Practise without a coach
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Roland Visnyei Asked 13 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 13 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.
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The Controller
Most drills involve one person performing the exercise and the other placing the ball as required by the exercise. We call this person placing the ball the controller. When you are acting as the controller it is a great opportunity to practice your blocking and concentration. As blocking is an important part of the game you should be 100% focused at this time. You also owe it to your training partner to be blocking effectively so they get the most from their exercise.
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Roland Visnyei Posted 13 years ago
Thanks Alois,
i will give it a try. I already downloaded your free lessons, what I know I learnt from those. If I notice any change, i will write.
Thanks again,
Roland.
Roland Visnyei Posted 13 years ago
Hello Alois, today we reached 38 hits in a row. And I tried to pay attention to the movement of my hits, and sometimes i hit the ball as accurate as I never, and my mate didn't reach it. I continue practice.