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In this video, pro player Paul Drinkhall, shows off his brilliant blocking skills. Blocking is great for returning your opponent’s topspin shots, and turning defence into attack. Paul shares his blocking tips, discussing technique, placement and gaining a psychological advantage over your opponent. Keep reading
In this video, top coach and service expert, Craig Bryant, explains how to serve at different lengths. Being able to serve to different areas of the table is a great way of putting your opponent under pressure. Craig demonstrates how to serve short, long and half-long. He uses markers to show where the ball should bounce on either side of the table. Keep reading
In this video, I took an in-depth look at how to play against and beat players who use long pimples. Many players at beginner and intermediate level find long pimples difficult to play against. This is because the long pimples changes the spin on the ball in a way that players are not used to. Keep reading
In this video, pro player Paul Drinkhall demonstrates the forehand flick. Paul uses the forehand flick to attack short backspin serves or pushes. He combines speed with very good placement to put his opponents under pressure. Paul describes how to do the forehand flick, the importance of placement and how much power you should use. Keep reading
In the video, Craig shows how to generate spin using your forearm and wrist. He demonstrates how to generate backspin, sidespin and topspin and crucially how to generate MORE backspin, sidespin and topspin. Keep reading
In this video, I take an in-depth look at forehand topspin, with advice aimed specifically at beginner players. Forehand topspin is a vital stroke and will help you progress from beginner to intermediate and advanced standards of play. I explain the difference between a drive and a topspin, including bat angle, contact point and swing trajectory. Keep reading
In this video, pro player Paul Drinkhall demonstrates his favourite footwork drill… BH, FH middle, BH, FH wide. It’s a really good drill to develop your footwork, especially switching between backhand and forehand strokes and dealing with those tricky balls in the middle of the table. Keep reading
In this video, top coach and service expert, Craig Bryant, explains how to do four of his best serves. Serves in this video include…(1) The kicker (2) Fast down the line (3) Super wide sidespin (4) The ghost serve. For each serve, Craig explains how to do the action and gives tips on how to use the serves to put your opponents under maximum pressure. Keep reading
In this video, pro player Paul Drinkhall explains how to get more power on your forehand attacks. Paul explains the importance of timing, how to use all of your body to generate power and how he developed his powerful forehand. You’ll also see lots of footage of me getting battered by Paul! Keep reading
Not all sidespin serves are the same. You can get get sidespin with backspin or sidespin with topspin. Sidespin serves can be short or they can be long. They could be served to your forehand or to your backhand. In the video I show you how do you deal with these different variations. Keep reading