Ask The Coach Show | Table Tennis

Yesterdays #PQOTD - 1:02 Where will Portugal be ranked at the end of 2015? #PQOTD - 4:10 Have you played in a tournament?  If so what were your experiences at your first tournament? Question 1 - 4:45 How do you do the spiniest serve so people cant return the ball on the table? Abdul Question 2 - 6:14 How can I block a low heavy backspin, would a backhand push be good or have you any other ideas? Brock Question 3 - 7:02 Which table tennis brand do you think is the best? Question 4 - 8:10 How do you practice to not miss shots in sessions an how to lower your fear when playing in tournaments and how to play backhands like the pros? Abdul Question 5 - 10:34 Tam: Hi Alois, I'm left handed and I'm having trouble with hitting wide shots is there a way I could improve this? Question 6 - 12:26 Ilia: I use the pendulum and the reverse pendulum services in my play. I'm also a very forehand oriented player. My rivals often return my services with backspin to my backhand to force me to pivot. How can I "enforce" the service return to my forehand?  Question 7 - 14:19 Abdullah: Is there a certain technique to multiball? My brother and I have tried it, but it ends up making a very awkward arc could you help us? Question 8 - 16:01 Dakota: I have been thinking of looking for more control in my game. Should I simply drop my thickness from MAX down to maybe 1.8 and keep using Vega Pro or try a different slower rubber that has better control, but use MAX to retain spin?  Question 9 - 17:43 How can i improve my table tennis reflexes? Links in this Episode Serving Secrets Backhand Push Forehand Topspin against Backspin Choosing a Table Tennis Bat Consistency Chart Basic Stance Footwork Basics Multiball Lessons  

Yesterday's #PQOTD - 1:28 Has the backhand become more important over the last 10 years? Question 1 - 3:38 How does Ma Long get so much power from his backhand? Abdul Question 2 - 4:44 How do you do the fastest legal serve? Abdul #PQOTD - 6:28 Where will Portugal be ranked at the end of 2015? 1 CHINA 2 GERMANY 3 JAPAN 4 KOREA REPUBLIC 5 PORTUGAL 6 CHINESE TAIPEI 7 HONG KONG 8 AUSTRIA 9 FRANCE 10 SWEDEN Question 3 - 7:20 What's up PingSkills! My strokes improves very much every time I practise now :) i played with the tall guy yesterday and he won, he beat me easily. But I did win 5 points against him, he won 21- 5. I'm Proud :)))))) Just so you know ;) Question 4 - 8:03 Recently I watched a live match. Do professional players really play better when they are cheered for? I doubt it... Several times it looked to me like Timo was standing at the table waiting for the spectators to calm down before he made his serve. Thomas Question 5 - 12:43 If I practise a topspin everyone says that I should make the stroke relaxed. But when I relax and make the loop freely, it ends in the net or I miss the ball. Do you have any idea where is the mistake? DK Question 6 - 15:45 I find that when I try to smash high returns from my opponent I frequently badly hit those with heavy backspin.  I'm ready for hitting a winner, and instead it dives into the net.  I feel suckered. What should I do if I see that type of shot? Richard Question 7 - 18:18 Who is the better one out of Alois and Jeff? Abdul Question 8 - 18:35 Do you think Jan Ove Waldner would play one more match before he retires? Brock Question 9 - 19:08 I felt  that my backhand push became spinnier and more consistent after I employed my backhand serve more and more in my game. Is it just my feeling or is it true that player can improve his/her backhand push through practicing backhand serve? Erriza Question 10 - 21:35 How old were you guys when you first compete in a tournament? Brock Links in this Episode Advanced Backhand Topspin Fast Serve Down the Line Don't use a plain topspin serve High backspin close to the net Who's Better Between Alois and Jeff  

