Playing low mobility players

Hello,

First of all, thanks for this great resource. There's a lot of great info here.

I am beginning to think about strategy. At my club I am playing a lot of people who don't have speed in terms of lateral movement or fast footwork. They tend to use pushing or blocking close to the table and will stretch to the ball rather than move to the ball.

My question is, what would be a good strategy to put these types of players out of shape? Obviously wide angles would be ideal. I find that they push the serve return and will rarely be surprised on my 3rd ball if I loop it. If I push it, they will just push back.

I find that I'd rather get into an early attack than a pushing match so perhaps my attack on the push needs to be placed better and higher quality?

Thanks!

Hi Eddie,

Thanks for the kind words about the site.

A good strategy against players that don’t move a lot is to serve out wide and then follow up to the other side quickly.  This is best with an attacking shot.  If you push, they have more time to get into position.

Making the attack on the first ball is often easier as well than trying to make an attack after a few pushes.  Utilising your serve is critical for the rest of the rally.