Practicing by myself?
Jonn Jonn
Submitted on 08-Mar-2008 04:58:20 PM
Last updated on 26-Mar-2008 10:08:40 AM
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What is the best way to practice by yourself? No one in my family or friends play table tennis, but i am really big into it, and is quite good. Are there any good methods i should use when practicing by myself?
and Alois Rosario said...
Hi Jonn,
Practcing by yourself is never a substitute for playing with someone else.
My first suggestion would be to try and find a local club. Let us know through the 'Contact Us' page, which country you are from and I will see if I have any suggestions.
The things that you can practice by yourself effectively is your serving.
Work on placing your serves to difficult positions on the table. Then you can have a go at trying to generate some spin. Have a look at the Lesson on the Serve.
Apart from that you can get some benefit by putting the table up against a wall and hitting the ball constantly to improve your rhythm and control.
You can do some control routines such as bouncing the ball up on your bat and seeing how many times you can do that successfully. Then you can try flipping your bat over between each hit for a greater challenge.
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Jonn Jonn commented...
on the 23-Mar-2008 06:36:02 AM
hey thanks for the tips!
im getting a new table soon so i cant wait to do soem of the stuff you told me.
also im trying to get my brother to play and get him good lol so i would have a practice buddy :D
