Basic Strokes FAQ

Find out what our readers are asking about the basic strokes. This is such an important area to get right that there is always a lot of discussion.

1	Introduction	0:15
2	Forehand Counterhit Accuracy	2:29
3	Leg Work When Playing Forehands	2:13
4	Forehand Topspin Follow Through	2:32
5	Changing From Flat Hit to Topspin	2:22
6	Forehand Shots Topspin and Flat	3:24
7	Forehand Topspin Angles and Swings	2:26
8	Use of Your Wrist	3:58
9	Slow to Fast Progression	1:47
10	The Role of the Fingers in the Shakehand Grip	3:03
11	Soft or Hard Grip	1:24
12	Changing Grip Between Backhand and Forehand	2:12
13	Switching Between Forehand and Backhand	2:06
14	Different Grips During Rallies	2:41
15	Improving Backhand Topspin	1:21
16	Topspin Down the Line	2:19
17	Timing your forehand	4:48
18	Two Fingers on the Back of the Bat	1:09
19	Hitting a faster Backhand	1:06
20	Moving Fingers on the Bat	1:50
21	When To Use Backhand or Forehand	2:12
22	Terms for Looping in Table Tennis	1:02
23	Free Hand Position	1:42
24	Shallow and Deep Grip	3:02
25	Switch From Penhold to Shakehand	2:33
26	Quality of strokes	1:58
27	Pushing Long Balls	1:25
28	Forehand vs backhand	1:36
29	Returning Lob	1:36
30	Forehand Topspin Bat Angle	2:57
31	Swing and a Miss	3:07
32	Shakehand grip options	2:33
33	Dealing With No Spin Pushes	2:47
34	Different Grips for Forehand and Backhand?	3:01