Warmup before Practice Session

Table Tennis Training and Drills

Last updated 7 years ago

Saatvik Shukla

Saatvik Shukla Asked 7 years ago

Sir I'm a chopper and want to know some good exercises to increase my defending skills.


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 7 years ago

Hi Saatvik,

To warm up before training, do a lot of sides stepping and running.  Move in and out away from the table and back to start with.


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Saatvik Shukla

Saatvik Shukla Posted 7 years ago

Should I practice chop with weights?


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 7 years ago

You don't need to use weights with your shadow swings.  Just do it without weights.  The weights work in a different way than the swing you are doing, because gravity is dragging your arm down.  You can do the swings though.


Saatvik Shukla

Saatvik Shukla Posted 7 years ago

But Joo Sae Hyuk said in an interview that he prapt chop with 1 to 2 kg weight


Saatvik Shukla

Saatvik Shukla Posted 7 years ago

*practice


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 7 years ago

Yes i have heard that too.


Johan B

Johan B Posted 7 years ago

Chops are vertical so gravity isn't as disturbing for the motion I would assume


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 7 years ago

Still a different force I think.  Better to do something with a pulley with resistance at the angle of the stroke.



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