Playing like Timo Boll
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Abhinav Basu Asked 11 years ago
Hi, I want to know that how can I play like Timo Boll. I consider him as the greatest table tennis player. Can you make a video on this topic. And I also want to know how to play with both hands like Timo Boll.
Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago
Hi Abhinav,
Firstly as we always say, trying to play like one of the top players first requires thousands of hours of quality training.
Timo has a simple game that he executes extremely efficiently and well. He has developed a range of serves that suits him and gets the ball where he want sit in a rally. Then he plays effective topspin strokes again with a simple action.
As to changing hands, he has developed this skill through the hours of training with his normal hand. This is not something that he goes out and trains for hours doing. The brain gets the ability to do these things by making connections with what it has learned by using the other side.
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Hi Abhinav,
We answered this question as part of our Ask the Coach Show Episode 2.