Yeah me too!! Love the bh version because it’s a smoother and more extravagant shot! However forehand flick can be easily done if you read the ball coming that direction!
First time for me to see your videos. Greetings from the States (North Carolina to be more precise). Enjoyed it. I'm working on my flick now (more of a blocker up to now on short shot returns).
@@dublintabletennisclub In my area of NC, no, but in the Raleigh area (State capital) there are some (that's about 90 miles away). Locally, we have an active club but play is still somewhat limited due to some remaining Covid rules (most likely those restrictions will be dropped soon). We do have a lot of tournaments all around the State. I plan to start playing in some of those starting in June.
@@idrivearttabletennis We have similar with restrictions here. June is when our club is open. Keep me posted on your results and performance? You can send your videos on our Instagram (dublinttc) or email (dublinttc@gmail.com) and I can coach if you struggling with something?
Thank you for this detailed video. As you were mentioning in this one, and I hope you'll expand on it in the next one, I find it very hard to have a quick racket acceleration when starting with a straight arm. If my arm is straight, I tend to pull it from the shoulder, which is inefficient and even hurtful. If the arm is already slightly bent, it is much easier to pull the forearm around the elbow. It's the same principle as when you're lifting weights: with the arms totally straight, the biceps has zero lever in the elbow and it's very hard to initiate the movement ; if on the other hand you start by pulling the elbow backwards a bit, creating a small angle in the elbow, things become much easier. In the next video, could you also speak about the recovery footwork after the flip? Anyway, looking forward for the next video. Cheers!
Yeah you are 100% spot on. With the straight arm its only benefits is to hit more flat speed ball if you receive and contact quite high-ish above the net. Then yeah it might be a bit sore, but it will be a fast hit that will be hard to counter. If you attempt to add spin with a bend arm on high-ish ball and contact then you could easily over power it and miss the table. Yes, for sure I will include it. The video has over 100 likes so I will make a follow up in the next few weeks :)
very helpful and informative video. thank you very much. this is the first time for me watch your one of videos, but it will not be the last. it is just the beginning. i liked the video and subscribed. I hope your day is super super happy.
Ahh thank you for your comment and subscription :) I think your my 5,000 subscriber :) I just hit that number and I’m pretty sure it’s you!! You made my whole year with that one click so THANK YOU 🙏 🙂 I hope you enjoy my channel and join me when I’m live watching the world championship next week!!
I’m sure you can easily :) 1.) do a few drop and hits at first to learn the timing and follow through 2.) few multi ball rounds on the stroke 3.) and then try to do it on a third ball attack when the ball is chopped that area to practice in full. It really all depends on the players patience and sticking to the very basics from the start. The progression is amazingly fast afterwards 💪
@@dublintabletennisclub thanks Eddie for taking the time to reply and I should have answered you before now, sorry. Very much an amateur player having only had a bit of coaching from my late Dad (in his day a very good club player I believe) about 50 years ago! I get great enjoyment having a knock-up with my son outdoors in the back garden. Challenging when there's a bit of wind 😊 Have you any tips for older, not so agile players like myself? 😁
Thanks Ben!! I’ll be more involved within the table tennis industry so I hope you enjoy the look from different environments!! But, still always all about the tutorials :)
Glad it was helpful! One of my favorite tutorials as it was the smoothest and easiest one to shoot :) In regards to this technique, do not rush and be patient in your contact!
Thanks for that :) I seriously appreciate it!! I am doing a LIVE Q&A tomorrow (Thursday) from 4:20pm Irish / UK time. Let me know if you have any questions / suggestions for me!! I’ll have a table set up so I can even demonstrate / answer TT questions :)
Thanks for leaving a comment :) Sure, are we talking about when you're further from the table chopping big shots or your standard position / closer to table chops?
Game tactic likes strategies using your own serves and / or tactical play against opponents? Yeah that is very true. It is a topic which is not covered in depth at all!! Thank you :) I will for sure make a few and you let me know if this what you meant and how else you want it to look like!!
