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In this video, pro player Paul Drinkhall demonstrates his favourite footwork drill… BH, FH middle, BH, FH wide. It’s a really good drill to develop your footwork, especially switching between backhand and forehand strokes and dealing with those tricky balls in the middle of the table. Keep reading
In this video, top coach and service expert, Craig Bryant, explains how to do four of his best serves. Serves in this video include…(1) The kicker (2) Fast down the line (3) Super wide sidespin (4) The ghost serve. For each serve, Craig explains how to do the action and gives tips on how to use the serves to put your opponents under maximum pressure. Keep reading
In this video, pro player Paul Drinkhall explains how to get more power on your forehand attacks. Paul explains the importance of timing, how to use all of your body to generate power and how he developed his powerful forehand. You’ll also see lots of footage of me getting battered by Paul! Keep reading
Not all sidespin serves are the same. You can get get sidespin with backspin or sidespin with topspin. Sidespin serves can be short or they can be long. They could be served to your forehand or to your backhand. In the video I show you how do you deal with these different variations. Keep reading
In this video I share a simple tip to help you move quicker when playing table tennis. To move quicker, you need to get into a better table tennis stance. This means leaning forwards and keeping low. Then the weight will be on the front of your feet and it becomes much easier to make quick movements. Keep reading
In this video I show you how to beat a ‘pusher’. This is the sort of player who will push, push, push, push until you make a mistake. Pushers can be frustrating to play against. But by using the right attacking tactics you can start winning quite easily. Keep reading
In this video top coach and former international player, Craig Bryant, demonstrates how to do the “wiggly” shot. The “wiggly” is where you spin the ball under the table with lots of sidespin to confuse your opponent. It’s a really fun shot to play and can help you win a cheap point and make your opponent look a bit silly. Keep reading
In this video I take an in-depth look at how to play a backhand topspin against a backspin ball. A backhand topspin will allow you to attack your opponents backspin serve, push or chop. In the video I show three different backhand topspin techniques – a basic method, a spin method and a speed method. Keep reading
In this video I ask top coach Eli Baraty to help my improve my counter topspin. Usually when my opponent attacks, I go into blocking mode. But I’d like to do a bit more than always ‘block’. I want to get better at attacking my opponent’s attacks. So I got together with top coach Eli Baraty to develop my counter topspin skills. Keep reading
In this video, top coach and former international player, Craig Bryant, shows us how to do an “around the net” shot. When a ball is played wide, instead of returning the ball over the net, you can let it drop a little lower and spin the ball around the net. It’s a fun shot to practice and if you ever manage to do it in a competitive match, you’ll shock your opponent with a spectacular and unreturnable shot. Keep reading