Hitting to the right handside

martin Law

Last updated on 02-Jul-2009 08:53:17 PM

Hi,

Im a right handed player.Of course it is easier to use forehand to loop the ball to the left handside of me....but hitting to the right hand side of me...i find it very hard....and i really don't know how to do that...please teach me

and Alois Rosario said...

Hi Martin,

The difference between hitting to the left or right side can be as little as a small change in your finger or wrist position. By playing the same stroke as you are doing now, just push your wrist back slightly.

In practice see if you can use the same stroke and get the ball to move all over the table. Even try to get the ball to miss off the right hand side. You may think this is crazy, but it helps you to loosen up your wrist and find the limit of how far back you need to have your wrist.

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Comments on this question

martin Law commented...

on the 10-May-2009 04:23:50 PM

Thank you....i'll try that

martin Law commented...

on the 30-Jun-2009 01:41:41 AM

Hi....i got a problem.....eventhough i have push my wrist back slightly it doesn\'t work.then i push my wrist back to the limit then only that works....but that kind of loop is not fast.What must i do?

bertus bertus commented...

on the 30-Jun-2009 11:19:36 PM

Martin,

Maybe this will help you out on this problem. Try to step out (much) further so that youre body is almost positioned sideways on to the table. That's the advice I once received from my coach.

Alois Rosario from PingSkills said...

on the 02-Jul-2009 07:42:07 PM

Hi, Yes turning sideways may help but you just need to be aware that you will be out of position for the next ball if you don't turn back quickly. Try really relaxing your wrist so that it is turned back and turning your waist rather than your feet.

Ji-Soo Woo commented...

on the 02-Jul-2009 08:53:17 PM

Hi Martin

maybe you are making contact with the ball too far in front of your body? Maybe that's why you keep hitting cross court. Try hitting the ball earlier in your stroke before the racquet face has closed too much in your follow through.

Good luck

Ji-Soo