Constant ball
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Ardak . Asked 9 years ago
Hi, coaches!
Is it useful to practice with constant ball? I have no partner to practice topspins. That's why I put a ball on a stick, then tried to practice brushing the ball and to focus on the contact moment. Then I felt that my brushing action improved on slow balls, but I got problems with fast balls. Should I continue practice topspins like that? Or is it harmful?
Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago
Hi Ardak,
I think hitting a ball from a stationary position has limited benefit. It is better than not doing anything.
It doesn't give you a realistic ball to work with.
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Ardak . Posted 9 years ago
Thank you very much!
Jean Balthazar Posted 9 years ago
If you don't have a partner and can't afford a robot, maybe you could build yourself some kind of return board (look it up on Google). You wouldn't need to put rubber on it, just incline it so that it will block back your topspin ball.
Ardak . Posted 9 years ago
Thank you, Jean Balthazar. I forgot to say that I train with fixed balls at home. There is no table for tennis at home. If I had table for tennis then I would build some kind of return board.