How do you learn best? 1. Watching, 2. Hearing about it, 3. Doing and feeling or by 4. Getting lots of facts and figures.

Has Backhand become more important over the last 10 years?

Can you give me tips how to join England team? Abdul

I had a competition for 1 hour ago but I couldn't compete because I have bad knees. A doctor has also looked at my knees. But how can I strengthen my knee as it hurts? Can I stretch it out or what else can I do? Please help me :) Brock

While my FH topspins, BH and footwork improved quite a bit I still struggle with consistent, powerful counter hitting after moving from BH to FH side. My coach insists on this stroke as a follow up after a pivot FH topspin or BH topspin. Matthias

I was wondering if it's a good method to use 2 bats, 1 for training (slower bat) and the other (faster bat) for spare time? Because I'm a very offensive player. Benjamin

Do you think that it is good to have a motivation in order to win? Everyone is continuously telling me that I have to be motivated and believe in myself on order to be good. But they also constantly condemning my defensive style. DK

When someone sidespins the ball, I must move my bat to the side but I do that but it just goes over the table, what am i doing wrong? Brock

I have a problem with returning no spin serves with my long pips backhand. I can do anything I want but the ball is always high and the opponent just smashes it. I am also trying to twiddle, but the result is always the same. Do you have any advice? DK

Do you prefer Language or Mathematics?

How do you learn best? 1. Watching, 2. Hearing about it, 3. Doing and feeling or by 4. Getting lots of facts and figures.

I have a trouble, When I practise in the club my strokes often hit the table but when i play in the school I miss the easy balls, Why?

Can sticky rubber protectors stick to tacky rubber? If so, how does this affect the rubber. John

I generate good power and control with my forehand. The problem is after playing for about 15 minutes my good shots just vanish. Is it a time question, like I will get better and will maintain the skills for longer or is it because I get tired? Aleksander

When I play table tennis, it often happens that I miss the ball under the bat. Which mistake I do? I am very nervous to push on the ball, so I think that is the mistake. But can I find some other mistakes when the player miss the ball. Tobias

Which is your favourite serve? Brock

I have a problem with blocking topspins without much spin with my backhand. Every time when I try to block it, the ball goes into the net, even when I open the angle of the racket very much, so is there a special technique? Thanks Lukas

Sports Psychology

Do you prefer Language or Mathematics?

How do you learn best? 1. Watching, 2. Hearing about it, 3. Doing and feeling or by 4. Getting lots of facts and figures.

I have a trouble, When I practise in the club my strokes often hit the table but when i play in the school I miss the easy balls, Why?

Can sticky rubber protectors stick to tacky rubber? If so, how does this affect the rubber. John

I generate good power and control with my forehand. The problem is after playing for about 15 minutes my good shots just vanish. Is it a time question, like I will get better and will maintain the skills for longer or is it because I get tired? Aleksander

When I play table tennis, it often happens that I miss the ball under the bat. Which mistake I do? I am very nervous to push on the ball, so I think that is the mistake. But can I find some other mistakes when the player miss the ball. Tobias

Which is your favourite serve? Brock

I have a problem with blocking topspins without much spin with my backhand. Every time when I try to block it, the ball goes into the net, even when I open the angle of the racket very much, so is there a special technique? Thanks Lukas

Sports Psychology

Peter Scudner returns to the position of Chairman of USA Table Tennis. How important is the role of the Chairman of a National Association? What qualities should a Chairman have?

Do you prefer Language or Mathematics?

Eye Dominance

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey Pingskills ! I have been practised with a coach in 2 weeks now and I've been better on my strokes but when I use it on the tall guy he just block, I'm SHOCKED !!!!! Have you any other tip that is maybe advanced? Brock

So next week on monday, I'm playing my first ever table tennis tournament. Do you have any tips on what I should do, or any tips on how I can read my opponent's serves and/or moves? And what techniques do you thing I should use? Lukas

I am the defensive player but I want to make some more back spin. Also I want to know about what I need to do to be better defensive player?Jang

I sometimes use the backhand with just a wrist action when the ball is half long and also from deep of the table as well. Sometimes I find the wrist shot effective and sometimes difficult to control. Is this technique fine? Grenville

I play a player who has a backhand serve from his backhand corner played fast and deep into my backhand corner. The difficulty is that he varies and disguises the spin, and I cannot read which spin is on the ball. How can I learn to read it better? Michael

Eye Dominance Article about Darts

Forehand Chop

Backhand Chop

How to Return a Long Sidespin Serve

Options Against a Long Backhand Serve

Advanced Backhand Topspin

Peter Scudner returns to the position of Chairman of USA Table Tennis. How important is the role of the Chairman of a National Association? What qualities should a Chairman have?

Do you prefer Language or Mathematics?

Eye Dominance

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey Pingskills ! I have been practised with a coach in 2 weeks now and I've been better on my strokes but when I use it on the tall guy he just block, I'm SHOCKED !!!!! Have you any other tip that is maybe advanced? Brock

So next week on monday, I'm playing my first ever table tennis tournament. Do you have any tips on what I should do, or any tips on how I can read my opponent's serves and/or moves? And what techniques do you thing I should use? Lukas

I am the defensive player but I want to make some more back spin. Also I want to know about what I need to do to be better defensive player?Jang

I sometimes use the backhand with just a wrist action when the ball is half long and also from deep of the table as well. Sometimes I find the wrist shot effective and sometimes difficult to control. Is this technique fine? Grenville

I play a player who has a backhand serve from his backhand corner played fast and deep into my backhand corner. The difficulty is that he varies and disguises the spin, and I cannot read which spin is on the ball. How can I learn to read it better? Michael

Eye Dominance Article about Darts

Forehand Chop

Backhand Chop

How to Return a Long Sidespin Serve

Options Against a Long Backhand Serve

Advanced Backhand Topspin

Who is the second best Table Tennis Nation in the World?

