Playing against Heavy Top Spin Loop

dont just block, try to guide it forward\

what do you mean by 'heavy' loop. Is it a high arc loop after your chop? If so, then like Qian said, stay mid distance. If it's more of a speedy loop, u may be able to block it back near table. 

What I meant by heavy top spin is that it has power and spin. Yes, it has heavy arc. This chineese friend of mine does low tragectory loop very fast. What do you mean by 'guide'? I think I tried even that, but these balls hit hard to the blade (I can hear the sound) and just bounce.

and you can also loop drive it just what other people said.  just watch more videos of choppers and you might come up with something.  i am pretty sure there are other ways.  joo either chops, guides, or loop drives the ball back.  hou yingchao does something similar, but has more variation in his shots.  

Find any way to hit it back such as me i just slightly touch the ball when its in heavy topspin and i goes over. Each time you hit the ball there is a time when your opponent has to hit it back making there more of a chance for them to miss it.


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if you are mid distance, counter-loop should be the safest way to deal, if you are close to table, good luck...

varghesep wrote: I tried to block the heavy loop balls coming to my FH with various racket angles. Nothing is working as the ball normally goes high.

You simply need more training. Don't forget that this is a very difficult shot - especially for a beginner.
What you are doing is OK. The first thing you need to learn is to block them (also from medium distance to the table). Blocking them is the safest shot. Everything else is much more difficult. Close the racket at about 45 degrees and pay special attention to how you contact the ball because this is a primary source of errors. If the ball has much spin and little speed you have to add speed yourself in order to keep the spin from kicking in on your racket too much. You do this by moving your wrist and underarm forward through the ball and slightly upwards. The forward motion is essential here. It gives speed and direction to your block. If the ball goes still high you have to add some downward movement i.e. you pay extra attention at making contact with the ball on the top and then go down a litte and forward.

Chopping should be the next step. This will be more difficult. You'll need approximately 1 year (at least) to get your fh chop to an acceptable level. Don't despair. It's difficult. The more spin is in the incoming ball the faster your downward movement has to be to keep the ball from going high. Let the ball fall and contact it at about hip hight. Bend your kness and keep your back straight! This is really important otherwise you can easiy get back problems from bending your back ....

Counterlooping is not very effective if you are using classical chopper equipment. It is possible, but not very dangerous. It's good to break the rhythm of your opponent, but I wouldn't start training this unless your chop is good.

I'm going to go another direction. If he is able to drive the ball with good forward momentum then you've already gotten behind in the point. That means you've given him a high ball or one without enough spin to force him to lift up. What you really need to focus on is how to keep him from hitting that shot.

Cole & Swiffers:
your talking tactics, and from that point of view you may have a point, but IMHO varghesep has a need to learn confidence in his block against spin. Once he's done that he can think about yr tactical suggestions