@@dublintabletennisclub yes, in principle things like how to find weakness of opponent, how to read his tactics, how to adapt to a particular style of an opponent, how to develop my own style, etc. thanks!
Sir, when we approach the ball and bat is near to ball then we take little bitt backward swing to drive or just approach the ball with some distance and from there only we drive. please advice. i am trying as per your advice but not able to do the same in match. can u suggest some drill.
Yeah, so take a lil backswing to create the drive. As you make contact, use your forearm to go forward upwards direction. So go straight and up with the arm (hope that makes sense) to create spin, speed and ability to go over the net. Best real life drills actually is that You serve short to their backhand -- your friend / opponent chops short back to your forehand --- you attempt to hit it. Because you know that it is coming that way and you need to be ready for it. You will have more advance timing and better chances to make the shot successful. Watch my last video :) I talked about backhand flicks in it!
I had a good coach who knew how to build techniques and quality so I was competing already after 9 months when I picked up a racket. It was the lowest division in the city, but still I won one gold and on silver medal. Twice a week max training with 3h per session Then 2-4 training sessions a week for 2-3h per session for 1 year then I started playing nationally / higher leagues etc and do actually very well for my level. It all depends on quality of coaching to be honest and not how many times you train :)
Sir, thanks for your advices, i did the practice with self dropping ball. now i got the feeling. i have few question. 1) when we are going to just to hit the ball at that movement, arm muscles will be tight or remain relax and will be restrict our follow through upto some extent or let is go where it is going with moment. if we restrict the follow through then muscles get tight. what is correct, please guide on this issue. 2) how to increase power in forehand flick.
Drop and hit is a great way to start for sure!! But here I have done a video of the above questions!! Watch it and come back to me if you need a better or clearer answer :) ua-cam.com/video/8D_FxBY5EbM/v-deo.html
Please explain how you get a spin serve with speed. I can, for the most part, make a side spin serve but I can’t hit the shot with any speed. In other words, my spin serves makes it over the bet but the ball is very slow, like a “ghost serve.” I can’t impart any speed, ball bounces around.
It is easier to show than tell for sure in this case, but I will try! It is all about the feel and pressure of the hit from your racket to ball. So to know HOW much you need my advice is to make the 1st bounce on your side as close as possible to you / edge of the table. Yes it will hit the net, BUT then you will know how much you need to get it over the net. Start from there to learn the touch. Other way to think or do! 1.) Throw the ball higher. The higher it is the more spin it will have due to gravity, but also gravity will add speed to it so it will be more naturally longer 2.) Have more arm swing to the point of contact 3.) Have more rotation on the serve with your body Hope this helps and let me know how you get on!!
Thank you for that :) I am doing a LIVE Q&A tomorrow (Thursday) from 4:20pm Irish / UK time. Let me know if you have any questions / suggestions for me!! I’ll have a table set up so I can even demonstrate / answer TT questions :)
Guest serve? You mean the "ghost" serve? But, in theory NO serve is illegal. It is more like if the serve you do is legal by its rules. So throw straight line up, behind the table and make your contact clearly visible then all serves are legal :)
@@dublintabletennisclub thank you so much 🥰 yeah i meab ghost 😂 sorry. I have another question? How any let or net i think it's let . How many let we can do on serves? Again thank you.😘😘😘😘😘
Nice breakdown. I am playing for long, though recreational purposes mainly. This one shot I really wanted to learn. I tried with self-training 'drop-ball' practice and could do it even with low-bounce. But when someone serve, my hand automatically move to drive-mode or I (probably) hurry to make the shot. May be more mental than technical. Not sure. Any suggestion? BTW, back-hand flick, both straight and cross-court are two of my favorite shots and play to low, light back-spin serve also.
