I played when I was a teenager. Just picked it back up in my 40s. I’m a little frustrated I quit (how many quality years I lost) but am loving it again!
Tighten your stomach? See, this is the kind of advice that I need but never got. Thanks Timo. Also it's amazing you play at such a high level for so long, many players have come and gone at the highest level. You're truly one of a kind!
@@m1945d the relax is for your hand, need to keep your breath before you hitting the ball to tighten your stomach. You can hear players make sounds when hitting the ball because they are controlinf their breath to tighten it.
OK, but the wrap-around followthrough arc (tip 3) in his shadow stroke is very misleading, and it bears almost no resemblance to his actual, live-ball, stroke. While the blade is indeed more open at the start of addressing the ball, it closes naturally without any arc in the vertical plane of swing. Of course, there is going to be an arc, but nothing like the blade _surface_ following, as it were, constantly tangential to the surface of an imaginary sphere.
These tips look very useful. Haven't tried though.. The core muscles contribution towards footwork is like eye opening for me as I have been struggling with footwork lately. I often lock myself in a position where i feel difficult to choose forehand or backhand....
Most videos talk about common beginner mistakes. The best thing about those tips here are, that you are reminded , those mistakes are essential and rudimental but even The European Champion is still struggling with. It means everybody does them. Danke Timo
I never knew about abdominal tension either. I never even considered it. If Ti mo says its important, it must be. I cant wait to start practicing tnis. Thanks Coach Timo.
Your tips are absolutely priceless to me. I will incorporate points 2 and 3 into my game. Point 1 for me is my downfall due to me being 193cm and almost 50 years old and almost 125kg but I'll endeavour non the less.
Hey timo, my names Jesper and I play at Geelong table tennis centre in Victoria Australia. I watch all your videos and copying your strategies help me a lot, thanks mate, keep up the great table tennis 🤟🏼
Thank you Timo, as a veteran amateur with 44, coming back to the sport after many years I find myself re-learning some base concepts. One Suggestion for next video : "Lean forward", I see many new comers struggling with position , hit ball strong but unbalanced, almost stepping back. Thank you, it's a pleasure to watch your videos. Risk to say, better image quality, edition that we can find about our sport. Cheers
Abdominal tention is a great tip. I did found it rather recently. I found it, when I was not able to return to position after oponent blocks my top-spin in time. I was able to return with this concious tention.
Maintaining abdominal tension is a great help to check the correctness of your position and form/stance, and keep intensity and precision high. So it’s also a ‘trick’ to focus your mind. Great tip!!
Those are really useful tips.... Also I want to know about different style of stance and how much distance to keep between your foot.... Different people stand different ways
Congratulations for tout gold medal 2021! Its a kind of magic advices from the greatest player Europe has ever known ! Thanks Timo ! Greg (Montpellier Tennis de Table, France)
I've been playing now for almost 20 years, and I never knew about abdominal tensioning! Definitely going to try that! Also I think the 3rd tip would help me a lot as I often find myself having to change my shot mid-swing, one of a few old habits I've picked up :) Thanks so much Timo!
It took me two years to figure out the last tip. With this video, many amateur players will be able to learn this very important tip straight away. Thank you Timo 😊😊😊👍
Timo hat immer Recht! Nach einem längeren Bandscheibenvorfall musste ich mich auch zwingen die Rumpfmuskulatur wieder aufzubauen, sonst geht gar nichts bei diesem sport.
The third tip hits home. I often try to play with a closed blade but forced to open a bit at the last moment. This at times gives me thick edge or edge. I will try keeping the bat open and then closing as I hit the ball.
To go along with tightening the stomach. I think a good thing to think about is keeping your head still and level to aid your eyes in tracking the ball. It's almost how when you have car sickness/motion sickness, you ground yourself by trying to keep your head still and faced ahead with your eyes focusing on where you're going. following the ball and imagining it hitting the sweet spot will greatly reduce the amount of edge hits or even just innacurate shots.
Klasse Video, Timo! Wie immer hast Du Recht. Tiefer stehen und Körperspannung. Das fehlt häufig und wird zu wenig beachtet. Auch ich als Jugendtrainer beobachte das immer mehr. Und immer wieder muss ich es erwähnen. Denn gerade die Jugend steht oft schlaff und ohne Körperspannung und ohne Grundstellung hinter dem Tisch wie bestellt und nicht abgeholt. Das mit der Schlägerhaltung probiere ich heute im Training aus. Treffe in letzter Zeit nämlich häufiger die Schlägerkante. Vielen Dank für die hilfreichen Tipps.
