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Table Tennis Basic Strokes - The Forehand Push

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Contact with the Ball

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Contact with the Ball

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Contact has been made with the ball.

Points to look for:

  • The player has watched the bat contact the ball.
  • The hips, waist and shoulders have turned a little to the left.
  • The forearm and bat are moving faster than the shoulders, as shown by the slight blurring in the photograph.
  • If the ball was compared to a clockface, the bat has made contact at a point roughly around the number 8, while the bat was moving mainly forwards and slightly down. Note that the angle of the bat remains open, and has actually got slightly more open as the player adjusted the bat angle to get more spin and less speed.
  • This movement makes the ball go mainly forward, with a light to medium amount of backspin generated by the brush of the ball.
  • Contact has been made to the right side of the body.

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