Hey Johnny, Yes I can be quite difficult sometimes to transfer what you feel is going well and has improved in practice and put this into play in matches, it does take time for sure. Sometimes it also means that areas you have practiced a lot tend to happen more in matches. One of the key things to not getting stuck in pushing rallies and getting in the first attack is the mindset and always looking for the balls that are drifting off the end of the table and preparing to topspin them, even if this is a slow heavy topspin it’s often better than pushing. I would also suggest starting the rallies sometimes with long fast serves to get straight into the open rallies and avoid pushing completely, even more so if your game is best when attacking and playing topspin shots. Last thing I would say is that there is nothing wrong if you are consistent enough and the opponents aren’t topspining it past you, to pay a few pushes in the rally and take your time to pick the one you feel comfortable to topspin when you are totally set in position. Try those tips next time you get a chance and let us know how it goes, of course feel free to send us in videos of you playing and we can give you feedback too. Dan 🙂
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