This remembers me a lot during competitions and trainings as I observe myself getting the right and proper posture but significally I'm wrong ,thank you for this video I've learned a lot💖✅
Thank you for all this advice! If you had the time, I, and I believe many others, would love to see a video about the fundamentals for absolute beginners. Exercises and techniques to practice in order to progress and not build bad habits. Thanks again!!
Danke für die Tipps Timo. 3 Tipp👍: Plastik-Ball mache es möglich. Die TT-Bücher, auch die von DTTB sollen neue aktualisiert werden. Grüße aus Berlin Jannis
Very good tips maestro! Vielen Dank! It's nice to see and hear the real personality of someone you've watched play table tennis so many times! Keep up the good work Timo!
Hey Timo, my 10-year old son Luca loves table tennis. He’s a big fan of you and the other day he was very excited as he found out that he’s exactly 30 years younger than you, being born on 8 March 2011!
Hard to say anything but WOW. We need an option to press like twice. These are useful and yet not the most obvious tips. At least I was never taught about the stomach
Thanks very much. Could you also give some tips on holding the racquet- shallow versus deep grip; pinching vs palm grip; thumb placement; etc? Thanks again.
@@timoboll8381 I am a left-hander as well Timo, I love your stance, not just the low position. You are always ready to pounce! Best Wishes from our family (The Aussie Timo Boll fan club).
Mistake 1: Quitting table tennis as soon as you turn 40 years old
I've just started playing again at 45.
46 and planning to continue to play at least another 50 years:P
Never too late to restart!
i’m 51 and have never been faster. i wish i would have started learning proper play earlier . what a great sport!
I played when I was a teenager. Just picked it back up in my 40s. I’m a little frustrated I quit (how many quality years I lost) but am loving it again!
It is nice to hear tips from an European champion!) Thank you, Timo!
more like 2x world cup champion :)
Indeed.
Tighten your stomach? See, this is the kind of advice that I need but never got. Thanks Timo.
Also it's amazing you play at such a high level for so long, many players have come and gone at the highest level. You're truly one of a kind!
Can you explain it please? Tighten stomach
@@vibeeshanthangavel7866 hi,
It means to flex your six-pack muscles (belly-muscles) during game.
almost in the stomach crunch position
We are always coached the importance of 'staying relaxed', which seems difficult to balance with 'tight stomach'?
@@m1945d the relax is for your hand, need to keep your breath before you hitting the ball to tighten your stomach. You can hear players make sounds when hitting the ball because they are controlinf their breath to tighten it.
What a miracle - to get advice from THE Timo Boll for free!
OK, but the wrap-around followthrough arc (tip 3) in his shadow stroke is very misleading, and it bears almost no resemblance to his actual, live-ball, stroke. While the blade is indeed more open at the start of addressing the ball, it closes naturally without any arc in the vertical plane of swing.
Of course, there is going to be an arc, but nothing like the blade _surface_ following, as it were, constantly tangential to the surface of an imaginary sphere.
These tips look very useful. Haven't tried though.. The core muscles contribution towards footwork is like eye opening for me as I have been struggling with footwork lately. I often lock myself in a position where i feel difficult to choose forehand or backhand....
love that subtle shade-throw at tennis for having less spin and more time to react
Most videos talk about common beginner mistakes. The best thing about those tips here are, that you are reminded , those mistakes are essential and rudimental but even The European Champion is still struggling with. It means everybody does them.
Danke Timo
Never knew about the abdominal tension ^^, I will use it from now on in my trainings thank you!
I never knew about abdominal tension either. I never even considered it. If Ti mo says its important, it must be. I cant wait to start practicing tnis. Thanks Coach Timo.
@@idig63 ma long also said it somewhere,so i guess it must be kind of true😂
@@chafiqbantla1816 do you by any chance remember where did he say that? Was it a video/ interview?
Your tips are absolutely priceless to me. I will incorporate points 2 and 3 into my game. Point 1 for me is my downfall due to me being 193cm and almost 50 years old and almost 125kg but I'll endeavour non the less.
You're a giant! Keep it up!
You is not only good player, but you good teacher too!
