Table Tennis Forehand Flick

[SOULBEATER1]

Great video's all of them thanks its great going back to the basics, you dont lose cheap easy points :) thanks again.

[pingskills]

@SOULBEATER1 You're welcome. I'm glad you're benefiting from the videos. Make sure you check out our website, we've got heaps more information there!

[meandonlyme1998]

Just wanna ask... can this be done in a penhold grip??

also the backhand version??

hehe I'm a penholder but most of your vids are done in shakehand, i was hoping you guys could do one more penhold vid ^^

[pingskills]

@meandonlyme1998 Yes this can be done with the penhold grip. On the backhand it is a bit different. You probably need to use the reverse side for a flick. As we are shakehand players it is difficult for us to do demonstrations using the penhold grip.

[meandonlyme1998]

@pingskills hehe thanks for the info

ang good luck in whatever you plan on doing ^^

[pingskills]

@meandonlyme1998 Thanks! You're welcome!

[pingskills]

@Borissss666bag Excellent. It sounds like you have a good serve. You do need decent rubber to be able to generate the spin. You also need a fast brushing contact.

[kinshudude11]

very good video. thanks a lot.

[pingskills]

@kinshudude11 No worries. You're welcome!

[BMxJone]

Are you meant to have a tight grip on the bat when you do this?

[pingskills]

@BMxJone You don't need to tight a grip when playing Table Tennis. We talk about this in our lesson the grip which you can see on our website.

[MrHonda161]

thanks for the help

[pingskills]

@MrHonda161 You're welcome!

[MrHonda161]

when i try the forehand flick the ball always goes off the end of the table. any tips to help with this?

[pingskills]

@MrHonda161 Are you playing the flick off a backspin ball or a sidspin or topspin ball? If it is sidespin or topspin then you need to try closing the angle of your racket some more and try to get the ball to pass closer to the net without as much clearance. Off the backspin ball it can be difficult if it is low so you may need to try a short push instead. If you want some more information, try using the ask the coach section of our website where we can write more detailed answers.

[UHKappaSig]

Your videos are great, but they would be so much more enjoyable if ya'll would use more stereotypical Australian words like "beauty" and "heaps." That would seal the deal.

[pingskills]

@UHKappaSig That is funny! I'll try and throw in a few of those words next time. Maybe even a streuth and fair dinkum.

[PaiRaiUno]

very effective. done this for years without knowing the actual expression for it

[jaanamrocks]

I like Flicking d most Coz i am an offensive player Flick is the best way to hit a ball in the serve

[TheFeilong88]

Thank you for your generous efforts to advance the PP skills of everyday players!

[pingskills]

@TheFeilong88 You're welcome.

[gimplar]

@Compantino The Chinese excel at the short game in order to set themselves up for the attack. Yes, you can flick loose sloppy serves but a short, spinny low serve will force a push. Without a good push you will be unable to put any sort of pressure on the server and you will find yourself unable to initiate the attack. A massive attack is impressive to watch, but most people don't pay attention to the strokes leading up to that 4th or 6th ball attack.

[pingskills]

@gimplar great points! It is very true that the push is extremely underrated!

[gimplar]

@Compantino I'll actually say that the push is the most underrated stroke in table tennis. Lots of people focus on a good loop/top spin/slam/flick/whatever but without a good push you'll be hard pressed to set yourself up for a solid attack.

[jacobmorrissurf]

V. Helpful

[dfunkt]

great stuff, thanks!

[N0thingIsTrue]

thanks man your vids are really really helpful keep up the good work!

[pingskills]

@N0thingIsTrue Glad you liked them!

[firendable]

@pingskills When you do a match vs that guy in this video, do you win or does he win?

[ValeCelViteaz]

Great training video, thanks!

[pingskills]

@ValeCelViteaz Glad we could help. Cheers!

[JaffaRafa]

surely this is the same as the forehand topspin technique with a slightly abbreviated follow through..?? and would you only use this shot on a short ball with no pace??

[MrRockerZ96]

Thank you so much I smashed my friend in a 7-0 whitewash with this

[pingskills]

@MrRockerZ96 Glad we could help. Keep practicing and you'll get even better!

