Forehand Strokes on Table Tennis: Study of the Correlation of Hand Grip Strength and Hand Reaction Speed

Abstract

This study aims to determine the relationship between hand grip strength and hand reaction speed to forehand strokes in table tennis games. This research includes type of descriptive research. The research population was all male students of SMK Negeri 7 Makassar with a total sample of 40 people selected by random sampling. The data analysis technique used is the correlation analysis technique using the SPSS Version 17.00 system at a significant level of 95% or a 0.05. Based on the results of data analysis, this study concludes that: (1) hand grip strength has a significant relationship to forehand strokes in table tennis games with an observational correlation value (r0) of -0.911 with a probability level of (0.000) < a0.05; (2) hand reaction speed has a significant relationship to forehand strokes in table tennis with an observational correlation value (r0) of 0.886 with a probability level of (0.000) < 0.05; and (3) hand agrip strength and hand reaction speed have a significant relationship to forehand strokes in table tennis as shown by the observational regression value (R0) of 0.924 with a probability level of (0.000) < 0.05. a