Switching quickly from forehand and backhand
Strokes
Bob Van Deusen Asked 9 years ago
Hi! I seem to have challenges, going quickly from back to forehand and forehand to backhand. I tend to get stuck and am not back fast enough. Any ways to improve this?
Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago
Hi Bob,
This is usually about watching the ball carefully rather than the strokes themselves.
Take a look at the lesson on Anticipation for some help with this one.
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And a good way to practice this Bob, is to have a training partner play one ball to your forehand and one ball to your backhand. Once you get comfortable with this, have him play one or two balls to your backhand, and then one or two balls to your forehand. That way your not sure whether you need to switch after the first ball but if he plays 2 in a row you know he will. This allows you to develop fast switching but it's not a completely random drill so you have a bit of time to recover if you get caught out on a single ball. Give that a try and let me know how it goes.
Jason Ferdinand Posted 8 years ago
I prever use my forehand than my backhand. My backhand side is good at spin (Super 999T) and my forehand is good for speed (Stiga Power LT). If I use my backhand side to serve and then I turn my bat to use my forehand side, is it legal?
Hi Jason,
Yes that is perfectly good to do.
Jo Boermans Posted 8 years ago
I do it a lot of times also. It is a great way for me to confuse the opponent.
One thing I can tell is that you really need to practice that switch.
If you are not fast enough you end up with a bad position of the bat. The last thing you want is giving the opponent a high ball...
Bob Van Deusen Posted 8 years ago
Thanks for all the responses! To all of you, I think I have identified where I get stuck in switching from forehand to backhand. I tend to make a shot (in this case, a backhand), finish the shot, and just sort of wait in the finish position until I see what the outcome is of that last shot. Should I be moving toward a more neutral position after I hit a shot? If so, what is that position? Thanks for all of your help!
Zaki Roshnaiwala Posted 8 years ago
RESPECTED ALOIS AND JEFF SIR,
I WANT YOUR HELP, THAT WHEN I PRACTISE STROKES LIKE F. H. TOP SIP AND F. H CHOP ETC. IT GETS ON THE TABLE CORRECTLY. BUT WHEN I TRY TO MAKE THE SAME STOLE IN THE REAL MATCHES I ALWAYS FAILS.
I WANT TO OVERCOME THIS.
PLEASE PLEASE GIVE YOUR VALUABLE ADVICE THAT HOW TO MAKE STROKES PROPERLY AND PRECISE IN TABLE TENNIS MATCHES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ZAKI.