"Waldner-Schupf"
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Helge Böger Asked 10 years ago
Hi guys,
in an Tischtennis magazine from germany i found the term "Waldner-schupf".
Now I'm eager to know what kind of Chop(?) that may be....I mean Jan-Ove Waldner is/was famous for his "touch" to the ball..
Is that something he invented?
Hope to hear from you soon.
Greetings
Helge
Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago
Hi Helge,
I haven’t heard the term before. Maybe some of our other German readers will be able to help out.
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Jean Balthazar Posted 10 years ago
Hi,
Living 5km away from the German border and therefore being a bit familiar with the language, what I'm quite sure is that a "Schupf" is a push, not a chop.
Could it be his dropshots?
J-B.
Tim Hermann Posted 8 years ago
Hi,
I think it might be a bit late to answer this question, but I hope it's useful to someone.
The "Waldner-Schupf" is indeed a push, but rather touching the side of the ball by some kind of a stabbing movement and thereby putting sidespin on it and placing it wide on the table.
Unfortunately I don't know what it's called in English.
Heard about this stroke for the first time myself today during a training camp :D
Marcin Lonak Posted 8 years ago
Here at pinkskills two questions away is a discussion about the "Ma Long chop block".
Could it be that the mighty Ma Long Chop Block is in fact a chinese copy of the Waldner-Schupf?
PS. Congratulations to Alois, coaching to the Silver Medal in Rio!!! A tough close Game, with a good chance for gold... Next time
Thanks Marcin.
It was a great result for us.