How many counterhits can you do?
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mat huang Asked 12 years ago
Hi,
I'm just asking about around how many consective forehand counterhits and backhand counterhits could you do (Alois-Jeff)?
And also around how many should you expect for a state player - Under 13
Jeff Plumb Answered 12 years ago
Hi Mat,
Good question. I think Alois and I could do a few hundred pretty easily. I think a state under 13 player could also do a few hundred.
What is your record Mat?
And what about other PingSkillers? Leave a comment and let us know how many you can do?
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AmekunRaiane Rivadeneira Posted 12 years ago
20 T-T... cant w8 to go back and practice some more :)
I remember in 1982 doing 10,000 in a row at a Camp with a player from Sydney. It took a while...
Hopefully my memory has not exaggerated it too much!
mat huang Posted 12 years ago
Well... Not that much. Lower than 100. Need more practise hehe
Abdullah Hadeed Posted 12 years ago
I can go to maximum 250
Jonathan Huynh Posted 12 years ago
ah great, i want so badly to become a state player. oh well, gota start some where! :)
PS, by few hundred, do you mean 200-400?
PPS, are you, alois, going to the training vamp at MSAC on the 28th of december to the 30th?
PPPS, is any one in the pingskills membership in australia, vic, melbourne, epping, going to St Monica's. if you are, please leave email and be sure to enter in the TT team there. they say that they only need 4 good players so they can enter in comps outside.
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Parakram Basnet Posted 12 years ago
cant go more than 150, either he spoils or i. however i remember in a spin battle, we burned rubber with extreme looping.. i got 138 then, still fresh in my memory
Michael McKendry Posted 12 years ago
My highest is 171, I did it with the local coach. Probably could have made 200, had somebody not hit their ball into our court.
sarthak gupta Posted 12 years ago
uh... i cant do HUNDREDS but even im a under 12 state player in India and i can do around like 70s or 80s
Izzy H Posted 12 years ago
Well that really depends on with who I'm playing but I could do a few hundred..
Oliver Posted 12 years ago
Wow Alois, you must have very good stamina and strength in the arm to endure 10,000! I get tired after about 100-200 and my average is probably around 150
Aasim Showkat Posted 12 years ago
When i reach hundreds arm sucks....how can i increase it
David Nguyen Posted 12 years ago
My counter-hit record is a modest 50. 10k is a lofty total, can't wait to be subconsciously competent with all the strokes baked into muscle memory.
Jeff, I've been looking for that app that does the counting for me and finally found a obscure little app called Fitnastica Lite. It works pretty well when I place a phone above the elbow of the playing arm. I tried looking for a sound counter to do it but this accelerometer based is pretty much spot on.
douglas harley Posted 12 years ago
one of my former coaches, richard bowling, and his buddy richard dewitt, set the "world's longest ping pong rally" in the guiness book of world's records back in 1984. apparently, they kept it going for over 10 hours...which sounds like a nightmare to me! ;) they are both quite good still, in the 2200-2300 rating-level in usa, not too far out of the top-100.
i think i could probably do an hour, if i was just trying to keep it on the table. but what's the point really?...you want to hit winners! :)
Kaustubh Kulkarni Posted 10 years ago
My best is:
Forehand counterhits:203
Backhand counterhits:172
Luke unknown Posted 10 years ago
Me 420 FH and 300 BH
Dieter Verhofstadt Posted 10 years ago
We call this "Swedish drills" at our club. I should try it more often.
Last time me and my sparring partner of that day got to 100 FH hits (that was the goal) but could not get to 50 on the BH. Lately I have changed my BH stroke to have more elbow rotation and less forearm extension and it should be better now.
Ilia Minkin Posted 10 years ago
I think it depends greatly on the tempo. I have never tried to do more than a few dozens actually.
utkarsh agarwal Posted 10 years ago
Unlimited ?
Jean Balthazar Posted 10 years ago
I never tried to produce a record, but what I can say is that you cannot achieve it on your own. It takes a good partner with a steady shot. With beginners, 10 is already quite a achievement! ;o) But it's also a good challenge for you, to deal with inconsistent shots and try to shoot them back as consistently as possible.
D K Posted 9 years ago
I have never tried a counterhit-counterhit exchanges,but in my club,we often train topspin-block exchanges.
We are always paired with the player that is near our own level.
Our best players can do about 80 loops in a row,depending on how skilled blocker their partner is. (we train a "countertopspin" more than blocking)
My personal record is about 5-7 loops in a row. I really dislike playing topspin so it can be caused by the fact I usually do not train this stroke voluntarily
maurice tate Posted 9 years ago
My coach told me a top 10 Australian player did thousands with no mistake.
Eventually the blocker said he had enough!