Recent content by raihandmu

Yes, I believe it's called the reverse-side serve (as the Wang Hao instructional video calls it) or RPB serve. I think this is the main reason why Felix has that service stance

Hi, I've been looking at how Felix Lebrun plays recently, and I can't help but notice that he has one of the best (if not, the best) serve variations of top players right now, while also being more deceptive than his own brother who has comparably as much variation as him. In terms of service...

Thanks for the advice. Can you tell a bit about how the choices you've made personally affected your game and playstyle? Do you TPB more often, are you more FH or BH oriented, how does it affect your recovery after serving, etc.?

I've been trying this grip for quite some time now, and it does help with the forehand consistency. One thing that it does not solve is the blocks, which still lacks the proper support for the kinetic energy to be fully transferred for the ball to rebound. I still need a lot of practice to get...

I usually do have relaxed back fingers. Though, throughout the course of a game, as my fingers get sweatier, a straight finger approach helps with gripping the racket better.

Hi, I am seeking advice due to a lack of a coach. Currently, I play penhold with a grip similar to Felix Lebrun's, though slightly extended but not as much as Dang Qiu. For the most part it looks like this: However, yesterday while playing I decided to try the Xu Xin grip with the straight...

Yes, Dang Qiu holds his racket with the middle and ring finger supporting with the fingertips. Felix Lebrun lays the whole side of his middle finger on the rubber as well as the tips of his ring finger.

Hi, I am an intermediate two-winged penhold player looking to upgrade from my current setup: Yinhe Big Dipper V (FH) Nittaku Fastarc G-1 (BH) Palio Energy 03 (CP) I am currently quite pleased with the rubber selection, and it fits my needs quite well. However, after developing ever since...

Hello, I am considering buying the Yinhe Big Dipper for my forehand, and I stumbled upon the new Yinhe Big Dipper 5 or Yinhe Big Dipper V (whatever you call it). Has anyone tried it? And how does it compare to the original Big Dipper and/or other popular rubbers? Thanks

I think overall this is a net good for the world. I am one of those players who "conformed" to shakehand just because everyone else played shakehand. It wasn't until my early twenties that I tried penhold and found it so much more natural and easier. I don't think I'm alone in this and I'm not...

Maybe choosing Liu Guoliang may not be the best example, and some people would take that as a red herring. Here I have several other examples of the "loose wrist" vs "stiff wrist" types of penholders I've been seeing. Felix Lebrun, like I mentioned previously: And also Xue Fei plays with this...

I wonder if this has anything to do with grip as well? Because I also noticed that penholders with straighter (or completely straight) back fingers use this forehand motion. Modern penholders such as Dang Qiu has a similar forehand stroke to Xu Xin, whereas curled finger penholders such as Felix...

Hi fellow table tennis enthusiasts, I play penhold, and I noticed the forehand of Xu Xin and Liu Guoliang differs very much in how they look and their technique. I see Liu Guoliang with a very loose wrist, almost limp with his racket creating 90 degrees with his arm. On the other hand, Xu...