Basic Table Tennis Strokes - The ForeHand Drive!

THE FOREHAND DRIVE

I break the forehand drive down into four main
parts. The stance, the backswing, the strike and
the finish. Get all of these parts correct and you'll have a pretty good basic forehand drive.

1)THE STANCE
This is the first thing you need to worry about. Make sure this is correct before trying to hit any balls. You'll want your feet wider than shoulder width apart (some coaches even say two shoulder widths apart). If you're right handed, then your right foot needs to be slightly further back than your left. About half a step. Knees should be bent. Body crouched (leaning forwards) and weight on the balls of your feet (not your heels). Then put both arms out in front of you and you're good to go.

2)THE BACKSWING
This is the first movement after you've seen the ball. Without it your shot will lack power and you'll struggle to control the ball. The key things you need to remember are, rotating your body to the right from your hips and shifting your weight onto your back foot. Keep everything else the same as it was in the stance.

3)THE STRIKE
This is the forward movement, towards the ball. You basically need to do the opposite of the backswing. Rotate your body to the left/forwards, from your hips. Transfers your weight from your back foot to front foot. Also remember to keep your bat angle slightly closed throughout, to take the ball at the peak of the bounce and keep a small gap between your elbow and body. To give the shot a bit of extra zip, try accelerating your forearm slightly as you make contact. This action is similar to a military salute and will give you a little extra pace and spin.

4)THE FINISH
This is the end point of the shot. It's important not to over rotate and finish with your bat over your shoulder or behind your neck, like in tennis. Instead, you should finish the forehand drive with your bat pointing where you have hit the ball. From the strike the bat should move forwards and up. Finally, don't forget to get back to your ready position so you can play the next shot!



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