Yeah straight away I have to say that I'm the same about the backhand shots. That technique is my favorite and the advance backhand flick is the MOST favorite shot. Tutorial on the beginner backhand flick is out and next week the advance version is coming out!! But yeah, you will need to develop more mental strength / force of habit to start being more smoother in that technique in game time practice. To build confidence during matches its best if possible to CHOP as your first shot to receive a serve and THEN attack it with a flick. Keep your chop short (the most important part) so they have to chop back and not attack you. Then once the spin is less effective and with less quality it will be easier to attack it. In short, forehand flick to be used as your 4th shot attack (or as your second technique in your rally) Hope that is easy to understand, but I know doing this now in a match to build up your confidence of consistency is KEY to adapt it to any moment technique :) Let me know your thoughts / opinion about it. Look forward to it :)
@@dublintabletennisclub That's a good idea - 4th ball attack. I actually do short forehand push/chop and wait for short ball in BH side for flick/chop/drive accordingly or slightly long ball in FH so that I can drive. Will tell about the experiment/experience. Thanks.
Preme that is one key video I want to do in 2022. But, get a player / coach who has real experience and knowledge of it. I am not the best coach for it and I won't hide that ha!
Haha coaching isn’t just about doing the shots. Anyone can do that, but it takes real coaching skill to be able to explain and make as much people as possible to understand!
Videos for teaching kids learning ping pong. Very first lesson. Thank u.
Wish you and them all the best during their training 🏓🔥
Yes Coach! Giving us golden advice
Loved it. I watch your videos repeatedly. Thank you.
Thank you :) I hope you enjoy this weeks as well :D
first time I understood the fh flick, ty coach
Good luck at your training!! Get in touch if you ever need to :)
Hey coach. I've been watching a lot of tutorials but yours is easiest to follow and understand. How come I just saw your video today.
Great tips and explaining the details
Thank you for your comment :) Hope your training and development goes well!!
Very well explained. Never quite got hold of this shot...although the backhand flick is my favourite..🙂
Yeah me too!! Love the bh version because it’s a smoother and more extravagant shot!
However forehand flick can be easily done if you read the ball coming that direction!
Excellent ,thanks for video...lm not sucessful in flicks...now I hope I can do it..
Take your time and focus more on timing and easy follow through! Do some drop and hit to give yourself more confidence!
First time for me to see your videos. Greetings from the States (North Carolina to be more precise). Enjoyed it. I'm working on my flick now (more of a blocker up to now on short shot returns).
Hi David :) How is the table tennis scene there in your state? Any state domestic leagues to play as a team rather than just individual?
@@dublintabletennisclub In my area of NC, no, but in the Raleigh area (State capital) there are some (that's about 90 miles away). Locally, we have an active club but play is still somewhat limited due to some remaining Covid rules (most likely those restrictions will be dropped soon). We do have a lot of tournaments all around the State. I plan to start playing in some of those starting in June.
@@idrivearttabletennis We have similar with restrictions here. June is when our club is open.
Keep me posted on your results and performance? You can send your videos on our Instagram (dublinttc) or email (dublinttc@gmail.com) and I can coach if you struggling with something?
@@dublintabletennisclub Thanks. Will stay in touch (but not abuse the offer).
Well explained video, especially the tip on how to adjust for backspin !
👌👏👏
Can you describe what context you mean adjust to backspin, but yeah no issues to do that video for you :)
I think me means when you adjusted for the extra-fast backspin.
he means, not me means
Thank you for this detailed video. As you were mentioning in this one, and I hope you'll expand on it in the next one, I find it very hard to have a quick racket acceleration when starting with a straight arm. If my arm is straight, I tend to pull it from the shoulder, which is inefficient and even hurtful. If the arm is already slightly bent, it is much easier to pull the forearm around the elbow. It's the same principle as when you're lifting weights: with the arms totally straight, the biceps has zero lever in the elbow and it's very hard to initiate the movement ; if on the other hand you start by pulling the elbow backwards a bit, creating a small angle in the elbow, things become much easier. In the next video, could you also speak about the recovery footwork after the flip? Anyway, looking forward for the next video. Cheers!
