Re-learning to play TT with left hand

Bruce Barnes Asked 8 years ago

Hi Alois,

I recently had an accident, (fell off ladder) damage to my right rotator cuff was severe, complete tear for the supraspinatus. So lifting my right arm has become a challenge. I'm going to have surgery but recovery time is almost a year.

Iv'e decided to try to learn to play TT with my left hand. I have access to a robot and surprisingly two days ago had some success.

Any suggestions to learning all over again to play table tennis with opposite hand?

Regards

Bruce

Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago

Hi Bruce,

Sorry to hear about the injury. Glad that you are able to move on and work with your left hand. Hope all goes well with the recovery.

I think the most important thing is allow yourself time to learn again. You may find it really refreshing and now that you have access to technique it may actually be easier to learn new strokes.

The biggest thing I find is that players when using their non dominant hand forget to change their stance which often means they develop their backhand easier than their forehand.

Good luck with it all and keep us up to date with your progress.

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Bruce Barnes Posted 8 years ago

Thanks Alois,

Yes I find backhand using my non dominant hand is easer than forehand....stance is a bit off.

Lets see how I do in a few months time.

Cheers