Problems on "dead" balls
Strokes
Emanuele Corsi Asked 7 years ago
Hello Pingskills. Can you suggest me a way to improve my game on soft, no-weight balls? these are the balls one should just kill making holes on the opponent table, but I find myself far more comfortable returning on strong long balls or counter-attacking topspins. It's a bit awkward that I can't handle easy balls... Thank you very much!
Alois Rosario Answered 7 years ago
Hi Emanuele,
Easy ball are only easy if they are easy... Might sound silly but...
If you find the slower balls with no spin difficult to play then they are not an easy ball but a difficult ball for you.
To deal with these, you need to work with topspin and think more about placement and then move your arm through the stroke a little faster to generate the speed. Make sure you keep the shape of the stroke the same when you speed it up.
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Emanuele Corsi Posted 7 years ago
Thanks a lot, alas you're right (it's not easy for me). The shape of the stroke could be the key as you said, probably I just mess it up when I have too much time to think. Probably I could try and record myself to see what exactly happens. Thanks again!
No problems.