When the ball has rolled, after hitting the bat, immediately take your standby position again. The faster the better, because the returning attack ball may come back even faster.

Now, there are three steps to a successful returning attack. Let’s go through them one by one.

First of all, when the ball has rolled after hitting the bat, immediately take your standby position again. The faster the better, because the returning attack ball may come back even faster. For a returning attack, you want to be in a position where you can hit the ball early. If you are slow to get back to your starting position, then your opponent has time to hit a powerful attacking shot that’s difficult to return.

Secondly, when you take your starting position again, your body should be in a proper athletic position. This means that you should not only be ready to move forward and backward, but also from left to right. In fact, for the returning attack, you need to move your body less. The less you move, the better, because you want to keep your body still to increase your bat speed. If you move your body like this, your bat speed will decrease. So when you take your starting position again, try to keep your body still. Only move your body if you have to.

Thirdly, after you take your starting position again, keep your eyes on the ball all the time. Do not look at your feet or at the table. If you look away from the ball, you will be one step slower than your opponent. And for the returning attack, you want to be as quick as possible, so keep your eyes on the ball all the time.