Practicing strengths before tournament
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Archel Taneka Sutanto Asked 11 years ago
Hi Alois and Jeff,
First of all, Merry Christmas to you and Pingskills team.
Recently, I am practicing for a tournament preparation and I realized that my backhand strokes were more powerful than my forehand. Also, when I played matches with my friends, my backhand was more often used (pushes and topspins). Should I practice more for the backhand than the forehand?
Thank you,
Regards, Archel
Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago
Hi Archel,
Thanks for the wishes.
Very close to a tournament it is usually better to focus on things that are going to win you points. It is difficult to make a lot of progress with your weaknesses so by focusing on your strengths you will practice things that you are going to use during the tournament.
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Archel Taneka Sutanto Posted 11 years ago
Alright I get it, thanks for the advice
Then how about the ball placement?
I applied a duck tape to my table (about 15 cm from the backhand court of my "opponent's" table) so that I have to hit the ball to that place only. My father recommended me doing that because he said that the backhand would be many players' weaknesses.
That is a good idea.