Shoulder height ball
Table Tennis Strokes and Technique
Last updated 12 years ago
JOSEPH JUNEAU Asked 12 years ago
What do I do with a no spin ball at the shoulder height? I try to hit it and usually not too good results. Should I wait for it to drop down or try to smash it at its highest point?
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Joseph,
You need to wait ill it gets to your comfortable hitting height. Usually this is around shoulder or head height. If it only goes to shoulder height you can also think about just using a faster topspin.
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Justin Lance Posted 12 years ago
If it's no spin, you can do whatever you want with it.
What I've recently started doing is a backhand chop smash.
Try it out. If you can pull it off, it's an extremely good shot.
Mohammad El Hariri Posted 12 years ago
Hi All,
Coaches,
Because I'm still working on my F/B Counter-hits, I too face a problem with these high balls especially because the starting positions of the Counter-hits are low.
Is it necessary to hit the ball at the peak of it's bounce? Because I tend to wait for the ball to fall into the starting positions of my strokes.
Also, what should I do when the ball is too low when I'm trying to execute the Counter-hits?
Thanks a lot, Mohammad El Hariri.
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago
Jone,
The Chop smash is a really risky stroke. When you have the advantage with the high ball the chop smash is an unnecessary risk. You are much better to make a smash or fast topspin.
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago
Hi Mohammad,
You are better to hit the ball when it is higher. Think about getting your starting position higher. This will help the stroke.
When you are counter hitting and the ball is too low then make a topspin stroke. This will lift the ball up and over the net. So the only difference is to brush the ball more on contact to get the topspin and lift.
Daumisx Krugliakovas Posted 12 years ago
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago
Albert Lo Posted 12 years ago
Hi Alois,
When I tried to smash a shoulder height ball which carries heavy backspin, the ball always go to the net. Please help me on hitting such kind of balls. Thanks.
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago
Hi Albert,
If it has backspin I recommend that you topspin it. Smashing a shoulder high backspin ball is very risky. It is a much better option to topspin it.
Albert Lo Posted 12 years ago
Dear Alois,
When I tried to topspin the ball, I missed it most of the time. I think the reason is that the backspin ball drops almost vertically and I need to topspin the ball with a nearly vertical bat. Therefore, the chance of missing the ball is very high. Should I let the ball drop before I topspin the ball and at what angle should the bat be held?
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago
Hi Albert,
You can have your bat quite vertical but move your bat forward as you are swinging up so that the bat contacts the ball.
Daumisx Krugliakovas Posted 12 years ago
as i readed your questions and answers i got a thought what mowemeny should be:
you need to make an arc iwht your hand from body bottom to head but the main point of hitting would be arc center