Thank you sir... we need you... our Table Tennis community needs you...Love from India ❤🏓🏓🇩🇪🇮🇳
Hey timo, my names Jesper and I play at Geelong table tennis centre in Victoria Australia. I watch all your videos and copying your strategies help me a lot, thanks mate, keep up the great table tennis 🤟🏼
Thank you Timo, as a veteran amateur with 44, coming back to the sport after many years I find myself re-learning some base concepts. One Suggestion for next video : "Lean forward", I see many new comers struggling with position , hit ball strong but unbalanced, almost stepping back. Thank you, it's a pleasure to watch your videos. Risk to say, better image quality, edition that we can find about our sport. Cheers
Abdominal tention is a great tip. I did found it rather recently. I found it, when I was not able to return to position after oponent blocks my top-spin in time. I was able to return with this concious tention.
Maintaining abdominal tension is a great help to check the correctness of your position and form/stance, and keep intensity and precision high. So it’s also a ‘trick’ to focus your mind.
Great tip!!
Es un privilegio tener un coach de su nivel. Muchas gracias, desde Argentina !!!
Simple yet essential (other than the core tension one, that seems hard to do)
Keep it up
Danke für das Video :)
Der Profi freut sich über tips vom kollegen wa?
Lol du schaust Timo?
Wow cheazame , i didn't have any idea you are keen on table tennis, eshhhhh
Wooow this is by far the most unexpected comment for me 😂
It is priceless to have tips from the last non Chinese player at the ITTF top 1 ranking position. Timo Magic Boll!
The "nice six-pack" advice got me, excellent! :-)
This is proper coaching "pace" ...just enough to work on, not too much to absorb.
You are a huge inspiration Timo. Thanks for promoting the sport on UA-cam.
Will love to see more table tennis vlogs from you. 😄😄
Timo Boll is a German National Treasure. Always so very kind.
thank you Timo
I would like to add to the third point. While maintaining a small angle, best to combine the swing of the wrist to hit the ball better.
Lieber Timo,
Du hast wieder einmal zu 100% Recht.
Glückwunsch zum Euro Sieg….
Thank you, Timo!
The last tip is spot on. My coach pointed this out and since I definitely have fewer miss hits and can stay in a fast paced rally longer.
There is probably no other better coach than you Timo Boll :)
Those are really useful tips.... Also I want to know about different style of stance and how much distance to keep between your foot.... Different people stand different ways
Congratulations champ, Timo!! in Greece we say "The old is otherwise!!!
Fantastic video. I often forget the second point. Indeed, the third tip is totally new. Thanks!
Sir please continue guiding us like this
More demonstrations of faulty and correct actions will help. Clip finishes quickly for the importance of the improvements.
Love you champion❤
As you grow older, you grow wiser, thank you Timo.
From, London, UK 🇬🇧
Congratulations for tout gold medal 2021! Its a kind of magic advices from the greatest player Europe has ever known ! Thanks Timo ! Greg (Montpellier Tennis de Table, France)
I've been playing now for almost 20 years, and I never knew about abdominal tensioning! Definitely going to try that! Also I think the 3rd tip would help me a lot as I often find myself having to change my shot mid-swing, one of a few old habits I've picked up :) Thanks so much Timo!
The Greatest Machine in Table Tennis Sport! Kudos, Timo!
It took me two years to figure out the last tip. With this video, many amateur players will be able to learn this very important tip straight away. Thank you Timo 😊😊😊👍
Thanks for these game changing tips @timoboll 🏓
you are an inspiration to continue training, I hope that one day having your blades ❤❤
What a nugget of info.....tightening belly muscles for improved movement & footwork.....waoh! 👌🏾
Du bist mein Lieblings-Tischtennisspieler!!!
Timo hat immer Recht! Nach einem längeren Bandscheibenvorfall musste ich mich auch zwingen die Rumpfmuskulatur wieder aufzubauen, sonst geht gar nichts bei diesem sport.
Very good thanks
Thank you coach
Sir I am your fan . It's great to see you giving training tips. Thanks a lot.
The third tip hits home. I often try to play with a closed blade but forced to open a bit at the last moment. This at times gives me thick edge or edge. I will try keeping the bat open and then closing as I hit the ball.
Thankyou Timo you inspire me
To go along with tightening the stomach. I think a good thing to think about is keeping your head still and level to aid your eyes in tracking the ball. It's almost how when you have car sickness/motion sickness, you ground yourself by trying to keep your head still and faced ahead with your eyes focusing on where you're going. following the ball and imagining it hitting the sweet spot will greatly reduce the amount of edge hits or even just innacurate shots.
