latest vid w/ same opponent :)

[poltery]

are there any improvements?

 

[YosuaYosan]

Gotta call bro Matt for this one.
Hmm from me for now, I am surprised that you can't actually see his pattern in servicing. His pendulum contains little backspin which will vanish on the second bounce, leaving only sidespin. He got some points from it.
At least thats for now

 

[poltery]

Gotta call bro Matt for this one.
Hmm from me for now, I am surprised that you can't actually see his pattern in servicing. His pendulum contains little backspin which will vanish on the second bounce, leaving only sidespin. He got some points from it.
At least thats for now

OH yeah that side under... I already solved that prob. sadly My cam died on the 4th set

 

[azlan]

Hi buddy, great to see that you adjusted your chop push. No more that digging action. I like to see that you are taking a lot of initiative to attack. Nice one. Maybe you can mix it up a little in terms of placement, you are falling to what we normally say - falling into a pattern. Your opponent can make a guess where you are going to place the ball.

Another thing I would like to see is, if you can attack his serve (2nd ball). I think you have the ability. Anything long and a little high is considered a bad ball, and when you received a bad ball, you punish it. A little more side spin on your loop to take the ball away on the BH would be nice too.

Nice going buddy.

 

[poltery]

Hi buddy, great to see that you adjusted your chop push. No more that digging action. I like to see that you are taking a lot of initiative to attack. Nice one. Maybe you can mix it up a little in terms of placement, you are falling to what we normally say - falling into a pattern. Your opponent can make a guess where you are going to place the ball.

Another thing I would like to see is, if you can attack his serve (2nd ball). I think you have the ability. Anything long and a little high is considered a bad ball, and when you received a bad ball, you punish it. A little more side spin on your loop to take the ball away on the BH would be nice too.

Nice going buddy.

thx for the compliment sir azlan. He really knows my game bcuz we are what u say as "TRAINING PARTNERS" .
About the 2nd ball..... in this game i really got nervous in attacking his serve cuz i am not really confident in returning a spin that rotates in
a counter clockwise direction.
So ... the point is that i really need a tip )))

 

[azlan]

Don't worry so much about it, I know you can. Keep this in mind....if you can spin the ball harder than the chop, side spin, screw etc of your opponents, the ball will go over the net. Just make little adjustments. If you spin and the ball goes to your left side, then aim a bit to your right and vice versa. If the ball goes over the baseline, close your bat a bit more. And if it goes into the net, open it up a little. I'm sure you know how to make these adjustments. Once you get it, you won't forget, and it'll come naturally. In no time your opponents will be scratching their heads. Try it, and post it here when you get it.

 

[Matt Hetherington]

Glad to see you found some confidence back in your forehand attacking and the serves are now starting to set you up to play those first attacking balls which you are managing to do quite consistently. The next thing I want you to start working on is placement on the table, you seem to have a tendancy to hit balls either to the same place or to places which don't really put much pressure on your opponent i.e the middle. The middle should not be a regular place for you to be hitting the ball, you need to be clever and aim for the wider balls or the body on more occasions, it is too easy to return a ball that is being played to the middle of the table and ALSO it allows your opponent to play to any angle on the table they want which is a disadvantage to you. I think there are still a couple of basic errors you need to clean up when you are attacking the easier balls like the high balls but other than that you seem to be doing fine. I would also like to see you trying to play closer up to the table, you have a tendancy to drift back during rallies, at this point you don't have enough power on your backhand to be able to effectively play from that distance back and it is better for you to play up at the table. The purpose of this is to play quickly with greater hand speed and take away your opponents time to react to the balls which you are playing.

Doing good, keep going and remember your purpose

 

[poltery]

Don't worry so much about it, I know you can. Keep this in mind....if you can spin the ball harder than the chop, side spin, screw etc of your opponents, the ball will go over the net. Just make little adjustments. If you spin and the ball goes to your left side, then aim a bit to your right and vice versa. If the ball goes over the baseline, close your bat a bit more. And if it goes into the net, open it up a little. I'm sure you know how to make these adjustments. Once you get it, you won't forget, and it'll come naturally. In no time your opponents will be scratching their heads. Try it, and post it here when you get it.

