Individual training
Training
Mark Unknown Asked 15 years ago
I have recently taken up table tennis and don't know many others who play and am yet to find a training partner. Are there any drills I can do on my own to help me improve?
Jeff Plumb Answered 15 years ago
Take a look at our lesson on practicing alone. This has quite a few suggestions on how you can improve on your own.
In addition you can perform some shadow play. This is where you emulate your strokes without a table tennis ball. You imagine as if you were really playing and practice the stroke over and over. This is a really effective way of practicing when you don't have a partner. We have shadow play on our list of videos to make.
Let me know if you've tried some of these suggestions and if you think they have helped you out.
Recommended Video
#42 - Study Your Opponent
This is the second training plan focusing on match strategy. Last week we looked at your strengths and building a game around that. This week you should examine one of your competitors and pick out their weaknesses. Then you can design some training drills to expose those weaknesses. By doing this you'll be able to exploit them in a match situation and win points more easily.
Watch NowNo comments yet!
Become a free member to post a comment about this question.