(By Larry Hodges)
Get up and walk through the room. Now look at your knees and feet. They point forward, right? That is how the human body evolved to walk. Unfortunately this does not work for table tennis. If you stand forward with your knees and feet, you struggle to rotate the body well on both Forehand and Backhandshots. This is especially the case on shots for the forehand, where the body turns aside more. (It is also true on Backhand loops, especially at higher levels.)
Instead, both the feet and the knees focus slightly aside. This gives a much more natural swing. Not doing this is one of the biggest problems for new players – luckily most coaches (not all) correct it fast.
But the forehand is not a static shot, and your feet and knees are not either. The knees mainly rotate with your forehand recordings. See how top players do this. The best way to look at is that the whole body has to move together. But to do this, you must ensure that the feet and knees start well. And the rest will probably come naturally.
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