Yeah you are 100% spot on. With the straight arm its only benefits is to hit more flat speed ball if you receive and contact quite high-ish above the net. Then yeah it might be a bit sore, but it will be a fast hit that will be hard to counter. If you attempt to add spin with a bend arm on high-ish ball and contact then you could easily over power it and miss the table.
Yes, for sure I will include it. The video has over 100 likes so I will make a follow up in the next few weeks :)
very helpful and informative video. thank you very much.
this is the first time for me watch your one of videos, but it will not be the last. it is just the beginning. i liked the video and subscribed. I hope your day is super super happy.
Ahh thank you for your comment and subscription :) I think your my 5,000 subscriber :) I just hit that number and I’m pretty sure it’s you!! You made my whole year with that one click so THANK YOU 🙏 🙂
I hope you enjoy my channel and join me when I’m live watching the world championship next week!!
Great tutorial of an important stroke. I will try this with the youth players in the training today. Maybe I can learn it, too. ;-) Thanks a lot!
I’m sure you can easily :)
1.) do a few drop and hits at first to learn the timing and follow through
2.) few multi ball rounds on the stroke
3.) and then try to do it on a third ball attack when the ball is chopped that area to practice in full.
It really all depends on the players patience and sticking to the very basics from the start. The progression is amazingly fast afterwards 💪
Yet another great video tutorial. Many thanks and keep them coming please
Thanks Philip :) Anything specific you want me to do / see?
@@dublintabletennisclub thanks Eddie for taking the time to reply and I should have answered you before now, sorry. Very much an amateur player having only had a bit of coaching from my late Dad (in his day a very good club player I believe) about 50 years ago! I get great enjoyment having a knock-up with my son outdoors in the back garden. Challenging when there's a bit of wind 😊 Have you any tips for older, not so agile players like myself? 😁
Good explanation in English finally
Thank you :)
Very useful stroke👌
Yeah it is and here is the advance version if you want to watch it :)
ua-cam.com/video/8D_FxBY5EbM/v-deo.html
Top tier tutorials, first place I look for a guide. Also I missed when you put the blu tack on, I thought you were flexing some sticky af rubber haha
Thanks Ben!! I’ll be more involved within the table tennis industry so I hope you enjoy the look from different environments!!
But, still always all about the tutorials :)
Great tips, exactly what I needed!! 😁
Happy to hear that Marcus :) Let me know if you have any further questions!
Hey, I am German and my English is not good but I understand your videos.
They help me to make myself stronger 👍👍👍
AMAZING to hear that :) I'm really happy you get so much benefits of my videos! Let me know if you have any questions in the future :)
very good tutorial
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Thank you 😊 🙏
Loved it - thanks so much!
Glad you enjoyed it! Good luck with your training!
Great tutorial. Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful! One of my favorite tutorials as it was the smoothest and easiest one to shoot :) In regards to this technique, do not rush and be patient in your contact!
Thanks a lot! Great instruction n demo
Thank for 👍 nice valuable video
Thanks for that :) I seriously appreciate it!!
I am doing a LIVE Q&A tomorrow (Thursday) from 4:20pm Irish / UK time. Let me know if you have any questions / suggestions for me!! I’ll have a table set up so I can even demonstrate / answer TT questions :)
Great tutorial
I am happy you find it useful!! :) Let me know any videos you want me to do for yourself :)
Thanks, I needed that.
Good luck in your training John :)
Make video about footwork of choppers!! Im having a hard time. Switching a forehand to backhand chop vice versa plsand. Thankyou
Thanks for leaving a comment :)
Sure, are we talking about when you're further from the table chopping big shots or your standard position / closer to table chops?
amazing, subscribed, thanks!
can you make more videos about game tactics, which most channels never talk about?
Game tactic likes strategies using your own serves and / or tactical play against opponents? Yeah that is very true. It is a topic which is not covered in depth at all!!
