Help with footwork

[pedro.dantas]

Hi guys, i started to train table tennis this year and i'm one of the things i most struggle is footwork, i realized it that sometimes in the game when i move fowards in the table and then backwards, or also when i move right to left, i tend to let my right foot in front of my left foot (i'm right handed), wich makes my technique weird, but when i'm practicing without footwork the movement looks better. Can someone help me with footwork training? I'll put a short footage.
I'm using xiom offensive S with Rakza Z on FH and vega pro on BH, i have tried to use xiom 36.5 ALXi, but with the carbon i really suck with the enemy spin, and also i wasn't able to handle the speed.

 

[pedro.dantas]

PS: i'm still a begginer so please don't be too harsh on the footage

 

[PenHoldSandro]

Hi guys, i started to train table tennis this year and i'm one of the things i most struggle is footwork, i realized it that sometimes in the game when i move fowards in the table and then backwards, or also when i move right to left, i tend to let my right foot in front of my left foot (i'm right handed), wich makes my technique weird, but when i'm practicing without footwork the movement looks better. Can someone help me with footwork training? I'll put a short footage.
I'm using xiom offensive S with Rakza Z on FH and vega pro on BH, i have tried to use xiom 36.5 ALXi, but with the carbon i really suck with the enemy spin, and also i wasn't able to handle the speed.

I just started this year too, so idk how to really help. But I think you need to practice putting your left foot in front, and focus on it. Maybe it can help, I started after you did

 

[Lazer]

Hi guys, i started to train table tennis this year and i'm one of the things i most struggle is footwork, i realized it that sometimes in the game when i move fowards in the table and then backwards, or also when i move right to left, i tend to let my right foot in front of my left foot (i'm right handed), wich makes my technique weird, but when i'm practicing without footwork the movement looks better. Can someone help me with footwork training? I'll put a short footage.
I'm using xiom offensive S with Rakza Z on FH and vega pro on BH, i have tried to use xiom 36.5 ALXi, but with the carbon i really suck with the enemy spin, and also i wasn't able to handle the speed.

If you don’t want random opinions You should post subjects like this in the “Video safe…” thread. There only “a selected few” are allowed to comment.

Cheers
L-zr

 

[Gozo Aruna]

Hi guys, i started to train table tennis this year and i'm one of the things i most struggle is footwork, i realized it that sometimes in the game when i move fowards in the table and then backwards, or also when i move right to left, i tend to let my right foot in front of my left foot (i'm right handed), wich makes my technique weird, but when i'm practicing without footwork the movement looks better. Can someone help me with footwork training? I'll put a short footage.
I'm using xiom offensive S with Rakza Z on FH and vega pro on BH, i have tried to use xiom 36.5 ALXi, but with the carbon i really suck with the enemy spin, and also i wasn't able to handle the speed.

Just for clarification, footwork and rubber / blade are poorly correlated. What do I mean? Having the best blade and rubber will not make your footwork better nor having the cheapest rubber and blade make your footwork any worse. Just something to take note off. Kthxbye.

 

[Lazer]

Just for clarification, footwork and rubber / blade are poorly correlated. What do I mean? Having the best blade and rubber will not make your footwork better nor having the cheapest rubber and blade make your footwork any worse. Just something to take note off. Kthxbye.

It does, in the sense that if you can’t return anything you won’t get any footwork practice either… So you better get equipment that is suited for you…

Cheers
L-zr

 

[Gozo Aruna]

It does, in the sense that if you can’t return anything you won’t get any footwork practice either… So you better get equipment that is suited for you…

Cheers
L-zr

Proper equipment to improve footwork should be like:
and not

or this

 

[Lazer]

Proper equipment to improve footwork should be like:View attachment 32634

Gozo = Butterflyofile… 😉

Cheers
L-zr

 

[jk1980]

There are videos about getting into the proper stance online. The TLDR is that you have to do potentially two jumps to get into forehand position.

As a beginner I can see that most points start with you pushing. Going into the table with your right foot is totally correct on short balls. What follows in your footage is the intuitive lazy way of going out of the table again.

Ideally after stepping in you push off with both feet and basically jump away from the table. You land with both feet having more or less the same distance from the table. At this point you should be able to see how your opponent reacts to your push which then decides if you step into the table again or do another jump backwards, positioning your right leg to the back to be able to loop with your forehand.