Fluent and relaxed
Strokes
D K Asked 10 years ago
Hello coach,
If I practise a topspin (that I hate),everyone says that I should make the stroke relaxed.
But when I relax and make the loop freely, it ends in the net or I miss the ball.
But if I strengthen my arm and use more power, I often hit the ball with an edge of the bat, send the ball on my own half of the table or send it toward my opponents head or even higher.
Do you have any idea where is the mistake?
The same thing happens while I am training a chop:
relaxed stroke:weak,spinless ball,ends in the net or even under the table
powered stroke: fast,average spin,ends far behind the table. Even when I chop a backspin with my longpips,it often ends behind the table.
How is this possible?
Do you have any idea how can I correct it?
Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago
Hi DK,
There is a balance between being too relaxed and too tight. Most players though will err on the side of being too tight. It is a matter of making sure your arm and body go through the stroke correctly with the least amount of effort possible.
This is an important lesson to learn about your strokes.
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D K Posted 10 years ago
And can I somehow recognize how much power I have to use against a specific stroke?
Experience… Work on being relaxed and watch what happens with every ball that you hit.
D K Posted 10 years ago
I will do my best
One of the greatest problems with it is that I am constantly playing a very high ball when chopping a fast topspin using forehand.
Partially it happens because I have no time to react