Ask any Table Tennis questions to the Australian Olympic Coach http://www.PingSkills.com/table-tennis-forum/ Copyright PingSkills 2008 From where do you get those small bats means those which are smaller than normal competition bats? http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9463.php Sun, 19 May 2013 20:03:58 EST Hi Alois when in serve, i have got the ball in my palm of my hand,i can walk and throw up the ball and hit the ball? i have got the ball in my hand and i respect the rules but i can walk before the elevate the ball? thanks. http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9462.php Sun, 19 May 2013 19:31:56 EST What is the difference between a 1 star ball and a 3 star ball I don't get it http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9461.php Sun, 19 May 2013 19:25:05 EST Hi coach, I sometimes find that in matches when i play my bh and fh alternatively or randomly  i tend do struggle a lot. I'm not a full out offensive player but like to control the ball with bh and fh. How do i practise on this- PS i tried the Bh and Fh footwork drill and it works. But any others? Thanks http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9460.php Sun, 19 May 2013 18:35:56 EST Hey.If someone does a serve like Ma lin for example but they do the serve so that it only bounces once on my side and then back onto there side is that counted as a point and also does it count during a rally?Thanks. http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9459.php Sun, 19 May 2013 15:55:35 EST I think we've all come across a time when you need to smash with your backhand,but how do you do it? http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9457.php Sun, 19 May 2013 16:14:43 EST Whenever I play I am sometimes pushed to a hard position to recover from, if im pushed off to the far left or right or I'm defending a smash and concentrating on keeping on the table, if this happens, what should I do? http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9456.php Sun, 19 May 2013 16:18:10 EST How often does the points restart in the junior state tournament or do they not go back at all? http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9455.php Sun, 19 May 2013 06:23:28 EST Hey Alois. While doing the forehand loop, when is the best time to decide and change the racket angle for the ball that is returned to you.I tend to do it while going through my swing by turning my arm and slightly releasing my wrist for power and guidance and it also allows me more time.  Am I doing it right or should I change the racket angle at the beginning of the stroke only? http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9454.php Sun, 19 May 2013 16:06:04 EST Hi Alois/Jeff,I was wondering if the backhand flick against backspin would be more of speed than spin or more of spin than speed.Thanks http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9453.php Sun, 19 May 2013 15:59:59 EST Hi! i have played tt for 3 4 years (on and off mostly) now i have started playing table tennis again (not on regular basis though) after 7-8 years, i am unable to play top spin on a push/chop. I don't understand why. Shweta http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9448.php Sat, 18 May 2013 22:57:58 EST I am a beginner player in table tennis. Is the bat "Yuki 2 (Butterfly)" ok? http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9445.php Sat, 18 May 2013 07:03:59 EST Hi, Alois Here I am after a while with some new questions. For quite some time I am interested in blocking techniques, because, I realized that it can be very effective when used in a proper way. So, my questions are these: 1. Whether it is forehand or backhand block, should the blade come in the line of the ball, or above the ball, so I could hit over it. 2. What kind of blade and rubber are the best for this technique? Should rubbers have more or less speed, more or less spin. http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9443.php Sat, 18 May 2013 07:00:59 EST if the ball touches the net, the ball goes to the zone of that has beaten, but the ball goes up, I skirted the table and hit the ball before it bounces in his zone, would be an obstruction?is a very strange situation but I would like to know.thanks. i don't know if you understand me. http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9442.php Sun, 19 May 2013 05:22:55 EST Hi Alois. Is it possible to hit forehand loop that stays low after landing on the table after landing (sorta skids off it like when u skim pebbles in a pond ).If yes, can you please tell me how to do it describing the spin speed racket angle and the type of of return to do it against. Thanks a lot http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9441.php Sat, 18 May 2013 06:50:16 EST hey i got a question i got a yuki an and i want to change one wakaba rubber to a tenergy 05, should i i play very well but i dont know i play with lots of effect and fast attacking so again should i and if i shouldnt what rubber do your recommend me http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9440.php Sat, 18 May 2013 06:48:57 EST Why professional tournament always use a white ping pong ball? http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9439.php Fri, 17 May 2013 23:45:34 EST Are we allowed to hit the ball where the side tape is? http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9438.php Sat, 18 May 2013 06:45:10 EST Hi Alois, I am an absolute beginner. A problem I have with learning table tennis is that there many instructions for me to do simultaneously and I feel overwhelmed. My mind can only focus on one instruction at a time. For example, when I start to learn to hit the ball on the table tennis table, I am taught to keep my feet apart, bend my knees, hold the bat correctly, watch the ball, decide where I want to hit the ball, make sure I hit the middle of the bat, make sure my bat is facing where I want to hit the ball and don't lean back when I hit the ball (which is what I do). I feel overwhelmed and I don't know what to do. Is it better to focus on just one aspect, such as keeping my feet apart and making sure that I master keeping my feet apart and then focus on the next skill or is it possible to focus on more than one skill at a time? Thank you for your time and help. http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9435.php Sun, 19 May 2013 07:00:22 EST Hi Alois, I have been playing table tennis since last 1 and half years. I have a reasonably good technique for both forehand and backhand. I own Stiga Premium roller TT board at my home and its a very good board. However when I play on my office TT board my game suffers very badly. The board is new and its a 25 mm board but not ITTF approved. Most of the times we play doubles because there is lot of rush. I find that the topspin balls dont bounce consistently. Instead of bouncing it just slips off the surface very fast and the backspin balls keep very low hence its difficult to play flips during matches which I can easily play at home during matches. So my question is does board quality matter? Also what adjustments should I make in my game on this type of table or should I stop playing doubles altogether? http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9433.php Fri, 17 May 2013 22:44:48 EST Hi PingSkills, i want to ask about the footwork now first, is it better to master all basics strokes first before learn the drills and pivot ?then can i just do the counterhit stroke for the drills and pivot as what i know is many people do the drills and pivot with topspin because i found it harder especially for the backhand topspin. please for the answer :D thank you very much http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9431.php Sat, 18 May 2013 10:11:47 EST I lost the crucial match in the trials for world university games.  Though one country can send 5 players mine send only 2, and I was placed 3rd. In the deciding match my opponent's backhand was a medium pimpled rubber.  My backhand is also a short pimpled rubber.  But when I push to her push ball started going high and she started smashing.  And she served long to my backhand and I when I chopped it she was able to drop the ball unexpectingly short.  I couldn't adjust to her pimple rubber that my topspins and my smashes started going out of the table. What should be done in this sort of a match situation?  What should I do to to overcome this bad loss as I had huge expectations for participating at this tournament and now I feel disappointed. http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9430.php Fri, 17 May 2013 04:44:51 EST I'm watching the WC tabletennis in Paris right now. Here and with our local competition I see a lot of players walk towards the net and rub the table close to the net, every time when a point has been scored. Why do they do that. http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9429.php Fri, 17 May 2013 04:39:02 EST Hi, PingSkills Is it valid that, in the serve (or any part of the game), your opponent hits the ball before it hits his/her part of the table? Thanks, you help me a lot. http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9427.php Mon, 20 May 2013 00:27:35 EST My friend serves with some kind of spin and when I hit the ball it goes out of the table.  How can I return it? http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/question-9426.php Thu, 16 May 2013 06:15:18 EST