These are things that were told to me by a few friends who are 2600+, so not "my" coach but guys who really know how to play and know my game.
"Spin Everything! It is safer, it is higher level shooting, and you will get much more accuracy and placement. It is too dangerous to flat hit against higher level players. Try and put as much spin on every shot as you can!"
"Reset and get ready for the next shot as fast as you can."
"The power comes from the legs and hips, not the arm. The spin comes from the acceleration of the racket, the fast bat speed and how you use the topsheet and sponge when you contact the ball."
"If an intermediate player wants to play and have fun and doesn't care about improving then he can use any of the composite rackets out there. They are fun to hit the ball with. But if an intermediate level player is more concerned with improving, he should use a 5 ply, all wood blade that is All+/Off- speed rated and has good dwell, touch and feeling."
"In table tennis, the real game happens over the table. You have to be good at playing from all distances. But mid-distance and further don't matter much if you can't control the first three balls. So work on serve and receive and random placement."
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