Anticipating shots is obviously very important in table tennis, as it gives you that extra millisecond to react in the best way possible to your opponent’s shot. It’s something that occupies a large portion of the way the game’s played. Another large portion is reacting to shots that you did not anticipate, or have little […]

In nearly all sports, power is valued: the hardest pitch in baseball, the hardest shot in hockey, the sharpest punch in boxing, the strongest serve in tennis. It probably isn’t a coincidence either that the top players in each sport often exhibit that trait of raw power. Nonetheless, finesse players succeed at all levels in […]

Recently I just watched a top level coaching video explain on why the ball might be slipping off the bat when trying to execute a loop. Particulary this is usually happen when performing a forehand loops. When doing the forehand loops, sometime it can be happened when the ball ends up in the net, often […]

Many players aim towards the playing elbow of their opponent. The reason why they do so is to create confusion as to whether the opponent should play with their forehand or backhand. So how can you return these shots? Good footwork is the beginning of the answer to this question. Footwork allows you to move […]

Some people are looking for evaluate a surefire way to read or counter any spin, they are keen to know if there is a default stroke that can be used for any spin! Some players have tried to do a slight underhand push and it has worked sometimes but not always! For me, there is […]