8 BAD table tennis habits, which make you play MUCH WORSE

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  • čas přidán 27. 04. 2024
  • In this video I reveal 8 bad habits which make you play much worse in your table tennis matches.
    How many of these bad habits do you have? Let me know in the comments section.
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Komentáře • 562

  • @potato-dv3jf
    @potato-dv3jf Před rokem +1379

    I got a 15 page paper due today at 11:55pm and I’m watching this. I don’t even play table tennis

  • @danielmacdonald16
    @danielmacdonald16 Před 2 měsíci +47

    Bad habit number 9. Watching lots of table tennis CZcams instead of playing. 😅

  • @sanjeevaniagrawal7431
    @sanjeevaniagrawal7431 Před rokem +773

    1. Reaching
    2. Hitting too hard
    3. Ball watching
    4. Tight grip
    5. Mindless serving
    6. Pushing long balls
    7. Predictable ball placement
    8. Standing upright

    • @damonloomer2974
      @damonloomer2974 Před rokem +3

      Thanks

    • @cahyoindartomo360
      @cahyoindartomo360 Před rokem +2

      Many thanx

    • @akarshchauhan3684
      @akarshchauhan3684 Před rokem +30

      Reaching - Move behind the ball
      Hitting to hard - Placements are more important
      Ball watching - Hitting shots and not moving. Expect that every ball will come back
      Tight grip - The grip must be loose so you can move ur wrist very flexibly.
      Mindless serving - we should think what we gonna serve so we can know where the return gonna possibly be.
      Pushing long balls - Play top spin on long balls instead of chopping or backspin.
      Predictable ball placement- we should not be predictable while we hit the ball. Try cross courts and be not predictable.
      Standing upright - we must bend low on knees. When we bend it adds energy rather standing upright.

    • @gladbenignatius1927
      @gladbenignatius1927 Před 8 měsíci

      Thanks

    • @UmairVision
      @UmairVision Před 6 měsíci

      😂

  • @fesihak6104
    @fesihak6104 Před rokem +604

    You broke the whole secret. You didn't leave anything that shouldn't have been told. Bad news for coaches :))

    • @887363
      @887363 Před rokem +30

      not really, there is so much that coaching can entail, stroke devolopment, proper footwork, serve/serve return and sequencing to name a few. What he covered is extremely important but also very fundament.

    • @Idiotwithphone
      @Idiotwithphone Před rokem +9

      Always good to have a buddy to throw balls,correct you stuff in the moment without any bias,teach you new techniques,teach you their secret ti their succes and many more,a tt coach can't be beat.think about it when im training im not thinking about doing things right but a coach can tell you and you csn correct it immediatly

  • @vllad74
    @vllad74 Před 10 měsíci +119

    One of my biggest mistakes is not watching the ball too close when it is coming towards me. I use my peripheral vision a lot which makes me loose around 20-30% of the points. It is a really bad habit which I am trying to fix.
    Thanks for the video!

    • @biereforte2569
      @biereforte2569 Před 5 měsíci +8

      I had training yesterday, near the end of the training I started to pay more attention to the ball by actually looking at it and it immediately made a difference!

  • @Uncle-Basil
    @Uncle-Basil Před 5 měsíci +21

    Thanks a lot Tom, I am guilty of nearly all those bad habits...I've blamed recent defeats on my racket, but deep down I knew it was bad and lazy habits that defeated me. I have a lot of work to do, thanks for sharing!

  • @AdhityaAbuSyafiq
    @AdhityaAbuSyafiq Před rokem +19

    Thank you coach ❤
    1. Reaching 0:34
    2. Hitting too hard 1:28
    3. Ball watching 2:33
    4. Tight grip 3:22
    5. Mindless serving 4:23
    6. Pushing long balls 5:32
    7. Predictable ball placement 6:23
    8. Standing upright 7:24

  • @kenshek5074
    @kenshek5074 Před rokem +11

    Yes!!!! I get 8 out of 8!!!!!

