About Macarious Abadeer Expertise I can answer any question regards the rule of the game. I also can answer any question about the history and the origin of that game. I can answer questions about the history of the federation. I also can answer any question regards the recommended brands for Table Tennis (nets, rackets, tables and balls). Any question regards the international competitions of Table Tennis, I definitely can deal with it.
Experience I played the role of both player and a referee. I've been playing table tennis for nine years.
Awards and Honors 1- The first in the 1999-2000 summer competition in my country.
2- One from the best eight players 2000-2001 in my city.
3- The second in the 2001-2002 summer competition in my city.
4- The referee of the semi final game in the 2000-2001 summer competition.
Expert: Macarious Abadeer Date: 6/14/2006 Subject: missing shot, grip selection, and different table
Question 1.My smash and my other hard-hit stroke usually goes out, both when I use the shakehand grip or the penholder grip. How to improve my strokes?
2.Should I use penholder ot shakehand (I can do both of them equally well)
3.My table-tennis table is much thinner than the common one, because it is the old one so the ball's speed is quite slower than if I play on common table. What strategies do you recommend to deal with?
4.I cannot generate much spin (i can do side spin or back spin but i feel that is not effective to trick my opponent). How to serve with much spin so i can take much advantages from it?
Thanks a lot for your answer.
Answer Dear Richard,
The best way to improve your strokes is to keep on playing gently on one side (say your forehand) and then increase the speed and strength a bit by bit until it's closer to a smash. Then repeat this procedure when the ball goes off the table.
I recommend shakehands. They're much better at both smashing and spinning.
I wouldn't imagine that the table's thickness determines the ball's speed. It does affect the rebounce of the ball, not the speed. In that sense it's pretty much like getting used to the paddle. It takes more games to get more used to it. Same with the table.
Spinning in a serve is not of a great deal to me (personally speaking). I'd rather spin during the game than in the serve. During my experience I haven't seen that magic spin serve that nobody can ever deal with (unless the level of the opponents was significantly unequal). However, I find that the back hand is much more efficient in spinning than the forehand. You might wanna try a backhand serve if you're doing a forehand one.
