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As you can read in the title I want to discuss the two main play styles in table tennis.
The chinese play style: with the big forhand swing and the mainly short backhand action. Lot's of short balls in the beginning and big third/fifth-ball attack. Also with more emphasis on the backhand flick to start the huge forhand exchanges.
And the european play style: with the quicker and shorter forhand movement and with an also short backhand action but with lots of wrist. More long pushes and slightly faster ball exchanges.
I generalized a little bit so that you understand what I mean. And the backhand can vary a lot as well between chinese players and european players.
The results speak for themselfs and show clearly that the supperior players are the players who play the "chinese" play style. Why? This is something I am not sure of.
The chinese players and coaches have a huge training effort. But for me the gap between the strength of the chinese vs the rest of the world is too big to justify putting all their advantage in their training because everyone of the pros train very hard.
Is it because the "chinese" play style has an advantage over the "euro" style?
Reasons for an advantage of the "chinese" play style:
The forhand stroke is stronger compared to the european forhand. It has so much energy in it which makes it very hard to handle. I think this is because you can generate more spin and speed with the chinese technique and the tackier chinese rubbers compared to the european play style with tensors. And supperior foot work allows to play all those huge forhands. And it seems that the "chinese" forhand is even more reliable than the euro "forhand".
Also the tacky chinese rubbers allow for a slower and more controlled short game which is also an advantage.
And I don't see any major disadvantages of the standard "chinese" backhand vs the "euro" backhand. It may even be that the "chinese" backhand is easier to play because it has not as much wrist action in it compared to the "euro" backhand. And that makes it more reliable.
So why do so few people try to play a more "chinese" way with more emphasis on big forhand swings and crazy footwork?
Is it because it is more difficult to learn than the "euro" way? And I think one big reason why so few players outside asia play the "chinese" way is because of the equipment and the coaches. Isn't it like that that most young people getting into TT get rubber recomendations which suit the "euro" playstyle more because the coaches and the majority of the players play the "euro" style?
Or am I totaly wrong and the "chinese" style has no significant advantages that would make it favoured over the "euro" style?
What do you guys think?
Sorry for the long post
As you can read in the title I want to discuss the two main play styles in table tennis.
The chinese play style: with the big forhand swing and the mainly short backhand action. Lot's of short balls in the beginning and big third/fifth-ball attack. Also with more emphasis on the backhand flick to start the huge forhand exchanges.
And the european play style: with the quicker and shorter forhand movement and with an also short backhand action but with lots of wrist. More long pushes and slightly faster ball exchanges.
I generalized a little bit so that you understand what I mean. And the backhand can vary a lot as well between chinese players and european players.
The results speak for themselfs and show clearly that the supperior players are the players who play the "chinese" play style. Why? This is something I am not sure of.
The chinese players and coaches have a huge training effort. But for me the gap between the strength of the chinese vs the rest of the world is too big to justify putting all their advantage in their training because everyone of the pros train very hard.
Is it because the "chinese" play style has an advantage over the "euro" style?
Reasons for an advantage of the "chinese" play style:
The forhand stroke is stronger compared to the european forhand. It has so much energy in it which makes it very hard to handle. I think this is because you can generate more spin and speed with the chinese technique and the tackier chinese rubbers compared to the european play style with tensors. And supperior foot work allows to play all those huge forhands. And it seems that the "chinese" forhand is even more reliable than the euro "forhand".
Also the tacky chinese rubbers allow for a slower and more controlled short game which is also an advantage.
And I don't see any major disadvantages of the standard "chinese" backhand vs the "euro" backhand. It may even be that the "chinese" backhand is easier to play because it has not as much wrist action in it compared to the "euro" backhand. And that makes it more reliable.
So why do so few people try to play a more "chinese" way with more emphasis on big forhand swings and crazy footwork?
Is it because it is more difficult to learn than the "euro" way? And I think one big reason why so few players outside asia play the "chinese" way is because of the equipment and the coaches. Isn't it like that that most young people getting into TT get rubber recomendations which suit the "euro" playstyle more because the coaches and the majority of the players play the "euro" style?
Or am I totaly wrong and the "chinese" style has no significant advantages that would make it favoured over the "euro" style?
What do you guys think?
Sorry for the long post