Thank you :) I will for sure make a few and you let me know if this what you meant and how else you want it to look like!!
@@dublintabletennisclub yes, in principle things like how to find weakness of opponent, how to read his tactics, how to adapt to a particular style of an opponent, how to develop my own style, etc. thanks!
@@nguyenanhquynh7322 Awesome!! Will go at it bit by bit. What level are yourself so I will aim the first video for you :)
@@dublintabletennisclubyou may target intermediate, should be good for most people. Thanks!
great video, thank you.
Good luck in your training :)
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Thank you for your comment :) It will be done for future videos in the future!!
i did enjoy all ur videos 🏓🌷the Egyptian 🇪🇬
Egypt!! That is soo cool! You have some really good high Pro level athletes in the top 200 rank! Does the sport develop well in Egypt?
yea, latterly table tennis takes a new level here in Egypt , hope you visit Egypt some day and Make a live coaching on the front of pyramids ❤️🏓
NOW THAT is a video idea and a half!!!!
Perfect
Thanks
Thank you so much Sir Love you
Sir, when we approach the ball and bat is near to ball then we take little bitt backward swing to drive or just approach the ball with some distance and from there only we drive. please advice. i am trying as per your advice but not able to do the same in match. can u suggest some drill.
Yeah, so take a lil backswing to create the drive. As you make contact, use your forearm to go forward upwards direction. So go straight and up with the arm (hope that makes sense) to create spin, speed and ability to go over the net.
Best real life drills actually is that
You serve short to their backhand -- your friend / opponent chops short back to your forehand --- you attempt to hit it.
Because you know that it is coming that way and you need to be ready for it. You will have more advance timing and better chances to make the shot successful.
Watch my last video :) I talked about backhand flicks in it!
Good stuff
Coach how long you training and you become a good player.
God bless
I had a good coach who knew how to build techniques and quality so I was competing already after 9 months when I picked up a racket. It was the lowest division in the city, but still I won one gold and on silver medal. Twice a week max training with 3h per session
Then 2-4 training sessions a week for 2-3h per session for 1 year then I started playing nationally / higher leagues etc and do actually very well for my level.
It all depends on quality of coaching to be honest and not how many times you train :)
Werry gut thanks.
Thanks Roger :)
Very nice
Don’t rush it and balance the hall with overall quality! You can adjust to this approach a lot faster than you think 😄
Sir, thanks for your advices, i did the practice with self dropping ball. now i got the feeling. i have few question.
1) when we are going to just to hit the ball at that movement, arm muscles will be tight or remain relax and will be restrict our follow through upto some extent or let is go where it is going with moment. if we restrict the follow through then muscles get tight. what is correct, please guide on this issue.
2) how to increase power in forehand flick.
Drop and hit is a great way to start for sure!!
But here I have done a video of the above questions!! Watch it and come back to me if you need a better or clearer answer :)
ua-cam.com/video/8D_FxBY5EbM/v-deo.html
nice video
Usefull
Thanks :) Good luck in training!
Thanks
Please explain how you get a spin serve with speed. I can, for the most part, make a side spin serve but I can’t hit the shot with any speed. In other words, my spin serves makes it over the bet but the ball is very slow, like a “ghost serve.” I can’t impart any speed, ball bounces around.
It is easier to show than tell for sure in this case, but I will try!
It is all about the feel and pressure of the hit from your racket to ball. So to know HOW much you need my advice is to make the 1st bounce on your side as close as possible to you / edge of the table. Yes it will hit the net, BUT then you will know how much you need to get it over the net. Start from there to learn the touch.
Other way to think or do!
1.) Throw the ball higher. The higher it is the more spin it will have due to gravity, but also gravity will add speed to it so it will be more naturally longer
2.) Have more arm swing to the point of contact
3.) Have more rotation on the serve with your body
Hope this helps and let me know how you get on!!