Peter Scudner returns to the position of Chairman of USA Table Tennis. How important is the role of the Chairman of a National Association? What qualities should a Chairman have?

Is it late for me to start playing professionally (Im 19 years old) ? Will I have a chance against players who have been training for years or I should keep playing just for fun?

Hi coaches, I've been training for a while now and i was wondering if i can turn over a new leaf and become a penholder.(btw im currently a shakehand player). A few months back I was actually a penholder but decided to become a shakehand player. Diego

What if your palm holding the ball is sweaty and the ball gets stuck to your palm and it doesn't release from your palm like it usually does. Are you allowed to wipe your hand and start the serve again or is this just bad luck, point over? Beauford

With the new poly ball I have some difficulty in adapting to it. On the serve as I feel I am not able to put much spin into it. In the rally I feel that the ball is not coming to me the way I like it, it feels a bit slower and lighter. Grenville

Is flicking the ball is the only way to return heavy short sidespin serve? Are there another way to return that kind of serve? Ernest

Table Tennis Grips

Receiving Options

Service Rules

The New Plastic Ball

Who is the second best Table Tennis Nation in the World?

Peter Scudner returns to the position of Chairman of USA Table Tennis. How important is the role of the Chairman of a National Association? What qualities should a Chairman have?

Is it late for me to start playing professionally (Im 19 years old) ? Will I have a chance against players who have been training for years or I should keep playing just for fun?

Hi coaches, I've been training for a while now and i was wondering if i can turn over a new leaf and become a penholder.(btw im currently a shakehand player). A few months back I was actually a penholder but decided to become a shakehand player. Diego

What if your palm holding the ball is sweaty and the ball gets stuck to your palm and it doesn't release from your palm like it usually does. Are you allowed to wipe your hand and start the serve again or is this just bad luck, point over? Beauford

With the new poly ball I have some difficulty in adapting to it. On the serve as I feel I am not able to put much spin into it. In the rally I feel that the ball is not coming to me the way I like it, it feels a bit slower and lighter. Grenville

Is flicking the ball is the only way to return heavy short sidespin serve? Are there another way to return that kind of serve? Ernest

Table Tennis Grips

Receiving Options

Service Rules

The New Plastic Ball

How high on the World Rankings do you think Quadri Aruna can reach?

Who is the second best Table Tennis Nation in the World?

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey Pingskills! I know if there is a lot of topspin you must angle your bat down. But how do I block a backspin? What angle? Brock

Do you think learning to play with both hands adds another dimension to game play? I've seen Timo Boll do it and I was always curious. Adil

In our Inter-club competition, I play 4 matches. I'm performing much better in the first match than in the next ones. This could be explained easily if I met the better players last but the opposite is true. Dieter

When I forehand push, it always hit the net. should I do my stroke faster. I hit under the ball but it hit the net. Have you a tip that can help me :) Brock.

I am struggling to get a good anticipation. How can i have a good anticipation faster. Charankamal

Can you please explain what the numbers on the rubbers mean, my rubbers has 49-009 on it. Can you please tell me what exactly they mean. Ebrahiem

When you make PingSkills videos, do you guys coach players also at the same time? Brock

I am here to ask you about training with a human is good but an you tell me that training with a machine is also helpful? Huzaifa

Forehand Push

Backhand Push

Can You Escape the Ping Pong Zone?

How high on the World Rankings do you think Quadri Aruna can reach?

Who is the second best Table Tennis Nation in the World?

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey Pingskills! I know if there is a lot of topspin you must angle your bat down. But how do I block a backspin? What angle? Brock

Do you think learning to play with both hands adds another dimension to game play? I've seen Timo Boll do it and I was always curious. Adil

In our Inter-club competition, I play 4 matches. I'm performing much better in the first match than in the next ones. This could be explained easily if I met the better players last but the opposite is true. Dieter

When I forehand push, it always hit the net. should I do my stroke faster. I hit under the ball but it hit the net. Have you a tip that can help me :) Brock.

I am struggling to get a good anticipation. How can i have a good anticipation faster. Charankamal

Can you please explain what the numbers on the rubbers mean, my rubbers has 49-009 on it. Can you please tell me what exactly they mean. Ebrahiem

When you make PingSkills videos, do you guys coach players also at the same time? Brock

I am here to ask you about training with a human is good but an you tell me that training with a machine is also helpful? Huzaifa

Forehand Push

Backhand Push

Can You Escape the Ping Pong Zone?

How can I download PingSkills videos on to my iPhone?

How many training sessions did you do last week?

 How high on the World Rankings do you think Quadri Aruna can reach?

So usually I use a low tomahawk serve, and it works quite well. The only problem is I don't get much sidespin on the ball. Sometimes I get a lot and sometimes I get almost no spin at all. Any tips on how I can produce more spin on the ball? Lukas

If you would answer my question I would be very grateful.  In which point at your bat must the ball be hit for the Banana Flick? Thanks Nick

My hitting partner and I were discussing that we think we blink when our opponent hits a hard smash or drive.  So we lose track of the ball at a critical time.  What is your experience with this?  Do most players do this?  Is there a way to stop this? Phil

I and my partner often practice topspin but after hitting the first topspin i am not able to return the second one. How can I hit the second topspin and return to my position quickly. Charankamal

Forehand Followup