Trembling wrist
Strokes
Danilo Bojović Asked 7 years ago
Hi coaches,
I have a pretty big problem. When I am playing forehand drive or forehand topspin my wrist is trembling, while I have not got that problem with my backhand. Also I can not block. The ball is going at least 1 meter in height. That is very annoying. What should I do? I am training 1 year and this problem started about 5 months ago.
Thanks
Alois Rosario Answered 7 years ago
Hi Danilo,
This is an interesting issue. It will be because you are not as confident with the forehand stroke. So the arm and wrist are not sure of where to go so they are struggling to find the correct path.
In training, work on the stroke and gain confidence in it but doing the stroke repetitively initially and feel where the bat and arm are moving. As you gain confidence in this because you are seeing he ball go on the table often, you will start to gain a smoother stroke in matches as well.
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Gabriel Orozco Posted 7 years ago
Hey Alois,
I kind of have that same issue. Even when I start a serve, I notice that my racket sort of trembles and when I serve, the serves are sometimes weaker than expected, they are lets, or I simply fail the serve. When I perform a forehand topspin sometimes and I look back at the racket, I notice it kind of trembles as well in the air. It's kind of getting in the way of me improving, and I'm pretty confident in most of my shots, but I don't really understand why in the serve and in my forehand if those are my strongest advantages in my game, aside from my backhand, which the only problem I seem to have there is pretty high balls to my right (I'm a lefty) and I tend to slam with my backhand side for some reason. Backhand slams from close table game are very powerful, but anything else kind of makes my racket tremble. What do you think?
Hi Gabriel,
I think it is probably the same thing, a lock of confidence in the stroke or which way the bat needs to move. Practice of the stroke and serve will help.
Rohan Keogh Posted 7 years ago
Alois, could it also be that Danilo and Gabriel are 'strangling' the bat - gripping too tightly. Muscle tension can easily cause trembling in the hand. It is probably still related to a lack of confidence in the shot, causing the muscle tension, but ensuring the soft, relaxed grip you talk about elsewhere may help reduce/eliminate the trembling.
If it persists though, or happens away from the table, I'd see a doctor. It could be a physiological issue, such as pinched or misfiring nerves when the arm is in a particular position/rotation. I had a squash opponent that experienced this and required specific, target exercising to overcome.