Strokes & Technique

Nathaniel Ho Asked 14 years ago

First of all I would just like to say thank you for all your table tennis videos, they have been very helpful  to me and i have improved, keep making more!! Thank you for your commitment in making these videos. 

I'am using a long pimple rubber and i'am more of a defensive player. I'am currently learning the backhand and forehand chop to block loops. I realised that i have no time to get ready and to do it as my opponents loops are very fast and has a lot of spin. Should i give a long push to my opponent's forehand and move back to get ready for the loop? Or what should i do? What should my angle for the racket be when chopping?

I have been watching both of ur chopping videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7DlijPvZmU&feature=channel

                                 AND 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgUTnMh0FV8

But i still keep failing, can u give me some advice on the backhand and forehand chopping? Also can you give me some advice on defending?

I know that it is a lot of questions to answer but it is because i have an upcoming tournement and my coach is on a holiday. Your my only hope left. Please reply... Please.

 THANKS in advance

Cheers,

Nathaniel

Alois Rosario Answered 14 years ago

Hi Nathaniel,

Thanks for your comments about our site.

The chopping technique takes a lot of experimenting.  You need to work out the angle that you are swinging your bat at.   The faster the ball coming to you the more vertical your stroke needs to be.

After you push long to their forehand you could expect a topspin coming at you so stepping back would be a good option.  This will give you a little more time to retrieve the next ball.

Defending is a special art that take longer than attacking to develop, but you can maintain your form till you are a lot older as well.