Previous #PQOTD - 1:00 How do you learn best? 1. Watching, 2. Hearing about it, 3. Doing and feeling or by 4. Getting lots of facts and figures. #PQOTD - 4:02 Has Backhand become more important over the last 10 years? Question 1 - 4:38 Can you give me tips how to join England team? Abdul Question 2 - 7:23 I had a competition for 1 hour ago but I couldn't compete because I have bad knees. A doctor has also looked at my knees. But how can I strengthen my knee as it hurts? Can I stretch it out or what else can I do? Please help me :) Brock Question 3 - 9:00 While my FH topspins, BH and footwork improved quite a bit I still struggle with consistent, powerful counter hitting after moving from BH to FH side. My coach insists on this stroke as a follow up after a pivot FH topspin or BH topspin. Matthias Question 4 - 10:56 I was wondering if it's a good method to use 2 bats, 1 for training (slower bat) and the other (faster bat) for spare time? Because I'm a very offensive player. Benjamin Question 5 - 12:31 Do you think that it is good to have a motivation in order to win? Everyone is continuously telling me that I have to be motivated and believe in myself on order to be good. But they also constantly condemning my defensive style. DK Question 6 - 14:31 When someone sidespins the ball, I must move my bat to the side but I do that but it just goes over the table, what am i doing wrong? Brock Question 7 - 15:31 I have a problem with returning no spin serves with my long pips backhand. I can do anything I want but the ball is always high and the opponent just smashes it. I am also trying to twiddle, but the result is always the same. Do you have any advice? DK  

Yesterday's  #PQOTD - 1:50 Do you prefer Language or Mathematics? #PQOTD - 3:13 How do you learn best? 1. Watching, 2. Hearing about it, 3. Doing and feeling or by 4. Getting lots of facts and figures. Question 1 - 3:55 I have a trouble, When I practise in the club my strokes often hit the table but when i play in the school I miss the easy balls, Why? Question 2 - 6:00 Can sticky rubber protectors stick to tacky rubber? If so, how does this affect the rubber. John Question 3 - 6:51 I generate good power and control with my forehand. The problem is after playing for about 15 minutes my good shots just vanish. Is it a time question, like I will get better and will maintain the skills for longer or is it because I get tired? Aleksander Question 4 - 10:47 When I play table tennis, it often happens that I miss the ball under the bat. Which mistake I do? I am very nervous to push on the ball, so I think that is the mistake. But can I find some other mistakes when the player miss the ball. Tobias Question 5 - 12:06 Which is your favourite serve? Brock Question 6 - 13:13 I have a problem with blocking topspins without much spin with my backhand. Every time when I try to block it, the ball goes into the net, even when I open the angle of the racket very much, so is there a special technique? Thanks Lukas Links in this Episode Sports Psychology  

Yesterdays #PQOTD - 0:50 Peter Scudner returns to the position of Chairman of USA Table Tennis. How important is the role of the Chairman of a National Association? What qualities should a Chairman have? #PQOTD - 3:00 Do you prefer Language or Mathematics? Discussion - 3:32 Eye Dominance Question 1 - 8:43 Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey Pingskills ! I have been practised with a coach in 2 weeks now and I've been better on my strokes but when I use it on the tall guy he just block, I'm SHOCKED !!!!! Have you any other tip that is maybe advanced? Brock Question 2 - 11:07 So next week on monday, I'm playing my first ever table tennis tournament. Do you have any tips on what I should do, or any tips on how I can read my opponent's serves and/or moves? And what techniques do you thing I should use? Lukas Question 3 - 12:57 I am the defensive player but I want to make some more back spin. Also I want to know about what I need to do to be better defensive player?Jang Question 4 - 16:55 I sometimes use the backhand with just a wrist action when the ball is half long and also from deep of the table as well. Sometimes I find the wrist shot effective and sometimes difficult to control. Is this technique fine? Grenville Question 5 - 20:07 I play a player who has a backhand serve from his backhand corner played fast and deep into my backhand corner. The difficulty is that he varies and disguises the spin, and I cannot read which spin is on the ball. How can I learn to read it better? Michael Links in this Episode Eye Dominance Article about Darts Forehand Chop Backhand Chop How to Return a Long Sidespin Serve Options Against a Long Backhand Serve Advanced Backhand Topspin  