[jkim519]

you two should upload a video of you two playing a match

[SuperMattb123]

Im left handed and you have great videos for us lefties :P you can easily transfer the skills from a right handed person so all good! :D

[mrCRAZYWACKER]

please subscribe to meee :) mint serving ! :)

[Dramandoee]

A tip tho to make even more people to like your videos is that you should also show how left handed players do the tricks and stuff to help out because it might be difficult to understand how you do it by looking at someone who's right handed

[pingskills]

@Dramandoee Thanks for the tip. It is hard to keep the videos short and to the point and show both left and right handed versions. The ideas are the same so hopefully left handers can still benefit from the video.

We'll see if there is a way to make it better for left handers in our future videos. Thanks for commenting.

[iLuckyyy]

@Compantino Neither is true.

[nIgHtRaVeN0444]

what's the height of you two? because i'm a tall guy, is it an advantage or not..? being a tall guy..???

[TheManiacUzzy]

@nIgHtRaVeN0444 im guessing thats good because u can easily get over the ball

[nIgHtRaVeN0444]

what's the height of you two? because i'm a tall guy, is it an advantage or not..?

[kunXV]

hey i bought a butterfly yuki series bat is that enough for a novice?

[kunXV]

1:18

[nawaz2kx]

didnt know Yoda plays table tennis

[TheManinMoscow45]

@remodrummer99 it's called a push stroke. You open your racket, and push the racket gently under the ball, making backspin. But, NEVER PUSH on a long ball. If it bounces in the back half of the table, loop that fucker:)

[remodrummer99]

Can you use this stroke if the ball is below the net? If not, what stroke do you use if the ball is lower than the net, but not far enough away from the net to use a forehand topspin?

[xyuuyanx]

11 directions? at the same time?

so your saying it can have backspin and topspin, left sidespin and right sidspin, at the same, . . time??

huh. . . . .

[Uchihapunisher]

HI!!!

I´m a begginer but I play very good

I need help

What kind of rubber is the best for me?

I mean, To start playing better

[ijannn]

@Uchihapunisher ...

Try Yasaka Zap... I use J-Penholder...

Recommended by ping pong shop boss!!!

In Malaysia RM50 ~RM65

[CompantinoEatShit]

@Compantino "The ball can spin in 11 directions at the same time.... It's impossible for humans to understand." Dude, you are talking shit! Haha! It is YOU who don't understand. Only an old chicken-shit ping pong player like you would say shit like that to promote himself.

[pokeywoop]

@CompantinoEatShit Lol r u dumb, it doesnt matter how it spins u hit the ball as he says ffs. is hitting the ball at all a hard task for you too?

[canaan1967]

I find it impossible to distinguish betweem the forwasd and back spin serve.

[sprysy]

these videos are excellent. this is part of my game I need to work on. thank you.

[BlueCheese747]

better than expert village but still not as good as private training

[chu383838]

the ball is too high that's why you can do this

how strong downspin

see if you can do this

[oakfighter15]

its like a smash, its like a mini smash.

idk why but i find this funny

[Monyshaker]

the bals he play are so long that you can make a normal topspin balls you play with a flick are shorter deeper and morre spine a servis fpr excample

[MaXLGanqsta]

danke pingskills hat mir viel geholfen ;:P

[mrmango19]

good rubbers are joola express

[nuijnpwnsxD]

most pros use tenergy and almana rubbers like timo boll is sponsored for tenergy rubbers- killerspin rubbers arent allowed in competitions anymore :(

[monkalone1]

@mrmango19 Joola Express is only good if you play a very fast hitting game, with not much use of spin - for that it's excellent (I used the hard sponge version for a year) but it needs a lot of work to control when pushing and it doesn't lift backspin easily.

[BMxJone]

@vincentsonex.

I wish I could beat the best player in my school.

He's ranked #1 in Australia and #18 in the world.

(Under 18 of course)

[conman2317]

What if the balls spinning in both directions at the same time?

