Table tennis: Swinging the racket billions of times, achieving a grand slam

Chapter 248 Forehand twist! Terrifying wrist talent!

Facts have proved that Liu Guoliang's guess was not wrong at all.

The timeout is over and we are back on the court.

Chen Jin, who had the serve, still served with his forehand.

Before this, his serve was mainly hook shots.

After two games, Lin Shidong has already mastered the rotation, landing point and rhythm.

On the contrary, Chen Jin's forehand serve seemed to be a trump card, which Lin Shidong was not very familiar with.

If it weren't for his luck, Chen Jin's pure backspin forehand serve would have gone into the net.

Just as Liu Guoliang expected, the reason why Chen Jin changed his serving method was indeed to attack and reverse the situation through the first three boards.

The key to serve and attack is serve.

He mostly uses feints with his hands - never uses his head, arms or body to block, to confuse his opponent, to make him misjudge his rotation, and never attacks aggressively.

The best person who mastered this skill was none other than the former national table tennis chef Ma Lin.

The delicate and varied control of the serve, the decisive, violent and stable burst, allow Marin to dominate the world with these skills.

As Marin's junior fellow, Chen Jin's skills are by no means inferior to Marin's, whether it's serving changes or sideways attacks.

With a force of his hands, he threw the ball high up, at least two or three meters.

Turn your waist and lead the racket.

Wait until the ping-pong ball falls in front of you.

The body drives the arms and the center of gravity controls the arc.

Use your fingers and wrists to control the board shape, cut down and work together with the ball.

The moment the racket touches the ball.

Shake your wrist and pull it up in the opposite direction.

Although the movement was small, it was not concealed at all and was completely exposed to Lin Shidong's eyes.

"Topspin!"

Lin Shidong made an instant judgment.

Just now, Chen Jinyin cut down and it was indeed a backspin serve.

But in the end, the wrist was lifted up, and it clearly turned into no rotation or upward rotation.

The thought moves in a flash.

Lin Shidong was just about to take a step forward.

Sudden.

A flash of inspiration came to me: "No!"

"With Chen Jin's caution, how could he possibly send out such an obvious shot?"

"That last pull up was a fake move to confuse me!"

"This ball has backspin!"

A snap of the fingers is but a moment.

Lin Shidong immediately changed his board shape and took a step forward to shoot with a short backspin.

unexpectedly.

The moment the racket rubber touches the ping-pong ball.

Lin Shidong's expression suddenly changed.

"wrong!"

His pupils suddenly shrank, and Lin Shidong screamed in his heart, "This ball has topspin!"

Instantly.

Regret swept through my body.

This is like when you take an exam and you choose the right answer the first time, but then hastily change it to a wrong option before handing in the paper.

There was no time to think about it, Lin Shidong retreated in a hurry.

However, it was too late.

"Snapped!"

Chen Jinzheng swung his hand and pulled out with all his strength.

The sound of the ball hitting the ground was like the collapse of heaven and earth.

The tiny ping-pong ball, carrying the force of thunder, tore through the void and rushed towards Zhang Lin Shidong's backhand corner.

The momentum is astonishing and unmatched.

The power, speed, rotation and landing point are all at the pinnacle and unstoppable.

No matter how fast Lin Shidong was, he could not catch up.

歘!
The ping-pong ball flashed past the corner of the table at Lin Shidong's backhand position.

"6:2."

The referee immediately raised his hand, indicating that Chen Jin scored.

Lin Shidong curled his lips and shook his head, very dissatisfied with his performance in the last goal.

"I clearly saw the rotation, but in the end... I was still not firm enough."

Lin Shidong glanced at Chen Jin.

He knew clearly that the serve just now, though seemingly ordinary, was actually a psychological confrontation between the two.

Unfortunately, I ended up at a disadvantage.

It has to be said that Chen Jin's understanding and control of his opponent's psychology is as top-notch as his skills.

"Next time Chen Jin serves, he must be closely watched."

Lin Shidong held the ping-pong ball thrown by the referee, jumped a few times on the spot, and made a "ho ho hey ho" sound from his mouth.

Although Chen Jin managed to get one point back by serving.

However, Lin Shidong still held a four-point lead and was not at all panicked.

Change sides to serve.

This time, he also changed his serve and used a hook shot instead.

Not transferring.

Left of center line.

But Chen Jin was seen taking a step forward, lowering his shoulders, raising his elbows, turning his hips and twisting his waist, and bending his wrists inward, as if he was about to twist.

Lin Shidong held his breath and concentrated, getting into position, either charging forward with his forehand or counterattacking with his backhand.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jin changed his tactics midway.

