How to switch from a backhander to forehander

Table Tennis Strokes and Technique

Last updated 6 years ago

Krishna nandhaa Jayachandran

Krishna nandhaa Jayachandran Asked 6 years ago

I'm a good backhanded player  so I'm not at all good in forehand so please tell me how shall I switch to forehand.

Or is it good to be a backhander.


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 6 years ago

Hi Krishna,

It is OK to be a backhand dominant player.  If you are wanting to focus more on the forehand, start with altering your feet position.  Try getting your left foot a bit closer to the table than your right foot.  This will turn your body into a better position to make the forehand strokes.


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Benzene Chiral

Benzene Chiral Posted 6 years ago

I used to be like that too. What I did was to switch to penhold grip. That forced me to use forehand. Got used to it, then switched back to shakehand grip.


Benzene Chiral

Benzene Chiral Posted 6 years ago

Also, I tried to cover the entire table as much as possible with forehand, it is quite natural for penholders.


Benzene Chiral

Benzene Chiral Posted 6 years ago

Does it work?


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 6 years ago

It can work.  It is however very difficult to do.


Benzene Chiral

Benzene Chiral Posted 6 years ago

It worked for me at least. But… yeah it's quite difficult.



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