[DaOblit]

@conman2317 thats impossible isnt it how can the ball be spinning to the right and left at the same time that means the forces are equal so the ball stays in one position physics FAIL

[conman2317]

@DaOblit I was joking lol

[DaOblit]

@conman2317 w/e idk and idc if u were or were not

[gornmaker]

I play with Butterfly Tenergy 05 on the forehand and Butterfly Cermet on the backhand, excellent combination if you ask me.

[takkyuHero]

Not really...

[vincentsonex]

Thanks for your video that I learned how to play table tennis(ping pong)...........

It is a very big help to me...

because of your videos I defeated the most outstanding player in our school...

THANKS AGAIN

[projektforlife]

what rubber are you playing with? i play with boost tp and boost tc

[VeniceZ]

very good video, very good lesson

[iwantwii]

I lol'd at 2:07

great video

[Soundtrack1000]

great lesons

[Kyxis]

PingSkills THE BEST !!

[Hitchthebest91]

good job

[kaye0626]

thanks pingskill.

THESE GUYS EXPLAIN AND DEMONSTRATE IT VERY CLEARLY...EASY TO UNDERSTAND TOO...

[DaJackWu]

table tennis da shiz!

[taha32]

there so many little tricks to this sport...

respect it so much more now aye..

[takkyuHero]

This is what I like about Pingskills. They keep it simple. The Mini Smash statement helped me understand it more.

[JJchingy]

10000x's better than expert village bs

[yobmas722]

@JJchingy yeah of course

[grimrepo941]

these are the best online table tennis lessons in youtube in my oppinion

[lemonite1]

Ya, and they're very good players to boot.

[pavelpavel]

cocksucker

[pbsmick]

And your the flea's on the apes arse loser!!

[Strafe1123]

Nice. Its a lot harder to master then it looks

[redhotqualityshop]

nice video

[SousukePanic]

does anyone know any vids which have the instructors holding the bat like you're meditating , more commonly used by asians

[hwud1]

u know what the problem is...

we usually never know how much exactly has the opponent spun the ball !..

btw.. this is something that i do... sometimes i perform -fake- backspin ...(result: opponent tries to get it higher and the ball goes over the table)

very usefull :D ...try it especially in serves.. it will fool the opponent if he's not an expert !

[StinkyBeava]

Stylin'

[alo2swj]

thats easy

[Luka6641]

lolz

[scottison123]

maaan if i could master this...id beat my friends everytime

[GeneralSpecific3]

same lol

[gugiserman]

great tutorial

[edjefy]

your great!

[MeGaOk17]

man ffs this is so nice 4 watching :S

[bartek4443]

this is a good stroke, looks just like oh sang eun's flick

[rofelrofelrofel]

wat i understand is that the objective is to get ur bat as far down as possible before taking the shot. in a loop, the bat can be brought down well below the table, but for a short ball, the lowest u can get is just above the table top - unless ur using a light sabre:) its like making the most of available space

[mykool2k7]

JUST SHUT UP AND MOVE ON WITH UR LIFE!

[g15lcdkeyboard]

totaly agree

[MrMorgastic]

2009 Jersey Natwest Open awesome table tennis video!

[nike1717]

lol was in wenn der ball viel mehr unterschnitt hat... dan sieht er akt aus oO xD

[11lion05]

I like this forehand flick, but I want to see how to do it if the ball has big rotation

[reginaldsotero]

the best flicked is to bring the ball to the left and right direction, ok! but you're doing fine so far...

[BjarkiSveins]

wow the ball goes fast

[xyrusphilip09]

i like that trick i wish i can play with him so i can try lol

[jeffbella]

its not a trick...its a counter stroke

[tasieone111]

lol i knew it was at the M SAC

[PingPongSkills]

Check out my crazy ping pong videos!

[GeneralSpecific3]

John Tickle?

[Jimbob658]

lol no

[csoto19]

what's better the racket from rubber or with foam??

[neb87goose]

this video helped me improve my flip shot so much! the only problem is alot of the guys a play against dont use short service :(

[wallforme1]

The flick is not meant only during short services it can be used when opponent chops the ball or even when opponent sends a smash with Top Spin.

Footwork is very critical for flick shots. A slight mistake can weaken ur return or the ball might end up on ur court itself.

