ALPHA TT Modern Table Tennis 101 - Table Tennis Video

In this highly acclaimed instruction video, five-time U.S. Men's Champion Sean O'Neill and 1991 U.S. Women's Champion Wei Wang combine their knowledge of Western and Chinese Table Tennis styles into a comprehensive course. It incorporates a sequence of steps specifically designed to quickly and efficiently learn the techniques necessary in today's highly developed sport. 

Video clips from tournaments that exemplify each stroke and its application in competition are followed by real time and slow motion analysis of Wei's and Sean's strokes, each from three different angles. 3D graphics illustrate contact points and timing from the player's view, while 3D animation is used to explain some other basic concepts.

The early chapters discuss the grip, ball, timing, spin and positioning Then, step by step, the forehand and backhand strokes are introduced in a sequence designed to lay a solid foundation for a balanced attack game. Unlike with older Table Tennis schooling, children now can immediately develop what will be their final strokes, independently from their height relative to the table, and all players learn to deal with spin early on, removing the necessity of re-learning many strokes after the initial steps have been made.

Rather than an entertainment tape, this video is a highly concentrated "stroke encyclopaedia", designed to have each section revisited as need arises. The tape includes sections on:

• The Grip
• Positioning
• The Ball
• Looping a topspin ball
• Pushing
• Looping an underspin ball
• Blocking
• Smashing
• Countering
• Footwork and practice
• Equipment

Also available in Japanese!