Wobbly Shot in Table Tennis
Strokes
Ivelin neo97 Asked 12 years ago
Hi guys! You're so cool. I enjoy your videos every day. But today i want to ask you something. When i'm lobbing and i'm away from the table it's hard for me to deal with a short ball. Most of the times i'm dealing with getting to the ball as fast as i can but i don't know what kind of contact i have to do when i reach it. If i only little push the ball forward, the opponent will "kill" me with his shot cuz i'm near the table. I saw Jun Mizutani and Xu Xin doing some kind of tricky shot, to create a lot of side spin, to confuse the opponent and to buy themselves some time to get away from the table. it would be very nice if you guys can help me with that and also i think that isn't only my problem. :)
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Ivelin,
That shot is a good one to do when you are caught in the situation when you are forced close to the table. All they are doing is putting sidespin on the lob. So instead of just putting the lob up with some topspin, you brush across the ball to get some sidespin.
They may also do some fake movements to make it harder for the opponent to tell what kind of spin is on the ball.
We used to call it a Wobbly or a Wiggly.
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Ji-Soo Woo Posted 12 years ago
It's also easier to fool the opponent because if you contact the ball close to the floor they often can't see the point of contact because the table is on the way.
Ivelin neo97 Posted 12 years ago
Thank you all, u're awesome :))
Aasim Showkat Posted 12 years ago
I was about to ask this question
Levent Ucer Posted 12 years ago
Thanks..
Ardak . Posted 12 years ago
That is MAGIC !!!! Thank you very much!
Orr Margalit Posted 12 years ago
very good tip but can you put backspin and the ball wull come back
You can put backspin as well. the only problem with backspin is that it brings the ball closer to the net and easier to smash but if they don't pick the spin then it could be useful.
Federick Yam Posted 12 years ago
grerat trick. thank you.
Nabil Almahrami Posted 12 years ago
This is really good trick. In fact it is inspirational.. One can do other tricks in that situations !. I really like it
sri-lal surana Posted 12 years ago
Great trick...
Sohan Punnoose Posted 12 years ago
We have to be fast , right ? What happens when we cant spin?
Ron Mangalindan Posted 11 years ago
Hi Alois,
I am now practicing a new serve, the one the call "corkscrew serve" or other term. When i search the web, I see different things. And As you remember from my past questions, I am a leftie, so It would really help if you show me how to do it and how to put different spins on it since I will be competing soon on a local competion here. Thanks!
gabe yap Posted 11 years ago
pretty helpful
elvin tee Posted 11 years ago
Nice, but how to return that ball?
Jon Ferguson Posted 11 years ago
I've seen Waldner do this shot a number of times (YouTube).
He also does a variation where he chops the ball under the table, and the back spin makes the ball bounce back over the net towards him. Impossible to return!