Weaknesses

FH Block, BH topspin vs block, BH Smash

MY WEAKNESSES

FH block..... i dont know how cant i do a forehand block

FH push 

BH smash 

MY STRENGTHS

FH Topspin against topspin

BH block

BH punch 

Mine are service return and all aspect defense (I mean "ALL": block, chop, lob).

I'm trying to compensate with better serve and offense power, though.

Sometimes you can cover up weaknesses by having really good strengths.

Weakness:

- BH topspin (opening). I have no feel for it in relation to how much forwards and upwards momentum I give the ball.

- In less extent, my service return is not flawless. (grrr! Cursed no spin serves!)

Mine very very big weakness is push...I don´t know it.. :)every my ball is high and easy for my opponent to flick me when I push the ball :D

Hi Marian,

Try brushing the ball more on contact or closing the angle of the blade more.

The reverse pendulum serve. Such a convoluted sequence of actions just to do a sidespin+backspin serve.

Compared to forehand counterhitting my backhand counterhit consistency is way behind. 

I still find the reverse pendulum difficult...  just focus on doing more of the serves that I feel comfortable with.

my only weakness is a heavy sidespin 

Service return and footwork are my worst weaknesses. 

i am a offensive player and my weakness is blocking.

What are your stronger hits, and which one is your best service alois??

My forehand topspin is my strength and my favourite serve is the high toss pendulum serve.

Thank you Alois! I must work on my push because it´s very important stroke in my strategy :)

hey alois...... how are my weaknesses and strengths? are they common or are they different from other players usually have?

Sarthak,

Everyone has different things.  Yours are quite common.

ohh...

I've got so many weaknesses it's not even funny.

First, my serve sucks. This could be down to not really trying to learn how to serve, so hopefully I am going to improve in this area soon.

My backhand is far inferior to my forehand. It's not nearly as bad as when I started, but it's still far from my desired level.

I also can't defend. It's all nice and well when I'm in control and attack first, which is most of the time, but as soon as I am forced to defend I just desperately run around and hit the ball hoping it will land back on the table. I don't really know how to get better at defending because everyone I've had as a hitting/training partner has been less aggressive than me.

This extreme aggressiveness and impulsivity combined with my not-so-great technique leads to too many unforced errors and losing points I really shouldn't.

Another big problem is my lack of mental toughness. I get very angry very easily, berate myself after every point I lose and can't stay calm when it's close. I've hung on well against players much better than me until something like 6-6 and then suddenly I disappear and not win a single point more.

Overall, considering I've been playing for 2 years now (albeit I only started getting serious about improving a few months ago) my progress is far from satisfactory.

@Jana

Only playing seriously for a few months now?! Don't worry to much, keep practising and things get a lot better.

But it takes some 5-6 years or so to make it look anywere near decent. Keep up the good spirit and practise, it's a difficult sport!

Cheers!

There excists no glory without failure!

Hey Jana,

It sounds like you are right in the middle of getting better.  I think everyone goes through these feelings at some stage.  I also think that everyone could tell you 5 things that they want to improve.

Don't be too hard of yourself.  As Bertus said it is a matter of years before the game starts to look comfortable.

Serving takes years.  One of your sides, forehand or backhand will always be better.  Try to spend a bit more time on your weaker side so that there isn't a real hole in your game that they can exploit easily.  If you can put the ball on the table reasonably consistently then that is enough to plug the gap.

To improve your defence play some practice games where you decide that you will only block.  In training get them to topspin to you and you only block.  When they are doing their footwork drills etc take that time to practice your blocking as well.

Keep working on your game.

what about your weaknesses Jeff?