Positioning at the table - An in-depth tactical guide on positioning during table tennis rallies

[volvovics]

A detailed look at positioning, how to think about positioning through a tactical and practical lens.
This positioning system is called "Lines of play" and it's taught in all major professional table tennis schools.
In the video we explore where to stand, why certain position are better than others , where, why and when do we have to change positions and the impact of each position defensively and offensively.

I've received a lot of positive feedback for this and i honestly think it will make you think a lot more about positioning and ball placement.
I hope you like it and it helps you.

 

[temu_boll]

i wish i had a sweet table tennis bunker.

 

[Dr Evil]

Great job, looking forward to the next video.

 

[volvovics]

i wish i had a sweet table tennis bunker.

It's a 100 year old house with brick cellar.

 

[volvovics]

Great job, looking forward to the next video.

Thank you, it's in production, probably next week.

 

[temu_boll]

It's a 100 year old house with brick cellar.

very cool, and great vid, thanks for sharing.

 

[b3N]

This is good but I think it's a little too long to reach a larger audience. Maybe you could make a short which captures the key details in a minute or so, especially with diagrams and visuals.
Maybe for another video on the same topic you could break down professional rallies from popular players, explaining how each player is using lines of play. And also demonstrate exercises on the table to practise this concept.
Please take this as constructive feedback

 

[volvovics]

This is good but I think it's a little too long to reach a larger audience. Maybe you could make a short which captures the key details in a minute or so, especially with diagrams and visuals.
Maybe for another video on the same topic you could break down professional rallies from popular players, explaining how each player is using lines of play. And also demonstrate exercises on the table to practise this concept.
Please take this as constructive feedback

Thank you for your feedback. Exercises and real game demonstrations are on my list.

 

[merlin el mago]

A detailed look at positioning, how to think about positioning through a tactical and practical lens.
This positioning system is called "Lines of play" and it's taught in all major professional table tennis schools.
In the video we explore where to stand, why certain position are better than others , where, why and when do we have to change positions and the impact of each position defensively and offensively.

I've received a lot of positive feedback for this and i honestly think it will make you think a lot more about positioning and ball placement.
I hope you like it and it helps you.

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Thanks to share waiting your next video.

 

[Haito]

Nice video. I was thinking about it last practice. I do not remember the whole video, but I think that you did not talk much about the distance from the net and how it affects the angles. The close you are to the net the wider the cone gets.

 

[volvovics]

Nice video. I was thinking about it last practice. I do not remember the whole video, but I think that you did not talk much about the distance from the net and how it affects the angles. The close you are to the net the wider the cone gets.

Correct. a second video is coming on that.
Like you said the closer the ball is to the net the wider the angle gets, and the further away it is. then angle gets smaller. But the ball can be way behind the table. This has some consequence on how far you want to be from the table, hence the second video.

 

[Haito]

Also effect of sidespin on the angle can also be interesting topic. But most of the people will probably not experience the extreme affects of it.

 

[Haito]

And the last idea, that came to my head is the timing effect on the placement. i.e. Early contact usually lands shorter and late contact usually is longer. Also Early contact can sometimes widen the angle as well. I have little issues dropping the ball right behind the net if I catch it early, even if the ball itself was long, but I cannot place ball short in late contact (probably there will be people who can do it, but most players I played against do not do it).

 

[volvovics]

Also effect of sidespin on the angle can also be interesting topic. But most of the people will probably not experience the extreme affects of it.

yes this one is planned too to showcase how you can force opponents outside of their normal positions and have them move more and have less time between shots