Importance of watching the ball

Strokes

Hung Dao
Hung Dao Asked 14 years ago

Hi coach,

Sometimes my opponent's stroke is so fast that I can't see what it really is. In addition, I must use my time to move to the ready position so I can't see how the ball curves clearly. In those cases, how should I determine what kind of spin of the ball?

Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 14 years ago

Hi Hung,

You must always watch the ball carefully.  This is an absolute must with Table Tennis.  Everything will happen from there.

The more you work on watching the ball the faster your eyes wil get and the qicker you will see the ball.

This will also help you to see what spin is on the ball.  The moving will happen if you train your footwork often during your practice times. 

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Hung Diep

Hung Diep Posted 14 years ago

I did not ask this question. Something must be wrong. I have not logged in for months yet it says that I asked this question. Do you mind explaining Jeff and Alois?
Jeff Plumb

Member Badge Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 14 years ago

Hi Hung (who made the comment),

You are right, you did not ask the question. A different Hung asked the question. We only show the first name when people ask a question. If you want to see a list of questions that you have asked you can use the My Questions link in the right hand navigation bar.

I wonder if we should also display a person's username in the questions and comments as these are unique. That way you would know exactly who you were speaking with rather than relying on the first name. Another idea would be to display the first and last names. Let me know what you think? Should we make a change to the way the questions and comments are displayed?

Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson Posted 14 years ago

I would be ok with first name and last initial or first name and user name. How about first name, city and country. I know that would require having users updating their profiles but I think it would be cool to know where people are from.
Hung Diep

Hung Diep Posted 14 years ago

Thanks for the reply Alois. And yes, I agree with your suggestion. Maybe by adding the name of the person and their username would be much better and create less confusion.
Hung Diep

Hung Diep Posted 14 years ago

My mistake. I meant to say thanks *Jeff.

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