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Table tennis tips - basic practice drills
Consistency of strokes will only be achieved by continued practice. Spend at least 15
minutes on each of the following drills.
And don't forget to do your warm up exercises first!
1. Backhand to backhand
The first drill is backhand to backhand crosscourt.
Both players will use a backhand stroke, returning the ball to the
backhand corner only.
2. Forehand to forehand
Next, switch sides and play forehand to forehand crosscourt.
Both players will use a forehand stroke, returning the ball to the
forehand corner only.
3. Backhand to forehand
The next basic practice drill is playing backhand to forehand down
the line.
One player uses only backhand strokes, whilst the other player uses
only forehand strokes.
Then, the two players switch ends and each plays the strokes just
used by the other player.
4. Forehand to backhand
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The last basic practice drill is playing forehand to backhand down
the line.
One player uses only forehand strokes, whilst the other player uses
only backhand strokes.
Then, the two players switch over and each plays the strokes just
used by the other player.
All of the above table tennis tips and practice drills will help you to
become more consistent. And this in itself will win you more games.
But, whilst consistency of strokes is important, the above practice drills don't involve
much movement, particularly the
side to side movement which usually occurs during a table tennis game.
As it's a good table tennis tactic to move your opponent around the table, you'll
therefore need to practice your
footwork and your placement skills with some advanced practice drills.
So let's take a look at some advanced table tennis tips and practice drills for a right
handed player...
Table tennis tips - advanced practice drills
These practice drills involves one player practising his placement skills whilst the
other player practices his movement skills.
Remember ... consistency will only be achieved by continued practice, so spend at
least 15 minutes on each of the following drills.
And don't forget to do your warm up exercises first!
1. Backhand and forehand to backhand
One player will use his backhand and forehand to practice his
movement skills, whilst the other player will use his backhand only
to practice his placement skills.
Finally, the two players switch ends and each plays the strokes just
used by the other player.
2. Backhand and forehand to forehand
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One player will use his backhand and forehand to practice his
movement skills, whilst the other player will use his forehand only to
practice his
placement skills.
Finally, the two players switch ends and each plays the strokes just
used by the other player.
3. Forehand / forehand / backhand to backhand
And finally, here's a routine that I used to use a lot.
The first shot is played by the player using just his backhand.
He plays a topspin serve to the other players forehand corner, who
then plays a forehand drive back to the backhand corner.
The server then plays a backhand block to the middle of the table
and the other player plays a forehand drive back to the
backhand corner.
The server then plays another backhand block to the backhand corner and the other
player plays a backhand drive back
to the backhand corner.
The server continues the sequence by playing his next shot to the forehand corner
and continuing as above.
By the way ... this drill can get very tiring!!!
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