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Hey everyone,
I come to you looking for advice or general reflection. I have a technical issue with my backhand which causes me to drop a lot of points.
Background:
I reintroduced in table tennis 3 years ago after a 15-year break.
Currently playing Nittaku Latika with Factive on both sides and the idea was to develop a standard all-round attacking playstyle.
Strengths and weaknesses
So, with this set-up, and relative to players in my league, my qualities, and weaknesses:
Analysis
So I cannot attack from my backhand side but I’m also not fast enough to cover ¾ of the table with my forehand.
My opponents pin me down on my backhand playing deep low balls and I've got nothing
My forehand is good enough to compensate against players that beat me easily 1 year ago.
Solutions
Accept that my backhand is a weaker side, downgrade to a beginner rubber to max out the control and reduce any sensitivity.
Do the grind, re-devellop a backhand stroke accept the loss of points in the process (this is what I'm doing at the moment but it is taking too long)
Devellop an alternative playing-style, pips? anti?
And this is where I would like your input,
I come to you looking for advice or general reflection. I have a technical issue with my backhand which causes me to drop a lot of points.
Background:
I reintroduced in table tennis 3 years ago after a 15-year break.
Currently playing Nittaku Latika with Factive on both sides and the idea was to develop a standard all-round attacking playstyle.
Strengths and weaknesses
So, with this set-up, and relative to players in my league, my qualities, and weaknesses:
- Very good forehand topspin attack away from the table and close to the table.
- Good forehand smash, drive.
- Ok forehand push, block and over the table, I hardly ever flick on this side.
- Good backhand push, block and play over the table.
- Ok backhand, drive, and flick.
- Ok backhand chop if away from table.
- Very poor back hand topspin attack, smash.
- Good serves from both sides.
- Good footwork
- Good strategy
- Ok mentally.
Analysis
So I cannot attack from my backhand side but I’m also not fast enough to cover ¾ of the table with my forehand.
My opponents pin me down on my backhand playing deep low balls and I've got nothing
My forehand is good enough to compensate against players that beat me easily 1 year ago.
Solutions
Accept that my backhand is a weaker side, downgrade to a beginner rubber to max out the control and reduce any sensitivity.
Do the grind, re-devellop a backhand stroke accept the loss of points in the process (this is what I'm doing at the moment but it is taking too long)
Devellop an alternative playing-style, pips? anti?
And this is where I would like your input,
- What type of player profile corresponds best to my strengths and weaknesses?
- What do you think of my current set-up in relation to that profile?
- What type of strategies could I Implement to get most out of my strengths?