When it comes to watching the wrist at contact, i think we’re no longer talking about anticipation. It now falls in the realm of having quick reflexes.
No. Reflexes are the reaction speed AFTER your opponent has hit the ball. The coach is talking about how to understand what type of ball is coming to you. Slow and spinny or speedy buth with a bit less spin
@@gdounito Exactly what I’m saying. In order to fool you, the opponent whips his wrist to the direction he wants the ball to go right at the ‘moment of contact’. If you’re The Flash, the “milliseconds” to decide where to block won’t be a problem. In this case, blocking the ball would rely on quick reflexes. However, if you are familiar with your opponents style of play, and you know that 70% of the time he always smashes the ball towards the side of the table farthest from you (as most sensible players often do anyway), you’ll eventually learn to ‘anticipate’ this action and act accordingly in the succeeding opportunities. Just my 2 cents, and btw i’m still learning to assimilate this useful strategy of anticipation.
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When it comes to watching the wrist at contact, i think we’re no longer talking about anticipation. It now falls in the realm of having quick reflexes.
No. Reflexes are the reaction speed AFTER your opponent has hit the ball. The coach is talking about how to understand what type of ball is coming to you. Slow and spinny or speedy buth with a bit less spin
@@gdounito Exactly what I’m saying. In order to fool you, the opponent whips his wrist to the direction he wants the ball to go right at the ‘moment of contact’. If you’re The Flash, the “milliseconds” to decide where to block won’t be a problem. In this case, blocking the ball would rely on quick reflexes. However, if you are familiar with your opponents style of play, and you know that 70% of the time he always smashes the ball towards the side of the table farthest from you (as most sensible players often do anyway), you’ll eventually learn to ‘anticipate’ this action and act accordingly in the succeeding opportunities.
Just my 2 cents, and btw i’m still learning to assimilate this useful strategy of anticipation.
Name of the coach?
Wang Kai, former Chinese provincial team member.