The original twisting action on the table suddenly changed, and it was changed to a short swing at lightning speed.

This was completely beyond Lin Shidong's expectations.

Logically speaking, when changing tactics in the middle of a game, the control of the hands will inevitably weaken in a hurry, so that the quality of the return ball will not be very high.

But Chen Jin's second start has reached the level of doing whatever he wants.

In this case, the quality of the short swing and the arc landing point are both excellent.

Lin Shidong originally wanted to use Chen Jin's twisting and pulling force to counterattack, and his hands and feet were all prepared for this.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jin suddenly changed his strategy, completely disrupting his thoughts.

"Fuck!"

Lin Shidong panicked and quickly took a step back, trying to swing back.

What he didn't expect was...

Chen Jin's goal seemed to be a sudden inspiration, but in fact he was well prepared.

The control was so delicate and exquisite that not only was the arc low, but the second jump did not even reach the platform.

In a hurry, Lin Shidong misjudged and thought it was half-out.

By the time he realized it, it was too late.

The racket had already been smashed out.

With a bang, the pool table hit hard.

Lin Shidong lost control of the racket and it slipped out of his hand and fell onto the table.

6: 3.

Fortunately, Lin Shidong was not injured.

Lin Shidong had a blank expression on his face. He picked up the racket and took a look. There was nothing wrong with the rubber.

Then he exhaled again and wiped the racket with his hand.

Seeing Chen Jin change his twisting into a swing and feint a shot, Liu Guoliang and Wang Hao couldn't help but smile at each other with his quick reaction and precise control.

"This kid Chen Jin has mastered the true meaning of the straight-blade style."

Liu Guoliang laughed and said, "When violence is needed, no mercy is shown, and when slickness is needed, a thousand tricks are used."

"Should I give up the lane and let Chen Jin be trained by Marin?"

Wang Hao joked.

"Not really."

Liu Guoliang smiled and said, "During winter training, when Ma Lin is free, let him give us some more guidance."

Hearing this, Wang Hao's heart moved slightly: "Should Chen Jin participate in this year's winter training?"

In the first half of next year, there will be the World Cup and the World Table Tennis Championships.

Winter training is to prepare for this.

Since Liu Guoliang plans to let Chen Jin participate in winter training, in other words, Chen Jin has the opportunity to participate in the World Cup and the World Table Tennis Championships.

If you think about it carefully, although Chen Jin is young, with his current strength and record, he is qualified to participate in the competition.

"of course."

Liu Guoliang nodded and said, "During the winter training, you and the coaching staff should make a thorough review and adjustment of Chen Jin's skills."

"If this kid can continue to maintain his current level, he may win the World Table Tennis Championships in Doha."

Just imagine, a sixteen-year-old Doha World Table Tennis Championships champion, unprecedented, what a gimmick and traffic that would bring!
I feel excited just thinking about it.

"clear."

Wang Hao nodded.

He has been in the national table tennis team for more than 20 years and has seen many talented young table tennis players. However, even a natural talent like Fan Zhendong participated in the World Table Tennis Team Championships at the age of 17.

It was not until he was 24 years old that he won the singles title at the World Table Tennis Championships.

But now, Liu Guoliang actually predicted that the sixteen-year-old Chen Jin can win the men's singles championship at the Doha World Table Tennis Championships next year.

"It seems that Coach Liu has been completely conquered by Chen Jin's strength and achievements."

Wang Hao smiled slightly in his heart.

The mind has not changed.

Sudden.

Suddenly, there was a burst of screams like a thunderous wave in my ears.

Wang Hao woke up suddenly.

Look up at the big screen above the stadium.

On the screen, a slow-motion replay of the game was playing.

Lin Shidong hit a forehand short side ball, and Chen Jin stepped forward and turned his wrist.

Forehand twist!
The ball was flying in the air and the picture suddenly stopped.

The rotation speed of the ping-pong ball captured and measured by a high-speed camera is presented.

"141.58?!"

Wang Hao couldn't help but widen his eyes, his face full of disbelief, "How is this possible?"

Not only him, but also Liu Guoliang beside him, and other coaches and team members were all stunned and looked at each other.

According to historical records, in the 38mm small ball era, there were European athletes who hit backhand loops at a rotation speed of 170 revolutions per second.

In the era of 40+ big balls, the spin has weakened.

At the Paris Olympics which just ended, the highest speed recorded was 146.6 revolutions per second by Anton Carlberg.

Following closely behind is Fan Zhendong with 146.48 revolutions per second.

But the rotation speed of these two players is all achieved through backhand loops.

As for forehand twisting, it is almost impossible to twist it at such a speed.

