How to perfect a smash

chris wood Asked 12 years ago

Hi i'm a new member of PingSkills. i'm having trouble smashing the ball, it either goes out or in the net, i've done the top spin stroke but it still goes out or in the net... i'm thinking of getting the ping skills rook but i don't know what rubber i shoud get thanks!!

Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Chris,

What type of bat are you using at the moment.

The Rook is a good first bat.  It comes with rubber on it already.  It comes with Lion 5 Star rubber which is a reasonable first rubber.  It is not too fast but allows you to generate spin and learn your strokes correctly.

The stroke of the smash and the topspin are both covered in our Strokes & Technique lessons.  If you are not making the shots consistently, try slowing the ball down.  For the topspin, make sure you are getting enough spin on the ball for it to dip onto the table.