Moving to Cover the Angles
Strokes
Thomas McCann Asked 14 years ago
After every shot should i recover to a neutral position. On greg letts site there is an article about covering angles and i believe u have a video like this on youtube. So for example if i hit a forehand down the line should i shuffle to my left to cover the wide angle. The thing that i am worried about is that when i do this i will go back to a problem i had before from playing tennis where i played with little strength and was jumping about or dancing between shots. Thanks
Alois Rosario Answered 14 years ago
Hi Thomas,
The principle of covering the angles is correct. You will find you will start to do this quite naturally after a while.
You need to work more on your movement. Footwork and movement needs to be balanced and without bouncing. Most of the movements in Table Tennis are sideways. You should try to keep your eyes level when moving. This will eliminate the jumping around.
By staying low and on the ground, your power will also increase.
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Thomas McCann Posted 14 years ago
Hi Thomas,
You could also shuffle and hit a ball from the middle position before moving back for the other forehand hit.