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TEACHING THE PUSH
The push is a passive backspin shot done against backspin. It is generally done against a serve or push which you don’t want to attack. It is mostly done with the backhand, as the forehand push is slightly awkward and it is usually better to attack on that side. The key is to push so the opponent cannot attack effectively. Keep the ball low, place it well, and give it a good backspin. The push is done roughly the same with all three grips. The following description is done for the shakehands grip. Make the obvious adjustments for other grips. Backhand Push Backswing Point the elbow forward, open the racquet, and bring the racquet backward, rotating at the elbow. The elbow should not move much during the stroke. Forward Swing Rotate the racquet forward and slightly down. Contact Beginners should contact the ball as it drops. Let the ball fall onto the racquet, grazing the bottom back of the ball to create backspin. More advanced players can push quicker off the bounce, but for kids that may be too difficult to control. Top players do it both ways. Follow Through Do not stop at contact. Follow through by extending the arm at the elbow until it is almost fully extended.
Backhand Push Forehand Push (Description is for a right-hander, although sequence is of left-hander.) Backswing The elbow should be slightly in front of the body. Open the racquet and bring the racquet backwards and up, almost to the right shoulder. The elbow does not move throughout the rest of the stroke. Forward Swing Rotate the racquet forward and down at the elbow. Contact Contact is the same as on the backhand push. Let the ball drop onto the racquet, grazing the bottom back of the ball to create backspin. Follow Through Do not stop at contact. Follow through by extending the arm at the elbow until it is almost fully extended. The push is very easy to teach, but it is difficult to teach good backspin. This is not important at this stage. Guiding a child’s stroke should be easy since the push is such a simple shot. Emphasize keeping the ball low since many of your players will want to send the ball high into the air. Also emphasize that the push is a slow shot. Many of your players will want to push the ball much too fast to keep it on the table with any consistency.
Forehand Push Copyright Larry Hodges Copyright Mark Nordby, Dan Seemiller, John Oros Copyright USA Table Tennis |
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Last Update : 06 Kasım, 2002
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