Forehand Variation
Strokes
krishi meka Asked 14 years ago
Hi Alois,
Thank you for the awesome videos. learned a lot from them.
I have a question about forehand variation. I am originally a tennis player. I started playing ping pong since 4 years. i have attained a decent forehand and backhand. I am stronger on my backhand (with considerable variation. I want to Improve my shot variation on my forehand, to make it difficult for my opponent. I recently tried to incorporate the eastern grip forehand form from tennis into ping pong.
Instead of holding the bat normally(red towards the opponent) I turn the bat back in the last minute and hit it with the black end. with the normal arm movements. It gives me an intense top spin with no rising.
My problem is consistency (as in the contact point) and the foot work needed. Also, please advise if there are any changes needed for the arm movement.
Please help. my friends almost got used to my current game style.
Krishi
Alois Rosario Answered 14 years ago
Hi Krishi,
There is not much margin for error with that stroke. I think with the variation in bounce and spin this will be rally difficult to get consistent. I would try to play a more conventional stroke using the forehand face of your racket. You really would get a lot of spin but you will also make a lot of errors.
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