Need advice on playing distance from table

[Quatro]

I've started playing TT about 1.5 years ago. I've improved considerably since I started but lately I'm having trouble dealing with moving back and towards the table.
The coaches at the club usually insist on staying close to the table and that's what we usually train. However, I thing they are neglecting the moving backwards part and being able to topspin from mid-distance.

Can you recommend videos on the subject? After which ball would you start moving backwards, 4th ball?
When doing exercises like Falkenberg, do you start moving back from the table as the shots add up or do you try to keep always at the same distance?

 

[haggisv]

Unless you're a defender, a player would not normally move back from the table unless they're forced back. Attacking from close in gives your opponent less time to react.
If you prefer to loop from further back, there's nothing wrong with that, but it's probably easier for your opponent.
Doing training exercises close-in is probably better to train your reflexes and anticipation.

 

[dingyibvs]

I've started playing TT about 1.5 years ago. I've improved considerably since I started but lately I'm having trouble dealing with moving back and towards the table.
The coaches at the club usually insist on staying close to the table and that's what we usually train. However, I thing they are neglecting the moving backwards part and being able to topspin from mid-distance.

Can you recommend videos on the subject? After which ball would you start moving backwards, 4th ball?
When doing exercises like Falkenberg, do you start moving back from the table as the shots add up or do you try to keep always at the same distance?

How close is close? Even close to the table players play usually in the 1-2m distance from the table once in a rally (counting feet from table)

 

[Wakkibatty]

How close is close? Even close to the table players play usually in the 1-2m distance from the table once in a rally (counting feet from table)

The video link below is a reasonable primer on this subject. It lists the various zones from the table, and the kind of shots you commonly see executed in each area. It also touches on some of the tactical choices and responses open to you in each zone.

Breaking down distance into zones is just good practice, and most of the shot selection advice in this vid seems pretty reasonable (at beginner / intermediate level at least), and should help put a reasonably solid foundation under choosing what basic strokes to make in which playing zone.

 

[dingyibvs]

The video link below is a reasonable primer on this subject. It lists the various zones from the table, and the kind of shots you commonly see executed in each area. It also touches on some of the tactical choices and responses open to you in each zone.

Breaking down distance into zones is just good practice, and most of the shot selection advice in this vid seems pretty reasonable (at beginner / intermediate level at least), and should help put a reasonably solid foundation under choosing what basic strokes to make in which playing zone.

Yeah, so the question is what is the OP referring to when he says close to the table? If it's zone 2 then it's too close for an adult who's been training with a coach for 1.5 years. If it's zone 3 then it should be reasonable.

 

[Wakkibatty]

Yeah, so the question is what is the OP referring to when he says close to the table? If it's zone 2 then it's too close for an adult who's been training with a coach for 1.5 years. If it's zone 3 then it should be reasonable.

Agreed 👍

 

[Quatro]

Yeah, so the question is what is the OP referring to when he says close to the table? If it's zone 2 then it's too close for an adult who's been training with a coach for 1.5 years. If it's zone 3 then it should be reasonable.

Coaches try to keep us permanently on zone 2 and avoid moving backwards into zone 3. I have done drills for moving from side to side, but never trained the back and forth from the table.
Any suggestions on how to start incorporating this into practice?

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

there is stepping back footwork and then you need first have training drills from "back" before incorporating them into game play.

here are some feeds I did before:

and there is no specific number of ball to move back.
You don't want to move back, until you get into rallies that you can't cope when at the table