Short Balls

Table Tennis Strokes and Technique

Last updated 12 years ago

Martin Dugas

Martin Dugas Asked 12 years ago

Hello,

I've been playing tt many years like amateur.Therefore I've got a lots of bad movements that is almost unable to correct if you're getting older (I'm 30). I find these videos the best I could imagine: shortly and wisely shown and explained movements in tt.

My questions (I'm righthander):

1. short balls - often I forget to put my right  leg in time forwards so I'm extremely stretched. what trick could make me react better ?

2. do you have some video for playing against lobbed (very high tossed) balls ? I often get armache if I do it too hard or missed the ball (side rotation).

3 . how to react if the ball come to my body or very near. I try to make topspin but for bh it is too aside and for fh I can't do loop so I do total deformation instead.

4. how to react on extremely side rotation done from under the table. I take it too early and then it comes into the net.

Thanks a lot for any answer and wish you all the best.

Greetings

   Martin from Slovakia


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Martin,

I think for the short balls it is a matter of practicing this movement till it is natural.  I get players to train this a lot during practice.  A lot of repetitive in and out shots for the short ball. Keep on your toes and jump in and out quickly for each ball.  Push really hard with your toes on the way out.

We have a lesson on playing a Forehand Smash shot.  Getting side on is important and using your whole body not just your arm to make the smash.

If the ball is close to you, you need to take a small sidestep to get into position to make the shot.  Either way to your forehand or backhand, this is important.  It doesn't need to be a big movement, but the move is important to get position.

If your opponent has put a lot of sidespin on the ball you need to angle your racket to allow for the sidespin. If the ball is going into the net, open the angle of your racket up a little.

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Martin Dugas

Martin Dugas Posted 12 years ago

hi Alois,I find you very talented and also highly educated tt coach. Thanks a lot for your answers.

Suppose the problem is my head. Reactions are not quick enough to perform all actions (where the ball is going to be placed ? what speed ? what rotation ? what material ?) Another fact is that I'm often stick too close to table (longer distance from table much more space to run for me). I often ask myself ? Could my response to tt action be quicker ?

And the basic common problem is that people often start to move when the ball is placed and then we have minimum time for movement.

Concerning high Asian defence: it is similar problem you calculate the ball will be high and suddenly it comes aside (sidespin high lob) and it is again close /far to your body. I just do not see which side rotation is done under the table.

 


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago

The sidespin rotation is difficult to see if they are hitting it under the table.  Eventually you will be able to see the flight of the ball is different with the different spins. The ball will curve very slightly in the air in different directions depending on the spin on the ball.


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