The most important table tennis technique-forehand drive,Are you getting all the details right?

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Take a look, am I hitting it correctly?
This is how I'm driving.
Is this correct?
I was just standing straight to hit.
I didn't lower my center of gravity.
Your legs must engage.
Only then does your upper body have power.
So, with a high stance, your legs lack power.
And your upper body lacks power.
Our legs should be rooted like tree trunks to the ground.
That's how you can stay stable during play.
Let's see what I'm doing wrong now.
The problem is using only my hand, not my waist.
As we all know, your legs and waist must work together.
We drive the ball using our entire body weight.
I wasn't using my waist earlier.
Only using my legs and just my hand.
So your power ends up split into two parts.
Legs and hands.
Then your legs and hands won't connect as one.
Even with steady legs.
If you're not using your waist, how can your hand be effective?
Let's look at the third issue.
The key to a solid drive.
Using your body's center of gravity.
Using your entire body to hit the shot.
Not just a single joint.
It's the whole body working together.
First, high stance is a no-go.
Your stance should be slightly wider than shoulder-width.
Lower your center of gravity.
Pressing the power down into your legs.
Next focus point, the waist.
The waist and hand must move in sync.
If the waist moves erratically, it's ineffective.
Address the elbow joint.
Once you fix the elbow, you'll notice that
the legs and waist can work in harmony.
Many players let the elbow move too freely.
The body is divided into three parts.
Legs, waist and these three parts
must combine into one with the legs leading the waist.
Let the waist drive the hand.
From the bottom up, keeping the elbow joint stable.
The elbow joint is a crucial point in forehand techniques.
Many players twist their elbow.
See how the elbow joint moves around unnecessarily.
Watch closely.
Another key point.
The elbow tip should point downward.
Many players struggle with hitting into the net
because their elbow tip points backward.
Of course, you end up hitting into the net.
See, the elbow is always pointing backward.
The correct movement is
to have the elbow pointing downward.
With the elbow pointing downward,
you can create a proper arc now.
With the elbow tip backward,
you'll keep hitting into the net.
We need to keep the hand and waist aligned.
How to keep the hand and waist together?
The elbow joint must stay on the right side of the body.
Many people end up here during the backswing
and reduce the angle.
When the elbow is in front
and you hit like this,
the body angle decreases.
Look, the angle gets smaller.
You can't make more arc.
Your elbow is too far forward.
Let's talk about when the elbow is too far back.
With the elbow here,
you're only using the upper arm.
See, the elbow is way behind.
It's behind the body.
You can't even see where the ball is.
Now, where should the elbow go?
Place the elbow on the right side of the body.
Now keep the elbow joint completely still.
Let the body weight shift naturally drive the stroke.
The legs drive the waist
and the waist drives the hand.
No need to overemphasize hand movement.
Let the legs drive the waist.
Use the legs and waist to play.
The hand will follow naturally.
It just moves forward with it.
Follow through forward.
Keep the shoulder joint relaxed.
Many players play with excessive tension.
The shoulder joint gets very stiff.
Look, when you swing with your shoulder joint,
this is what many people do.
They swing using their shoulder joint.
This isn't correct.
You'll easily get injured with too much shoulder tension.
Don't use your shoulder joint for swinging.
Don't let all your power stiffen up.
Stay relaxed.
Once the shoulder joint is relaxed,
just lift your arm.
Now you should feel only your legs and waist working.
All your power comes from the lower body,
not from the upper body.
All the power originates from the lower body.
The feeling of hitting now is very good.
With this feeling,
you can easily transition to topspin.
Relax the shoulder joint.
Stay relaxed.
Grip technique is crucial.
Many players grip the racket incorrectly.
The base of the thumb should rest against the racket handle.
It should form a straight line with the arm.
When you hit like this,
your aim will be accurate.
Many people hold the racket like this.
See, with your grip bent like this,
can you control where you're hitting?
Your swing might be correct,
but the ball ends up going in a different direction.
So if your grip is wrong,
your form will likely be off.
Many players grip the racket too inwardly.
Look at this.
In this case, your angle is very narrow.
Only after turning your body around
can you make proper contact.
So this grip is definitely incorrect.
Keep a straight line.
Once aligned,
follow through with your body movement.
The racket's angle
should match the force direction of your body.
For penhold grip, it's like this.
For the backhand,
I recommend using two fingers to support.
One finger alone isn't enough.
If you only use one finger,
you may struggle to generate power.
Supporting with two fingers gives more control.
There are also many other issues.
Some people drop their wrist while driving.
In this case,
your wrist becomes very stiff.
The wrist should normally be lifted,
forming a straight line.
You're holding it down here.
Like this.
This is a problem.
This technique is practically useless.
This is definitely incorrect.
Lift the wrist slightly.
Many people raise the wrist incorrectly like this.
This way, there's no explosive power.
At the moment of impact,
it should feel like whipping.
There are plenty of tips for a good forehand drive.
Lots of key points.
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