Good 🙏
Thank you for that :)
I am doing a LIVE Q&A tomorrow (Thursday) from 4:20pm Irish / UK time. Let me know if you have any questions / suggestions for me!! I’ll have a table set up so I can even demonstrate / answer TT questions :)
Hi you are great.
I have a question ?
Is the guest serve legal or illegal??
Guest serve? You mean the "ghost" serve? But, in theory NO serve is illegal. It is more like if the serve you do is legal by its rules.
So throw straight line up, behind the table and make your contact clearly visible then all serves are legal :)
@@dublintabletennisclub thank you so much 🥰 yeah i meab ghost 😂 sorry.
I have another question?
How any let or net i think it's let .
How many let we can do on serves? Again thank you.😘😘😘😘😘
dear coach 100 likes received
Yes and I have already done it :)
ua-cam.com/video/8D_FxBY5EbM/v-deo.html
🏓👍
Nice breakdown. I am playing for long, though recreational purposes mainly. This one shot I really wanted to learn. I tried with self-training 'drop-ball' practice and could do it even with low-bounce. But when someone serve, my hand automatically move to drive-mode or I (probably) hurry to make the shot. May be more mental than technical. Not sure. Any suggestion? BTW, back-hand flick, both straight and cross-court are two of my favorite shots and play to low, light back-spin serve also.
Yeah straight away I have to say that I'm the same about the backhand shots. That technique is my favorite and the advance backhand flick is the MOST favorite shot. Tutorial on the beginner backhand flick is out and next week the advance version is coming out!!
But yeah, you will need to develop more mental strength / force of habit to start being more smoother in that technique in game time practice.
To build confidence during matches its best if possible to CHOP as your first shot to receive a serve and THEN attack it with a flick. Keep your chop short (the most important part) so they have to chop back and not attack you. Then once the spin is less effective and with less quality it will be easier to attack it.
In short, forehand flick to be used as your 4th shot attack (or as your second technique in your rally)
Hope that is easy to understand, but I know doing this now in a match to build up your confidence of consistency is KEY to adapt it to any moment technique :)
Let me know your thoughts / opinion about it. Look forward to it :)
@@dublintabletennisclub That's a good idea - 4th ball attack. I actually do short forehand push/chop and wait for short ball in BH side for flick/chop/drive accordingly or slightly long ball in FH so that I can drive. Will tell about the experiment/experience. Thanks.
Yeah exactly :) and you apply that for both sides of the technique too!!
Videos for playing against long pimples
Preme that is one key video I want to do in 2022. But, get a player / coach who has real experience and knowledge of it. I am not the best coach for it and I won't hide that ha!
Or it could also be put in this way; lift the ball with open bat and let the opponent's spin do the job for you.
Yeah well said actually :)
Video suggestion: leave out the background "music".
haha yeah, hope we have gotten better! This video is over 2 years old so let me know if some of the recent ones give out the same feeling!
I was baffled when he stuck the ball to the bat, until I saw the blue tack 😂
haha "UA-cam Magic" :)
13 06 2022
Do a guest serve. 3 time😘
Ghost serve? :)
@@dublintabletennisclub yes🤣😂 sorry ghost yeah.
How did you make the ball stick to your racket ??😂😂
He set an sticker but most Chinese rubber is very sticky and they can doing that is very simple 😉
Blue tac 😅 UA-cam magic
Hi Coach. I believe we would gain a better advantage from your videos if you just spoke a tad slower.
Noted! Totally agree!! Let me know if I have improved in my recent videos because I have tried to improve my demonstrations each and every time :)
Speed is fine 👍
@@commercecloud8599 Speed is fine when smashing in table tennis.
@@andrzeiskodrayton4180 you don’t always need to smash with speed! I can smash you slowly 😉💥
Kebanyakan ngomong lu..
Haha coaching isn’t just about doing the shots. Anyone can do that, but it takes real coaching skill to be able to explain and make as much people as possible to understand!