How to play a forehand drive in table tennis

A forehand drive is an attacking shot. It's played with a little bit of topspin, but mainly it's a flat hit and can be very powerful. Skiptocontent Menu Whatisaforehanddrive? Aforehanddriveisanattackingshot.It’splayedwithalittlebitoftopspin,butmainlyit’saflathitandcanbeverypowerful. Whenshouldyouplayaforehanddrive? You’dnormallyplaytheforehanddriveclosetothetablewhenyouropponent’sreturnisalittlehigh.Youcanplayaforehanddriveiftheballhastopspin,nospinorevenlightbackspinonit,aslongastheballishighenough.Againstalowballwithheavybackspin,adriveshotwon’tbevery effective,asyouwon’thaveagoodangletogettheballoverthenet.Insteadyoushouldplayaforehandtopspinvsbackspinstroke. Howdoyouplayaforehanddrive? Startwithbataroundwaistheight Closethebatangleslightly Rotatebackwardsfromthewaist Astheballapproaches,rotateforwardsandmoveyourbatforwardsandup Contacttheballjustinfrontofyourbody Thecontactshouldbequiteflat,roughlyinthemiddleofyourbat Yourbatshouldfollowthroughandfinishinfrontofyourbody Commonmistakes Don’thitdownontheball–moreoftenthannottheballwillendupinthenet Don’tletyourarmcrossyourbodyonthefollowthrough(likeatennisplayer)–thiswillslowyourrecoveryforthenextshot Furtherreadingandviewing Video: HowToDoAForehandDriveInTableTennis(withJasonSugrue) Video:Forehandcounterhit(PingSkills) Article: HowtoPlayaForehandDriveinTableTennis(BenLarcombe) Onlinecourse:TabletennisforBeginners(TomLodziak) Getmoretabletennistips SignupformypopulartabletennisnewsletterandI’llsendyou tabletennistips,tactics and trainingdrills tohelpyouimproveandwinmorepoints. Subscribe Thankyou! Youhavesuccessfullyjoinedmysubscriberlist. Gettabletennistips Signuptoreceivemylatesttabletennisvideosandarticles. Subscribe Loading... Thankyou! Youhavesuccessfullyjoinedmysubscriberlist. Videolessons 7:50 Howtoprogressfromdrivetotopspin Postedon17/11/2021 10:40 Beginner’sguidetoforehandtopspin Postedon12/02/2019 5:37 Howtomovequickerwhenplayingtabletennis Postedon04/12/2018 Morevideos Populararticles Whatisthebestplayingstyletowinattabletennis? Besttabletennisbatsforintermediateplayers Tipsonbuyingatabletennistableforyourhome Guidetothebesttabletennisballs Tipsonbuyinganoutdoortabletennistable Besttabletennisbatsforbeginners Howtolookafteryourtabletennisbat EquipmentThankyoutomysponsor… Latestvideolessons 6:35 Howtoplayhighqualitycounter-topspinsclosetothetable Postedon20/07/2022 5:11 Howtoreturncrossovershots Postedon13/07/2022 5:20 Tootense?Howtorelaxwhenplayingmatches Postedon06/07/2022 Morevideos MoreinformationWanttosupportTom?