Reverse smash

Strokes

dib sharafeldine
dib sharafeldine Asked 13 years ago

thx for respounding on my first question and because of it im in a tournement so i need to know how to do a reverse smash


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago

Hi Dib,

Glad you are doing well.

If the ball is high on the backhand side you should move around and use your forehand to make the smash.  This is the safest and best way to do it.


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D K

D K Posted 10 years ago

How is it possible to play a reverse forehand block???

I have seen one of the top players in my town play it quite often.

But I am not sure if he does not simply twiddle.
He is too fast and I have a very big problem to find out even what colour is the opponent's striking rubber due to its speed.


Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago

Not sure what that is.  Anyone else able to help out?


Johan B

Johan B Posted 10 years ago

Maybe it's this block? (reverse forehand block sounds like a backhand block on the forehand side)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJOgpmt8ulc


D K

D K Posted 10 years ago

Johan

No,that is not the stroke I meant.

 

The block I mean is played with the forehand side.


Johan B

Johan B Posted 10 years ago

So what makes it "reverse"? That you drag the bat down to create backspin perhaps?


D K

D K Posted 10 years ago

No.

It is a block played at the BACKHAND side of the TABLE with the FOREHAND side of the BAT


Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago

OK, now I have it.  Sometime players with pimples on the backhand may use this.  Try to turn your hand over to play the block from the backhand side with the forehand side of the bat.  The most important thing is to get he angle of your bat right on the point of contact.


D K

D K Posted 10 years ago

Ok,thank you.

Now I just have to find  out the technique against a fast,spinless serve.

Today I lost every point from it.
I tried to chop,flas hit,even a loop-everything was into the net,behind the tabel or even next to the table


Johan B

Johan B Posted 10 years ago

Keep looping it!


D K

D K Posted 10 years ago

Looping?
With longpips?

Mad idea :D


Johan B

Johan B Posted 10 years ago

Haha... But do you have them on both sides?


D K

D K Posted 10 years ago

No

But I have never received a no spin fast serve to my soft


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