J-Pen serve and serve return
Printed From: Alex Table Tennis - MyTableTennis.NET
Category: Coaching & Tips
Forum Name: Coaching & Tips
Forum Description: Learn more about TT from the experts. Feel free to share your knowledge & experience.
Moderator: yogi_bear
Assistant Moderators: APW46, smackman
URL: http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21988
Printed Date: 04/29/2024 at 1:53am
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: J-Pen serve and serve return
Posted By: 77g33k
Subject: J-Pen serve and serve return
Date Posted: 11/03/2008 at 12:46am
|
To all J-Penners out there: When you serve, do you curl your fingers on the backside of your paddle(like C-Pen) or splay or spread it out? Same for returning serve, fingers curled or fingers spread? Thanks... ------------- Messing opponents with their own spins. ---------------------------------------------------- Main: Sunflex Pro Rubbers:Focus III/Nitakku Express Back-up: Globe Whirlwind Rubbers:Palio CJ8000/DHS 652 |
Replies:
Posted By: MaLong
Date Posted: 11/03/2008 at 1:05am
|
Are the fingers supposed to be spread out during play? I thought that the third finger should be near the midline of the blade and the other 2 fingers very close to the third finger. If it is spread out, won't it be difficult to get a closed bat angle on the backhand stroke/block. The spread fingers are good for power on the forehand, but gives almost no backhand.
So I guess during serve and return, the fingers are not spread out. ------------- Blade: Butterfly Schlager Light Fl FH: Butterfly Tenergy 64 BH: Butterfly Tenergy 64 |
Posted By: Thylacine
Date Posted: 11/03/2008 at 3:29am
|
I curl my fingers on serve, return and backhand block. This gives me greater angle variation. ------------- Single Ply Hinoki club |
Posted By: 77g33k
Date Posted: 11/03/2008 at 3:55am
|
When I was playing J-Pen in the past, I didn't give this things much thought. The question emerged when I taught someone J-Pen basics recently. They complained that it is very difficult for them to execute the backhand strokes and blocks and also on the over the table play. I guess I have a very flexible wrist  since I teach them not to change their fingers on the backside. I usually serve, return serve and perform backhand strokes using my thumb and wrist to change the angle of the bat with the fingers on the backside of the racket constant(spread out except on backhand topspins).OK, i'll let them curl their fingers from now. ------------- Messing opponents with their own spins. ---------------------------------------------------- Main: Sunflex Pro Rubbers:Focus III/Nitakku Express Back-up: Globe Whirlwind Rubbers:Palio CJ8000/DHS 652 |
Posted By: Totoro
Date Posted: 11/03/2008 at 4:13am
|
You should usually curl... This gives the wrist so much more movement! [ie. for spin] You really only need to spread when you're forehand driving and smashing... I used to play Jpen but switched Cpen at the sight of RPBs ^^ ------------- I'm 15 Clipper Wood FH: DHS Hurricane 3 PROVINCIAL 2.15mm 38 degrees BH: Palio CK531A OX CPen Looper with LP twiddling, blocking hitting and LP RPB |
Posted By: aeoliah
Date Posted: 11/03/2008 at 4:37am
|
I always curl my fingers, it gives more flexibility.
------------- Member of the Single Ply Hinoki Club Viscaria Super ALC C-Pen Rasanter C48 |