#BEST FOREHAND LOOP IN TABLE TENNIS PRO PROFESSIONAL#
This bat has been made purposely to be used for recreation and not professional use. It gives one a spin speed rating of 96% and a control rating of 94%. The bat absorbs a considerable amount off shock using the shock absorbing technology in it. The rubber has 2 mm of sponge and 6 light blades made from ply. The rubber on the pads of this racket provides enough quality for use in a professional tournament. Here is a look at the top 10 table tennis rackets one may opt to get this year, with their features, performance and areas where they are suitably used outlined clearly. Deep considerations must therefore made before getting a paddle that suits your needs. Some have even been approved for use in official tournaments while some can’t be used. Some rackets have been built solely for recreational use while others have very high performance ratings for professional use. The performance of the rackets differ depending on several factors such as grip, size, how well they absorb shock and their performance ratings. It may affect your game no matter how good you are at ping pong. Here is a link about some good technical notes about table tennis for further reading.Īnd what about the science of this all? Here is a great reading (pdf) Timing and attacking forehand drive for it.The importance of the quality of your table tennis racket during the game cannot be underestimated. Change bat angle only as last resort to land the ball on the table. So to recap, keep the bat angle the same but just vary the speed of the stroke. So by changing the bat angle as a secondary measure, it is better than changing it all the time. Now and then, the bat angle has to be changed to compensate for a weird ball that is coming. So by keeping the table tennis bat the same most of the time and varying the speed of the stroke, the brain will learn all the different way to hit with different speed to keep the ball landing on the table. This way the brain figures out that with angle and with speed, the ball goes a certain way. In addition to timing, one aspect that should increase reaction time is to keep the angle of bat consistence during training and playing. The below table summaries the timing for different table tennis strokes. Just by waiting for the ball and hitting it at the correct number will increase consistency by a long way. Try it out next time you play or practice.
#BEST FOREHAND LOOP IN TABLE TENNIS PRO FULL#
In order to execute a strong shot with full power, one must be in a proper position and the shot be executed with proper timing.įor backhand counter hit we would wait for the ball to be at number 1.Īlso by watching or tracking the ball, this allows or gives more time to hit the ball back versus just standing there and waiting for the ball to return. To learn the proper way, slow down and learn the proper timing. Without the proper timing than no matter how much training is involved, it will be futile and inconsistent. In table tennis, there are many players that are over hitting and accelerating too soon on their looping strokes for example. So a stroke that is too early is no better than the one that is too late. In table tennis the key to consistency is and proper stroke is timing and this is one of the biggest difference between amateur table tennis players and professional table tennis players. For example, for the forehand counter hit, we wait for the ball to reach number 2 or 3 before hitting the ball.
The diagram below shows the table tennis numbers of the ball trajectory.īy knowing the number we can label main points on the trajectory which helps us in training.
So in order to easily tell someone which height of the ball trajectory to hit the ball at, we number main points of the ball trajectory. Numbers? What are table tennis numbers? In table tennis, it is important to hit the ball at a certain height.