Recent content by D_Nizzle

That works both ways, though. I agree with the whip action - but our arms aren't straight pieces of string. So, maybe we should be making use of our elbows, or at least factoring them into the equation. First of all, though, I have lots of respect for Brett - so my assumption is that I'm wrong...

I’ve loved Brett’s videos – they’ve really developed my serve, but I’m having difficulty getting my head around this one. If you’re making contact (with your FH loop) when your arm is outstretched, what happened to the quick elbow flew that we’ve always been told to do in our FH loops? Is this...

Most modern defensive players twiddle a bit – especially to push with their inverted rubber when the opponent has pushed a chop to their backhand. A few modern defenders (see Ruwen Filus – German national team, Ma Te – China’s national team chopper) even twiddle occasionally to play inverted...

Ok - fair enough. Apologies if so! I think it didn't help that an intended smiley in the original post didn't work out. Still, though, I don't like the idea of posting videos of players seemingly winning because of 'cheap points' with the assumption that they would be beaten if they played with...

I think you're aware of the storm that comments like this cause. But if you really think everyone should play only with inverted rubbers and only use an attacking style with no 'tricks' - then you should go and play hardbat or tennis/squash or something. Table tennis is about variety...

You’ve been given great advice here. Maybe I’ll just add a point of view from an amateur chopper. Of course, every chopper is different but here’s some things I personally hate! - I hate players who push my chops and only powerloop my pushes. NextLevel mentioned this. They never powerloops...

Hah – this thread is getting very Biblical!

Nice to see someone had the same idea iamarru! I think there is something in it, but the legality is vague. On the subject of stomping in play, check out Amelie Solja - she's Petrisa's sister - though she plays for Austria rather than Germany. She plays with anti-spin and her main shot is a...

Interesting to read all the posts, and nice to hear the umpire’s point of view too from Der Echte. Since I wrote the post, I’ve practised my stomps a bit and now can do a simple backspin serve in which I stomp on contact or after contact with the same action. Interestingly, when I stomp after...

Let he who has not boosted cast the first stone ...

I think some people do it on purpose and others don't. Doing it on purpose can be helpful in forcing you to put weight transfer into your serve. I kinda of didn't want to get into a discussion about whether it's fair or not - the morality of it. But get your point. The thing is - where is the...

In an effort to further improve my serves I’m thinking a lot about stomping (or stamping if you like) recently … and would like your learned opinions. I’m not asking whether it’s illegal (it isn’t) or fair (meh – life’s not fair!) – I’m mainly interested in how it can help one win points. It’s...

Ok I'll have to look at the game.its got to be said though that dimas fh pendulum is probably his 3rd best serve after his bh serve and that tomahawk-like one he does from the centre, while jun just does fh pen.so maybe not fair to compare both their fh pens. I have to watch that game though...

The best deceptions are the ones we don't see. Ever seen Samsonov's backhand serve? It looks like a serve someone would do having played tt for just a few weeks, but it gives him so many 3rd ball opportunities. And I've seen Dima win many more points off serve than Jun recently. Didn't Dima win...

Inspirational! I can't say that i read it all, I'll get through more at work tomorrow. The great thing is you made this life change so early in life. You're so young, and now have the athletic potential to do great things in table tennis! Good luck! Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk