Winning Tactics, Advanced Techniques, and Fundamentals
In this video I go step by step how to build a solid blocking game, I hope you learn something and can improve your game!
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I use Tibhar VS Unlimited Blade with Tibhar K3 on both forehand and backhand. You can find and buy the equipment I use here www.paddlepalace.com/
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Chapters
00:00 Beginning
00:21 Intro
01:25 Doing Nothing is a good place to start
02:26 Adding Subtracting and Neutral touches
02:57 Blocking Super Spiny Balls
03:45 Arm Structure
04:26 Wrist Posture
04:58 Keeping Racket in Front
05:52 Ball Timing
06:24 Backhand punch block
08:40 Blocking Higher balls
09:16 Blocking Really Wide loops to BH & Middle
10:40 Looping with FH instead of blocking most of the time
11:02 Blocking sidespin loops lefty & righty spins
13:40 Blocking Dead Balls/Flat Hits
14:39 Where to block when surprised
16:25 Blocking Twice To BH against FH Dominant player
16:59 Taking energy off the ball
17:35 Adding kick to the ball to disrupt opponent
18:24 50% of the table random blocks FH & BH
19:09 Mixing between normal and spiny loops
19:40 Practice partner loops random whole table
20:25 Improving wide movements
20:53 Playing Free points starting with long push
20:36 Bonus Tip From top 50 (blocking defensive) player in the world
Great video my guy. I always recommend Seth's videos to watch. It is very interesting and simple to understand because he explains it really well. Hope everyone enjoys and learns a lot of new things. let's go Seth.
Thanks my friend it was a lot of fun making this one with you!
Given the fact that almost everything you explain is not entirely new, you still manage to cover some aspects I've never thought of. Thanks a lot for your hard work.
Yes I try to take it one step further with a lot of my content, I have looked on KZhead and there are many great videos with good information so I feel there needs to be something extra to make it worth a watch.
This video deserves lots of 👏👏👏👏👏 thank you so much Seth 🏓🙋
Thank you! I hope it gets good attention 😁
Excellent Video Seth. Thanks for all the hard work making it. Very helpful and a lot to learn from and work on! Loved the part about how to block against the side spinny hooking loop.
Thank you! Glad you liked it, that seems to have resonated with other people as well :)
My problem is forehand block against spinny sidespin loop. I can block anything on the backhand, it's never been an issue. My only defense against a hook loop to the forehand is make good and sure I loop... _first._
Great advice. I like that you addressed the block sidespin topspin from left handed players. The sections on how to practice each block and strategies for where to block were very helpful.
Awesome video. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Fabulous video and comments/instructions/suggestions - thanks so much!!! So many outstanding tips!
Great video as always.
Again a top tier video, thanks Seth you never disappoint!
Thanks, I’m glad you think so!
Very insightful and thorough. Thank you.
Thanks yes I need to watch it again my block needs work haha
Awesome tips ❤🎉🙏🏻
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Super informative as usual.... And super honest 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Really insightful video...great detail and lots to think about...thanks!!😊
Yes I think one of the most helpful videos for myself as well as my defense needs more practice :)
I really like the way you present fundamentals and tactics on these videos, Seth. Thanks for the helpful instruction.
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video and my other ones too!
Fantastic video, well done, and thank you
Thank you! I’m glad you liked it
You are the first and ONLY one, that I have learned all the technics in the right way! Because of your very clear explanations, I was allready on may way, but you confirmed everything. The eyeopener with blocking for me is hitting the ball in front of your body! Thank you very much! Maybe you can also teach us how defending is done properly?
Thank you 🙏 I’m glad my instructions helped your game! I’m really not an expert in defending far from the table yet. I would probably have to bring someone who is a pro on the channel for that.
Excellent video. I loved the tip on giving heavy back spin on a long push and get ready to block with closed angle; will try this for sure. Thanks for this informative video.
Very well done, great job!
Another REALLY good vid, Seth, suoer informative and useful.. Many Thamks
These videos are so full of valuable information, thanks so much!
Thank you! No problem glad to help 🙏
amazing content as always really appreciate it Seth, keep it up!
Thank you! Will do 👍
I have always struggled with returning sidespin balls. I was looking everywhere on the internet on how to return them. But I couldn't find anything. And finally someone who makes a video mentioning it. Thank you so much for this amazing video.
Glad to hear you found the answers you were looking for!
Thank you for the thorough discussion of the block.
I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙌
Great video Seth, lots of good information
Wonderful Video. Thanks a lot.
