Feet First in Table Tennis

The footwork plays a very important role in the whole table tennis game. Footwork is the lifeblood of an athlete, and this image illustrates the role of footwork in table tennis. If you don't realize this, you are still a long way from the door of table tennis. When it comes to footwork, it is definitely inseparable from the feet. The principle in the entire table tennis movement is to move feet first.

? The first thing you need to do is to find a way to find the ball with your feet. The first thing you need to do is to get your hands off the ball and get it out of the way. The so-called "hands to find the ball" is the opponent's racket after touching the ball, their "steady as a mountain", the feet do not move, wait until the ball fell to their own table, only to start reaching out to "reach" the ball. The disadvantage of "looking for the ball with your hands" is that you either miss the ball, or even if you don't miss the ball, the quality of the return is poor. Think about whether or not you are unconsciously doing this habit of "looking for the ball with your hands". If you think this is too abstract and not easy to understand, it's okay, find a video of an international match and see whether the world's top athletes move their feet first or their hands first when facing an incoming ball! If you suddenly realize that you really have this bad habit, and want to find a solution, then it's okay, I have the simplest way, and it is the most effective way: the opponent's racket touches the ball in the moment of their own good judgment, remember to force the "hands do not move", move the feet first, wait until the toes just hit the ground to do it. Look at this method, I guess some friends will cry out to be fooled: this method ah, and did not say the same! If you have this kind of idea, I can only think that you still do not really understand the meaning of "find the ball with the foot". Don't underestimate this small change in consciousness, don't believe you seriously try it, you will find that it is not easy to change a habitual action that is "hard to change"! The shift in awareness I'm talking about is a "forced" shift, a forced movement. "Find the ball with your feet", another way to say it is "step in place before hitting the ball", and I say this is not so "abstract", more graphic!

? The "strike" should never come before the "kick", it's an "obsessive" movement shift! When you really build this awareness and consciously "force" yourself to "feet first", over a period of time, you will find that it is not difficult to do this, "conscious"! The "conscious" "feet first" will become the "subconscious" "feet first" without you realizing it, and at the same time, you will also find yourself "unconsciously" in the "unconscious "The first thing you need to do is to make sure that you have enough time to complete your hand movements, and that you are able to hit the ball with a more relaxed motion.

? 2. Forefoot landing. Since we are talking about "feet first", it is necessary to do the fastest "move", do not use the heel of the ground straight like a wooden stake in that, or even if you have a strong "feet first" awareness, you will also have a strong "feet first". "consciousness, you are also" heart but not enough ". The correct approach is: knees slightly bent, the center of gravity of the body falls on the forefoot of both feet. Only in this way, you can be in the premise of accurate prediction of the fastest "feet first move"!