Table Tennis Backhand Flick

[KickflipsForJesus]

Lol nice return at 1:28

[pingskills]

@KickflipsForJesus Thanks!

[BollForte94]

please make a video about backhand flick à la Zhang Jike Ma Long or Wang Hao ;)

[Djoko1972]

if you look closely from 00:55 until the end of the slow motion, you will see balls turning yellow when they hit the table

[SteelersItfc]

This doesn't seem to be a flick - at the point of contact the bat is at a neutral position, perhaps because the feed ball has minimal backspin. The demo is right without the ball starting with the bat open.

A view from the side might help.

[MrPawany]

Hi do u have some good strategies for me i always lose to him his backhand block is really amazing

[pingskills]

@MrPawany Yes, try and mix up where you direct your attack to. If his backhand block is much better than his forehand, direct more balls to his forehand side when attacking.

[MrPawany]

@pingskills Wow thank you for reacting so fast u guys are amazing Keep up the good work!

[pingskills]

@MrPawany thanks.

[zubairaliamirali]

what kind of rubbers are good for flicking???

i really like all your training videos...

please do keep up the good work...

really appreciate it!

[pingskills]

@zubairaliamirali I wouldn't worry too much about a rubber specifically for flicking. Short pimples are quite good for this though as the spin does not react as much on them as for normal rubber. This makes it easier to flick short backspin serves.

Get yourself some good rubbers and then focus on your technique and don't worry too much about the equipment. That's my advice.

[zubairaliamirali]

@pingskills i agree with your idea...its not that bat but the player. ill concentrate on my skills then on rubber.

thank you very much. please keep up the good work!

[pingskills]

@zubairaliamirali Thanks and good luck with your new rubbers.

[Islamboy444]

it looks like that you are giving a bit of top spin but its nice and clearly so thanks for the tutorial :)

[pingskills]

@Islamboy444 You're welcome!

[lolirockso]

is this the same as regular topspin for backhand or is it different?

[19lemon97]

are you trying to break the camera ?

[Barwis10]

Guys you should post a video of a duel beetwen u beacuse u are very good coachers and very goog TT players :D It would be cool to see it ;d

[pingskills]

@Barwis10 I'd love to but Alois is to scared to play me :)

[donflipcitho]

en español plz!!!!! u,u

[blad3nicky]

is there a counter if someone uses this move??

[pingskills]

@blad3nicky The ball will come with a bit of topspin so you need to play an attacking topspin off the ball if you are ready for it. This comes with practice.

[2213roby]

is there a backhand flip on penhold??

[pingskills]

@2213roby Penholders are starting to use a similar action to the reverse penhold backhand very effectively for this. Watch some videos of Wang Hao to see this in action. We don't have any videos on this as yet.

[DaKrazedKyubizt]

@pingskills

when i watch wang hao do his flicks, he keeps his paddle very closed and hits the backspin serve with topspin. that's not a flick, is it? What's that supposed to be.

i can't really tell what an RPB flick is supposed to look like. it's kinda confusing. 

[pingskills]

@DaKrazedKyubizt Wang Hao certainly is an amazing player! Are you talking about a return he performs against a short ball using his RPB? If so I would still call this a flick. He also seems to get a lot of sidespin on this shot and many of the shakehand players are now trying to replicate that stroke. We have a lesson you can see on our website on the sidespin backhand flick.

[AseroRVG]

@2213roby there are no backhand on penhold ? lol

[rpardoz]

@AseroRVG yes, reverse penhold backhand

[qingian]

was this 8 am or 8 pm

[pingskills]

@qingian 8pm

[geksii]

This is one of my regular moves, Although i counter act it and make it spin in the opposite direction, just gotta pull your bat in a bit more.. Tricks everyone :D

[MultiNosek]

nice;)

[RATM4everPhil]

1:29 BOOM! Camera-shot!

[eiroight]

1:54 also

[omarkarkar]

Thank you ping skills,very helpful.

[afriend8888]

probably the most impt shot in my lvl of play lol helps so much in returnin serves with a gud enough speed with ur weaker (backhand) side

[1mpKiR]

Lol, they just show simple skills, it doesn't mean u can beat them, loool.

[Funkyfists1]

Enough Ping skillz, what happens when i'm returning a Pong?!?

[projectile123]

so when you return a pong, you need pong skills for that mate ... I would come up with new video for that lol

[utahjai]

@Funkyfists1

That's funny!

PingPong is a really difficult game to master and understand in minor details.

Just as the demo shows how to flick or flip the forehand and backhand. What you were not told is how high the ball over the net should be in-order to pong it.

For a ball play very low over the net, that is the ping, the chances of flicking it is like 10 times more difficult if it is possible for the pong.

[zhangsiyuanbrave]

Um... that was great! I have a question: I play fast and I loop more than smash in a game situation. Should I get a heavy or light bat? A thin or thick rubber? Should I get a spinny rubber, anti-spin or control? Any other tips for my style?

[1Jiller]

A fast and loop game usually consists of a harder bat for speed and a med- hard rubber depending on how hard you loop... thinker rubber will fly off faster but you need to put more into it...

[hendersonhigh]

when i try the backhand flick the ball flies over the table, would it help if i tucked myself in like you do?

