how to beat players who are good at blocking?

I don't know if this can help but at least it works for me most of the times when I play against good at blocking players. I focus more on the spin instead of the speed because as you said, when a fast ball is blocked, it will return really fast. Playing with more sidespin and a topspin with more spin they have a hard time keeping the ball on the table. Other thing is using parallel FH and BH, because they are always prepared for blocking regular FH and BH, but that's more of a normal tip to surprise your opponent.

hoping that he's only good at blocking (and not counterlooping any weak shots), you're only hope is to set up the point. as everyone else said, put more emphasis on spin rather than speed. also make sure to have good placement so you won't be out of position for the next ball.

here's a quick video link where i actually managed to do that (only once in a while since i'm not even that consistent).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJQVpYaScoc&t=1m15s

Footwork.

If your forehand is really good than you should able to vary the spin.
Use sliced serves and make him push first. Than use very spinny but slow topspins with placement.
Serv long topspin than loop everthing = bad idea!

Edited by TSuBaSa - 05/04/2011 at 7:07am

tpgh2k thank you for sharing those videos.we sure have a lot in common(our shots our not that consistent)

I'm with APW46 here. Varying the height, depth, spin and placement of your topspins is a great tactic. Also, blockers are generally strong in the middle of their FH and BH sides but are much weaker out wide to the FH, side to the BH or in the pocket.

That's a good point TTHOUSTON. Blockers often have good long pushes with heavy backspin which force you to lift your first topspin more than you'd like. That gives them more options on their first block and they are able to place the ball well and vary between slow blocks and fast blocks.

Short topspin serves can be a good way to make this tactic more difficult to access for the blocker.

Some good replies here, 1 extra thing is becareful on doing a allout loop with a big swing as I guess in your case he is already blocking while your arm is still over your left shoulder. So practice quicker recovery and maybe shorter backswing

Powerlooping against a good blocker is end of point if the ball goes where the blocker expects it. It really helps to be able to send the ball to the three big zones at will: the playing elbow, and each corner wide angle. Otherwise, you will have to work the blocker a bit to get that open area to crush it. As said before, changing the spin really helps and many blockers are like a wall in the middle. Of course a good varied serve will wreck havoc with anyone not on top of the receive game. A spinny, slow ball is nice, but a lot of blockers know the bat angles to block, plus the slow speed lets them be there. The better ones do an active block and turn your spin into speed, so the slow, spinny thing doesn't always work, although it can agaist a lot. Depth of shot is important. It is much easier to block a shot that lands halfway between net and endline. The height is optimal for hte blocker to land it safely while keeping pace on the ball. If you cannot work the blocker and get an open area to power it by, then the suggestions of Andy and William about using a flatter finishing shot are nice as well. When there is time, a good blocker can adjust his angle as the blocker has enough time to compute everything, think, and execute a good block. With a powershot that has much less spin, the blocker has little time to figure it out.

BH-Man wrote: Powerlooping against a good blocker is end of point if the ball goes where the blocker expects it. It really helps to be able to send the ball to the three big zones at will: the playing elbow, and each corner wide angle. Otherwise, you will have to work the blocker a bit to get that open area to crush it. As said before, changing the spin really helps and many blockers are like a wall in the middle. Of course a good varied serve will wreck havoc with anyone not on top of the receive game. A spinny, slow ball is nice, but a lot of blockers know the bat angles to block, plus the slow speed lets them be there. The better ones do an active block and turn your spin into speed, so the slow, spinny thing doesn't always work, although it can agaist a lot. Depth of shot is important. It is much easier to block a shot that lands halfway between net and endline. The height is optimal for hte blocker to land it safely while keeping pace on the ball. If you cannot work the blocker and get an open area to power it by, then the suggestions of Andy and William about using a flatter finishing shot are nice as well. When there is time, a good blocker can adjust his angle as the blocker has enough time to compute everything, think, and execute a good block. With a powershot that has much less spin, the blocker has little time to figure it out.   I guess the checklist would go:   - Avoid middle, unless doing a weak shot to setup an angle - Change spins - Place loops near endline or the slow, spinny ones just over net or on endline - Try to move blocker around and finish to open area - Use a spinny opener, slow speed, then a power shot with little spin - Do NOT powerloop FH from BH corner, unless you are VERY certain to hit by the blocker, you are asking for the end of point

take the ball later and move it around a lot

ninglei23 wrote: I really have a big problem with this kind of players and also this technique.I have a good FH and spin ofcourse when it is blocked it will be very fast and I can't do anything.do you guys know how to beat this kind players?thank you very much in advance

Really good blockers can test your footwork in a hurry, so your best bet is to stay in position for your shots.  Do not take a big swing if you are not setup in the proper position to follow through.  Always come back to ready position... Be ready for 5th and 7th ball at all times and don't hit more than 60% full power.  Go to two deep corners more often than you would against attackers.  The goal is to extend their arm to reach for the ball to get them out of position.

I push and block a lot. I often play 'Return Board' for better players that want to practice their loops.  The suggestions above are good.  A mistake I see loopers make is not keeping their strokes compact or being ready for the unexpected return.  If the blocker blocks off the bounce like I do the ball will come back quickly. I often catch loopers admiring their shots. The looper is surprised when the ball comes back so quickly.  If I kept my block low the looper loses the initiative.

I think one of the keys is to have patience and the discipline to wait for the right ball.  Look at those that successfully played PushBlocker.

My number one thought when playing a blocker is to hit shots deep into the blockers court (close to the white line).  There are multiple benefits to this tactic with two primary benefits, the first is that it provides additional time for you to recover allowing you to be better prepared for your next shot and second it limits the angles that the blocker can use against you. 

agreed. driving a ball that's close to the edge or that bounces mid table is still going to come back to you pretty fast. it won't give you time to recover. the only thing that does that is either forcing a weak block from the opponent or safe looping the ball yourself (high arc)....

if you have insane footwork and reactions, then you can definitely recover from a loop drive and do another one =).