Relationship of Arm Strength to Table Tennis Forehand Drive Skills at The PTMSI Club Bengkulu City

Edho Pranata,Tito Parta Wibowo

doi:10.24114/pjkr.v5i2.24368

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a relationship between arm muscle strength and forehand drive skills in table tennis. This study uses a correlational research method. Subjects or samples in this study were PTMSI athletes in Bengkulu, totaling 20 people.The instruments used in this study were a questionnaire, a questionnaire, as well as an arm muscle strength test instrument and a forehand drive skill test instrument used to collect data. The stages in this study are: (1) Conducting observations, (2) distributing questionnaires and questionnaires, and (3) testing instruments for arm muscle strength and forehand drive skills. As for the value obtained r count 0.65> r table 0.468.Based on the data obtained, it can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between arm muscle strength and forehand drive skills in table tennis.

Highlights

The drive stroke is a primary stroke that every table tennis athlete must master
Based on the research results at the PTMSI club in Bengkulu city to see the relationship between arm muscle strength and forehand drive in table tennis, there is a significant relationship between the two variables
The acceptance of the hypothesis, which states that there is a substantial relationship between arm muscle strength and forehand drive in table tennis games for PTMSI athletes in Bengkulu city, results in rcount 0.65 > rtable 0.468

Summary

Introduction

The drive stroke is a primary stroke that every table tennis athlete must master. This punch is one of the most effective punching techniques in the development of other punching techniques. Based on the observations made by the author, currently, most beginners are more interested in directly learning advanced techniques such as smashes, spin punches, and others without learning basic techniques first, such as the drive stroke of them. This is because most of them have many reasons to want to be able to quickly become proficient at playing table tennis, which is a mistake by learning advanced techniques without knowing the basic techniques first

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