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Grips are fun! I tried that one too - but was really worried about the racquet flying out of my hand since relaxation is one of the keys to powerful strokes, and too powerful a forefinger-thumb pinch robs you of power. He seems to do pretty well with it though :) Cheers! ...Dave...

Since it might not be obvious without close inspection, I wanted to mention that Dickie's grip does not have a flat index finger on the rubber - he arches the index finger so that the tip is pointing down, into the rubber (not the flat of the finger tip - the actual tip) - right in the middle...

Hi Arkaday - he really only twiddles after serving to the long pips forehand, and to smash lobs (doesn't do it in this match). I think his non-serving grip is weirder - I've never seen _any_ other player use it. I've tried it, and it's intensely uncomfortable for me. AFAIK unique! On top of...

I counter with -- Dickie Fleischer! Still rated >2300!

I think we have some confusion here. I think there are two separate instances of Groth potentially touching the table. 1) Groth is clearly touching the table when Xue starts his toss. I have touched the table prior to play to 'precisely' measure my distance from the table for the receive, so I...

Thank you - that's correct, so it is clearly illegal: 2.5.2 The ball is in play from the last moment at which it is stationary on the palm of the free hand before being intentionally projected in service until the rally is decided as a let or a point. I should have checked before posting ;)

It's before the ball is in play. He takes it away right as Xue's toss hits the top of the arc. Use , and . to go forward/backward a frame at a time.

Ok, I watched the whole match, and this is what I found: TL,DR version: Blue player (David Serdaroglu) was doing hidden serves so illegal they were being called (including by the ref off screen on the final point). He lost 8 points total in the match. Went ballistic more than once. Red carded...

Yes great to see it. I think one of TT's strengths as a sport is the wide varieties of styles that can be successful. I think players and coaches are still figuring out what the bigger ball enables in that way - I'm hoping that someone figures out a way to pair fishing with high spinny...

If you go frame by frame, his arm is clear by the time he contacts the ball, but clearly his body is blocking view of the contact for the red player.

Questions, I got questions: When was the last time a defender won a men's ITTF event? Last time in the SF? When was the last time defenders won BOTH the men's singles and women's singles in an ITTF event? Congrats to Ruwen and Hitomi! Both very tenacious wins. The last point between Sato and...

Here's my speculation: I think that blue player's teammate(s) behind him, and off camera to the left, did some sort of unsportsmanlike distraction during the serve - coordinated with the look-away serve (also clearly illegal - body blocking the red player's view, but I don't think that was...

Or it could be that hiding the serve is advantageous, and umpires, for some reason, don't enforce the rules. Specifically from the ITTF handbook on service (https://www.ittf.com/handbook/): 2.6.4 ...and it shall not be hidden from the receiver by the server or ... 2.6.6.1 If either the umpire...

I've always been interested in alternate handle/blade shapes that would allow for different grips, but haven't found anything worthwhile (yet). They say this about why they designed this one: “The actual idea stems from the traditional club style handle grip on a ping pong paddle not being all...

Hi - Thanks for posting all this info. On the women's side, Mui is playing at a level above everyone else in the world atm. Can she keep it up? Cheers! ...Dave...