  • @johncarmen9963
    @johncarmen9963 Před rokem +66

    I never really thought too much about ball placement because what I was doing seemed to work well. That was until for the first time I played a left handed player and I found I kept setting him up for forehand topspin winning shots, it really threw me off and it was hard to kind of break my habits and change out of my normal groove

    • @danosdotnl
      @danosdotnl Před 5 měsíci

      Thats funny. As an absolute noob player, my randomly placed balls seems to upset many trained players

  • @davidgatheral792
    @davidgatheral792 Před rokem +21

    Yep - all great tips - excellent work, Tom. I mention a lot of these when I'm coaching but serving and playing with purpose, and pushing long pushes are two things I don't teach enough so that was interesting for me. Cheers.

  • @Fluglecheese
    @Fluglecheese Před rokem +121

    I used to play backspin only and assumed everyone would beat me if we ever got into a topspin rally. The only time I'd break that rule was if I thought I could hit a winner. Nowadays I fear topspin rallies much less and incorporate a lot of loops into my game, but I think something that is left over from my previous style is that I put everything into my attacking shots. I'll try reducing the power and see what happens.

    • @timofejlagutin6851
      @timofejlagutin6851 Před rokem +1

      so what happened?

    • @diavolo7103
      @diavolo7103 Před rokem +2

      so what happened?

    • @shutupandlisten4once
      @shutupandlisten4once Před rokem

      So what happened?

    • @Fluglecheese
      @Fluglecheese Před rokem +5

      I wouldn't say I've mastered the reduced power topspin yet but I've incorporated it for awkward balls that I can't play a full power loop against because I'm out of position. It works differently against different opponents. Sometimes I get a purely defensive block return which is a great opportunity to play a finishing shot because it's harder for them to control the height. Other times it leads to a topspin rally and I either need to just hold my nerve and place the ball well or play a backspin shot placed where they can't loop it. Overall I'd say learning this has improved my game, although it hasn't necessarily been reflected in my results as I feel there's a learning curve.

    • @kookoobeast
      @kookoobeast Před rokem +1

      Tom has a video on how to return services. Same concepts can be pulled into rallies as well. Solid video 🤌🏼

  • @priteshkumar2755
    @priteshkumar2755 Před 11 měsíci +6

    Best table tennis tips video...
    Ive been playing tt from last 3 months and I've made almost all the mistakes mentioned here ... Thankfully I have overcome few of them and am progressing everyday ... Hopefully I'll be able to correct all of them soon

  • @paulturner6227
    @paulturner6227 Před rokem +1

    fantastic video; spot on in sooo many ways as just started playing again..& yes, im guilty of several of those bad habits..now pointed out so clearly, i can set about eliminating them...SUPERB..

  • @MrDoob-xo3sm
    @MrDoob-xo3sm Před rokem +1

    Thank you for this. Excellent video! Just subbed.

  • @mihajlomitrovic1211
    @mihajlomitrovic1211 Před rokem +6

    Now how much more spot-on is a tutorial video ever going to get?! Great concrete tips dealing with cause and not consequence of playing bad. Kudos!

  • @alyjaturi1694
    @alyjaturi1694 Před rokem +1

    Everybody makes mistakes but most of them didn't knows where are they making the mistake. you are like a teacher who is teaching us about our mistakes and correcting them .
    Thanks alot ❤️

  • @brianperkins7036
    @brianperkins7036 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Good video, good advice, thanks.

  • @niro56
    @niro56 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Excellent, thank you.

  • @julianschopf3032
    @julianschopf3032 Před 6 měsíci +11

    Excellent video with good tips! As a beginner, I probably make all the mistakes, but I've already been able to successfully improve on the topic of "Standing upright". I think if you focus on certain habits instead of "just playing" you will progress much faster.

  • @sunderrajpm5651
    @sunderrajpm5651 Před 10 měsíci

    Thanks for the wonderful information and instructions . Excellent Video.

  • @martinjanas3324
    @martinjanas3324 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Thank you very much for all these advice
    I indeed am guilty of some of these mistakes
    Will try to improve on them
    Cheers

  • @user-sr8my5mr4s
    @user-sr8my5mr4s Před 11 měsíci +1

    Morning! its 6am here in sydney! really enjoyed your video, hope to put it to good use later this am, thanks, Denise

  • @rafaelrigatto8643
    @rafaelrigatto8643 Před 14 dny

    Nice explanation. Very helpful.

