Video from above
Strokes
Konstantin Goldobin Asked 12 years ago
Hello masters! First of all, thank you for your fantastic lessons! They've been the primary source of information for me on table tennis strokes and I recommend your web site to everyone who wants to learn how to execute the strokes correctly!
However, I have a massive favour to ask. I was wondering if you could put together a video lesson where you show all strokes from above, so that it was clear where the ball should be when you hit it and how you move to get into the position.
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Konstantin,
Thanks for the feedback. It is appreciated.
At this stage we don't have the facility to shoot video from above. However take a look through the lessons and let me know if you have a question on any of the strokes with regards to your question.
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Konstantin Goldobin Posted 12 years ago
Hello Alois,
Thank you for your answer! My question is about the ball position relative to the body (or the body position relative to the ball - it depends on how you put it) for all strokes at the moment of contact with the bat. In your lessons, you focus on the start and finish position of your bat, but it's not very clear where the bat should hit the ball on the bat trajectory. For example, lots of my FH and BH counterhits and topspins send the ball to the net, and I suspect that this is happening because I hit the ball when it's too close to the body or too far away from it, too much to the left or too much to the right...
Hi Konstantin,
The hitting position can be easily identified if you think about it this way.
Get someone to throw a ball to you. Then catch it with two hands in front of you. This position that you catch the ball is a good guide as to where you should hit a ball. This position is the same for forehand and backhand. The only difference is that your body will be turned slightly for the forehand and straight on for the backhand.
Try this positioning out.