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It was during this time the Chinese were exploring the whole kitchen sink array of play style away from the short pips quick attack of Jiang Jialiang that had been badly exposed against speed glued double inverted of the Europeans. Liu Guoliang was the last of this line. Johnny Huang the double...

I feel FH dominant players from 17-22 years old need to build out their strength and athleticism while adapting or evolving their bigger FH stroke to suit their changing body shape and opponent countering quality. This step up into the senior level demands it and the performances will seem very...

I can imagine him at the national training camp close to passing out from falkenberg and then he sneaks a look over at the Harimoto & Sora camps… “Another full bucket please”

It does make sense and he is still growing into his body. Not to divert too far away from the topic, there was a similar situation with FZD during the period he was switching from Vis to Golden Vis where he BH flicked less and drifted a bit further back from the table to improve his rallying...

The lighting operator got way too excited like they had a massive parlay riding on LYJ progressing to the next round. ZJK would have been the prime suspect though his alibi is rock solid

I think LYJ shot hit the edge as well even after he got distracted. But as LYJ complained first they have to replay the point. From a 14-12 win to a 15-13 loss. The smallest margins…

LYJ needs Zyre or Zeed on his FH ASAP! There’s no penetration on that side.

Is the 3rd one (華強桌訓) now a 24/7? I went there a few times in late 2023 and it would close around 11pm. This is the club Adam Bobrow usually goes to and filmed “what happened?!”

Yuto Muramatsu for sure. Han Ying and Wang Yang are Chinese by birth but have been mainstays in the rankings representing other nations. It would be malpractice for CNT not to try to develop at least 1 top level chopper to cover off all bases with their resources. The Japanese women’s...

As long as male and female short pip modern defenders continue to emerge from rival nations, he will have the opportunity to keep developing within CNT.

Modern defenders need more time to mature. They need to master a wider range of shot selection across short, mid and long distances.

Being in prime can mean you could still lose to an opponent if the skill gap is too large. Prime in table tennis is different as there is a large mental and technical component. So although you could argue LSS was in his physical prime a couple of years ago, it’s no good to have the fitness...

So even the Ma Lin Carbon (with limba outer) feels familiar/similar to YSE?

@Klue did you end up switching? I’m near the end of my research for a senior member at my club who due to declining vision requires a similar/same feel to YE but with a bigger sweetspot. We used brand new balls and their FH grouping was indeed quite scattered, especially considering their...

Hmmm I do lean forward from the core engaged and folded in slightly. I.e. the typical backhand posture. There is the blind spot from near the front of the stomach area which is where I was experimenting hitting the ball late from. I’m wondering if this hitting point is too late, I felt like I...

I implemented hitting later, is it normal to have the ball disappear under your line of sight at the very last moment? At impact?

Yeah this is very helpful and I think this is my problem. On reflection I do feel I focus on the backswing too early and it gets stuck and lose power like it has been already expended, especially with a shorter landing ball and I end up reaching out

Don’t feed this troll guys. Zero input of value so far.. I hope you can at least be helpful with a justification of why/why not and not become lodro, son of Igor

@blahness I think this is the reply I have been waiting for, although there have been excellent points made about the later timing, bounce point and the feet as the trigger points from @Zezima @Dr Evil @Tony's Table Tennis. I think using the hip as the trigger will naturally function as helping...

I disagree with this as recognising the rhythm of the incoming ball, whether it is fast or slow or the varied placement is the key for consistency in training or in matches. Muscle memory is the opposite of recognising rhythm - shadow play with no ball is my understanding of building muscle memory.