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Table Tennis Forehand Flick Technique

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Forehand flick is a difficult technique to deal with the short ball on your forehand side. Some players tend to move further to the right side and perform a backhand flick. However, if you don't have a quick footwork, you can do the forehand flick to return the ball aggressively. This stroke is also called as the forehand flip . How to play the forehand flick technique in table tennis? First, you need to step your right foot forward the table. Your body should lean to the right side. Second, contact the ball when it is at the highest position (at its top bouncing position) . Depend on how much backspin on the ball, hit the ball at the position of 3 o'clock or 4 o'clock. Third, quickly come back to the neutral position. Prepare to attack the next shot, the ball returned will definitely a long ball. 3 tips to do the forehand flick Don't pull the racket behind your body. For the short ball, you must put your racket close to the ball. This stroke i...

Liu Guoliang gives comments in Chinese Trials 2017 for WTTC Table Tennis

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During the  Last Stage of Chinese Trials 2017 , Liu Guoliang is disappointed about the performances of the Chinese players (Xu Xin, Fan Zhendong, Fang Bo, Xu Chenhao, Liu Dingshuo, Zhou Yu, Wang Chuqin, Yu Ziyang). He gives comments for the matches of each player. He said, "You only have 2 chances in your table tennis career." You can watch the previous stage of Chinese Trials here . Culture in the Asian country "No more than 2 chances" You should understand the culture in Asian country before criticizing the comment of the tutorLiu Guoliang. In the Asian country, the coach, the teacher is considered the tutor with a high respect. The coach is considered as the second father . So coach Liu Guoliang has the right to comment very strictly the performance of the players.  I n the western country, the coach is considered as a person who does the job, and as a friend with the player.  In China, the coach is your big brother, are your father an...