JOOLA USA

Short Game:  Easy Does It Against Short Balls

By Carl Danner

Many players get it backwards when trying to attack in the short game: They try to hit the ball too hard, and forget about positioning.  By contrast, the right focus (for those little flips, angled pushes and the like) is on footwork rather than an attempted winner.

Washington Post Article and Video
On Feb. 26, 2008, The Washington Post did a feature article and 2.5 minute online video of the junior training program at Club JOOLA Rockville. Don't miss the video – that's Peter Li (member of both the USA Junior and Cadet Teams and newly sponsored JOOLA player – see interview) doing many of the footwork drills.

Staying Balanced to Improve Your Footwork
By Larry Hodges, USATT Certified National Coach and member of U.S. Table Tennis Hall of Fame
Try an experiment. Stand up, and lean well over to your left, so your weight is centered over your left foot. Now try moving quickly to your right. Now try this again, but this time start with your weight centered over both feet. Notice how much quicker you can move?