Forehand Counterhit - Table Tennis Video Lesson
The Forehand Counterhit
The Starting Position
The Forehand counterhit is one of the most important strokes to learn when starting. Like everything in table tennis, keep it simple. Your feet can be fairly straight to the table with a little turn to your forehand side if you feel more comfortable. Your swing start position is with your bat beside you with the full face of the bat showing to the oncoming ball. The bat is at hip height.
The Finishing Position
Your swing is up and forward and should finish at an imaginary line that is drawn in front of the middle of your body. You don’t need to swing past this line as it makes recovery slower and throws you off balance. The bat should finish between shoulder and head high. There is no wrist involved with this stroke. The movement is mainly lower arm with a little upper arm.
Practice your Forehand using the Consistency Chart. Make sure to keep the ball slow at first until you have really mastered the stroke. That means you can easily hit at least 100 shots in a row without a mistake. If you can spend just 10 minutes of your Table Tennis training session doing this you will be amazed at your improvement.
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