The forehand flick, known as the forehand flip in the States, is an attacking stroke played in response to a short ball to the middle or forehand side. It is played over the table to a ball that, if left, would bounce twice on your side.
I was teaching the forehand flick to a player a few weeks ago and only then realized that I don’t have anything on my blog explaining the correct forehand flick technique. So, here we go.
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I’m going to be writing a short blog post every Thursday covering a topic of my choice. Today, I’m looking at a common forehand loop mistake – something I refer to as “the tail wagging the dog” – and what should happen instead… “power from the ground”.
If you have trouble playing a strong forehand loop when the ball is placed wide to your forehand, or often find yourself out of position after the shot, this article is for you.
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts I’m calling “A Parent’s Guide to Table Tennis”. I believe this is a really important topic as parents have a big, and often undervalued, role to play in the development of their children’s sporting abilities.
The idea is to share some of the wisdom I’ve picked up over the years from speaking to the parents of competitive table tennis players. Many have spent hundreds if not thousands of hours supporting their children at the numerous training sessions and tournaments that occur every week. In fact, they are often as much immersed in the learning process as the players are!
From time to time I like to highlight the progress of a member of The Expert Table Tennis Academy. Today’s post is all about Harrie Austin-Jones, a 26-year-old guy from Maidstone, England who has been playing table tennis for almost nine months. Conveniently, Harrie lives just 20 miles from me. So, for the past couple of months, I’ve been able to work with him a bit one-to-one.
Harrie is blogging about his table tennis at epictabletennisjourney.blogspot.co.uk and I’m sure that many table tennis newbies will enjoy following his progress and reading about the highs and lows of learning one of the world’s most challenging sports.
This is Episode 057 of the Ask a Table Tennis Coach podcast. Today’s question comes from Jonathan and is about serving with corkscrew spin.
Jonathan asks…
“I’ve played some guys lately who have a really strong break bounce on their serve. I can achieve something similar but by no means as sharp of a turn as these fellows. How can I increase the amount my serve is breaking? And where is the most effective spot on the table to place a sidespin ball when serving?”