Force to be used for the flick shot

Table Tennis Strokes and Technique

Last updated 11 years ago

Grenville Pereira

Grenville Pereira Asked 11 years ago

Hi Alois

In case I have decided in my mind,  to make the flick (instead of the push) , is the force of my body movement coming into the table along with wrist movement enough or do i need to take my wrist little backward in order to get more power into the shot.

Right now , i see that i just have enough time to ensure that the ball is at its highest point and come in and flick it quickly .

Thanks

Grenville

 


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago

Hi Grenville,

Ideally you will have a little backswing with your wrist when you really want to generate a fast flick.  Just bend your wrist back past the natural position.  It doesn't take a lot of time to do that so you should have enough time to execute the stroke.  However, it does become a bit more risky because of the bigger swing.


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