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Best Tips for Powerful Forehand Topspin in Table Tennis

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How to do a powerful forehand topspin in table tennis? The old forehand technique which is mostly taught in table tennis club has some problems. I will show you the Chinese techniques of the forehand loop with consistency, spin, and power. Why Chinese players dominate the table tennis rally with their powerful loop and counter topspin? The secret will be explained in this tutorial. By using the slow motion videos of the top Chinese players, I will analyze the techniques to perform a powerful forehand attack. You can easily apply these tips in your daily training. The old Forehand Topspin technique Normally, we are taught in table tennis club to loop the ball by the "old" technique. That means: turn the forearm back, rotate around the elbow, follow through above the eyes, like a military salute. So the elbow is the main source of force by folding the forearm. However, this old technique has 3 disadvantages: By using the elbow as your rotation axis , you...
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How to Serve Short with Side Spin in Table Tennis

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Welcome to the channel of coach EmRatThich . Today is Sunday 26 March, our Ping Sunday number 9. I will explain how to serve short in table tennis and why you should add side spin in your serves. Coach Xiao Zhan , the personal coach of Zhang Jike, is considered one of the best coach about technical aspects in China. He has helped Zhang Jike to incorporate the reverse pendulum serve in his backhand quick attack playing style. Today, I will talk about "how to do a good short serve in table tennis according to the Chinese coaching philosophy" . Procedure to Serve Short with No Spin At the amateur level, we are taught to serve short, but the coach didn't focus enough on how to serve short with a high amount of spin. Normally, to serve short, we should: contact the ball as low as possible (lower or at the net height). make the first bounce very close to the net , so the second bounce on the opponent's side is also short and near the net too. ...
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How To Protect Your Table Tennis Racket

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Avoid Water Absorption in Your Paddle Your table tennis blade is very sensitive to the humidity. I will explain to you what is the moisture content of wood and how to protect and conserve your racket. Table tennis racket is made from wood . As in many different industries that involve the use of wood, your blade will absorb humidity (moisture content of wood). And the humidity will soften your blade and make it less powerful. By absorbing moisture, your blade will expand slightly and start cupping or warping.You can also lose the feeling, the sharp feel of the blade. Up to a certain amount of moisture content, your blade is damaged. Moisture content EMC What is the moisture content and EMC ? Why is it important to your blade? EMC = Equilibrium Moisture Content is the amount of moisture your blade absorb at equilibrium, where wood stops absorbing moisture from or bleeding moisture into the surrounding air. At this point, wood has reached a water content equilibri...
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