Free hand on racket

Table Tennis Rules

Last updated 3 years ago

Mike Sotak

Mike Sotak Asked 3 years ago

Are you allowed to touch the racket with your free hand during a rally?  My son uses his free hand to get extra spin on the ball when hitting it.


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 3 years ago

Hi Mike,

You are allowed to use your free hand on the racket.  I think it will make it more difficult ultimately to generate spin and it will also slow him down.  

If you want to beat him, let him keep doing it...


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D K

D K Posted 3 years ago

It is bad idea to use the free hand like this.
It only throws him off-balance. This is not tennis.

As Alois says,the free hand only brakes the playing one.
Free hand's role is in balancing the body,am I right,Alois?


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 3 years ago

Yep. 



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