All my skill, GONE!

Rayeez · May 10, 2016

So, I haven't played AT ALL for 4 months, so I would obviously have lost a lot of form. But I played a small amount today, and was in shock of my ability to do almost nothing! Reading spin - out of the question. Cannot read Trajectory. Served into the net as many times as I served okay.
My loop motion seems to be too vertical, because everything that's not backspin is flying straight up. That might also be because of my lack of ability to read or counter spins.

I guess a lack of form was to be expected, but the degree of it shocked and humiliated me. I lost to a guy I used to beat on 1 or 2, on 4!
Anyway, there is nothing good about the way I'm playing.

But what I want to know is how long It will take to get it back?

I'll post a video soon.
Thanks
PS:
I should still be able to beat Arch fairly easily.

Ilia Minkin · May 10, 2016

Baal · May 10, 2016

Sooner than you think.

Matt Hetherington · May 10, 2016

Couple of weeks it will start to come back. I had an autoimmune relapse after World Champs and my form absolutely plummeted in about 6 weeks during my recovery. It's been 2 months since I got sick and I've started training again and i'm keeping a daily video diary which I started 4 days ago.

Just persevere!

UpSideDownCarl · May 10, 2016

Baal said:
Sooner than you think.

This is what I would actually do: see if you can do a few training sessions. 1-2 hour sessions are fine. I like 3-5 hour training sessions. But I may be weird. But the training sessions can be as long as you like.

Do basic strokes. Counter hitting. Looping while your training partner blocks. Then blocking while your training partner loops. And at some point do serve and receive drills. It is hard to get comfortable when you are feeling that you are losing and you feel you shouldn't be. That puts more pressure on you and then you mess up more. Doing the training drills now will make it so, after that, you will be getting a little bit of your feeling and timing back. And you will get back in form a little faster.

Dan · May 10, 2016

I would say a few weeks around 4 training sessions like Matt has said in the previous post. The interesting thing here is the more practice you do the greater your Neuroplasticity increases. When I was around 14 years old I had two weeks off, which is a lot less time off than 4 months. I remember how the first few sessions it look me ages to find any form. Like you have said here @Rayeez you feel like all your skills have gone. I know this feeling completely! However it will come back, it does not take long, as long as you do lots of basic exercises and keep it simple.

Overtime,the more practice you accumulate the quicker your form comes back after you have a break. If Ma Long took a month off, he would come back with 95% of his skill set if not more.

Cool article

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/this-n...cial&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1462727403

Good luck!

TT_Rogue · May 10, 2016

you need to get back the feeling for the ball and the sensitivity to your hand. there is one really good exercise for that. backhand and for forhand. you do topspin your partner blocks you do defense chop stroke, your partner chops you do topspin and so on.. this is extremely good because you have too keep the rotating direction of the ball what will provide you a good touch

THL · May 10, 2016

I totally agree.
This article behind the link is great, thank you Dan!

Also good luck from me!

Dan · May 10, 2016

TT_Rogue said:
you need to get back the feeling for the ball and the sensitivity to your hand. there is one really good exercise for that. backhand and for forhand. you do topspin your partner blocks you do defense chop stroke, your partner chops you do topspin and so on.. this is extremely good because you have too keep the rotating direction of the ball what will provide you a good touch

I have seen a lot of pro's do this exercise. It's quite common to do this in Germany?

anchorschmidt · May 10, 2016

You should do ball-feeling exercises at home. This always helps me get a feel for the ball. I did this once after a 3 week holiday and i was easier to find my groove.

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darnner123 · May 10, 2016

I agree with @anchorschmidt about practicing ball feeling.
This helped me more than I thought it would when I was learning table tennis.
It also helped me get back into it after not playing for a while!
Good Tip!!

Der_Echte · May 10, 2016

Der_Echte was pretty much out of regular table tennis for two years after returning from Korea. Once I got into regular daily tt, it felt like I was halfway back in two weeks. After one month of regular tt, felt like I was mostly back.

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Baal · May 10, 2016

Check out the TT Edge app. Will get your eyes used to tracking and you do it in bed or on your couch.

Baal · May 10, 2016

Most important think is don't get frustrated. Just be systematic. KNOW that it will come back. Because it will.

THL · May 10, 2016

I think it's also important that you don't force it.^^
After this I'm pretty sure your feeling for the ball will be better than before.

cakezxc280 · May 11, 2016

Huh. I always feel refreshed and find myself playing better after taking a hiatus of a couple weeks/months.
It'd be so obvious, I can tell from the difference of the feel of the ball when it hits my bat. It'd be so much clearer than it was before the rest.
Anyone else with me?

Rajah* · May 19, 2016

In my experience whenever i see players in pain of some sort, you can tell that they are havin a hard time coordinating movment and power in brushing the ball decreases, usually we hook them on physiotheraphy sessions and allow them a week of rest. And yes they play better they feel the ball better and the good thing about it is that they dont complain. Never get frustrated if you cant correct what is wrong. Always seek help from a better trainer who understands the way you move and the way you hit the ball. Some times it only requires a minor twitch in foot positioning and timing ahead of the ball. (Anticipation)

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