I have always been a big fan of Zhang Jike, and am always
trying to copy his style.This thread is for ZJK fans who want more detailed analysis of his technique. The materials are all from the fantastic Youtube channels and some from the Bokett forums.
Fundamentals(BH, FH)
His basic counter-hit. This surprisingly helped me a lot, to
get a lot of the body mechanics of his BH and FH loops.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0YZt_ybNlg - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0YZt_ybNlg
Zhang Jike BH-FH from mid-distance. He has a kinda sidespinny FH like Kong Linghui, especially when dealing
with balls to the extreme FH. This helps a lot in curling the ball back to the
table.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLxshC-VTVk - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLxshC-VTVk
Zhang Jike warmup with Xu Xin 2, mainly BH and FH training.
Zhang Jike has a very short backswing, and very powerful shots with lots of
control. Notice how his wrist doesn’t move much in the backswing unlike other
players, and his wrist kinda only moves after he finishes contacts the
ball.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjYIS7VLl6Q - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjYIS7VLl6Q
Zhang Jike warmup with Wang Hao This video can really give
us a clear picture of his fundamentals. He doesn’t like to jump from his feet a
lot, having a stable centre of gravity.
This helps him to keep his balance really well. His side-jumps are really
incredible, probably owing to his enormous leg strength. Also, notice his elbow
position when he is playing BH, it’s a bit further to the right than when he is
playing his compact FH.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfP1cfFs4B0 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfP1cfFs4B0
Controlled loops
against underspin
Zhang Jike Reportage!
An awesome reportage of his story, and also there’s gold
here! The section from 1:20 – 1:50min, there is a rather close-view of Zhang
Jike’s controlled BH loop against underspin. Notice the bat position, the
change in bat angle, how he uses his whole body in the shot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1UWMfuomxU - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1UWMfuomxU
His controlled FH against underspin. Look at how well he
uses his leg strength to pull the ball up against heavy underspin from Joo Se
Hyuk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfpXuiYap94 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfpXuiYap94
1st 3
balls(pushes, serve, receive)
Zhang Jike warmup with Xu Xin 1, mainly serve and receive.
Very useful in studying their footwork to do with serve and receive, and
distance from the table.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRMhhgqJOx8 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRMhhgqJOx8
More 3rd balling exercises with Liu Guoliang.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEVstrgW18c - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEVstrgW18c
Match with Steger(side-view)- This video shows a lot of very
useful information on his ready position, pushes and serves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1UWMfuomxU - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1UWMfuomxU
Zhang Jike warmup with Xu Xin 1, mainly serve and receive.
Very useful in studying their footwork to do with serve and receive, and
distance from the table.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRMhhgqJOx8 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRMhhgqJOx8
The best tutorial of how to do the reverse serve like Zhang
Jike.(by Lovett9x) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NISmyRiLDCI - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NISmyRiLDCI
His BH over-the-table
loop off short balls.
This is his specialty, and one of the hardest shots to
master in table tennis. It’s very demanding on the wrist, and upper body
strength(especially the core and back muscles).
http://www.bokett.com/tt/dispbbs.asp?boardid=584&Id=258833 - http://www.bokett.com/tt/dispbbs.asp?boardid=584&Id=258833
There are more explanation in the pictures, but it’s in
Chinese. Main points:
1)
Don’t contact the ball on the side but rather on
the back of the ball. This will give you much better speed and spin on the
ball. Also this would give you more topspin which will make it hard for the
opponent to make a strong return off your loop.
2) 1) Don’t step into the table with your right foot
too much, otherwise you will be jammed due to the speed of the short serve.
3) 2) Use your left hand to judge how high the ball
bounces.
4)
3) Upper body must bend forward to give room for
backswing.
5)
4) During
backswing, move your wrist as far back as possible, so that the bat points
towards your stomach.
Personal tips:
1) 1) Think of using the back and core muscles in this
shot. The “unarching” of the back can provide surprising amounts of power.
2)
2) When learning, learn it on easy balls first(high
and slow short balls with less spin) to get the feeling of contacting the ball,
don’t try it on faster, low short serves otherwise you’ll probably hit your bat
on the table. Then, increase the difficulty more and more(lower, faster and
more spin)
I still find it really difficult to master this shot and
once hurt my wrist due to practising this shot for few hours.
That's all for now. Hope that it can help or inspire some!
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