I figured I would embed the video so people could just click and watch your video from this page.How to make footwork easy for everyone. Now you will see it everywhere
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NAi8NVOUgc
How to make footwork easy for everyone. Now you will see it everywhere
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NAi8NVOUgc
Hey SURF,
I watched the video in full.
I just want to start by reiterating something..... Regardless of my opinions on your analysis or methods, I really admire the time and effort you've put into the videos.
You clearly believe in this method, and I look forward to seeing where you go with it!
Some feedback from me.....
1. I appreciate it's early days, but I think you need to get into the main part of the video quicker. I only watched the whole thing so I could offer feedback. If I stumbled upon your video by accident, I would have switched off quite quickly.
2. I'm not really sure I got anything from that video at all. The importance of the split step seemed to be the overwhelming take away, but that isn't new?
3. I'm not sure if this is just a difference of opinion, skill level or something else, but I strongly disagree with the comments around the 7:00 mark.
Sam was forced to go back from the table and float a backspin shot to Ma Long. You comment that this was "almost game breaking answer" and that Sam "missed an opportunity" due to Ma Long having to play a safe loop.
Unless Sam hit that shot and then charged the table immediately (which just isn't going to happen, because he wouldn't have the time to see where his backspin shot was going to end up, and he probably thought Ma Long would need to play another firm attacking shot anyway), then I don't see how Sam had any opportunity at all.
Ma Long was in complete control of that point, and the only way you could ever say that Sam had a chance, is if you ignore the footage and over analyse the point (and this is what I fear your method may do).
On paper, it might read:
Long: Backhand attack (slow crosscourt) to Walkers backhand away from the table.
Walker: Backhand chop (short) to Ma Long Forehand
Long: Forehand slow loop - OPPORTUNITY Walker
Walker: Tame backhand - MISSED OPPORTUNITY
That is how your analysis of those shots came across, but in reality, I just don't think that opportunity was ever there (unless Walker could see into the future!)
Again, regardless of my opinion, I still want to commend you on the effort you've put into them, and you certainly shouldn't stop!
Yeah, I appreciate the effort that has gone into it, I really do.
Having watched all of the videos, and read your comments on here, I'm still not convinced this is going to be helpful to many people.
Perhaps the very top players (or more importantly, coaches), who can take advantage of these things - But I'd be amazed if anyone watching from home can really improve.
These are such tiny margins that you are analysing, with decisions needing to be made in fractions of seconds, that even professionals get it wrong.
So I'm not sure how anyone else can seriously improve.
That being said, I'll continue to watch each video you do, and I appreciate you made this one to show a real world example.
If you don't want my feedback at any point, feel free to say and I'll keep quiet.
I'm certainly not here to be negative about it, and I'm keen to see if you ever change my mind! 😁
Yeah, I appreciate the effort that has gone into it, I really do.
Having watched all of the videos, and read your comments on here, I'm still not convinced this is going to be helpful to many people.
Perhaps the very top players (or more importantly, coaches), who can take advantage of these things - But I'd be amazed if anyone watching from home can really improve.
These are such tiny margins that you are analysing, with decisions needing to be made in fractions of seconds, that even professionals get it wrong.
So I'm not sure how anyone else can seriously improve.
That being said, I'll continue to watch each video you do, and I appreciate you made this one to show a real world example.
If you don't want my feedback at any point, feel free to say and I'll keep quiet.
I'm certainly not here to be negative about it, and I'm keen to see if you ever change my mind! 😁
I am quite happy for your inputs,
frankly your approach is the same as mine. I also question everything. But I am trying to find a solution for the problems we are facing with the training routines. I am also trying to disect chinese game and game in general to details, find patterns and prove that there is a way to transfer it to non-chinese players other way than by drilling shots, by visualization and thinking process. It is abicious, I know.
I am trying to show that there might be way to do things differently, if we shift focus and importance of training routines to trajectories and abilities to read them. To read the future as you ponted out
Innovation is mother of progress, right?
I definitely recommend you try to do the voice part yourself even if you have a thick accent and it is hard for you. Either that or find someone who can speak in English a little better. But the robot really makes me have the urge to turn the video off despite being interested in seeing if you have anything useful for TT players that you are offering. Maybe I am alone on that. But.......
Try to find harmony of your body movement and the ball trajectory discrete paths. (from one beat to another)
After some training your body start to do this subconsciously, so some movements merge together. At that time you do not strictly need to follow this procedure and you can adjust actions to some shifted points also. (based on your stroke dynamics)
But the spit step must be precise always.
This is ideal framework you want to approach your training to.
in 3 weeks of 30min a day, you will see huge difference in your footwork already.
I have just finished watching all of your videos, and I find them very relevant for me.
I agree with the others that the information presented is not as easy to digest.
My goal for this year is to improve my footwork, and not "stress" about the ball. I think this is related to the rhythm part that you are covering. I tend to rush the ball to quickly, to try to attack quick and powerfully. (i think you described it as "dangerous" trajectory - low arc, and not safe). And i also have trouble with having already decided to use FH or BH too early.
I feel like the concepts you talk about are very relevant, but they are not crystal clear, and I am not sure how to train them.
Some questions that I have.:
This is what i got from your videos, and what I would try to practise:
- You mention to do a backjump at the same time as the opponents backswing. How does this relate to the finishing of your own stroke? Are you supposed to "wait" until his backswing, or would you say the end of your stroke and his backswing happens simultaneously - and I could think of it as jumping back is part of my own stroke.
- How does this work in shortgame? Should you not step out as soon as you finished your push, so you are ready for an attack, or do you propose to wait for opponents instep?
- Beat 1: (Opponents backswing)
My action: small jump back.
Mental cue: observe speed/spin/trajectory- Beat 2: (Landing from jump back)
My action: should know trajectory. Move accordingly, and get to ready position.
Mental cue: Move to anticipated ball landing- Beat 3: (ball hitting table)
My action: Perform backswing.
Mental cue: Look at opponents position, where do I want to place the ball?- Beat 4: (Hitting the ball)
My action: Catch my movement with my left foot so, I am still in position
Mental cue: Watch opponent in order to pickup beat 1.
no no,
just do this in order, according to my previous post.
- jump
- from where you land do not move you feet much
- just turn your body (forehand)/only bend (backhand)
- and squat.
train from backhand half of the table so you can reach the ball easily with your backhand and forehand from one spot.
you can, adjust feet slightly with opening your playing leg if ball is on forehand side.
NO OTHER MOVEMENT!!