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Hi guys, I'm dominik and Im new here. I'm a rec player but I used to play tennis competently. I have a question regarding the forehand loop. In tennis there is research showing that internal shoulder rotation is one of the main contributors of racket speed.
(like in this excercise)
The players will externally rotate the arm as they start the swing and then shoot the forearm around the upper arm by internally rotation the humerus. This is a very fast movement.
In table tennis however it looks like you swing more of the whole arm upwards and forward. I think boll uses a bit of that internal rotation where the elbow comes forward a little before the hand and then reverses
but the chinese players don't seem to do that and swing more the whole arm with the elbow away from the body.
What are the reasons for doing it like that instead using the strong internal shoulder rotators?
(like in this excercise)
The players will externally rotate the arm as they start the swing and then shoot the forearm around the upper arm by internally rotation the humerus. This is a very fast movement.
In table tennis however it looks like you swing more of the whole arm upwards and forward. I think boll uses a bit of that internal rotation where the elbow comes forward a little before the hand and then reverses
but the chinese players don't seem to do that and swing more the whole arm with the elbow away from the body.
What are the reasons for doing it like that instead using the strong internal shoulder rotators?
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