Ping Pong Training – Practicing Ping Pong when time is short
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We do not always have the time or energy to play and practice as much table tennis as we would like to. We get caught up with work, school, family or some other activity that limits our ability to focus on our table tennis game. So during periods where table tennis training time is limited, what is the most critical aspect of the game to work on? Now for some detail work.
Is it really a good idea to practice our loop or smash? No time to practice, chances are your loop or smash won’t even come into play because of the weakness of your serve and serve return. This limitation will enable your ping pong opponent to deal with your serve very easily and put you out of position early in the point. You’ll end up having to make high level shots that require hours of practice just to stay in the table tennis point. You will not be able to effectively prevent your table tennis opponent from attacking off his/her own serve, which will lead to even more difficulty. So when will you be able to use the forehand loop you practiced, with a weak serve and return of serve?
When time is very limited for practicing ping pong, work on your serve and serve return. At the very least, you will not be at a major disadvantage early in the point and will have a better chance of staying in and perhaps even winning the point. If you neglect your serve and serve return, you will not be able to effectively enter into a rally and will always be at a major disadvantage and have to make very difficult table tennis shots in order to win.
