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Table Tennis/ Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - Forehand Loop Return of Serve

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Return to Ready Position

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Return to Ready Position

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The player has nearly returned to his ready position.

Points to look for:

  • The player has almost returned his bat to a neutral ready position, with his free arm back in synch with his playing arm.
  • As mentioned previously, the player has recovered so that he is facing towards the line of play, which is now coming from his opponent's forehand corner, instead of the backhand corner.
  • The player is moving further down into his crouch as he continues to get ready for his next stroke.

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