On a low, short underspin serve you could also try to scoop the ball over the net. Don't make the ball go to high ofcourse, but it could be a suprise move for your opponent. But be alerd if you do this because a good attacking opponent could attack strongly on this move.
Cheers!
Glad it has helped Abhiyan.
aahel Guha Posted 12 years ago
on a heavy backspin ball you should never flay the forehand flick because neither would you be able to get much power nor much topsin to trouble your opponent and a good opponent will defenitely kill that kind of ball.You are better of trying the backhand flick as it is easier to get enough topspin on ball.that is the reason many of the modern players move to their forehand and do the backhand flick.
Abhiram Reddy Posted 12 years ago
Hey aahel i think we should generally not put any topspin on a flick but hit it flat . i prefer using the backhand flick because the wrist movement involved makes it easier to lift the ball.