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Saw this video the other day about the "quiet eye", ; about how elite athletes have a superior ability to focus on specifically important contexts in their sport. Watching this made me wonder what the "quiet eye" of table tennis would be. If I had to guess, it would be the focused ability to...

If anyone is selling, looking to buy HL5 Light specifically; any weight at/below 87g. Thanks!

are you supposed to fully planted your foot? Or do you plant the balls of the feet? It's a weird question but I am trying to perfect my weight transfer and I got a bit confused when shadow-training it. Currently, when in position, I fully plant my right foot (righty playing a FH loop) and then...

Hello! Today, I played with a friend's Hurricane Long 5 for a game and absolutely loved the forehand. When I got home, I tried to find it and it turns that it was a Hurricane Long 5 Light https://prott.vip/Product-Details.aspx?productcode=Long5Light I couldn't find exact information on how it...

Hello everyone! I always thought my basement/rec-room playing days luckily gave me a decent technique. Essentially, my neutral grip is: Finger on gripping on the FH with my thumb resting on the blade. It does not really touch the rubber. This is also my FH grip When I have to hit BH, I...

Hello everyone! I have been using a Sanwei F3 Pro with Big Dipper 39 on FH and Moon Speed 12 on BH for close to 4-5 months now. The total weight is around 189-190 grams. Seeing my games back on video, I have been noticing my wrist flops during the follow-through of my FH sometimes. I like the...

Hello all! I am having trouble with my shoulder moving forward whenever I hit my BH (and it subsequently causes pain) My BH technique was lacking so I have tried to transition to "use elbow as a pivot" technique. Whenever, I am able to stabilize my elbow, the shoulder is much better. Problem...

Hello everyone, I came across this Yinhe 13S Pro racket: https://prott.vip/Product-Details.aspx?productcode=PRO13S. The 301 type FH and Viscaria type BH sounds really good in theory but I haven't been able to find too many reviews about this blade. Has anyone here come across information about...

Hello everyone! First off, it's been great being of the community; I am continuing to learn new things despite my advancing years. I came back to table tennis a few months ago after a 10+ year hiatus. I used to be one of those "basement champions" so clearly, I am having to re-learn a lot...

Hello everyone! I am a FH loop oriented intermediate player. For my BH, I rely mostly on drives/blocks and am very (too) comfortable pushing. I have an okay BH loop against underspin but I barely use it; am looking to start focusing on it. Unrated but given the players I beat, I should be...

Hello, I have been playing with my Sanwei F3 Pro with Big Dipper 39 (FH) and Moonspeed 12 (Medium-hard) for the last 4 months. My FH has improved during that time. I like the setup but having tried some more H3Ns from a few clubmates, I wanted to get a sheet (39 OS) along with an extra...

Hello everyone! With life being what it is currently, I will not be able to go to the club as often as I would like. In its absence, I have been doing regular shadow strokes at home but I am having difficulty to practice serving with no table. Would appreciate any ideas/thoughts/feedback on...

Hello everyone! I am an early-intermediate looking to get a few lessons to get advice+feedback on technique+form (maybe monthly or so) Anyone have advice, information, suggestions on where to get reasonably priced coaches? Not sure how well online coaches work but also open to them (might...

Saw this and felt kind of inspired again! ‘I play with happiness’: the table tennis star making her Olympic debut at 58

I understand that table time is the most valuable for doing footwork/stroke drills but that is not possible given my work-schedule. What have been your favorite SHADOW (key word) footwork drills off the table?

Hello everyone! I am a right-sided player who struggles against long hook serves + side spins (turning to my left) on my BH. For side-spin, my understanding is I try to kind of drive it back in their BH directly but I am always tentative and that messes up my return more. For hook serves...

Hello everyone! I came back to Table tennis after 10+ years and have been playing for a few months now with Donic Powerplay Persson + Xiom Vega X (FH) + Xiom Vega Europe (BH). I am an early-intermediate player with the following likes/strengths and dislike/weaknesses Likes: Decent FH looping...

Hello all, I was attempting to put on my first rubbers. When I took off my old rubbers (11 years old!), I saw that my Donic Persson PowerPlay had chips on one side of the blade (there are two big chips threatening to come out and a few other very thin strands), you can see the picture attached...

Hello table tennis experts! Used to be an office-table, low-intermediate player, just coming back and trying to properly learn. In a game (right handed vs right handed) yesterday, I came up against a player, who looped very heavy, BH topspin on both my FH/BH. At least, I remember trying to...

Hello, I have been playing since I was in high-school, on and off, in recreational, basement and for a short period, college setting. I also used to play at some meetups a few years back. Now in my 5th decade, I have restarted playing and am looking to improve. Based on this guide here...