Offensive push
Strokes
mat huang Asked 12 years ago
Hi alois,
I know that you alway insist push is a defensive stroke, but I find putting more spin and doing in a finer and quicker contact and aiming for the corner could win some easy points.
Pls tell me how to do it, and how to defend it.
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Mat,
A push can be an attacking stroke when played fast with good spin. To do it bring your hand through faster and really brush under the ball on contact. In training put some targets on the table in the corners and aim for them.
To defend it you need to step back a little to give yourself more time and then make the Forehand Topspin Off Backspin stroke.
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mat huang Posted 12 years ago
Thanks Alois
Tim Pan Posted 12 years ago
Yeah, I found that out as well... sometimes, when I really wanted to put some backspin on the ball, the ball flew long and fast across the table.
Ilia Minkin Posted 10 years ago
Hi Alois,
How to prevent my opponents from pushing fast? Is it really possible?
Ilia, if you push it to difficult positions an keep them off balance then it will be harder for them to push fast and accurately.