Hey Samy, we are good thanks, hope you are well! This kind of shot is definitely not easy especially when trying to add more power so I wouldn’t worry to much that it isn’t very consistent just yet. It’s always better to have a compact stroke on this kind of shot if possible, even when trying to play more power. You can still generate a lot of power with good timing and acceleration, you may need a slightly bigger stroke when further away from the table but hopefully you won’t need to be there too often.
Ok so I would say a lot of getting this shot correct is bat angle like you mentioned but also timing and making sure you hit at the peak of the bounce. But probably the most important thing is the way you hit the ball, often when people go for more power the contact becomes hard and heavy, if you can focus on having a lighter brushing touch on the ball this will give you a lot more control and feeling. This isn’t easy to do at the beginning but with practice an staying relaxed as you contact the ball and thinking of a quick arm acceleration instead of trying to hit the ball hard this will improve.
To be honest only in certain situations would players put 100% power, most of the time it’s difficult when playing against heavy spin and you have to play with a bit more control. Of course you can improve the power you hit with still, just to bear in mind sometimes playing medium hard is enough to win the point. Anyway I hope those tips help and let us know how you get on 🙂
Cheers, Tom
