Footwork
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Oleg Unknown Asked 15 years ago
Hello
im from germany so my english isn´t perfect :)
In the last weeks i lost few matches whereat im usaly better then they.
I lost because my footwork was often very bad. Can someone tell me good exercises to improve my footwork?
Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago
Hi Oleg,
The best way to practice your footwork is to do drills where you know where the ball is coming and are forced to move in a pattern.
First take a look at the Lesson we have on <a href="http://www.pingskills.com/lessons-footwork-table-tennis.php"> Footwork Basics</a>. This will give you some tips on the movement.
Then practice drills repetitively. PingSkills is in the middle of producing a <a href="http://www.pingskills.com/store-training-secrets-revealed.php"> Training Secrets Revealed DVD</a>. This will show you lots of drills that you will be able to use to train your footwork as well as how to structure your training and lots more.
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Building Block 2: Link Your Table Tennis Strokes with Better Footwork
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