Your Coach(es) Best Tips

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jrscatman wrote: atomant wrote: After 2 years of training by a coach from Beijing, he finally said these to me: 1. Use your leg to find the ball 2. Use your leg to hit the ball 3. Compact the arm/body movement (legs not included) during each swing.     Nice, did the coach mention anything about timing and rhythm of the strokes?

Used to but hardly anymore. To elaborate further:

1. Using legs to find the ball. This is nothing new but just a different saying of getting into right position to execute the swing. To do that, the footwork must be fast.

2. Using the legs to hit the ball. This is interesting. After 2 solid years of training, practising the basic swing technique and getting it into the muscle memory, I was told to stop any arm movement and reduce the torso/waist movement as much as 70%. Use the leg as the main tool for power and even the swing itself. To increase the spin, just use the wrist.

3. Compact the movement of arm/body. No unnecessary motion. Do not mimic all those fantastic looking swings by those top CN players. The lesser the motion, the faster you are ready for the return shot.

atomant wrote: After 2 years of training by a coach from Beijing, he finally said these to me: 1. Use your leg to find the ball 2. Use your leg to hit the ball 3. Compact the arm/body movement (legs not included) during each swing.

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Edited by VictorK - 12/22/2014 at 12:06pm

My coach often tells me to think forehand when I play, often when my footwork don't work like it should I play to much backhand.. 

In a closely tied game if your shots are not going where you are placing watch your foot work .

hookumsnivy wrote: vvk1 wrote: Stand closer to the table :-) Funny, I've been told multiple times that I'm too close to the table and I need to take a couple of steps back.

suds79 wrote: vvk1 wrote: Stand closer to the table :-) Think it just depends on style. I play SP penhold and use a TPB. For this I would always say close to the table easily. My training partner is a duel inverted two winged looper. For him obviously playing off to get into his type of points is key. Generally I think playing off the table is for the young & athletic. If you can do it? Great. If you're not all that athletic, I think playing off the table just makes it easier for the opponent. Have to know where you are fitness wise.

hookumsnivy wrote: vvk1 wrote: Stand closer to the table :-) Funny, I've been told multiple times that I'm too close to the table and I need to take a couple of steps back.

Same here. The key is to develop a good block and to give yourself time to react to your opponent's shot with a quality shot, I think. I find that some opponents are too powerful or high arcing to take on at the table and taking a step back helps. But just going backwards reduces your power, widesns your angles and gives up time. I am tall so taking a step back has helped, but I don't power loop so I need to stay close to the table to pressure my opponent.

Stand closer to the table :-)

After hit the ball come back neutral position. do not expect the ball never return and your arm still at the salute position. you dont need a camera man to take photo on those shots!

I also think you need to return to tip up ready position between strokes.

cheondo wrote: Keep your racket up at all times. I didn't realize dropping the racket was such a key to me losing so many points.

Keep your racket up at all times. I didn't realize dropping the racket was such a key to me losing so many points.

JKC wrote: "Have you thought of trying another sport?" (not said to me, but I heard it said to another player)

hookumsnivy wrote: NextLevel wrote: My knee issues have nothing to do with the fact that the most important aspect of a stroke from an input perspective is the quality of contact made with the ball.  This is especially true of serving.  If you don't make the right contact, the serve will suffer.

Which is why I was surprised when you said it was for beginners.  I wrote a post on this point and how serving practice helped me learn it.  It helps you move the ball around, misdirect your opponent.. anyways, the objection has been given up - back to more coach's tips.