The Ultimate Challenge: 1000 Forehands in a Row!

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In our video on the forehand counterhit, Alois casually mentioned that if you can hit 1,000 forehands in a row you know you have mastered the stroke. Well, we thought we had better put ourselves to the test. So here is us attempting to hit 1,000 forehands on in a row. Enjoy!

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1	Soft or Hard Grip	Beginner	1:24
2	Different Grips for Forehand and Backhand?	Beginner	3:01
3	Moving Fingers on the Bat	Beginner	1:50
4	Two Fingers on the Back of the Bat	Beginner	1:09
5	Shallow and Deep Grip	Beginner	3:02
6	Switch From Penhold to Shakehand	Beginner	2:33
7	The 6 Most Important Strokes to Learn First in Table Tennis	Beginner	1:19
8	Basic Positioning at the Table	Beginner	3:13
9	Free Hand Position	Beginner	1:42
10	Forehand Counterhit Accuracy	Beginner	2:29
11	Changing Backhand dominance by changing your stance	Beginner	1:36
12	Consistency and Power with Simple Straight Line Strokes	Beginner	3:21
13	The Ultimate Challenge: 1000 Forehands in a Row!	Beginner	11:57
14	Point of Contact on Stroke	Beginner	3:32
15	How to Take the Ball Earlier off the Table	Beginner	1:43
16	Hitting Down the Line	Beginner	1:33
17	Backhand Down the Line	Beginner	1:08
18	Improve Your Switching Between Forehand and Backhand	Beginner	2:32
19	Terms for Looping in Table Tennis	Intermediate	1:02
20	Quality of strokes	Intermediate	1:58
21	Learning Topspin Against Backspin	Intermediate	1:34
22	Changing From Flat Hit to Topspin	Intermediate	2:22
23	Backhand Block From Wide	Intermediate	3:17
24	Returning a Dead Ball	Intermediate	1:17
25	No Spin Push and Chop	Intermediate	6:53
26	No Spin and Backspin Deception	Intermediate	2:00
27	Dealing With No Spin Pushes	Intermediate	2:47
28	Dealing with Short Returns	Intermediate	2:49
29	Bat Angle to Nullify Backspin	Intermediate	1:51
30	Playing Medium High Balls	Intermediate	1:31
31	Smashing a Low Ball	Intermediate	1:17
32	Smash Like a Pro: Master the Timing for Powerful Shots	Intermediate	2:39
33	High Backspin Close to Net	Intermediate	2:58
34	Playing Against a High Backspin Ball	Intermediate	1:55
35	Jump Smash	Advanced	2:24
36	Sidespin on Smashes	Advanced	1:47
37	Countering Sidespin Lobs	Advanced	2:45
38	Returning the Wobbly Shot	Advanced	1:47
39	Forehand From the Backhand Area	Advanced	1:30
40	Topspin Mastery: Hit Harder Without Losing Control	Advanced	2:29
41	Hitting Topspins From Below Table Level	Advanced	2:20
42	Countering Fast Topspin	Advanced	4:01
43	Reverse Forehand Topspin	Advanced	2:50
44	Attacking Short Balls	Advanced	3:05
45	Flicking Problems	Advanced	1:47
46	Faking a Shot	Advanced	1:44
47	Backhand of Tomokazu Harimoto	Advanced	4:06
48	Ideal Distance to Return a Smash	Advanced	1:32
49	Dealing With Sidespin During a Rally	Advanced	2:05
50	Deal With Drop Shot	Advanced	2:23
51	Counter Topspin from Mid Distance	Advanced	2:47
52	Backhand Sidespin Flick	Advanced	4:09
53	Chopping a Smash	Advanced	1:48
54	Chopping With Curve	Advanced	1:52
55	Ultimate Block by Ma Lin	Advanced	1:23
56	Kenta Matsudaira's Sidespin Block	Advanced	3:56
57	Around the Net Forehand Topspin	Advanced	1:26
58	Spin Reversal Misnomer	Advanced	3:12
59	Twiddling with LP Ox and Inverted	Advanced	2:11
60	Correcting Errors	All Levels	1:00
61	Lack of Time	All Levels	3:47
62	Returning Lob	All Levels	1:36
63	Swing and a Miss	All Levels	3:07
64	Shakehand grip options	All Levels	2:33
65	Different Grips During Rallies	All Levels	2:41
66	Positioning to Return a Smash	All Levels	2:24
67	Power on the 5th ball	All Levels	4:07
68	Forehand Shots Topspin and Flat	All Levels	3:24
69	Returning a Dropshot	All Levels	1:40
70	Improving Power	All Levels	1:37
71	Lack of Power	All Levels	2:36
72	Percy Lu's Backhand	All Levels	0:59
73	Receiving Smashes	All Levels	1:52

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Ujjal Chatterjee Posted 1 year ago

Dear Jeff and Alois, wonderful video made by you.

1380+ Fore hand counterhit in a row!!!!

JUST UNBELIEVABLE.

Paul Griz Posted 1 year ago

OMG!!!!

I am beyond impressed!!!! You two are machines!!!! Absolutely loved watching this. It was great to be able to study the strokes from two perspectives without interruption. I know I will improve as a result of watching this. Thank you both for taking the time to make this and the almost superhuman effort and talent. You guys ROCK!!!

Rick August Posted 1 year ago

I like that you guys stress consistency which I think is underappreciated. At the lower levels, where I currently reside, consistency is so important. Getting the ball back a couple of more times per game can make the difference between winning and losing. I'm trying to be more consistent in my play. Keep up the good work.

eduardo espinosa Posted 1 year ago

Obviously, it takes 2 to tango. I was betting Jeff would be the one to miss. His way of hitting is more "stressful", I would say, like more for a match than for a demonstration. While Alois way looks simpler and more relaxed. Hooray to both!! Getting to that level of precision and concentration is something to admire.

Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 1 year ago

Thanks for all the comments and observations.

@Ujjal, we were surprised we did this on the first attempt!

@Paul, it was actually fun to try - I'm glad you got a lot out of it!

@Rick, it is so true, consistency is so important. It seems obvious but if you can get one ball back more than your opponent you win the point :)!

@Eduardo, yes Alois definintely has the more relaxed swing which is probably better since the more relaxed you are generally the faster you can swing which is why all the good players in the World make it look so effortless!

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