Overcoming the Wall: My Battle Against Ben H’s Impeccable Defense in 4K!

[@CalvinAytch]

Against defensive players, you should be setting up for your forehand a lot more than you are. Based on your previous videos, it's your stronger side anyways but you're constantly playing backhand which you have less power, less control, and less consistency in.

[@BenSucksAtPingPong]

That's a really good point, Thank you for this!

[@kirilnedelchev2552]

I don't agree with you. Ben is a backhand oriented player that means he has a stronger backhand. But you're completely right that he has no chance against the chopper if doesn't improve his forehand technique unless he becomes like Werner Schlager or Aleksander Karakasevic.😂 To beat a defensive player he needs higher level of control and feeling. To play patiently and always to chase the right moment for a deadly topspin shot. Let he adjust the right forehand and backhand strokes, his correct stand as well and gradually he will have success. Now only he has to gain experience and make himself the conclusions of the game against nasty players.😅

[@CalvinAytch]

​@@kirilnedelchev2552 Let me explain further as I think that's actually one of the problems he has. As it stands today, his backhand is the weaker side of the two. However, the way that he sets up many of his balls is as if he is a strongly dominant backhand player e.g. I see that he likes to move right to play backhand from the middle of the table, serve from forehand side of the table, etc. So the problem is that he sets up for his backhand very often but his backhand is the less stable and weaker side. In addition to backhand generally being less adaptable to different incoming balls than forehand, he loses a lot of points this way. Is he consciously trying to play more balls with backhand because that's what he prefers or is it because backhand simply requires less anticipation / setup / footwork than forehand does? I tend to lean more towards the 2nd reason. That's why I advise him to set up more for forehand and doubly so against a defensive player.