Practise without a coach

Roland Visnyei Asked 12 years ago

Hello Alois,

I'm a hungarian student in a secondary school, and i have a question about practising ping pong.

I love table tennis, and I think i play quite good,( but only as a hobby) and last time i finished a table tennis competition in the fourth place. I have a good bat, but I don't have a table, so I can only play ping pong in the school at the breaks between the lessons. 

My problem is that i always do coarse mistakes( hitting over the ball, hitting the ball out of the table). I would like to be more accurate and faster.

Unfortunately, I do not have enough money to pay for lessons with a coach and for your premium lessons. 

 So my question is all of these, how can i practise without a coach(and money) to be better?

Thanks in advance, 

Roland Visnyei.

Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Roland,

You can do a lot of improving by just getting on the table and doing some consistent hitting.  In those breaks, try to get a partner to hit some consistent rallies, aiming for 100 balls in a row, then more. Take a look through our Free Video Lessons and try to learn as much as you can from there as well.  There is a lot of information that you can go through.  

It is aways nicer to have a personal coach, but you can still reach a high level without one.