Yesterday's  #PQOTD - 1:22 Who is the second best Table Tennis Nation in the World? #PQOTD - 3:46 Peter Scudner returns to the position of Chairman of USA Table Tennis. How important is the role of the Chairman of a National Association? What qualities should a Chairman have? Question 1 - 4:38 Is it late for me to start playing professionally (Im 19 years old) ? Will I have a chance against players who have been training for years or I should keep playing just for fun? Question 2 - 7:48 Hi coaches, I've been training for a while now and i was wondering if i can turn over a new leaf and become a penholder.(btw im currently a shakehand player). A few months back I was actually a penholder but decided to become a shakehand player. Diego Question 3 - 10:04 What if your palm holding the ball is sweaty and the ball gets stuck to your palm and it doesn't release from your palm like it usually does. Are you allowed to wipe your hand and start the serve again or is this just bad luck, point over? Beauford Question 4 - 12:25 With the new poly ball I have some difficulty in adapting to it. On the serve as I feel I am not able to put much spin into it. In the rally I feel that the ball is not coming to me the way I like it, it feels a bit slower and lighter. Grenville Question 5 - 15:58 Is flicking the ball is the only way to return heavy short sidespin serve? Are there another way to return that kind of serve? Ernest Links in this Episode Table Tennis Grips Receiving Options Service Rules The New Plastic Ball  

Yesterday’s  #PQOTD - 1:55 How high on the World Rankings do you think Quadri Aruna can reach? #PQOTD  - 3:32 Who is the second best Table Tennis Nation in the World? Question 1 - 3:51 Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey Pingskills! I know if there is a lot of topspin you must angle your bat down. But how do I block a backspin? What angle? Brock Question 2 - 5:40 Do you think learning to play with both hands adds another dimension to game play? I've seen Timo Boll do it and I was always curious. Adil Question 3 - 7:56 In our Inter-club competition, I play 4 matches. I'm performing much better in the first match than in the next ones. This could be explained easily if I met the better players last but the opposite is true. Dieter Question 4 - 14:38 When I forehand push, it always hit the net. should I do my stroke faster. I hit under the ball but it hit the net. Have you a tip that can help me :) Brock. Question 5 - 16:36 I am struggling to get a good anticipation. How can i have a good anticipation faster. Charankamal Question 6 - 21:45 Can you please explain what the numbers on the rubbers mean, my rubbers has 49-009 on it. Can you please tell me what exactly they mean. Ebrahiem Question 7 - 23:27 When you make PingSkills videos, do you guys coach players also at the same time? Brock Question 8 - 23:44 I am here to ask you about training with a human is good but an you tell me that training with a machine is also helpful? Huzaifa Links in this Episode Forehand Push Backhand Push Can You Escape the Ping Pong Zone?  

Discussion - 1:26 How can I download PingSkills videos on to my iPhone? Previous  #PQOTD - 3:26 How many training sessions did you do last week? #PQOTD - 4:52  How high on the World Rankings do you think Quadri Aruna can reach? Question 1 - 5:35 So usually I use a low tomahawk serve, and it works quite well. The only problem is I don't get much sidespin on the ball. Sometimes I get a lot and sometimes I get almost no spin at all. Any tips on how I can produce more spin on the ball? Lukas Question 2 - 8:39 If you would answer my question I would be very grateful.  In which point at your bat must the ball be hit for the Banana Flick? Thanks Nick Question 3 - 10:29 My hitting partner and I were discussing that we think we blink when our opponent hits a hard smash or drive.  So we lose track of the ball at a critical time.  What is your experience with this?  Do most players do this?  Is there a way to stop this? Phil Question 4 - 13:13 I and my partner often practice topspin but after hitting the first topspin i am not able to return the second one. How can I hit the second topspin and return to my position quickly. Charankamal Links in this Episode Forehand Followup  

