Forehand loop unorthadox finish postion

Tevia Sapire Asked 14 years ago

Hi pingskills,

I have a chinese looping style as it is a big forward movement and uses a lot of fiction from my rubber to create a lot of spin and good speed. When I play, I often finish a little over my shoulder instead of in a "salute" position. I find this MUCH more comfortable and there seems to be more effective compared to when I try to go a more central finish postion.

My stroke is quite large especially because of a large body turning motion. This makes the over the shoulder follow through more comfortable. This stroke is very useful and produces very nice pure topspin dip.

Is it ok to keep such a finish position or should I alter my stroke into a more orthadox loop, therefore finishing in a more central "salute" position. 

Alois Rosario Answered 14 years ago

Hi Tevia,

I would need to see the stroke to comment accurately, but the stroke itself sounds OK.  What you do need to be careful of when you finish at your shoulder is the recovery. 

By swinging through to your shoulder you are not using the right side of your body effectively.  This should move with your stroke which will mean that your shoulder is also moving.  That is why we recommend that you should finish at a mid point of your body rather than the left hand side.