Think Military, continued
Defense is what you have to learn first or you’ll be pummeled into severe defeat.
However, to actually win a game, then you need offensive strategy. Not prayer, that’s not what I am talking about. You actually need to be prepared to sieze victory and to have a plan to accomplish that.
If you are a high schooler reading this, listen to me– brute force is not a strategy. You need to lear to use your brain as well as your arms.
Here I am again acting like I know everything about my favorite sport. But come to think of it, yeah, I really do know a lot about ping pong. What I want to share with you is my most favorite part of the game - the offensive shots.
Offensive shots are mainly used to attack the opponent’s side with faster, sharper, and stronger drives. Unlike defensive shots or strokes that make the ball spin towards you, the offensive shots are mainly characterized by making movements to send the ball away.
Speed drive – is a shot that banks more on speed than spin. This technique strokes the ball in perpendicular direction, from low to high, giving it a sharp and arc-less motion towards the opposite side, with considerable amount of topspin.
Loop drive – is a shot that uses a lot of spin on the ball. This can be achieved by stroking the ball parallel to its path with the intention of increasing the spin of the ball. Like speed drive, you go from low to high to increase the topspin, but this time at a lower angle. This results to a drive with low trajectory than sharpness.
Counter-Drive – as the name implies, this drive is to turn the tables around. For effective counter drive, you must hit the ball before reaching its highest point. This requires timing, accuracy, and technique to become successful.
Flick – is a short and fast wrist action. It is normally used if there is lesser room to make a big swing.
Smash – is generally regarded as the ultimate weapon. You execute this move when the opponent returns the ball and bounces high enough that it gives you a comfortable position to return the ball with a large swing. It normally has a lot of speed in it and can be driven with topspin, sidespin, or no spin at all.
Occassionally you will hear different names for stuff, but these are basically your bag of tricks. Learn them, and practice them. Arrogance is your greatest enemy in any sport. Practice is what helps you get to the win, and to stay on top.
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