  • @Ashfiqur.Rahman
    @Ashfiqur.Rahman Před 7 měsíci

    You are an excellent coach. Thanks for the tips👍

  • @paulgillard5094
    @paulgillard5094 Před rokem

    Well done. Most informative.

  • @rahulgoutham7102
    @rahulgoutham7102 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Thanks buddy that's really helpful 👌

  • @alangoudie2299
    @alangoudie2299 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for a very helpful video.

  • @g.mueller2652
    @g.mueller2652 Před rokem +2

    Very good video. The advices can be applied in practice. My bad habits are n. 1 and 8. Foodwork should be improved. Greetings from Italy

  • @JBOB21
    @JBOB21 Před rokem +1

    I want the same setup for practicing...great video. Thanks

  • @T.Fitz74
    @T.Fitz74 Před 9 měsíci +5

    I’ve been Gripping too hard and mindlessly serving for 20+ years! Thank you!!!😂

  • @Kaffielo
    @Kaffielo Před rokem

    Thanks for this reminders. It helps a lot.

  • @heartolion89
    @heartolion89 Před rokem

    Great content!! Thank you

  • @ashwinturakhia2836
    @ashwinturakhia2836 Před rokem +1

    Very informative. I do have atleast 3 bad habits which you have mentioned. I will try to correct it to get to next level. Thanks

  • @mdjamsedurrahman7948
    @mdjamsedurrahman7948 Před rokem

    Great tutorial! Thank you so much.

  • @MarcoAntonioScevola
    @MarcoAntonioScevola Před rokem

    Excelent!! Once again, thanks Tom :D

  • @imtiyazmahmud4427
    @imtiyazmahmud4427 Před rokem

    thank you! Great Learning

  • @colinbaggott113
    @colinbaggott113 Před rokem +1

    Great video Tom 👍definitely grip to tight, also having bad grip.

  • @ArunMPEdison
    @ArunMPEdison Před rokem

    The best video!! A must watch for everyone! Great observation!!

  • @zabihbutt3451
    @zabihbutt3451 Před rokem +1

    You nailed it sir. Thank you so much for this absolutely fantastic video.

  • @alexmendelev
    @alexmendelev Před rokem

    Very good post! Thank you Tom!

  • @shaileshpillai2780
    @shaileshpillai2780 Před rokem

    Thanks for this, very helpful for me.

  • @Ran090
    @Ran090 Před rokem

    Thanks man It really helps :)

  • @olehansen_Norway
    @olehansen_Norway Před 10 měsíci

    Excellent video! Thanks!

  • @hassanh4512
    @hassanh4512 Před 2 měsíci

    Great great great info! Boss

  • @user-mt5vh9lx4d
    @user-mt5vh9lx4d Před rokem

    great tips coach..thank you

  • @muhammedasar2673
    @muhammedasar2673 Před rokem +1

    That is very helpful for me Tom. I am a beginner and most of the time I am doing all of this mistakes 😁

  • @Jakob.Hamburg
    @Jakob.Hamburg Před 7 měsíci

    Thank you, nice video. : )

  • @vickyg8798
    @vickyg8798 Před rokem

    thank you for this video... i have all of these bad habits...
    will try my best to avoid them in the future ;-)

  • @bm12456
    @bm12456 Před rokem +1

    Thanks sir for your this video all this bad habits I do in my practice and my matches thank you sir

  • @guitarjem2670
    @guitarjem2670 Před 2 měsíci

    Very helpful!

  • @arsalanafrakhteh7226
    @arsalanafrakhteh7226 Před rokem

    All very good points, thank you so much.

  • @Azcit
    @Azcit Před 8 měsíci

    Thanks for this ❤

  • @idrivearttabletennis
    @idrivearttabletennis Před rokem +23

    Great video - sad that I have to say that - you just pointed out a lot of things I still need to work on. Of the 8, I still need to really work on 5 of them. I'm pretty good at varying ball placement. I start low but soon I am pretty upright again (so still working on that). I vary serves (and try to think about them) but I tend to give tail-tail signs of where I'm going to serve (very bad!). I don't try to kill a lot of shots but I'm better at a kill if I do it with a little less force (and therefore more control). So, yes, it was a timely and great video! Thank you!

