What is timing
Strokes
Oscar Moe Myint Asked 6 years ago
Dear Sir,
Let me know how would you define 'Timing'? Does it refer to right movement or right contact to the ball?
Alois Rosario Answered 6 years ago
Hi Oscar,
It is the contact on the ball. As it suggests it is when you are hitting the ball.
You can use different timing for the same shot with different effect. Experiment with the timing and see what happens.
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Oscar Moe Myint Posted 6 years ago
Rohan Keogh Posted 6 years ago
Alois, I recently heard Mariann Domonkos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9gklftSy1Y) describe timing as being when in your stroke you contact the ball rather than when in the ball's flight. Her concept makes sense, but by definition 'timing' can relate to any aspect of TT, can't it - timing of your footwork, timing of your weight transfer, timing of your shot preparation, timing of the contact point in the ball's flight path, timing of the contact in you stroke path, timing of your victory (or anguish) cry ...
Obviously all these different elements combine to create an overall, and unique, timing for every shot and a changes to the timing of any of one the elements can have a significant (albeit sometimes subtle) impact the shot outcome. So why do we focus so much on the ball flight path?