Gao Jun teaches the Forehand Loop Drive

Gao Jun covers the basics of the table tennis loop drive with Garen Khoilian. She demonstrates the mechanics of the stroke, pointing out three key things to remember.

1) Go forward.
2) Swing the forearm and wrist.
3) Turn the waist.

See the video at:

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In this clip Gao points out 4 parts of Garen’s stroke to improve upon.

1) I think it’s easier to notice what other people are doing wrong when it’s pointed out. Here Gao continually shows Garen that he’s swinging over and around the ball instead of through it (if that’s the proper way to describe it). At the end of the lesson (not this clip) I found myself rejoicing when Garen eventually gets it right.

2) Gao encourages Garen to increase the length of his stroke from short to a longer one.

3) Gao points out that Garen’s timing is late.

4) Gao tells Garen he’s not fast enough and instructs him to increase his speed by turning his waist more.

Who thinks it’s cute the way Gao wags her finger at Garen’s last mistake?

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Gao hones Garen’s forehand loop drive.

First she has him increase the speed and reduce the spin.

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Next she demonstrates the proper way to swing through the ball and not over it.

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Finally, Garen gets it right as Gao grades each stroke with either a yes or no. They play one final point to end the lesson.

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Thank you, Gao, for the lesson.

 

And here Gao Jun is using the forehand drive against Zhang Yining in the 2004 ITTF Protour Korean Open:

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What's Jimmy Mendoza say about the Gao's lesson? 

(Click on the link above to view his newsgroup posting. You can even reply)

I like your site a lot. In fact, I found a mistake I was making by watching some of the Gao Jun lessons. She was showing someone how to hit a forehand loop, and he was coming over the top of the ball. Lately, I have found myself hitting it into the net a lot when hitting the forehand loop, and I realized, after watching the lesson, that I was coming over the top of the ball instead of through it. So, naturally, I had to practice for a while today. ;-)

From: Jimmy Mendoza nobodycares@cox.net Date: 6/6/2004 4:31 AM US Mountain Standard Time

 

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