Because, unlike the backhand loop that can mobilize the whole body to exert force, the straight-blade forehand twist relies almost entirely on the wrist.

Not to mention the waist, hips and feet, even the strength of the forearms is difficult to borrow.

Even so, Chen Jin used his forehand to hit the ball with such a terrifying rotation speed.

Moreover, its strength and speed are not weak at all.

The arc of the ball is so strange that it is comparable to Zhang Jike's backhand twist.

Wang Hao was shocked: "What on earth is this kid's wrist made of?"

"It's not bone, but sound-absorbing steel?"

To know.

The reason why his straight-blade horizontal hitting was so powerful back then was largely due to his wrist talent, which earned him the nickname "Iron Fist".

Firstly, the backhand twist and pull has a very large inward angle, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people; secondly, the wrist is not seriously injured.

But now it seems that Chen Jin's wrist talent is even more exaggerated than his!

"Chen Jin's forehand twist is quite aggressive."

As the victim in the incident, Lin Shidong stood there for a long while with one hand on his waist.

Finally, I smiled helplessly.

I couldn't help but applaud Chen Jin.

Forehand twist is rarely used in competitions.

The reason is simple. The power is purely dependent on the wrist, and the offensive threat is insufficient.

For example, Xu Xin would occasionally use the forehand twist, but his purpose was not to attack but to change the rhythm.

After all, if this technique is used skillfully, it can be used to produce topspin or backspin, with many variations.

It's not bad to make a sudden attack during the game.

Only Chen Jin turned his forehand twist into a threatening offensive means.

The power, speed, rotation and landing point are in no way inferior to a backhand twist.

"What a horrible wrist!"

Lin Shidong couldn't help but gasp.

4: 6.

Chen Jin scored another point.

The original five-point gap has been reduced to only two points since the break.

After finally taking the lead, Lin Shidong's mentality began to fluctuate a little as he was continuously chased by such a formidable opponent.

"We must find a way to stop Chen Jin from chasing points."

Lin Shidong took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

The serve returns to Chen Jin.

Chen Jin still serves with his forehand.

The same action, the same upward movement, made Lin Shidong feel conflicted.

“Does the ball spin topspin or backspin?”

Lin Shidong was confused.

There was no blocking, no return throw, and no toss inside the table. He was watching very closely, but it was still difficult to judge the rotation of Chen Jin's serve.

"Topspin?"

"Backspin?"

"Topspin?"

"Backspin?"

Lin Shidong's brain was about to explode, "The last ball was topspin, this time it might be backspin..."

"No, what if Chen Jin guessed that I would think so and still serves topspin?"

"How to do?"

"What is this spin, anyway?"

"Mom, I really can't guess!!!"

There was no other way, Lin Shidong could only bite the bullet, step forward and grab the landing spot.

When you are in doubt, screw him!
laugh!
Twist and pull the net down.

Lin Shidong looked hopeless: "It's a downward spin indeed."

"Moreover, it's a strong backspin."

5: 6.

Seeing that Chen Jin was about to equalize the score, Lin Shidong wiped his face and wiped the sweat that kept pouring out of his forehead.

I was sweating profusely, as if I couldn't stop it. The sweat seeped into the corners of my eyes and was so stinging that it hurt.

"Hoho hey ho."

Lin Shidong pulled himself together and bent down.

This time, Chen Jin finally switched back to his usual hook serve.

Seeing this, Lin Shidong breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sideways."

Lin Shidong stepped forward quickly, grabbed the forehand position, and twisted the ball in the middle.

Chen Jin twisted his waist and blocked with his backhand.

Lin Shidong quickly adjusted his position and burst out with all his strength in an instant, quickly tearing the diagonal line.

Chen Jin was well prepared. He flashed to the left half of the table, used the force of the defense, and directed the ball to Lin Shidong's backhand corner.

Lin Shidong slid, leaped up, and swung out with his backhand.

"Snapped!"

The momentum was amazing and continued to suppress Chen Jin's backhand.

Chen Jin was not in a hurry and went on defense again.

However, he failed to suppress the arc of Lin Shidong's ball, resulting in the arc being slightly higher.

The murderous intent in his eyes suddenly surged.

Lin Shidong seized the opportunity, turned sideways, and rushed forward with his forehand.

"Snapped!"

The ping-pong ball flew towards Chen Jin like a cannonball, carrying a breath of destruction.

Chen Jin was not in a hurry either.

It seemed as if he had already calculated the line of the incoming ball, and he held the board down with his center of gravity moving forward.

Turn your wrist and use the force of your opponent to counter attack.