[Wylan21]

Great skills

[DylanIsArchAngel]

dude, its real, ALIENS ARE REAL, WATCH CONSPIRA-TIEM NOW

[Haliph]

people who dont like ping pong are 40 year old virgins...

[Haliph]

Learn how to spell and i might listen to you.

[daviasvr]

you are gay you nit

[DavoRocksBam]

Lol.. how did you guess.

[G0ndi]

those shorts are gay

[gohan091091]

then why are u watching this video than

[1m2sm4rt4u]

prove it

[criticaltinker]

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[daviasvr]

nicely said :)

[sk8fan1122]

i agree

[below90hz]

What do you mean by "open your bat up"? I didn't quite get the difference when demonstrated...

[stevema2]

If you hold the racquet in your right hand, try holding it so that the black or red side is facing the roof at a slanted angle (using 45 degree angle) This means that the racquet is open for returning a backspin serve or flicking a backspin serve. If there was side spin, top spin or no spin on the ball, the slanted angle on the racquet can be closed so that the racquet's black or red side is facing the opponent (the opponent can see the face of the racquet). makes sense? :)

[below90hz]

yep makes sense, thank you!

[stevema2]

glad it did...im struggling with the backhand flick right now and pendulum/reverse pendulum serves. hope to have those down soon. my forehand flick has been amazing and opponents better than me are surprised I can make that mini smash...another weapon in my arsenal :)

[godhandler2326]

ive always been able to do the smash and forehand flick easily but never backhand flick or backhand smash great tips there didnt quite know what to with my wrist

[ThatGuyAgen]

just like me then

[ThatGuyAgen]

well someones not very good at table tennis.... Davo

[JETZ93]

Hey yo PING great tips, advise or just HELPfull stuff, I've really gotten better since i started seeing the vids y'all have posted here I hope that one day i get to play one of you two cause you guys are like AWESOMEE..!! thanks

JETZ93

[bigduven]

hey i have really important question to you pingskills

im playing long pipples(butterfly faint long 3)

how can i flick the ball with them? (not chopping!).

[pingskills]

Great question. Due to the fact that the ball will not grip into the pimples, you can't really flick the ball like this with that type of rubber. Sounds like this question should be put onto our ever growing list of video ideas. If you have any questions about this or Table Tennis in the mean time then try out our Ask the Coach section of our website.

[qingian]

@bigduven For a ball like that, you will notice that on short balls Chen Weixing and long-pips choppers will just push the ball forward with speed with their racket perpendicular to the table. This will reverse spin a little, and cause a dead ball which is hard to attack, making it as effective, if not more effective, than a flip.

[Cribleet]

Lets not forget that alot of the time a flick is not a good shot. especially agaisnt a good player. It should only be used as a surprise or changeup, it is alot easier to attack then say a heavy push that is long

[deyugo]

Hey I am using a medium-pip on my backhand but whenever I try this the ball always falls either straight to the net or straight into the air... Can you please give me some tips?

[pingskills]

This could be a number of things, but it sounds like you need to adjust the angle of your racket depending on the amount of spin on the ball. Try practising a lot of flicks with not much spin, and then try practising a lot of flicks with more backspin. Then you can mix up your practise to include both. This will help you learn how much spin is on the ball and how to use the correct angle.

Good luck.

[epiclulz0rz]

Every time I practice this the ball just ends up curving down and hitting the net. Tips?

[pingskills]

Try opening the face of your racket at the start of the shot. If the ball has some backspin on it you will need to lift it.

[tkmb]

I'm a penhold player using the traditional same-sided backhand. I find the backhand flick movement very awkward. Would you say that this technique is still feasible for my chosen grip or should I be looking for alternative tactics to counter short balls on the b/h court?

[pingskills]

Yes, this is a bit more awkward with the Penhold grip. What you can do though is push straight through the ball like a short punch. Alternatively you can do a fast sidespin push which is a very effective return for penholders. You come up on the ball a little with this stroke. We will have to look at this for a video lesson perhaps as it is a little hard to explain in words.

[Chitostyle]

I would love to see a video on this as well, as I have the same problem when using a penhold grip trying to do this type of shot.

I'm not sure I totally understand what you just tried to describe; will try tomorrow to see. Great videos!

[contraloop]

the wrong foot is going to the table, it must be the opposite foot to turn better into the forehand topspin position on the second stroke

[chumpedechump]

where do you get your paddle from and hat kins are they, it sounds hard on the video

[pingskills]

You can purchase a decent bat from many online Table Tennis stores. As for hat kins, I'm not sure what they are!

[chimpz007]

I think he means hat skins.

[khizzzzz]

these videos are really helping man!!! can u plss put some more videos about serving?? plss

[spassgamer]

thx

[cptjrkov]

1 :30 scared the shit outta me lol hahaha

didnt expect that

[fixedshot]

thanks for these tutorials! Man.. you're really helping lots of people here aditionally you're promoting table tennis! you rock! thanks again! hope to see more of your videos!

[735324e]

lmao!!! 1 ball bounced off the camera! :D

[xSilas]

1:30

[kietey14]

Sweet Sweet Videos man. Ive been playing a little over a month now and this move is starting to win me more matches. Looking forward to seeing more instructional videos from you mate.

[pingskills]

Great to hear. Keep up the good work.

[idnumber002]

nice video