Should I change my stroke

Kevin Fang Asked 13 years ago

Hi Alois (Pingskills),

I've recently played a tournament, and I have a lot of comments about my stroke being too long. I would say they're about Wang Liqin's length, maybe a bit slower.

Because I'm tall and big, 6foot+ and 190+ pounds, should I go for a shorter stroke, such as Timo Boll's or Maze's? I'm not trying to replicate them, but if I focused more on spin and control, would I get further? I find myself lacking accuracy, but most importantly, an automatic stroke that I can use, which is basically like the same stroke for slow spinny loops and strong loop kills. For me it's more different, and I find myself playing two different strokes for slow loops and loop kills, which results in inaccuracy. For example, I can use the stroke fine when someone is fishing me, but not when I am playing close to the table and I get switch from a BH - BH rally etc.

I want to change my stroke, should I shorten it and concentrate more on spin? I like to kill the ball a lot, but I think it will really affect my performance in tournaments. Sure, it'll make me play better in rallies, but I think this will affect my short game a lot.

Thanks, I hope you can answer my question!