Forehand Problems

I had the same problem hitting the side of my bat, i didnt know why til I readed somewhere Alois saying a player must look at the ball always, and I found like Alois said here, that was my problem, I dont look at the ball when im hitting it so i miss, I still have that problem, but it's working better til i try to watch the ball always, you should do the same you will see you wont have that fail when you watch the ball always

Wait for the ball till it comes almost parallel to your body and then try to brush the ball to generate the topspin with as much open face of the bat as you can.  Your action must have enough forward motion also. Most importantly, don't try to attack the ball too early while looping, just wait for the ball to come to the right hitting area. Hope this will help you as far as consistency is concern.

This is excatcly my problem too. I just had a game with my friends andi realised that...whenever i tried to loop the ball, i can hit it but i missed the table!! I was wondering, "should i trade control for power?" But after i red how to perfect that stroke, i finally understand where i go wrong, is to look at the ball and consistency an docntrol is far more important than power.

Keeping the head balanced as much as possible is one of the key factors.

U are right.

Ian, you should practice doing two specific things to address your problems. First, visualize the path of the oncoming ball. Make sure that you place your racket in the path when you backswing, and that you swing forward through the path of the ball. This will help you to more consistently contact the ball with the center of your racket head. Second, you should visualize the trajectory that you plan for your own shot, from when the ball leaves the racket, to its path through the air, and then to where it lands on the table. With a lot of practice, you should get used to making fine adjustments in your technique to more precisely create your planned trajectory. What you want to avoid is using the exact same technique for every oncoming ball without regard for the characteristics of the ball, and you want to avoid mindlessly ripping at the ball - doing that will make it very difficult to determine what is wrong with your execution.