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I appreciate the video footage. But there is no real footage of your backhand that would qualify you as having a backhand to comment in that thread....
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Nice to see game footage. Thanks for posting. I think these guys gave some good feedback and I am not sure anything else needs to be said about the...
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9 Hours Ago
You are just a strange character. I am not betting on what someone I have never seen can do. I am just saying, I know it is possible depending on...
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10 Hours Ago
As I have said before, ratings are not guestimated by watching video. You cannot tell that way. Ratings are earned through competitions. You could...
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10 Hours Ago
One time, a friend and I did 20 min straight without dropping a BH going BH to BH. This is a long time ago. But we figured out, at about 50 per min...
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10 Hours Ago
Why would I make a bet with someone I don't know about something that honestly involves technique in how you touch the ball on a loop concerning...
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13 Hours Ago
I think you may have to upload the video to YouTube or something like it in order to put it on here.
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13 Hours Ago
Smash is direct impact. Springier sponge would be better to use and faster for direct impact. But it is also worth noting: Ma Long uses H3 on his...
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1 Day Ago
Interesting that the guys with the Most Powerful FHs all seem to use H3 over the past 20-30 years. :)
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1 Day Ago
I am not making any bets. I am just saying, it could be the case and he does not have to be super high level for it to be the case.
He could...
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1 Day Ago
Does not have to be that high level to have the right contact for that. He just has to be very well versed in looping with H3 and have a decent...
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1 Day Ago
Now I will talk about Sandpaper. I know a guy who is about 2700 who is amazing at playing HardBat and Sandpaper. He could probably compete at a...
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1 Day Ago
I am going to tackle that issue of why go with spin first when developing a backhand for an amateur player and I am going to come at it from a...
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If you know how to contact the ball with H3 to really use the topsheet to its full potential H3 can give you some pretty amazing shots even if it is...
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1 Day Ago
Since the OP's question was for people with decent level BH, can you show some footage of your BH topspin?
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1 Day Ago
If you look at the footage of your BH, you are kind of banging into the back of the ball. It is a little like a slap rather than a drive or a loop....
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1 Day Ago
Definitive Buying Guide? One thing I would say is that NOBODY can do that since everybody feels things differently. This is part of why those...
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Despite the statement of 8 months playing, I believe that means 8 months of playing after not having played for 10, 15 or more years....I can't...
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I don't know if they have changed their packaging. But back then Tenergy was not packaged in air tight wrapping. There were air holes in the...
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1 Day Ago
Racket angle can trick you. You actually do need to practice seeing the spin on the ball, the bounce of the ball, the trajectory, if the ball kicks...
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1 Day Ago
Oh, zip lock bag is probably as good as you can do, to slow the process if you decide to open them and then save them for later. But it won't be as...
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1 Day Ago
If it is a factory tuned rubber, the booster will evaporate in the course of a few months left in a zip lock bag.
If it is not boosted, you will...
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Yep. Rubber oxidizes. Exposure to air causes oxygen molecules to attach ontothe long chains of the rubber molecules and over time makes them less...
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3 Days Ago
You definitely are using equipment that is way faster than what would be best for you. But.....if you are having fun....not really a big deal. :)
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3 Days Ago
The footage I have seen of you playing, you have chosen your equipment well. But you are also higher level than a lot of people who obsess over...
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4 Days Ago
Yep. :) Agree. Not much more to say. People are going to do what they are going to do. But if people understood what was best for...
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5 Days Ago
It is interesting to me that you ask a question and answer it in your post.
If there is a weird dead feeling and it feels like the rubber isn't...
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5 Days Ago
The idea that softer rubbers don't work with a Clipper is just silly. Of course they do. I know a player who is pretty high level in US and a coach...
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1 Week Ago
Oh no! Am I actually older than Dan's dad!....hahahahaha.
Thanks for this.
My point was, you can't compare people by video. And someone who, at...
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1 Week Ago
Also, something else that may also help illuminate part of what my comment to Michael about Dan's "Level" was about.I know these two guys. Lets say...
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