Multi-Ball only useful for beginners

DHS Lover Asked 11 years ago

Hi PingSkills

There's a coach said that multi ball is only useful for beginners and useless for pros

He said that it's better to practice with only one ball.

What do you think about it? If it's useful, how much frequency should I practice with multi ball?

Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago

Hi Frendy,

The top Chinese players utilise multi-ball for their training.

As a generalisation, I think 25% of your training can be made up of multi-ball drills.

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Thoughts on this question (6)

DHS Lover Posted 11 years ago

So how much training should I have with multi-ball?

And what should I focus when training with it?

Ilia Minkin Posted 11 years ago

Show this video to your coach: http://v.qq.com/boke/page/s/9/7/s0146yo3597.html

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago
About 25% of you training. You can focus on the things you are focusing on in general with your training.

Dieter Verhofstadt Posted 11 years ago

It's amazing how coaches can make random claims like this.

zeeshan baba Posted 11 years ago

hiiii..... pungskills ,

i mostly lost the ball from the table i am not able to place the ball . my quest.... is that what factors improve my placement . and which type of bat is best for me

Jaydev Ashra Posted 11 years ago

Hi friends,

I think Multiball is useful for ingraining a particular stroke, say forehand loops. There are also Footwork drills and Placement Drills to improve these areas. I use more than 30% Multiball training for my players and in my practice, too. From experience, I get to know that it is more useful after you advance in your level.