Table Tennis Video - Forehand Drive

The forehand drive would normally be used when your opponent plays his shot in such a way that the ball approaches you with height and/or depth. MenuServiceSecretsRevealedHomeWhat'sNewLatestUpdatesMajorSections...Rules&RegulationsHowToChooseEquipmentHowToPlayTableTennisClubsBestPlayersMajorTournamentsHistoryofTableTennisOtherTableTennisE-Books7FascinatingFactsForrestGumpContactMeSiteMapPrivacyPolicy YouAreHere: Home » HowtoPlayTableTennis » TheForehandDriveStroke(Video) TableTennisVideoTheForehandDrive Atabletennisvideoexplainingtheforehanddrive.Watchandlearn...  ByMartinHughes OwnerandEditor Watchingavideoinordertolearnhowtocorrectlyplayatabletennisstrokecanbeeasierthanreadingjusttext,soI'vegotagreatvideohereforyou. Thisvideoshowsademonstrationoftheforehanddriveandexplainsthetechniquerequiredtoplaythestroke. Butfirst,here'sabriefexplanation... Theforehanddrive Theforehanddrivewouldnormallybeusedwhenyouropponentplayshisshotinsuchawaythattheballapproachesyouwithheightand/ordepth. Thepurposeofthisstrokeistoplayaggressivelyandstopyouropponentfromplayinganattackingstroke,soyoushouldtrytomakesure thatyourshotlandsclosetoyouropponent'sbaselineorsideline. ^Topofpage^ Let'stakealookatthe... Technique Toplaythisstroke,standclosetothetableandtakeasidewaysstancefacingthelineofplay. Usingamediumstroke,yourracketarmshouldmoveforwardandslightlyupwardsinthedirectionthat theballisgoingtotravel,whilstyourfreearmshouldpointtowardstheballtoassistwithyourbodyturnandbalance. Duringyourstroke,yourupperbodyshouldrotateapprox.45degreestotherightthenturnbacktofacetheball, whilstyourbodyweightmovesfromyourrightfoottoyourleft. Theracketangleshouldbeslightlyclosedtoimparttopspin. Hittheballatthetopofthebounce(i.e.whentheballitatitshighestpoint)using50%ofyourstrokeaction beforehittingtheballand50%afterhittingtheball. ^Topofpage^ Sohere'sthe... Video WatchthistabletennisvideofeaturingSteveFoster. 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