Body Alignment

Strokes

Tim Challener
Tim Challener Asked 7 years ago

When preparing to receive and incoming ball should your body point to the incoming ball or intended direction to hit the ball?

 


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 7 years ago

Hi Tim,

The body will face towards the ball all the time so as it comes in and also as it goes away.  This is a general direction.

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D K

D K Posted 7 years ago

So that means that when my opponent sends the ball (righthander-righthander) from his wide forehand to my backhand and I want to send it to his backhand corner,I must turn during the stroke?


Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 7 years ago

You will do that naturally as the ball is travelling.


D K

D K Posted 7 years ago

Hm?
Then it seems that I do something bad because when I am doing a flat stroke,I need to "petrify" my body in Receiving direction,whereas during spinny strokes I usually petrify my body in deflecting direction.


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