Well... I guess one of the reasons it is the biggest problem is that I don't practice it in a planned or structured way. I just do regular drills. So maybe leg workouts would be a good thing? Much easier to get time to do if it can be done at home. Good idea!
Yeah exactly that’s something i’ve been doing recently.
As for footwork on the table, the best way to fix it is by being consistent. Its a footwork exercise, not one where you are working on the speed of your shots.
Go for slow spinny loops, so that you can focus on your actual footwork and not on the stroke itself.
What it also does is that it helps you out with stamina and power in your legs, when you stay consistent, you allow your legs to actually get tired which will strengthen them and make them better.
Here’s a list of footwork exercises, i’m not creating anything that’s not known, but some people like it to be in a list :
List of footwork exercises :
- falkenburg : 1 backhand - step around forehand - forehand on the forehand side
- 3 points forehand. You play all forehand, on the forehand, middle then backhand
- 2 forehands, 2 forehands on the backhand side of the table
- 2 backhands, 2 forehands, this can work on your transition ( also go for consistency )
- 1 middle ( take it with your forehand) one free
- Backhand, middle ( with forehand ), backhand, forehand
- Forehand, middle ( with forehand) , forehand, backhand ( if you want it to be advanced you take the last backhand with forehand, but it is really hard)
- Random placed on 50 to 75% of the table, you take it with your forehand