Yesterdays  #PQOTD - 2:30 Who is the most inspirational player you have seen? #PQOTD - 3:37 How many training sessions did you do last week? Question 1 - 4:02 Hey PingSkills, Your tips for the tall players didn't work on this guy, He's unbeatable :( He just blocks, I smash, loop, chop but it doesn't work. Please have you another tips? Brock Question 2 - 6:17 Sir, my defense is dominant in bh. So, when the attacker attacks, I automatically switch to backhand. i'm weaker in fh. Any tips please? Earl Question 3 - 8:22 I am having trouble chopping the ball (forehand) in a match, where it goes too far or too high or I just miss the ball. Do you have any suggestions as to how I can fix this? Thanks! Nikolas Question 4 - 12:02 My son is just 10 and quite interested in learning TT and his dream is of becoming a world champ. He is prepared to do anything to be a master and hold the trophy. My full support is with him. Should I buy a table for him or 10 years is too young? Young Question 5 - 15:15 Please explain how Ovtcharov does his serve and why. Dii Question 6 - 18:15 How can I improve my forehand topspin? When I do it, it always hit the net. Am I missing something? Links in this Episode Ovtcharov's Serve Forehand Chop Multiball Forehand Topspin  

Yesterdays   #PQOTD - 2:01 How old were you when you started Table Tennis? #PQOTD  - 3:43 Who is the most inspirational player you have seen? Question 1 - 4:12 My problem is my backhand and power hits. The power hits are not going right. When I make a smaller version of it then it goes really well, but when I add more power I lose control or balance and the ball goes over the table. Aleksander Question 2 - 5:39 Hi I am having an issue with my backhand these days. When i try to make a backhand topspin smash, it tends to go under the net most of the times. at the moment, I use side topspin to sort of lift the ball at the same time but it feels unstable. Denny Question 3 - 9:31 Hey PingSkills! I have a trouble with tall players, the guy is like 6'5 tall and around 200 pounds of muscles and he's a very good table tennis player and he block all my best shots. Please have you some tips? Brock. Question 4 - 11:23 I watched some amazing footage of Waldners career and how he developed his trademark serve along the line below his arm. It is impossible to anticipate and even less see what he is doing but isn´t there a rule you are not allowed to hide the ball? Marcus Question 5 - 13:34 I am wondering what benefits I can gain from seeing a coach in person, versus doing drills I have learned with someone at or above my skill level. Would it beneficial to have a coach critique my form and help and analyze my in game strategy? Dakota Links in this Episode Backhand Topspin Against Block Advanced Backhand Topspin Multiball Lessons Waldner's Trademark Serve  

Previous  #PQOTD  - 3:07 How many different types of rubber have you tried? #PQOTD  - 4:14 How old were you when you started Table Tennis? Question 1 - 4:45 How can i play a offensive stroke on a short side spin serve? Pratap Question 2 - 6:04 What is an ideal contact point for BH and FH? Because BH the bat is close to the stomach. FH the bat travels from far from the back. Ashok Question 3 - 8:23 I’ve read the chinese put the forefinger not along the bat but near the middle ? I have tested and I find the control is better and the feeling is also better when the ball arrives on the bat. What do you think? Martin and Question 4 - 11:16 Is there a way to make the ball spin backwards and while spinning backwards have the ball curve sideways when serving? Tyson Question 5 - 13:17 In your previous video, you said not to use the backhand smash that frequently but since I'm a left handed player, I receive most of the shots on my backhand so should I use the backhand smash more often or do you have another strategy? Aiyan Links in this Episode Forehand Flick Backhand Flick Backhand Smash Forehand Smash  

Yesterdays  #PQOTD  - 2:15 Is there anything that you aren’t sure about with the service rule? #PQOTD  - 3:59 How many different types of rubber have you tried? Discussion - 4:20 $3m World Tour Prizemoney for 2015. New event in North Korea. Question 1 - 6:25 I know I've asked this but I have forgot, how many years have you guys played table tennis? Brock Question 2 - 7:30 Hey PingSkills! if i want to get better, should i train with someone better than me or someone alike me? 2: How can I block a short low backspin serve with a lot spin on it? should I do a backhand flick or what should i do? Help Me :) Brock Question 3 - 8:50 Can a Backhand banana flick lift a short underspin serve? Jared Question 4 - 11:58 One of my buddies would like to get better, but is a tennis player. As he likes to be back from the table it leaves him very open to well placed angled shots and drop shots. He is also quite stubborn about sticking with his current style. Dakota Question 5 - 14:51 My opponent turns around and drives my service where do I do the service and what should I do? Srikanth Question 6 - 17:47 So earlier today, I switched from penhold to shakehand, and my spin and backside were a lot better. My forehand and smashes were a bit worse though. But in general I was playing better. Should I keep playing shakehand? Lukas Links in this Episode Backhand Push Forehand Push Banana Flick Serve Placement USA Table Tennis  