  • @Mahdul
    @Mahdul Před 7 měsíci

    Excellent video ! I would be focusing on improving the 6th problem

  • @alandry6872
    @alandry6872 Před rokem

    Really helpful 👍 Thanks

  • @eternaldanny1975
    @eternaldanny1975 Před 9 měsíci

    Excellent, we all are having these 8 bad habits and i am going to learn a lot from these.i will share my updates after incorporating tips shown here. Excellent tips and thanks for putting up this video

  • @CjayMagsombol-hh9ev
    @CjayMagsombol-hh9ev Před rokem

    Thank you very much for best information, it will help a lot. Hopefully to have a good quality racket like you have.

  • @akselgumus5385
    @akselgumus5385 Před 5 měsíci

    correct! vwet helpfull thank you

  • @nicolasviguerasq.3060
    @nicolasviguerasq.3060 Před rokem +1

    Really I'm so grateful for you, for make this video and a hug from The south of Chile 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

  • @khudadadsolaimani
    @khudadadsolaimani Před 3 měsíci

    Very good , thank you ❤

  • @vibhorupreti8232
    @vibhorupreti8232 Před 9 měsíci +1

    One of the best vedios I came across on TT

  • @taihiong
    @taihiong Před rokem +34

    On point no.5 on mindless serving: just to add on that on top of thinking through what serve we will execute, it is generally useful too (esp. at amateur level) to observe the position and focus of our opponent, so we can serve a type or to a position of his/her weak part at that point in time. But yes, the more advanced our opponent is, the less effective is this approach.

    • @Ilicet
      @Ilicet Před rokem +3

      I like to duplicate serves if the opponent can't return it, or they hit it into the net, watch to see if they think they have figured out how to return it properly, and then switch the serve up so they still can't return it. This usually deflates their confidence which makes it easier to win. I.E. my main serve is a back spin corkscrew to the right, if they figure it out I switch to a top spin to the left.

    • @sparky2387
      @sparky2387 Před rokem +1

      @@Ilicet 4 weeks ago I played against a player who had trouble with my backspin, I noticed it and stopped using it because I felt bad, my coach then said to me that I should keep on using it so ended up using it anyway (still lost the game sadly).
      Did feel better about using it because he had a serve that destroyed me, so we traded points for a while depending on who served.

  • @abdullahilkafi5679
    @abdullahilkafi5679 Před rokem +2

    I didn't know even I have many of these bad habits. Thanks to Tom Lodziak.

  • @Musikkeller-Innsider
    @Musikkeller-Innsider Před rokem

    Great observations, and a nice ball-spitting machine too, never seen this before...

  • @user-jb7ud4uh6d
    @user-jb7ud4uh6d Před 11 měsíci

    I have all those bad habits at times. Thanks for pointing them out!!!

  • @thungole9173
    @thungole9173 Před 11 měsíci

    Very interesting the way you teach. Thank you very much.

  • @martinquinn3382
    @martinquinn3382 Před 6 měsíci

    Great tips, thank you !1

  • @believenwosu9040
    @believenwosu9040 Před rokem

    I did enjoy your video thanks 👍

  • @aldopalacios3357
    @aldopalacios3357 Před rokem +2

    I'm a winner. At least half if bad habits, but trying to improve.
    Great video!

  • @ttconselve
    @ttconselve Před rokem

    Thank you so much Tom! I predicte every of this bad habits 😉

  • @shefaliranpise443
    @shefaliranpise443 Před 6 měsíci

    Fantastic tips . Really helped me in my game

  • @qingcusumano3873
    @qingcusumano3873 Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you so much❤❤❤

  • @StillMintTea
    @StillMintTea Před rokem +10

    I learned the very basics from my coach ages ago, when I took coaching for hardly half a year. I got back into the game more than 8 years later with hardly any attacking power but it felt like recieving and serving were two things i could get decently right. Watching this confirmed that my coach did indeed teach me well, cus i only make one mistake mentioned: and that is pushing

  • @rajhasi
    @rajhasi Před rokem

    Great to see this. You revealed.

