FOREHAND COUNTER TOPSPIN - Tips from pro player Charlotte Bardsley

In this video, England international player Charlotte Bardsley explains how to play a forehand counter topspin.
Here's a scenario. You push. Your opponent attacks first - looping the ball towards your forehand. What should you do? Up to a certain level, a lot of players will block. But instead of blocking, you could play a counter topspin instead.
In the video, Charlotte explains and demonstrates her technique. She makes it look very easy. Think of it as a "mini-topspin" - a shorter version of your usual topspin stroke. Get the timing right and the shot is hugely effective.
You can find out more about Charlotte on her website: www.charlottebardsley.co.uk/
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[@idrivearttabletennis]

Absolutely a great video. She plays smart (choosing her shots well, great placement, and with force while maintaining control). Good to hear she will be doing more.

[@paulruben5522]

Charlotte was very articulate and wonderfully concise with her explanation and breakdown, We'll done!!! Paul in Los Angeles from Allen and Son's Table Tennis Club

[@MrDanmorgan07]

Great video. I love the reference to the "active-passive" strategy. For those of us who can't execute the elusive loop against backspin, these type of counter attacks help keep us in the game, especially the quick ones down the lines.

[@joehughes3764]

Charlotte was very good

[@fortitude1208]

Please make with her for backhand topspin… she is incredeble! Very good in explaining tehnik

[@shazman1341]

Thanks for the helpful video as usual. Will start trying out the technique next training session.

[@MarcelSM01]

Very interesting, very useful, thanks Tom and Charlotte!

[@AkramESG]

Priceless , keep this on , very useful

[@aerotus888]

Nice explanation. Great vid

[@sebastians.1431]

I absolutely love how you say "Hello". Although I'm German 😉

[@jplanglais]

Great video as usual, love the little sound effects 😂
Amazing timing as I was exactly starting to work on this, this very week!
@TOM: I'm actually practicing your part of looping and counter-counter-attacking. Any tips there? Perhaps a follow-up video?

[@TomLodziak]

Charlotte's counter was coming at me very fast, so the ones I returned was using a similar shot - a short forehand counter topspin. When she attacked my backhand, I had no chance!

[@teckhonghong3628]

Luv it! Luv it! Luv it!

[@chintuchacha6744]

Thank you sir

[@yunghanhuang8188]

when do you go forehand? when do you go back hand? anything I could tell earlier?

[@fortitude1208]

It would be great to do with her for fh topspin on backspin and all that with backhend 😊. She is realy articulate.

[@adamsaunders9876]

Very popular shot now , nice compact example, not sure you absorb to much spin while accelerating through the ball, bit confused there

[@benpalmer-jones4865]

Great video. Just one question: how tight should your grip be? I imagine a slightly softer grip is best but not too soft so that you lose control..

[@michikatsutsugikuni3098]

Doesn't matter that much but better tight than soft, I would say in the middle but leaning towards tight.

[@antomv]

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[@JCLA9]

Nice tips!
You won a point niceee! Hahah

[@chidamanisharma3977]

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[@frostyfeet3063]

Sharlot a bad ass

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