Where should I be looping? Backhand? Middle? Forehand?
When looping, where should I place the ball?
Most players would answer by saying that there are 3 main locations that you should be aiming your loop at: wide backhand, wide forehand, and at the elbow (the backhand/forehand transition point). This is the correct answer. In this blog, I’m going to detail when you should loop to each location for a righty playing against a righty:
When playing a tournament, you might not be familiar with your opponent. In this blog, I am going to list a few quick things to look for in the first 30 seconds of a match. Implement these ideals, and you will be able to immediately form a game strategy.
I have attended many tournaments over the past 17 years and have heard many coaches give advice to their students. In this article, I’m going to quote some coaches and tell you what they advised their students between games. Before reading my comment below, you decide for yourself if the advice is good or bad…
The score was 9-9 in the final game, the coach called timeout and told his student, “Do the right thing.”
Preview the 3-Star Tournament Coming to Akron This March!
Before registering for a tournament, I would like to see the venue. Words on an entry form can only somewhat describe the conditions. In future years, I would love to see short promotional videos for every major event across the US.
When starting a doubles match, the servers and receivers are chosen just like in singles. One pair hides the ball, and the other pair guesses which hand that the ball is in. If you choose correctly, I would recommend choosing to receive serve, not to start with the serve. So why should you choose to receive?
Matthew 22:34-40 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
Playing at an Elite Level Starts by Thinking at an Elite Level
This year, set some high goals in table tennis and work consistently to reach these goals. Look ahead to the competition 200-rating points ahead of you and think about your previous matches against them in tournaments. What shots worked? What shots didn’t work? Did you need to alter your strategy?
Here in the Midwest, the Seemiller grip is fairly common among older players. There are 3 different versions of the grip, but we won’t go into the details about the grip itself. We will look more closely at the strategy against these players.
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