Using The Forehand Smash In Ping-Pong

A smash in ping pong is an offensive trump card . A player will typically execute a smash when his or her opponent has returned a ball that bounces too high and/or too close to the net. Smashing a large backswing and rapid acceleration imparting as much speed on the ball as possible. A smash goal is to get the ball to move so quickly that the opponent simply cannot return it. Because the ball speed is the main aim of this shot, often the spin on the ball is something other than topspin. To alter the ball’s trajectory significantly, a sidespin can be use effectively with a smash , although most intermediate players will smash the ball with little or no spin. An offensive table-tennis player will think of a rally as a build-up to a winning smash; only a calculated series of smashes can guarantee a point against a good opponent. However, most players will be able to return at most one or two smashes consistently. Provided that the opponent is not too close to the table or too far away from the ball, a smash can be lobbed, chopped, blocked or even counter-looped, albeit with some difficulty. A player who smashes generally works out a series of smashes (and possibly drop-shots) to rush the opponent out of position, put him off balance, or both. Smashers who fail to do this find it difficult to win a point against an excellent defense.

Ping pong smash is called the faster version of a drive, with little or no topspin put on the ball. Players use this to try to finish the point with an unreturnable shot. Also known as hit and kill.

A tips in your smashes: You will need to develop a good side-to-side footwork. And in doing your smashes, when you find the openig don’t just indiscriminately smash the ball; instead, try to direct the ball to a location where it is least likely to be hit back, accidentally or intentionally.

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