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The Dragon

Tacky FH rubber, serve-attack combinations, dominant forehand.

Classic Chinese-style play: a devastating forehand loop built on a tacky rubber, an iron-solid short game, and explosive serve-and-attack combinations. Your FH is the signature weapon — everything else serves it.

Players Who Use This Style

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Ma Long

2009–present

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Fan Zhendong

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Wang Hao

2000–2014

Training Drills

FH Loop Against Backspin

15 min

The core drill for any Dragon. Coach feeds heavy backspin to FH zone. Brush upward with a full body rotation. Key: don't rush.

Serve + 3rd Ball FH Attack

12 min

Serve short to backhand, opponent pushes, you step around and FH loop to any position. The bread-and-butter combination.

Short Game: Push Variation

8 min

Practice short pushes and flicks near the table. Dragons control the game with their short game before unleashing the FH.

Recommended Rubbers

Loki

GTX Pro

Spin 95·Speed 90

Reactor

Tornado

Spin 93·Speed 91

Tibhar

Hybrid K3

Spin 95·Speed 89

Butterfly

Dignics 09C

Spin 95·Speed 88

Palio

AK47 Blue

Spin 93·Speed 90

Nittaku

Hurricane Pro III 50°

Spin 93·Speed 89

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