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You are probably correct but being on top of the theory makes it more interesting for me and I think going to the bottom is part of my personality (it does has its advantages, I've been wearing a mask when the CDC said it isn't necessary, as the Korean and German experts already had published...

I am 60 and made it from not having played since 1981 and restarted in March 2019 to USATT 1300 after the US Open, but I practiced 2-4 hours/day 6 days/week for maybe 6 months (kids are out of the house and my employer has 3 tables and a ball machine in the gym which sadly is closed right now)...

Howdy Y'All, actually I didn't find any YouTube videos of 1700 rated folks, so here is me at roughly 950, after the 2019 US Open I flirted with 1300 now I am back at ~1200. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbKpVcguNxM. I am playing short pips backhand so I do have short serves consistently. I've...

In Austin, TX, about 1300. I am ranked about 1200 and think we'd be even. I have played against some 1500 ranked players here and they tend to have tighter serves and play into the corners. Players ranked 1700 have a tight game and no obvious technical weaknesses, and good footwork.

Hi Hel, I would consider using short pips (e.g. Nittaku Moristo SP) on the backhand, it makes it much easier to receive spinny serves. Also it is easier to learn the basic strokes with say a Yasaka Mark V rubber or some other linear rubber, compared to the very spinny rubbers. Also soft sponge...

I put varnish on the blades before attaching the rubber (in my case WalMart MinWax). This way I can clean the racket with dish soap, H2O2, whatever, since the wood repels water. This probably helps during Covid-19 times. I am cleaning my racket after each practice these days.

We started in Texas on June 1st. Large building, hand sanitizer, face masks (with filter), clean the tables, etc... Also it helps that I put varnish on my entire blade, I can wash it with detergent after playing. Also washing and disinfecting the balls & shoes after playing, no doubles...

@piligrim: A modern defender cannot just defend. See Ruwen Filus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU-Bo3vZwbg or from Stiga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgEpdLecVp8 (don't know the name, she plays similarly to Ruwen)

I think it's too early to decide what style to play. First take an allround racket with smooth rubbers (Mark V is OK), and learn all the basic strokes. Best to start with multi-ball and do exercises for ball feeling as shown in Emrat Thich Youtube Channel. Make sure the basic movements are...

From what you are saying you want to play like Dang Qiu who is one of the best young German players. Apparently his dad wanted him to play shakehand but he ended up playing penhold. I really like Dang Qiu's style, it is very aggressive, at the table, and at the end successful. E.g...

Also depending on the type of the top layer wood it may be a good idea to put polyurethane varnish on (Walmart MinWax in my case), maybe two layers, remove the excess with a cloth. This is also convenient for the handle since it makes the water peel off and so you can wash the handle after...

Also for the Cherepnin Youtube switch on the closed captions (CC) - he has English subtitles.

Hallo Jürgen, I have played with various blades with a short pips rubber (Rakza PO 2mm) and a spinny rubber (Rakza 7 or 7 soft). I have gone through a few blades and my style is to copy Mima Ito (for fun, I am close to 60 and so don't think I can be the next Ma Long running around 2m away from...

I bought the Palio Expert 3.0 Table Tennis Racket & Case - ITTF Approved, Beginner Ping Pong Batfrom Amazon.com for my wife at the recommendation of one of the web sites. I myself have 10 other rackets so I can compare. This racket is pretty good, not too fast, and the rubbers seem to be good...

@zyu81: I don't know how Youtube handles private uploads, I assume they are handled the same as public. Also, instead of including someone's content you can always send a link to the original content, that should be OK as it brings the person to the originator's web site and so allows the...

No, from YouTube's copyright school: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2814000?hl=en it doesn't make a difference whether you monetize content or not. The only relevant question is whether you infringe someone else's copyright with the content you upload. This is not trivial, for example...

Recordings of TT Tournaments First I want to say that I've learned a lot from pingsunday and the EmratThich Youtube channel - Thank You (or Merci beaucoup). With respect to using ITTF footage, this is similar to what is applied say for piano concerts (no recording allowed in concerts, posting...

Having said that, I messaged him and asked him whether it's OK to quote the Linkedin...

Andy's name is on Youtube ("About" section in the channel) and therefore public, and Linkedin is public too. Not sure where you are from, in the USA it is very usual to look people up on Linkedin. It's the professional network and when you put info online and make it publicly viewable then...

And here he is. You can connect on Linkedin. https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-zou-09ba3616a/