  • @aboudaplier
    @aboudaplier Před rokem

    thanks for this video it was
    so helpful

  • @omerta3553
    @omerta3553 Před rokem

    Thank you coach for your tips.

  • @angelinakoenen7845
    @angelinakoenen7845 Před rokem +2

    Zo goed en duidelijk weer gegeven. Als trainster van 50 plussers, wijs ik hen ook elke keer op deze 10 punten. Dit zijn echt de belangrijkste basis punten, om goed tafeltennissen te leren.

    • @peterswenson7795
      @peterswenson7795 Před rokem

      Why does the Swedish chef sound like he's speaking Dutch?

  • @oshe8988
    @oshe8988 Před rokem

    Good job man!

  • @mariandanila9126
    @mariandanila9126 Před rokem

    👍 Thanks sir for this lesson.

  • @MegakeepWorks
    @MegakeepWorks Před 2 měsíci

    I am guilty of all of them. Thanks for pointing it out and how to get out of those bad habits.

  • @1markus111
    @1markus111 Před rokem +1

    Tom great Video! Habit 8 is the worst and i know him so well, but i keep on killing it 🙂

  • @a.abishekkaviyarasu3996
    @a.abishekkaviyarasu3996 Před 6 měsíci

    This video really make sense a great video❤❤❤❤

  • @Eblansqy
    @Eblansqy Před rokem +6

    Got 6 out of 8 :'D Ball watching is my top 1 most common mistake that punishes me all the time

  • @arispribadi6751
    @arispribadi6751 Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you for your advice sir...i want to improve my table tennis but it's not easy...but i still try..

  • @aebidon
    @aebidon Před rokem

    Very helpful video.. guilty in most of it but will work on it especially the pushing of long balls.. hehe

  • @GunZnRifles
    @GunZnRifles Před rokem +1

    Awesome video covering the main bad habits of amateur players!
    I find myself fighting to stop with the ball watching habit. I almost slap myself when I do that..

  • @MrSanthosh1978
    @MrSanthosh1978 Před rokem

    Very informative one.

  • @crazyoptimist9348
    @crazyoptimist9348 Před rokem +2

    This is the best tt video I've ever watched!!!

  • @eyes1905
    @eyes1905 Před rokem

    I have all of them I'll try to fix from now on :) Thank you for showing me how to be a little bit better player :))

  • @neildelacruz7810
    @neildelacruz7810 Před 7 měsíci

    I'm guilty of all 😂. This is a great video for me. Thanks sir Tom.

  • @user-pn9uv3ng1o
    @user-pn9uv3ng1o Před 7 měsíci

    Best ❤️💥 u r legend 🔥 love you 🎉

  • @tubealex
    @tubealex Před 9 měsíci

    Excellent!

  • @vilaskhale7486
    @vilaskhale7486 Před 4 měsíci

    Very Nice Teaching Sir

  • @gilejoksimovic3168
    @gilejoksimovic3168 Před rokem

    Quilty as charged :) Great video!

  • @yoana2636
    @yoana2636 Před rokem

    man this is so funny! I have the impression you are talking about me... lol!!! love your videos btw!!

  • @sharmasidharath
    @sharmasidharath Před rokem +1

    Tom I LEARN a LOT from you.. I am 47 new & new to TT
    :
    Please can you do classes keeping doubles game!

  • @nikedell6130
    @nikedell6130 Před 8 měsíci

    I though I know, but after a while I'll repeat one or more of these bad babits, thanks!

  • @FalguniDasShuvo
    @FalguniDasShuvo Před 4 měsíci

    Dear Tom, It is a really good video. Unfortunately, I have all the bad habits you mentioned! LOL! I'll try and improve. Thanks for such an instructive video.

  • @mantoniogb
    @mantoniogb Před rokem

    Just thanks bro. Amanzing resume of bad habits.

  • @kenholloway631
    @kenholloway631 Před 2 měsíci

    I’m guilty of some of these habits as well. Your video is a good reminder of what to focus on, as far as my table tennis habits are concerned. And, what I need to work on. Thank you, Tom. 🏓