Giant Spin
Table Tennis Strokes and Technique
Last updated 5 years ago
roblox player Asked 5 years ago
Say someone make a slow topspin ball, if you make an extremely fast topspin stroke, is it more likely to lead to errors?
And if you make an extremely fast stroke but don't hit the ball with the tip of your racket, is errors more likely?
Is it true that hitting with the tip of your racket will allow you to gain greater accuracy on-table?
Is there such thing as adding TOO MUCH topspin that is making the ball likely to not land on table rather than strategy variations.
Alois Rosario Answered 5 years ago
Hi,
If you are countering a topspin stroke, you need to brush over the ball to get the ball down onto the table. If you brush it fast it can lead to errors if you don't get the contact right. The safer stroke is to block the ball back. The router spin can be more effective though.
Hitting with the centre of the racket will give you the most amount of control. Hitting with the top if the racket can give you more spin and speed as that part of the racket is moving faster.
With any stroke there is a balance between brushing and flatter contact. The finer you hit the ball the more ability you have to generate spin the flatter you hit the more speed you can get. If you hit with a very fine contact the ball may not reach the net in some instances.
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roblox player Posted 5 years ago
Just to make sure, you do close your bat angle more if your aiming for the tip of the racket than if you were aiming for the center right?
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 5 years ago
If you are aiming for the front part of the racket as it is coming through then you can close your racket angle.
Rohan Keogh Posted 5 years ago
Alois, can you clarify tip vs top vs center please. In the above Q&A, when you say center I believe you are referring to the middle area (both horizontally and vertically), i.e. the sweet spot, while 'top' refers to the upper horizontal part of the racket, e.g. top 1/3 and 'tip' refers to the area vertically the farthest from the handle (again, e.g. the farthest 1/3). There can of course be different horizontal positions within the 'top' area and different vertical positions within the 'tip' area, but generally we would aim to make contact in the center of the 'top' or the top of the 'tip' to maximise spin and speed.
The tip (not top) will provide greater speed than the top or the center because it it the fastest moving part of the racket. But which position generates more spin will be determined somewhat by the dwell time and the brushing contact since a center top contact point provides much greater racket 'real estate' to maintain contact with the ball and impart spin, while the extra racket speed at the tip can generate more spin with a shorter contact duration. Is this correct?
And just reverting to @roblox's question, I see players often completely missing (no contact at all) when they attempt to attack a slow, high spin topspin with a fast stroke. I assume they have simply miss-read how the ball will move after the bounce and therefore miss-time their stroke. Is that the likely cause or is something else going on?
Cheers
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 5 years ago
Hi Rohan,
I think you have summarised it perfectly... if you can follow all the tips and tops...
Yes with the countering a higher slower topspin they can bounce a little unevenly and if you are not watching the ball well can miss the ball completely.
Rohan Keogh Posted 5 years ago
"if you can follow all the tips and tops..." LOL :)