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golden_son reacted to Silver smasher's post in the thread What do people do wrong in their weight transfer that could cause the side of their knees to hurt afterwards? with
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I am an older guy who plays 3 times a week. I have recently had a painful right knee (I am a right hander) and the pain is on the inside... -
golden_son reacted to Der_Echte's post in the thread Discussion: Is it worth trying to slow the game down again? with Like.
As for spin and defensive players... lets look at Joo Sae Hyuk, the undisputed representative of defensive modern TT... You see a match...
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golden_son reacted to Wakkibatty's post in the thread XIOM new blades, any review on Tetra, Artemis, Chrome or Indeed? with Haha.
Please never use the words 'ball grab' and 'repulsion ' in the same sentence, in that order. I winced and went cross-eyed just thinking...
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golden_son reacted to lightspin's post in the thread Discussion: Is it worth trying to slow the game down again? with Like.
BZZT WRONG. I know people who started seriously studying science after getting their undergraduate degrees who became world class...
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golden_son reacted to beeray1's post in the thread Discussion: Is it worth trying to slow the game down again? with Like.
I think it just went too far in the wrong direction. When I watch matches pre plastic, the sport is just so much more enjoyable as a...
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golden_son reacted to NetProphet's post in the thread Discussion: Is it worth trying to slow the game down again? with Like.
I think it's perfect how it is tbh. I compare it with Tennis. Some players have the edge on serve and 3rd ball, some have a big shot on...
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golden_son replied to the thread Discussion: Is it worth trying to slow the game down again?.Somehow I completely forgot about hardbat. It is a shame it isn't promoted more. I wonder what the general public would think of the...
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golden_son reacted to ajtatosmano2's post in the thread Discussion: Is it worth trying to slow the game down again? with Like.
I don't think we should slow down the game more. At low levels it wouldn't matter as much and on the high levels I think we are at a...
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golden_son reacted to ajtatosmano2's post in the thread Discussion: Is it worth trying to slow the game down again? with Like.
That's an interesting idea, but the problem is that balsa and paulownia blades are extremely light but very stiff, fast and bouncy. The...
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golden_son reacted to ZFT's post in the thread Discussion: Is it worth trying to slow the game down again? with Like.
Cap the weight on rackets to under 170-180g and you’ll see diversity come back. How to enforce? Just a kitchen scale will do the trick.
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golden_son reacted to NextLevel's post in the thread Discussion: Is it worth trying to slow the game down again? with Like.
Part of the reason fewer people watch the main sport is that a lot of it is inaccessible unless you play it at a decent level. Making...
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golden_son reacted to Matteones's post in the thread Discussion: Is it worth trying to slow the game down again? with Like.
A lot to unpack here. First of all we must distinguish between being players and "experts" and the idea of making the sport more...
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golden_son posted the thread Discussion: Is it worth trying to slow the game down again? in General Discussion On Table Tennis.A comment by @Sp8e00 (about table tennis becoming boring to watch if nixing serve rules pushed outright serve success much higher) got...
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I’m not sure about that, any racket sport where serves win matches similar to tennis aren’t great to watch. As soon as someone develops...
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Another thing to talk about when you don’t have an umpire is whether it plays on your mind or not. In my opinion, I struggle in a local...