Thank you, glad you liked it
Good tips!
Just an amazing video, like all of them! Also, including chapters is great and very helpful! :)
Thanks! Yeah chapters really help navigate quickly and keep things organized!
😊 thank you, great tips
Great video Seth!
Thanks!
Great tip at the end. I usually don't pay attention to the spin I give during a block. Now I know to pay attention so I can better gauge what will come back after a block.
Yes! Important, I think he was mainly talking about the push beforehand. So both are good to take note of
Good job Senura!! You did alright too Seth. ;) Great video man. Those spinny loops to my backhand give me fits - definitely going to try pushing down more. Thanks man!
Excellent content again
Thank you!
Thank you Boss!
Fantastic, very well explained
Thank you! Glad you found it understandable
As always, Awesome. many thanks.
Thanks my friend!
You are the best. I can recommend moving half a step backwards. Most guys i know which are bad blockers are glued to the table and take everything right there. This sometimes works with short or half long topspins but as soon as i play some faster ones right to the end of the table nothing comes back because it reduces control. Look at training videos from pros how far away they actually are. And guys please learn this! Basic blocking is not that hard and it is annoying af if you practice with someone and never get more than 2 balls in a row back even from guys who play a couple of leagues above you or weird sidespin blocks or horrible placement.
I agree! Thanks for the input 👍
Super good tips! Thanks, Seth.
Thanks! I’m glad you liked it 👍
Great instructional video!
Thank you! Glad you liked it
Great video! Also nice to have your own and the pros replays to visualize it! My favourite point was how to deal aganst sidespin-top from lefties :)
Yeah that lefty hook loop is deadly!
Awesome blocking tips. Thanks!
Thanks! Glad you liked them
Very helpful thank you
Thank you! Glad you liked it
amazing as always, thanks!
Thanks 🙏
Superb video, never seen a video for blcking with that amount of details!
Haha yes it’s quite comprehensive, I was originally going to come up with a practice plan for myself and I just kept adding to it until I realized I had the perfect script for a video 😂
Very well done..Thank you they are very useful tips.
I’m Happy you liked them!
this tutorial is pure gold! 💫
Glad you think so!
Amazing video Seth! Could you do a video on counterlooping next? I’m really curious about that aspect of the game and about the decision to do a counterloop vs a block
awesome as ever!
Thank you 🙏
Thanks for sharing how to block like a Pro, it really helps
I’m so happy it’s helping you and others 🙌
Very useful and practical content, really appreciate your hard work. Hope that you can produce new video regarding service and strategies in matches.
Hey thank you so much!! I hope to make more videos like that soon 😁
Awesome video once more Mr. Pech! Btw, Cazuo has a TT club 5 minutes from my house. Cheers from Brazil!
That’s so cool! He’s An amazing guy
You must be a great coach! 👍💯
I try my best thats for sure!
good one!
Thanks 🙏
Very more smacky! That's perfect in a way.
haha words can be limiting sometimes 😂
Another insightful video as always. I usually struggle blocking flat shots ig. Appreciate the tip.
Yeah give it a try, you can block with negative, try to lift it or the Seth special and take a step back to make bigger swings!
@@PechPongTT great video Seth . By negative spin you mean backspin? I would have thought that we need to add topspin to get that arc onto the table!? I have been finding it difficult to deal with these shots so appreciate your insights. 👍👍😉 Dan
Best video yet, Seth! (seriously) Awesome punch-block advice I will remember forever 😄: "Be very more smacky with it."
Hahaha yeah it’s very descriptive I know haha
It's brilliant analysis! Thank you and best wishes from Moscow!
Thank you very much!
Thank you Seth for this wonderful video. If you can make a video on game tactics and strategies…it will be wonderful
Thanks! Will do in the future 🙌
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Thank you my friend! I’m glad you think so :)
Very good
Thank you!
great video!!! (would love a "Secrets to Serve like a Pro" tutorial as well!) thanks
Paddle-Palace, ha! I played a tournament there ~45 years ago. Won 2nd place B-singles, I think.
Very helpfull video, I was just wondering if you make a video going more in to detail about how to add different spins to blocks?
Great intro!
Haha thanks! I tried to be a little fun with it.
Thanks you
Of course!
Wonderful tips, no surprise there. Could you make a guide on how to improve forehand topspin? Because it has always been my biggest weekness, and im working pretty hard to fix it, but would like some advice on how to approach it. Thanks :)
What a video! I have a great bh block but just now i had some problems with left handed players, their fh is too strong. Thanks for the strategies
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for this video bro😃😃 my block is a bit weak and I needed this video 😃
Best of luck to you! Hope you can improve 👍
Danke!
