Variation of push
Table Tennis Strokes and Technique
Last updated 7 years ago
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 11 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!!!!!
ashley koh jia jhin Posted 12 years ago
hi Alois can you make video about this as i have never seen anyone who did this before and also in the video can you show me what angle must the bat be to generate the sidespin.
Please coach Alois can you make a video about this it will help me allot
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago
Hopefully the Premium members will vote for it.
Federick Yam Posted 11 years ago
great advise.
Victor Krupinski Posted 11 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 11 years ago
Good video, as you said on the video, it is better to hit the ball with a little of backspin :D
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago
Hi Victor,
Yes you can do this but it can be risky. It is best to just provide the bat at the right angle to get the ball back with the greatest consistency.
Ilia Minkin Posted 8 years ago
Hi Alois,
But what about making a long push with sidespin? Do you think that it is a helpful stroke?
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 8 years ago
Hi Ilia,
It can be useful when used as a surprise. When you push with sidespin you lose some backspin so it will give your opponent a little ability to lift the ball. If your opponent doesn't like sidespin, then it can be effective.
Ilia Minkin Posted 8 years ago
Alois,
I have a question about pushing wide to (or even outside of) the corners. I find that with the "straight" push it is quite difficult, but sidespin helps to move the ball to the side more. So should I learn how to make an ordinary long push to the wide angle or keep using sidespin push?
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 8 years ago
Hi Ilia,
You can certainly develop both.
Ujjal Chatterjee Posted 8 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 8 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 7 years ago
We appreciate your videos!!