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Interestingly I did “try” SP in the fh (got a sheet of stiga symmetry, not that it matters much as you’ll see) at the end of the last season.
My goal however was slightly different: I have a decent fh, probably due to the fact that when I played tt 19 years ago we were mostly learning a very fh dominant game and bh was mostly used to setup a fh attack. But lord have things changed! I’ve seen even not so good players destroy me with their bh and quickly understanding than mine was lacking.
So what I did, which maybe was a bit extreme but worked fairly well, is I killed my fh topspin by putting sp on it, forcing me to improve my bh and work on my footwork.
I know some at my club, including coaches, were a bit skeptical of that endeavour, but I must say it worked pretty well, as by their own admission I’ve considerably improved since then :-D I can now sometimes (when they’re not in a good day, let’s face it ) win over players that were definitely out of my league 4 months ago, including one of the skeptical coaches
Interestingly, on top of improving bh and footwork, I’ve also improved my fh flat hits, which were also lacking.
Lastly, it was a very fun and enjoyable experience! SP seen really fun to me even though they require a level of engagement and footwork that I don’t feel I would be able to constantly deliver (you absolutely need to get the right timing to keep the opponent under pressure and you can’t play passively).
My goal however was slightly different: I have a decent fh, probably due to the fact that when I played tt 19 years ago we were mostly learning a very fh dominant game and bh was mostly used to setup a fh attack. But lord have things changed! I’ve seen even not so good players destroy me with their bh and quickly understanding than mine was lacking.
So what I did, which maybe was a bit extreme but worked fairly well, is I killed my fh topspin by putting sp on it, forcing me to improve my bh and work on my footwork.
I know some at my club, including coaches, were a bit skeptical of that endeavour, but I must say it worked pretty well, as by their own admission I’ve considerably improved since then :-D I can now sometimes (when they’re not in a good day, let’s face it ) win over players that were definitely out of my league 4 months ago, including one of the skeptical coaches
Interestingly, on top of improving bh and footwork, I’ve also improved my fh flat hits, which were also lacking.
Lastly, it was a very fun and enjoyable experience! SP seen really fun to me even though they require a level of engagement and footwork that I don’t feel I would be able to constantly deliver (you absolutely need to get the right timing to keep the opponent under pressure and you can’t play passively).