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  1. Video Footage Safe Thread

    I find slowing your swing speed down to the extent that you are, makes it very hard to hit shots consistently well. You are never going to be able to load a shot with topspin, which is going to limit your progression. If I feel like I need to play a bit safer one day (maybe I'm not quite "on...
  2. Video Footage Safe Thread

    It's very difficult to comment unless we know what you are looking for. Is there any particular part of your game you'd like people to comment on? It would help if the match play video wasn't just the "highlight" points. Much easier to see the flaws from the rubbish shots (we all have them! 😁)
  3. Horrible backhand, stiff wrist.

    I understand the confusion - Perhaps I should have emphasized my points a little more. If you watch the video, rather than just take the static images, you'll see what I mean. I did try and make it clear, but appreciate it could have been more obvious. The pic of him playing the FH block was...
  4. Horrible backhand, stiff wrist.

    For ease of clarity, can we just call them beige shirt and yellow shirt? 😂 - I have no idea which one has red hair! My pics show what they need to in the explanations I put below each pic. Pic 1 is where the beige shirt is on the back foot, but his wrist position on his bat is good, and when...
  5. Horrible backhand, stiff wrist.

    My comment was to the guy in the beige top - Who I am hoping is the OP 😅
  6. Video Footage Safe Thread

    Alrighty then..... As Der said, I would focus on a few small improvements rather than getting bogged down by loads of things you can change. The immediate biggest issue for me is how far in front of you, you take the ball. You are losing so much spin potential by taking it where you do, but I...
  7. Horrible backhand, stiff wrist.

    Hey Cypereze, Just a quick one - It's always worth editing the videos to only show what you want feedback on (backhand in this case) - Even if the backhand points are only 1 minute combined, it saves having to watch 12 minutes of forehands 😅 Let's start with the good news! You are clearly...
  8. Video Footage Safe Thread

    Before I watch 20 mins of the wrong person, are you in Blue or Red? 😂
  9. Video Footage Safe Thread

    You need to change the settings on the video to "unlisted" rather than "private" - Assuming you don't want it to appear in YT search.
  10. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Are they long!? Maybe they are (I’ll be honest, I don’t check anymore as I’ve played him so many times), but you may be right thinking about it. Put it this way, he hasn’t changed anything, so if he was using long before, they are still long now! He switched the pips from red to black, that’s...
  11. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    The more you play them, and the more confident you get, the easier it becomes. But there are some incredibly good players I know who struggle with these types of players as well. It helps to have the power to put the ball away early (otherwise the rallies last forever!)
  12. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    It is! I beat him 3-1 in last years Top 8, he beat me 2 out of the 3 times in the league this year, but I beat him in the final of the MK Open….. So this put me 3-2 for the year against him (although 2 of those wins were for the important trophies!) He’s probably the player who you have to...
  13. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Hey everyone! We had our annual “Premier Top 8” tournament last night, which is for the best 8 players across the last season (based on average). Amazingly, I had won it the last 2 times (2018/19…… 2 year break for Covid and then again last season in 2021/22). I managed to win my group (2...
  14. Why isn't table tennis equipment produced in the USA?

    For the record…. This thread is significantly more spicy than it needed to be! 😂 On your point above, I’d absolutely agree with you. If Table Tennis didn’t exist, and was created tomorrow, with a huge percentage of the interest coming from America….. it would certainly encourage American...
  15. Why isn't table tennis equipment produced in the USA?

    I didn’t say you did, but you did say “Popularity has everything to do with it”, and my response was focussing solely on that one point, without giving exhaustive reasons on the other issues. The rest of your comment seems to agree with what I said if I’m reading it right? Interest will...
  16. Why isn't table tennis equipment produced in the USA?

    Without getting into the other argument 😂, I just wanted to highlight one flaw in your observation. If popularity is important, why are companies like Nike, Apple, Under Armour and all of the other huge popular "American" companies not producing everything in America? Simple - Cost. Having...
  17. Timo boll 30th anniversary contract edition (G-FLESS handle) limited edition gold tag

    I don't know about anyone else, but the fact that Timo Boll, Butterfly's "Poster Boy" of the last 10 years (and more) has been using a custom *handle* material for years(?)........ Just seems like huge news that was swept under the carpet 😂 It seems people knew as well? @Shifu - When did you...
  18. Why Rozena?

    The Butterfly marketing and brand awareness is very strong though, which shouldn't be overlooked. How many people wear mid tier Nikes, when you could get "better" or equivalent shoes from other sports companies for less money? I've only briefly used Rozena (not for very long and on someone...
  19. Quick poll on name on back of shirt!

    I clearly need to be playing in your leagues! If someone is watching me play (other than my team mates), it's because I've just given a big old "CHOOOOO LAYYYYY" (which is a once in a lifetime thing for me!) 😂
  20. Quick poll on name on back of shirt!

    We are pretty much set on T. Boll format, just so it looks nice and neat! Haven't you guys got your nicknames in there as well? We aren't cool enough to pull that off 😅
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