In the last column we saw that the transition part of the shot process is a brief but crucial element. During this phase, you are moving your body from a standing posture to a lowered one, and you are moving your intention (and your attention) from the mental to the physical. It’s an easy...
The third phase of the shot process is the set-up. It begins the second your hand touches the cloth of the table, and it is over when you start your final backstroke. It is a crucial part of the whole, of course, but not nearly as complicated as most beginning and intermediate players make...