Smashing or topspin
Table Tennis Strokes and Technique
Last updated 10 years ago
choronicles Mu Asked 10 years ago
I'm a penholder and recently instead of topspin the ball, i change to smacking the ball, somewhat like what Liu Guo Liang did in the past. My forehand rubber is get chipping off and i'm playing with a flared CC5 blade, it's a bit of trouble playing to my full potential, so i'm deciding to getting a new rubber(forehand) or even a new blade with new rubber.
I'm thinking of STIGA Rosewood Intensity V Blade, Xiom Hayabusa ZXi and DHS Hurricane Hao 3
The forehand rubbers i thinking is: Sticking back to Nittaku Fastarc s-1, Butterfly Bryce speed or STIGA Clippa/STIGA Royal.
My reverse backhand rubber is Xiom Sigma Euro i and it play well when i use rpb.:)
Can you give me some advice on this as well as how to improve my forehand power and speed.
*(Someone tell me that if you can smack(Drive) a ball fast enough, the ball spin imparted by your opponent will not affect your stroke, is that true?)
Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago
Hi,
Smacking the ball is a very precise skills. Putting topspin on the ball is a much safer and more effective way of playing.
It is true that if you smack the ball your opponents spin will not have as much effect. However, once again this is not a safe shot.
As far as rubbers, as yo know we put much more importance on your training and technique. All of the equipment you have mentioned sounds OK to me. I haven't heard of some of them.
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choronicles Mu Posted 10 years ago
Why is it not a safe shot?? From what i see, Liu Guo Liang power forehand drive is enough to make the opponent to go very far from the table and open up space and hitting left and right to make the opponent run which make them make more mistakes.
Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago
When you smack or smash the ball, it does not have much topspin on it so the ball will not dip down towards the table. When you play a forehand topspin, it does have lots of topspin causing the ball to dip. The dip means that the ball is more likely to go onto the table. To play with less topspin you need to be much more precise, that is why using topspin is safer.
choronicles Mu Posted 10 years ago
I see, i understand your point, but i will train hard on this precise stroke, and will share with everyone how to execute this stroke with high success once i mastered it.