Yesterdays  #PQOTD - 1:52 Where do you play your Table Tennis most? Work, School, Club? #PQOTD - 3:39 Is there anything that you aren’t sure about with the service rule? Question 1 - 4:20 I thought it was only necessary that the ball be tossed and hit from behind the table line. I did not think it was necessary for my body to be behind the line as well. Which is it? James Question 2 - 5:30 How can i improve my defence? Yazid Question 3 - 8:14 I see that many players stay very low while serving, for example Timo Boll. What is the technical reason behind that? Does it improve the quality of serve in some way? I like to toss the ball high, it is awkward to stay low. Abhinav Question 4 - 11:01 Hi Alois, how to do the sidebackspin serve and can i stand a littleaway from the table (like 30 cm or something like that)when serving. John Question 5 - 13:40 What is your favorite move/ skill in table tennis? is it loop or smash or what is it? Brock Links in this Episode Service Rules Video Backhand Chop Backhand Block Ready Position After Pendulum Serve High Toss Serve  

Yesterdays  #PQOTD  - 1:15 Are video games helpful or damaging for your Table Tennis? #PQOTD  - 2:33 Where do you play your Table Tennis most? Work, School, Club, Office? Question 1 - 3:12 I am experiencing inconsistency around my forehand counter hit. I can go weeks counter hitting well and then I start to lose technique and it gets worse mostly due to me getting frustrated and searching for the correct stroke. How to deal with it? Bevan Question 2 - 6:08 My backhand remains my weakness. I have a robot at home which is always set on my backhand. When I do it at home everything is fine and manage to produce some excellent backhand returns. However in match situations I still do not feel at ease. Why? Filippo Question 3 - 9:11 Returning to this wonderful game I wonder how long you can calm yourself down between each ball? Is there any general rule about it? Have noticed that world class players dry their sweat every 6 points and between balls dry their hand to the table. Matti Question 4 - 13:06 I recently made the next 'step', which was improving my loops and drives and service return, which now allows me to challenge for the better players at my club with rankings closer to 2000. What were your 'final' steps that got you to that level? Dakota Links in this Episode Sports Psychology Videos PingPod #37  

Yesterday's   #PQOTD   - 1:10 What are the most important muscles in Table Tennis? #PQOTD   - 2:47 Are video games helpful or damaging for your Table Tennis? Question 1 - 3:06 How can I improve my smashes? Do you know some tips? Brock Question 2 - 4:19 I am always losing my temper while playing against rally players. They change their game often and I find it hard to guess their next move. Any suggestions on how to keep focus when playing  long rallies? Ruthvik Question 3 - 6:47 From the ready position what is the exact point of time I should take my body up for the stroke on a service of the opponent. Is it the moment he contacts or after his contact with the ball or during the time it is between his racket and net?  Singaraju Question 4 - 10:35 Do you think it is more beneficial to play with someone slightly better than yourself, or slightly worse? Someone not as good would give opportunities to work on technique. Someone slightly better would force you to be more focused and work hard. Dakota Question 5 - 13:15 When someone loop against me, what angle should I use to block it? Brock Question 6 - 15:40 I often have problems returning high spinny loops - it seems these are sometimes impossible to block. Recently I tried to smash them instead and it seemed to work better. but the position to the ball must be exactly right, which isn't easy either. Andrej Question 7 - 18:29 What kind of pendulum serve should I learn first? Links in this Episode Counter a Slow Spinny Topspin Backhand Block Forehand Smash