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My current setup: Andro Ligna FR OFF; green Rasanter R48 max on the BH and black 2.0mm R53 on the FH.

You could add Rasanter R48 to the mix. That's what I use on my BH and I love it. It is fast for sure and, said that, my BH loops are one of the key assets in my game 😅 Due to the Rasanter sponge tech (Energy Cell), the rubber feels "softer" than a typical 48 degree topsheet hence I love being...

I cannot agree with you enough! 😅 Same thing here: my coach has been working with me on this and not only has the quality of my loops improved dramatically but also my ability to recover. Therefore, I have gone from being able to (hard) loop 1-2 balls in a row with consistency to 4-5 balls...

In addition to all that's been said, there is a whole chapter (Chapter 8) devoted to serving tactics in Larry Hodges' book "Table tennis for thinkers". He goes into lots of details about serving to setup your game, which makes a huge difference in anyone's game and, if done properly, it usually...

Very cool, I can definitely see why he managed to climb up the ranks quickly 😅 These ladies have a lot of interesting videos on their channel by the way and their subtitles are usually pretty good, too. Those two episodes were great, thanks for sharing!

Not going to deny there is definitely some truth to this, too! 🤣

It may be little consolation, but this could be pretty much anyone in this thread, forum or the whole world of table tennis (no matter whether one is a complete noob, a decent amateur or a pro!). Of course, as one gets better, they start to develop better coping mechanisms for recognising...

If you are ever going to consider faster/harder rubbers, then Adro R53 and R48 might an option. They play very different from R47/R50 as they require a "fuller" contact with the rubber to generate (lots of) spin. However, the great thing about them is that the Energy Cell tech on them does not...

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Welcome back Dan and the whole crew. Been missing you guys! 😁

Try Affordable Table Tennis. I know the owner very well (Rob) and he is very knowledgeable and a great guy, on top of being an excellent TT player. ​​​​He has quite a bit of TT clothing (mostly Andro but a few other brands, as well). They deliver everywhere in Australia and I think they have...

Agreed, and while lots of what I had mentioned was along the lines of "using breathing to help stay relaxed" that is not the whole story. Many (most?) of us tend to tense up too much or be hindedered by negative thoughts hence why lots of literature and feedback by coaches and/or experienced...

Ok, here it goes...I have started a thread on the importance of staying relaxed when playing table tennis, as promised 😅 Please, feel free to contribute/discuss and, most importantly, add sources, refences and/or your own experiences. Disclaimer: I am not a psychologist, let alone a sport...

Sure thing, I will get a thread started soon on L4 and its relationship to L1-L3 and hopefully a few people can contribute links to existing sources and/or their experiences. I was planning to do so earlier, but I have been on holiday these last few days in a regional area with an iffy Internet...

@pingpongpaddy, I consider proper breathing as part of both technique and more broadly approaching a game strategically. The reason for that is that proper breathing allows you to be calmer hence not only performing technique better and /or with more power, but also allowing to think more...

@Der_Echte, I could not agree more! I find that most coaches, even really great ones, tend to overemphasise technique while downplaying psychological, match strategyl aspects and/or topics sitting a the fringe like breathing (part physical and part mental). Don't get me wrong, technique is...

I thought I had seen that place before, been there a couple of times even though I have never regularly played there 😅 I live in Sunbury and played at the Sunbury and Sunhine TTAs for a few years. After the COVID lockdowns though, I have been playing in Coburg and I have more recently started...

Out of curiosity, where in Australia are you? That place looks somewhat familiar...😅

No problem at all, I am happy to explain what I meant. ​​​​​​Breathing is intimately connected with relaxing, which is incidentally how you get to generate the most power in your strokes. If you don't breath correctly, in and out, then you are not focusing your power explosively and then...

I had almost forgotten about this since I have been using R48/R53 for a while now, but I could not agree more. With R47 I tended to generate more spin by going thinner contact, but that's not going to work with the Energy Cell. That had me stumped initially and I spoke with the Andro importer...