Variation of push
Strokes
ashley koh jia jhin Asked 12 years ago
How to put sidespin on a short push and will it be tricky to do that?
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Ashley,
To put a bit of sidespin on the short push you need to just brush across the line of the ball a little. So rather than getting the bat to go straight forward, you need to come across to generate the sidespin. This will lessen your margin of error but it can be an awkward ball to receive if you get it right.
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ashley koh jia jhin Posted 12 years ago
THX Alois!!!!!
Hopefully the Premium members will vote for it.
Federick Yam Posted 12 years ago
great advise.
Victor Krupinski Posted 12 years ago
I've heard some players add sidespin to their returns (by brushing the side of the ball) in order to partially neutralize (be less sensitive to) the spin that is on the serve and decrease return errors. Could PingSkills comment on this statement?
Luis Nascimento Posted 12 years ago
Good video, as you said on the video, it is better to hit the ball with a little of backspin :D
Ilia Minkin Posted 9 years ago
Hi Alois,
But what about making a long push with sidespin? Do you think that it is a helpful stroke?
Ujjal Chatterjee Posted 9 years ago
After all push is a defensive stroke. So why to take a risk...Developing straight push with different spin / target area will probably help..
Johan B Posted 9 years ago
I find sidespin pushes very useful against players who push nice and low but don't attack much. They will often pop the ball high enough for a kill
kathy mckelvey Posted 8 years ago
We appreciate your videos!!