TYPES OF SHOTS

&
OFFENSIVE
STROKES
TYPE OF SHOTS
In table tennis, the stroke
breakdown into
generally offensive (producing
topspin) and
defensive (producing backspin).
Spin
exceptions are the smash.
SMASH
BLOCK
LOB
OFFENSIVE
STROKES
 SPEED DRIVE
 LOOP DRIVE
a. T H E " L O O P "
b. T H E " R U S H "
c. T H E " H O O K "
 COUNTER DRIVE
 FLIP / FLICK
 SMASH
SPEED DRIVE
I S U S E D M O S T LY F O R K E E P I N G T H E B A L L
I N P L AY, A P P LY I N G P R E S S U R E O N T H E
O P P O N E N T A N D P O T E N T I A L LY O P E N I N G U P
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A MORE POWERFUL
AT TA C K .
 LOOP DRIVE
T H E B AT I S M U C H M O R E " PA R A L L E L " T O
THE DIRECTION OF THE STROKE
( C L O S E D ) A N D T H E B AT T H U S G R A Z E S
T H E B A L L , I N R E S U LT I N G I N A L A R G E
AMOUNT OF TOPSPIN.
 COUNTER DRIVE
 Y O U H AV E T O C L O S E T H E B AT A N D S TAY C L O S E T O
T H E B A L L ( T RY T O P R E D I C T I T S PAT H ) .

 T H E B AT H I S H E L D C L O S E D A N D N E A R T O T H E B A L L ,
WHICH IS HIT WITH A SHORT MOVEMENT "OFF THE
B O U N C E " S O T H AT T H E B A L L T R AV E L S FA S T E R T O
THE OTHER SIDE.
FLIP (FLICK IN
EUROPE)
• A flip is not a single stroke and can
resemble either a drive or a loop in its
characteristics, what identifies the stroke
is instead whether the backswing is
compressed into a short wrist flick.

• Also known as “harai” in Japanese.

 SMASH
• T H E O F F E N S I V E T R U M P C A R D I N TA B L E
TENNIS.

• S M A S H I N G I S E S S E N T I A L LY S E L F -
E X P L A N AT O RY- L A R G E B A C K S W I N G A N D R A P I D
A C C E L E R AT I O N I M PA R T I N G A S M U C H S P E E D
ON THE BALL AS POSSIBLE.

• THE GOAL FOR A SMASH IS TO GET THE BALL

T O M O V E S O Q U I C K LY T H AT T H E O P P O N E N T
S I M P LY C A N N O T R E T U R N I T.