Are you facing ( bad day ) before ?

[amr_tareef]

I am starting Table tennis just from 2 years ago .... My performance peak is improving rapidly ... But I am facing something weird !!!

After achieving "semi good style" .... Some days I play in very bad performance ( same people , same table , same play time ) but cannot even open a good spin !!!!

Anyone can explain ?... Or this case is just happening to me.

Please advice.


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[Der_Echte]

amr, this is not so unusual.

In our sport, even if we get something good in practice, it may or may not show up in practice matches, definitely not competitive matches. It takes a very long time for things we make solid in the training center to translate into intuitive performance in a match. Not being close to your best one day is a good sign the consistency has not yet formed as good as it needs to be. This could take 6 months, maybe take a year or more depending on how often you do what.

Don't let it get you down, get a couple doses of TTD and TT forums, then go back to training & later battle on again!

 

[Iczy]

Playing "good" TT requires several factors at the same time. Good techniques alone won't prevail. Your mental state, physical tiredness, focus, anticipation etc are all important. Missing some of them contributes to "bad" results.

 

[tan.theveteran]

I think this is very normal.. even the pros can have a bad day according to their standard

 

[Rajah*]

Hi there, i would advice that before you start hitting find enough time to condition yourself by strengtening your body physical training cardio core legs resistance training from then mental training will come in as you hit balls by controlling your bodys coordination with timing power placement angle.. you have to be open with quick adjustments during a game..you have to be witty during matches.. power alone wont give us win..but if you outsmart your opponent it will be a big factor.

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[Alborz]

I have some of those bad days before and i think its something to do state of mind. Before the match you should define your strategy. So you will know what are you going to do there. Also it's better to warm up at least 30 minutes before the match.

 

[Fab]

I agree with Der Echte!

It is very usual that you practise and improve a lot. Then - especially when you have practiced a lot - you fall back a little bit before improving (short break can be helpful).
Also the situations in training and match are different. When you are under pressure you fall back to automatical behaviour that has been established in your brain. This is often the strokes and strategies that you want to improve but still use the old in a match, because you can use them without thinking about them.
And you can think about strokes etc. in a training and control them which gives you the possibility for improvement. This is not possible in a match. If you think about technique and strategy in a point you are too slow.

Take your time for improving and try to play as good as possible. Keep in mind that having a bad day does not mean that you play worse. Just one day which is not as good as the other days before

 

[amr_tareef]

amr, this is not so unusual.

In our sport, even if we get something good in practice, it may or may not show up in practice matches, definitely not competitive matches. It takes a very long time for things we make solid in the training center to translate into intuitive performance in a match. Not being close to your best one day is a good sign the consistency has not yet formed as good as it needs to be. This could take 6 months, maybe take a year or more depending on how often you do what.

Don't let it get you down, get a couple doses of TTD and TT forums, then go back to training & later battle on again!

Thank you very much.


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[amr_tareef]

I agree with Der Echte!

It is very usual that you practise and improve a lot. Then - especially when you have practiced a lot - you fall back a little bit before improving (short break can be helpful).
Also the situations in training and match are different. When you are under pressure you fall back to automatical behaviour that has been established in your brain. This is often the strokes and strategies that you want to improve but still use the old in a match, because you can use them without thinking about them.
And you can think about strokes etc. in a training and control them which gives you the possibility for improvement. This is not possible in a match. If you think about technique and strategy in a point you are too slow.

Take your time for improving and try to play as good as possible. Keep in mind that having a bad day does not mean that you play worse. Just one day which is not as good as the other days before

This was a deep analysis .... Specially the ( old performance is showed without thinking ) , So I need to train more and wait until the new performance ( in training ) become the ( automatic brain re-action )

I saw Ma Long previously talk about that and call it ( Muscle Memory ). That you can gain by time.

Thank you very much


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[fais]

Playing "good" TT requires several factors at the same time. Good techniques alone won't prevail. Your mental state, physical tiredness, focus, anticipation etc are all important. Missing some of them contributes to "bad" results.

"Good techniques alone won't prevail" - i never realized this until now, yet it totally makes sense. I always attributed bad play-days to bad technique solely. Thanks for the eye opener. While my technique is off on bad days, I think its a culmination of everything you've mentioned that contributes to it.