embarrassed-of-the-own-video
brunvera asked 5 years ago
Hi
i was allways reading about filming yourself when playing so i decided to doo it in the last turnament. when i was seeing the Video i was shocked and my first impression was to imediatly quit table tennis. the self perception is so a big difference from the reality i felt i moove a lot faster with better tecnics, but i looked like a unmooving tree :0). but is realy helpful to get better i think. can you give any practice advice to get more arm speed for the topspinn
Tom Academy Coach answered 5 years ago
Hi Brunvera,
I know exactly this feeling you have very well! You are not alone trust me, when I first saw myself on film I was shocked and even watching myself now there are things I don’t like so much and would change!
So its really good that you are brave enough to do this and you are right its a fantastic way to learn faster because sometimes things look different to how they feel.
The best way to get mode arm speed in the topspin is to try to stay relaxed and loose and make use of the body rotation and weight transfer which will allow you to keep the arm more realxed and accelerate quicker. Maybe take a look at our “How to get more power with the forehand topsin” video, that will help too.
Keep up the filming and you’ll see improvements faster than you think, great work Brunvera 🙂
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