[stevema2]

normally this shot occurs when the opponent either chopped the ball (to defend it) or just played a short stroke....

if they serve long, you can always chop the ball in the corner or near the net to make them play a passive shot which you can flick if chance provides :)

[mliapita]

Albert Park?

[pingskills]

That's right - MSAC at Albert Park.

[GrannoBalls]

do you stretch out for the ball or get behind it

[pingskills]

Take a look at the video and see the distance the ball is away from the body when it is hit. This is a good starting point and you can vary the position slightly to whatever feels most comfortable for you. Once you've figured out the position that suits you most, the trick is to move your feet so you are in a good position to execute the stroke.

[bluetones83]

either. what's important is that your body position is ontop of the ball and your body weight is going forward.

[fendersquier91]

hey i've been a basement player for a while now and i'm interested in gettin better...so i bought some $20 butterfly racket off ebay...is that sufficient enough for a beginner?

[pingskills]

Butterfly is a well known brand so it is probably a decent bat to begin with.

The most important thing to ensure when beginning is that your rubber on your bat has some grip so you can learn how to spin the ball. Learning how to spin and control spin is extremely important in Table Tennis.

Once you get better you can progress to a custom made bat where you buy the blade and the rubbers separately. This way when the rubbers wear out, you can replace them and keep the blade.

Good luck.

[naufil77]

hello, just wanted to know if there is a lot of backspin from the opponent , can this flick is advisable, as my opponent puts a lot of backspin and my return always ends up in the net. ?

[pingskills]

If your opponent puts a lot of backspin on the ball and you cannot play an aggressive flick, another option is to play a short push.

[gachsaran479]

I really appreciate the way you have explained the Forehand Flick which is going to be a decisive tool against Short Service with back spin or side spin.The only service that I have not seen before :is MATSUDAIRA KENTA's service.

This video is very good and I am sure if you watch carefully, then you will learn a lot.

[marklovestabletennis]

this is cool

[tananakkalabau]

I use pen hold bet, I've try flick the back spin and side spin but it dosn't work. why? is it because I use pen hold bet and different skill?

[pingskills]

The basic principles are the same even if you are a penholder. It is quite an advanced stroke so make sure you don't give up too soon. Keep practicing and you'll eventually get there!

Good luck.

[djcdiablo]

can you recomend me a bat? I like playing offensive. thanks for your lessons.

[pingskills]

Hi,

You need to use a reputable Table Tennis brand and a rubber that is ITTF approved. As long as you have something that allows you to develop you can't go too wrong. If someone is unsure we usually suggest something like a Stiga All-round blade with Mark V or a Primorac OFF- with Sriver. But really it is up to you as there are thousands of choices. Another option is to find a player who is a bit better than you but plays a similar style, then you can ask them what equipment they use.

[calomontt]

the sriver is good for i would say late beginners , after that i becomes a bit too slow . I have ALAMANA Sound on a Palio Carbon Blade

[albchu]

the idea that sriver is too slow is ridiculous.

plenty of US2000 (basic mastery level, like a first black belt) still use unglued Sriver L, Sriver EL or Sriver FX.

[wallforme1]

Sriver doesnt tolerate errors. So Calomontt, you might have probably mastered ur shots with Sriver and then moved on to even faster rubbers.

[busterbing0]

these guyz rock

[AlnasserYusif]

nice thank you,.... but I want something to do for me please........ tube a video of you two playing a match please and make real one... that's for your fans........ pleaseeeeeeeeeee

[xSilas]

Alois!

:D

Haha, great video on how to flick

[pn8830]

+1 very nice and informative.

[AnlamK]

WOHOOOOO!

I LOVE PING SKILLS!...

[xcmedinA]

wow great video. i thank you guys so much. ive been trying to improve my game so much. and your videos have helped me quite a bit. unfortunately ive reached like a platue and it seems like instead of getting better. im getting worse. and people that i play against are beating me so easily. yet i know that i am capable of beating them as i have done in the past. they dont even play with spin. or power. or form. i dont know what to do. but thanks guys for all your help. ill keep trying =]

[ranmaboyage10]

thats exactly same as me

[EccentricOnline]

Flick!