Using a newly learned skill during a match

Jack Tan Asked 5 years ago

I've become somewhat consistent with my sidespin flick and am eager to try it out during a match, however there's this lingering fear to use it because my ability to read the spin on the ball is rather poor. In my club, we often play doubles and I feel like such a letdown for my teammate whenever I fail to execute the stroke. Any advice would be gladly appreciated c:

Alois Rosario Answered 5 years ago

Hi Jack,

This is a great problem to have.  It means you are learning something new.

The execution into a match is a matter of degrees.  Start by challenging yourself more in the training situation.  When practising set up some scoring system for yourself where you score a point if you make the flick in a training drill and lose 2 points if you miss.  This starts to add some pressure to yourself to make the shot.  Get it to the situation where you are feeling similar to how you feel in a match or if you are playing doubles and feel a pressure to make the shot.

The more you do this the better you will be at making the shot in a pressure situation and will be able to translate that into a match.