notfound123 wrote: on Saturday February 03 2024, 05:35
When playing MATCHES vs high-level players, I do have a hard time deciding when to play my normal "Gionis" style vs chopping both sides with occasional FH attacks (think of Yuto Muramatsu)
If you are out of position, it is usually harder to chop with a higher consistency level. This is true of any stroke but it is all the more true with chopping whick requires a higher level athleticism. If you are a looper , you can just throw your racket there with your inverted rubber & the rubber usually does all the work for you & skill is optional.
Of course I do it & everyone else does it & there is no sahme in that.
But if you are in a position, you should always chop because it increases the looper torture index & as a chopper , this is what you want.
Of course for an amatuer it is harder to be in position most of time than not. If you can you probably are a pro or high level player. LOL
In fact if you are playing a chopper, the most recommended placement is to aim your kill shot towards near the elbow of a chopper. Because this is the indecison point for any shakehand player , let alone a chopper (this is known as the shakehander disease)
Then again , this is what makes Joo Saehyuk the REAL GOAT of all of table tennis. If you hit towards his elbow, he will pull his body out of the way quickly & still execute a perfect forehand chop. Almost as ridiculous to watch a human do it because if you watch a cat fall from the top of a tree, it will always rotate its body & make a perfect landing just walk away LOL