Bitte 😁
Nice and Very useful tips as always, Seth. Id love to see your thoughts about atacking no spin serves and no spin balls in general, since a see many players ( me included) struggling with those shots.
For me I feel it should be treated in between an underspin and a topspin. The hard part is that you have to make all the work to make the spin since it has none. So holding the ball when attacking is important. Sometimes when my opponent flips a short push to their fh to my bh i chop it because it is really dead almost under and coming quickly and I feel no time to make a stroke so I chop it back and it seems to neutralize the point.
I learned blocking from playing people in the park that didnt do heavy spin shots, so I got this habit of loosening my grip/wrist on contact and taking energy out of the ball. After having started playing in a club, people seem to want me to actively push against the ball more. I am slowly learning how to do this because it seems it takes control of the spin when you do it this way instead of playing with the spin. Both things is good to have in your repertoire, like you mention @ 17:00 ... it was also impossible to block by solely using the energy of the incoming spin against some of the highest quality loops that I encountered when I started playing in a club.
Good Thoughts! a loose grip is very important I agree! thanks for sharing :)
@@PechPongTT Btw, do you know why table tennis players often stretch before playing as part of the warmup and not after? From what I have learned doing other types of athletics, stretching the muscle before a workout is generally not a good idea, especially in running. One interesting thought is also that, when blocking, people should not place themselves in a "defensive mentality". A block is also a type of agression when you move against the rythm, balance and position of your opponent. Saying to yourself that you are being defensive when blocking may cause you to form bad habits of backing away from the table or to generally be passive and let your opponent dictate the flow of the game.
Thanks for another great video, Seth! Your channel is such a gem! I love the tip on pushing down on the ball when they are very spinny! A situation I especially struggle with is players that play quite hard. I manage to block the ball, but the speed is too high to keep the ball on the table. Any tips how I could increase my control over those balls?
Hmm that seems like a tough situation, maybe try to keep a loose grip and when the ball comes try to feel you are absorbing all the energy. It’s hard for me to diagnose without seeing it tho.
You could try to give the ball some top spin, like in 17:35 of the video. It takes speed out of the ball and gives the block a curve so that it doesn't go over the table (or into the net) that easily. A top notch German coach just wrote a nice article about it where he explained in detail why this is the way professional players block (most often).
@@TP-mp5lk what a good insight. I know Dima does it like that, and I kind-of adopted this a bit in my blocking, but it makes a lot of sense for the hard balls. Do you have a link to the German article maybe? 🙏
Seth, your channel and this video are excellent! You explained how to do a block, but when do you do one? Would it make sense to try to counter loop a loop when you have a chance? I'm at intermediate level, and of course the pros can counter loop a loop, but to try to put topspin on a spinny loop is difficult to keep it on the table for me. Is it better to block this type of ball or learn to loop it? ;) A block is the only option sometimes when the ball is fast and you are close or caught by surprise. For example, do you loop from a distance, but block close to the table? Thanks for any clarity you can give!
Great quality video as usual! Thanks for the awesome content and effort you put into them. I am curious about your training schedule. In your videos you have shown us a ton of drills for different parts of our game. I wonder how you do it yourself? Do you follow a set program or just go with whatever you need to work on at the time? Also, how often do you train to feel you are playing sharp?
Hey thanks, yeah I usually like to focus on a few things at a time so for example I’ve been working on improving my loops against heavy backspin pushes because they give me trouble and every session I do a drill or two to target that. I try to not lose sight of my overall game and do other drills to keep things strong. And slowly I progress that way.
Thank you. Very helpful. Now I have a better idea of how to deal with my friend’s massive left-handed sidespin loops.
Oh yes! I have a friend whose got one as well! I learned how to deal with it from him haha
Great video! Thanks Seth. Sometimes I wasn't sure if you were demonstrating correct or incorrect form. It would be helpful to add a red X on the screen when showing incorrect form and then a green check mark to indicate correct form.
Thanks for the feedback that would have made it more clear
Hey seth, can you please make a video on the forehand pendulum serve? I have been struggling to get side spin on it, and i rarely get even a slight bit of sidespin in it. I have a good FH loop thats why i want to learn the pendulum so i can set up my 3rd ball attack and pivot it. Thanks!
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Yeah!! Thx!
