Hey Zeke, Nevermind! I bought this table used and the offensive three man rod was installed in the goalie position and vise versa. Going to do some surgery. Glad you made this video cuz that's how I realized something was wrong.
Back in the 70s a fellow that was 6'7" tall, shot a push pop or you call it push kick. His shot was invisible, no one could do it in one movement but he did, his pull and push shot or toe shot were off the charts so fast they were not seen. He learned to relax his body with a past in boxing.
There was a guy around here who had a solar shit. It was more of a flick kick, no pushing involved. Mixed with a fake then straight, it was an unstoppable combo.
Push kick can be lightening fast if carried out by a solid metal rod vs the hollow/telescopic rods. Unlike in the video, the ball must aligned with the player, in the video the ball is not aligned, it is slightly off center towards the back position, this slows the move a bit.
The push/pull kicks are the first shots that I lose when I start getting rusty. Also seem to be the toughest to carry from table to table when the tables are not very good (sticky rods, etc.)
Its great that you added slow mo it really helped, to really make your points clearer i would suggest to watch a channel pingskills, how they edit their videos, they put table tennis tutorial, i have learned a lot from their videos
It really depends on the shot. But as a general rule you have to be in a stance that feels comfortable. I would not say that your arm is almost perpendicular, but rather the grip has to be a closed hand grip that allows you push kick/pull kick/tic tac and set up for any other shot without really having to readjust. I'll make a video and show you what I mean.
I have just gotten a Tornado about 2 weeks ago, but had played on "unofficial" foosball tables that require no technique. What I'm getting at is, I have developed a habit of using the 5 and 3 rods by standing about in front of the offensive 5 man rod. I noticed almost all professional players stand with their right arm almost perpendicular to the 3 man rod when shooting. Should I change my technique, or does it really matter?
Great job, Zeke! I've got a question re kick shots. I've seen some of the best kick shooters do them 'on the spot' i.e. on a moving ball. They often do a combo on the 3 rod: 1-3-2 (pullkick) or 3-1-2 (pushkick). These are not only very deceptive but also incredibly fast (the 3-2 or 1-2 part is double speed and not raceable), but it's very hard to consistently square the ball that moves sideways so fast. I was wondering if you perhaps had any tips for mastering that particular technique. Thanks.
The open hand push is also effective in some scenarios. Mainly when the ball is moving already. Check out my match against Collignon (watch?v=KQNcPdzeg1w) at around 15:45. As I steal the ball and the ball is moving slowly, i go into an open hand push kick. However, if you want to do a push kick from a stationary position, the open hand push kick will be slower and less accurate.
Hi Zeke! Does it make sense to finish these kicks with the open-hand movement? Can you think of any differences between both techniques in terms of accuracy, speed, etc.? ps: nice tutorials! :)
Hey Zeke, I have a Tornado Cyclone II table. I notice that my three man lines up differently than yours do. My sideline line up just outside the goal/dots. Any ideas?
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Hey Zeke,
Nevermind! I bought this table used and the offensive three man rod was installed in the goalie position and vise versa. Going to do some surgery. Glad you made this video cuz that's how I realized something was wrong.
Back in the 70s a fellow that was 6'7" tall, shot a push pop or you call it push kick. His shot was invisible, no one could do it in one movement but he did, his pull and push shot or toe shot were off the charts so fast they were not seen. He learned to relax his body with a past in boxing.
There was a guy around here who had a solar shit. It was more of a flick kick, no pushing involved. Mixed with a fake then straight, it was an unstoppable combo.
Push kick can be lightening fast if carried out by a solid metal rod vs the hollow/telescopic rods. Unlike in the video, the ball must aligned with the player, in the video the ball is not aligned, it is slightly off center towards the back position, this slows the move a bit.
short push kick is osm zeke. Love you man for showing me that.
Love your tutorials !!!
keep em coming..
wish your video tutorials where more frequent :)
Keep up the good work =D
The push/pull kicks are the first shots that I lose when I start getting rusty.
Also seem to be the toughest to carry from table to table when the tables are not very good (sticky rods, etc.)
Its great that you added slow mo it really helped, to really make your points clearer i would suggest to watch a channel pingskills, how they edit their videos, they put table tennis tutorial, i have learned a lot from their videos
It really depends on the shot. But as a general rule you have to be in a stance that feels comfortable. I would not say that your arm is almost perpendicular, but rather the grip has to be a closed hand grip that allows you push kick/pull kick/tic tac and set up for any other shot without really having to readjust. I'll make a video and show you what I mean.
I have just gotten a Tornado about 2 weeks ago, but had played on "unofficial" foosball tables that require no technique. What I'm getting at is, I have developed a habit of using the 5 and 3 rods by standing about in front of the offensive 5 man rod. I noticed almost all professional players stand with their right arm almost perpendicular to the 3 man rod when shooting. Should I change my technique, or does it really matter?
Great job, Zeke! I've got a question re kick shots. I've seen some of the best kick shooters do them 'on the spot' i.e. on a moving ball. They often do a combo on the 3 rod: 1-3-2 (pullkick) or 3-1-2 (pushkick). These are not only very deceptive but also incredibly fast (the 3-2 or 1-2 part is double speed and not raceable), but it's very hard to consistently square the ball that moves sideways so fast. I was wondering if you perhaps had any tips for mastering that particular technique. Thanks.
The open hand push is also effective in some scenarios. Mainly when the ball is moving already. Check out my match against Collignon (watch?v=KQNcPdzeg1w)
at around 15:45. As I steal the ball and the ball is moving slowly, i go into an open hand push kick. However, if you want to do a push kick from a stationary position, the open hand push kick will be slower and less accurate.
Very informative video pal, thanks a lot.
Hi Zeke! Does it make sense to finish these kicks with the open-hand movement? Can you think of any differences between both techniques in terms of accuracy, speed, etc.? ps: nice tutorials! :)
Hey Zeke,
I have a Tornado Cyclone II table. I notice that my three man lines up differently than yours do. My sideline line up just outside the goal/dots. Any ideas?
It's all about improving the take off speed. Similar to a pull shot.
where did you buy that table? id like to have one toooo!
Yea the timing is very important.
That's a pretty slow push kick... :-)
Hahahahahahaha i stroke the ball ahahaha