Lobbing
Strokes
Shripathi ramakrishnan Asked 14 years ago
hi alois and jeff
in a rally when i sometimes make mistakes my opponents either play a kill shot or a smash against a low ball . i know when to take a step or 2 back but then the smash comes with such speed that i cant move back on time to play lobs. how can i reach a comfortable distance from the table in such a short time and /or how can i create this time? also can u offer me any more useful tips on lob? i would really appreciate those on winning a point when forced to play a lob?
thank you
Alois Rosario Answered 14 years ago
Hi Shripathi,
When you are forced to lob you are in about a 20% chance of winning the point. So make the most of this position.
It is important to move into a position that will close off the angles from where they will smash the ball. Also move back quickly as soon as you see the ball going up high.
Take a look at our lesson on the Lob. This will show you this as well.
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