Hey, great video as always. Ive asked before but can you advise where to buy your shoes? Cheers keep up the great content
They have some black ones and blue and pink on TTJapan website right now if you want to grab them they may sell out soon tho
Thanks for the tutorial Seth! Awesome as always! Hey if you don’t mind me asking is there any TT clubs you recommend back in Panama? I’m heading there on April, would like to get some training there too!
Man I wish I could remember them I played in chiriqui they have one club there. In Panama City I played in my friends Garage haha if your going to David City there is a club there maybe you can play against Tito!
@@PechPongTT ohhh dang, I wish I had friends that played back there T^T. Chiriqui is very far as I live in the city, but if I do I will. I guess for now I will try to drop in at that Friendship club tho. Gracias compa! xD
Wonderful content, full of helpful tips and drills. Keep it up!
Thank you 🙏 I will 😁
amazing as always why don't you make tutorials on serves and their variations for example the hook serve and its variations
I should, I don’t actually do too many serves haha I have 8 - 10 that I rotate around. I will figure out how to incorporate serve tutorials in my videos
Great video as always!! One question though. Why did you change to VS unlimited?
Thank you, it’s. Little faster than viscaria and the throw is a little higher
@@PechPongTT that's interesting. Thanks for your response ;)
I like to invest in a racket that would give me lots of spin on my serves, top spins and chops...what kind of racket would you recommend?..blade and rubber types...maybe brand?
Great video. It is not easy to find good info about blocking i guess because all sportschool students learn this element while working in pairs. So they consider it to be too easy for single video. Seth, in every video you speak about "dead" or "flat" balls. Can you make some video about how to play against short pimples or anti rubbers. There are a huge amount of content about long pimples, but quite nothing about anti-s or short.
Yeah I can make some info about this. I have a video planned out I just have to film and edit it. (Anti)
Hey Seth, regarding the section on blocking wide to the backhand, is there any tips you have to ensure the opponent's first loop is cross-court (to your BH) rather than a loop kill down the line?
The wider your initial push is to their bh the harder it is for them to go cross court with their fh. This is the opposite of what you asked for because the simple answer is no you can’t ensure your opponent doesn’t go down the line with their forehand other than punishing them and blocking it wide when they do it the first time.
Can you make a video for us defender’s?
Hello coach ! What’s the most control rubber for FH on the viscaria butterfly blade . Thanks
Hmm good question are you looking for something offensive, defensive, sticky Chinese or European
@@PechPongTT I’m looking for offensive and it’s doesn’t matter region the rubber from
I'm using short pimples on my backhand and the punch block is exactly what I need to learn
I hope my video helps a little, it’s more of a feel shot but hopefully you’ll master it 👍
Your bag sucide itself at 2:41 😄😄
😂😂 you caught that 😂
I'm a good blocker in backhand but other side i'm not good. I'm Always late. So i used the counter top spin
Yea the counter spin is the right way to go!
Hi Seth I have a question not related to the subject, if you don't mind I see that you are using Hybrid K on both sides, are you using max in both sides or 2.0 mm. also, you use Tibhar VS Unlimited, have you tried Tibhar Shang Kun Hybrid AC, what is the difference comparing to VS FYI, I use Harimoto ALC, forehand Dignics 05 and backhand Donic blue grip C2 thanks
I have tried the Shang Kun blades the AC is a nice blade, I found it to be good speed but on short touches I had a hard time controlling the balls like it was very bouncy, my VS unlimited is quite well broken in and I like it that way I got a new one for a spare and it seems fast and less feeling so I think I need to break it in for about a year before I can put it in tournament play.
Did anyone use the dhs hurricane long 5 need reviews about it pls
I didn't understand where the explanation on how to prevent a topspin block from leaving the table is supposed to be? that is, when the topspin is very strong
My diagonal blocks always have sidespin. What am I doing wrong?
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Plz someone help me I brought xiom icecream azxi My Rubber 05fx and T19 (new) Which one should I used fore or back? Btw azxi have both ALC and Zlc I'm really confused
Tenergy 19 on forehand 05fx on bh Use the ZLC on forehand and Alc on Bh ZLC is faster than ALC until you move further back from the table the AlC holds up better that’s what I would try first. If I were you
@@PechPongTT Ty
Great video, Seth, but I don't want to do anything like a pro. I want to do better.😀😀
We got a legend here!!
@@PechPongTT No, only a self-taught beginner . . . for now.
where are u we miss your videos ?
I’m here! Work and life has been tough to make videos but I will release another one soon!
what means "cup the wrist" please? (im not native speaker)
Cup the wrist means fold it outwards not inwards