Nice tip sir ....i already know the angle thingy, but my only prob. is if it contains much reverse sidespin....

 

[poltery]

Glad to see you found some confidence back in your forehand attacking and the serves are now starting to set you up to play those first attacking balls which you are managing to do quite consistently. The next thing I want you to start working on is placement on the table, you seem to have a tendancy to hit balls either to the same place or to places which don't really put much pressure on your opponent i.e the middle. The middle should not be a regular place for you to be hitting the ball, you need to be clever and aim for the wider balls or the body on more occasions, it is too easy to return a ball that is being played to the middle of the table and ALSO it allows your opponent to play to any angle on the table they want which is a disadvantage to you. I think there are still a couple of basic errors you need to clean up when you are attacking the easier balls like the high balls but other than that you seem to be doing fine. I would also like to see you trying to play closer up to the table, you have a tendancy to drift back during rallies, at this point you don't have enough power on your backhand to be able to effectively play from that distance back and it is better for you to play up at the table. The purpose of this is to play quickly with greater hand speed and take away your opponents time to react to the balls which you are playing.

Doing good, keep going and remember your purpose

Oh yeah the "moving back".... I don't really know why i always drift back, but i think off balance shots cause this sir matt

 

[azlan]

Nice tip sir ....i already know the angle thingy, but my only prob. is if it contains much reverse sidespin....

It's all in the mind, when you think it's difficult, then you will tighten up when you hit the ball. Instead of hitting the ball, you will push because you are not relax. It's the same thing. When you know about the angles, the reverse side spin will fix by itself. The ball will go over, once it goes over, then you will know that you have a great chance of getting the ball in. It's all in the mind buddy. Think +tive, and you will play positively. Always follow through your spin, and hit it with confidence and it will go in. I have no doubt.

 

[poltery]

It's all in the mind, when you think it's difficult, then you will tighten up when you hit the ball. Instead of hitting the ball, you will push because you are not relax. It's the same thing. When you know about the angles, the reverse side spin will fix by itself. The ball will go over, once it goes over, then you will know that you have a great chance of getting the ball in. It's all in the mind buddy. Think +tive, and you will play positively. Always follow through your spin, and hit it with confidence and it will go in. I have no doubt.

ok sir... CONFIDENCE ))
I am thinking of multiball practice of the reverse serve.
Do u think its effective??

 

[azlan]

You can ask a friend to feed you, but take a bit of time in between each feed. It'll allow you to prepare yourself to receive the serve. It's not exactly a barrage of feed that you normally get from a multiball drill. Take your time and focus on your shots.

 

[poltery]

You can ask a friend to feed you, but take a bit of time in between each feed. It'll allow you to prepare yourself to receive the serve. It's not exactly a barrage of feed that you normally get from a multiball drill. Take your time and focus on your shots.

just did 2nd ball attack today.... against a tomahwk serve to my bh and fh. Shot success in the fh is just 70% or 7/10. Shot success in the bh is just 80% or 8/10.
I'm still a little bit insecured to attack in my fh cuz i'm still trying to execute the shot w/ beauty. Sir do u have any vids with the shot in the FH ?

 

[azlan]

I'll try to record it when I do it on Monday, when I train the local lads near my home. Actually, 70% success rate is quite good, you can only get better buddy once you get used to it. From the way you hit your FH, OI know you're capable. Usually I don't advice this to even intermediate players.

 

[poltery]

I'll try to record it when I do it on Monday, when I train the local lads near my home. Actually, 70% success rate is quite good, you can only get better buddy once you get used to it. From the way you hit your FH, OI know you're capable. Usually I don't advice this to even intermediate players.

i'm really excited to see ur play sir azlan ) Thx for the help. Oh! and BTW can u add me on FB? Renz Alcance )

 

[azlan]

I don't have FB buddy, sorry..... I' will even get a left hander a to serve the side under spin that you dreaded so much hehehe

 

[poltery]

I don't have FB buddy, sorry..... I' will even get a left hander a to serve the side under spin that you dreaded so much hehehe

owwwwwwwww.... its ok.... thx for the tips anyway..