You’re the best cham❤️🙏👏
Timo my inspiration in table tennis. Thx
Klasse Video, Timo! Wie immer hast Du Recht. Tiefer stehen und Körperspannung. Das fehlt häufig und wird zu wenig beachtet. Auch ich als Jugendtrainer beobachte das immer mehr. Und immer wieder muss ich es erwähnen. Denn gerade die Jugend steht oft schlaff und ohne Körperspannung und ohne Grundstellung hinter dem Tisch wie bestellt und nicht abgeholt. Das mit der Schlägerhaltung probiere ich heute im Training aus. Treffe in letzter Zeit nämlich häufiger die Schlägerkante. Vielen Dank für die hilfreichen Tipps.
So accredited wold champion no doubt to follow all TT advise coming from Timo Boll
Thanks, yeah, Timo, yeah.
Best coach on the Tube! Grazie
Real useful tips, not just commonly heard theory.... thanks Timo.
Great vid! Very informative! Keep on giving us good tips timo! Please make one vid about pivoting and distance from the table in the rally, thanks
Danke sehr Timo! Werde dein Website demnächst auschecken ;)
Timo we appreciate you champ!
This remembers me a lot during competitions and trainings as I observe myself getting the right and proper posture but significally I'm wrong ,thank you for this video I've learned a lot💖✅
Thank you for all this advice! If you had the time, I, and I believe many others, would love to see a video about the fundamentals for absolute beginners. Exercises and techniques to practice in order to progress and not build bad habits. Thanks again!!
Wonderful player,wonderful person,
Awesome tutorial from a world class. Thank you
Coach Timo Boll, it's cool!
Timo youre champion and a good guy! More importantly a good guy! Bravo!
Terima kasih, Coach Timo Boll 🇮🇩
Danke,Timo!
Danke für die Tipps Timo.
3 Tipp👍: Plastik-Ball mache es möglich. Die TT-Bücher, auch die von DTTB sollen neue aktualisiert werden.
Grüße aus Berlin
Jannis
Good morning Timo, can you make a video showing the main physical strengthening exercises for table tennis players?
it would be great a video about how to have spinny serves, i think a lot of players struggle on this.
Thank you very much.
These days I just imagine Timo’s smile and modesty before playing any match. Nice tips. Thanks Timo!
Good tips Timo, I will definitely take these tips with me during my next games. 🙂
Danke Timo
I love you Timo!
Thanks Timo
Very good tips maestro! Vielen Dank! It's nice to see and hear the real personality of someone you've watched play table tennis so many times! Keep up the good work Timo!
Hey Timo, my 10-year old son Luca loves table tennis. He’s a big fan of you and the other day he was very excited as he found out that he’s exactly 30 years younger than you, being born on 8 March 2011!
Good! Now I maybe know what I am doing wrong. I'll try to do the third tip. Thanks. ;)
That one of the stomach is crazy lol, you become way more consistent, it's faster and in my case it helps to stay low. Loool
Love it - Danke und Sie sind eine Inspiration für alle die, die auch mit ü40 den Sport erst entdeckt haben!
Soooo humble, thanks Timo!
Tightening the abs makes a huuuuuge difference!
Hard to say anything but WOW. We need an option to press like twice. These are useful and yet not the most obvious tips. At least I was never taught about the stomach
Thanks very much. Could you also give some tips on holding the racquet- shallow versus deep grip; pinching vs palm grip; thumb placement; etc? Thanks again.
Danke
This is Gold. Low Position. I swear I will write it on my hand.
Why not ☺️
@@timoboll8381 I am a left-hander as well Timo, I love your stance, not just the low position. You are always ready to pounce! Best Wishes from our family (The Aussie Timo Boll fan club).
Thanks, Timo, good piece of advice.
excellent suggestions Timo - thank you for sharing you insights
Awesome job Timo, please keep this channel going
Sir I am very much inspired by you. If you don't mind then could you please show some blocking techniques and flicks.
Thanks a lot ! I going to try everything you advised 👍
Bro this helps soo much.Can your next video be how to serve backhand serve?
Thank you for the tips.
Congratulations on your European title! Thanks for your tips coach!
I am just starting out, great advices!! Especially the stomach tightening, applicable in most sports.
If the European Champion says it, we must follow his advices🏆🥇 Congrats Timo ! Cheers 🥂
Thanks Timo ... very informative ... waiting for that video about proper backhand
very useful technic.