Flicking Low Balls

Lionel Unknown Asked 15 years ago

I watched your video on flick/flip and just wonder is there any limit to how low the ball can be to execute flick/flip on the ball, and still successfully to put the ball over the net and onto the table?

For short court (within the table area) play, softer sponge or harder sponge is better with top spin and flick to ensure the ball will land on the opponent's table? 

Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi Lionel,

Any short ball can be flicked if you are good enough and get the angle of you bat right.  Of course the lower ball with more backspin is more difficult than the higher ball with no spin or topspin.

For the ball to go over th enet it has to reach a certain height.  Therefore when it bounces, it again needs to bounce a certain height. This allows you to get under the ball to flick it.  However, I do not recpmmend that you try to flicklow, backspin balls.  I think you are much better off trying to short push these balls and wait for a better opportunity to attack.

The hardness of spong is totally personal preference.  I like the softer spongebecause Ithink I have better feel but there are others who like the harder sponge because of the directness of the stroke.