Singles and doubles improvement

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Wayne Sy Asked 13 years ago

Hi coach, I just wanted to ask something about improvement. If I were to improve and develop my singles performance, would I be able to improve my doubles performance just by improving my singles performance? thanks in advance

Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago

Hi Wayne,

Yes, singles and doubles performances are very closely linked. I don't like to focus too much on doubles unless you have a specific combination you are working on and it is close to a tournament.

You will see in Table Tennis that there are not really any specialist doubles players that are no good at singles.

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Wayne Sy Posted 13 years ago

thanks coach

Atanas Atanasov Posted 13 years ago

Hi Alois,

Can I play the backhand serve with lefthander in doubles? If I can, where should I place my body for my next stroke.

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 13 years ago
Hi Nasko,

You can, but try to stay close to the middle line and then move quickly to your left after you serve.

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