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I'll definitely ask her.

Thanks guys! The more data, the better! Especially to prevent statistical anomalies like me(lefty Penhold) :)

Basically, that's part of it. Usually, it's simply an opening. Other times, it's a straight winner. Sometimes, you'll see Xu Xin go for a One-Shot super-wide backhand flick winner. At high levels, it's really about the quality of the shot. If the flick that you make is good, then it is...

Oh nah, it's not that big of a problem, honestly. Right handed players have to do that to lefties, and left handed players have to do it to righties. So it's quite common. If you angle your shot wide enough, it's not that big of a problem. I do the same. But if you don't train enough, it is...

You mean people take advantage of his backhand flick? That's an easy way to win points actually. You'll see that Xu Xin does that very well himself. So, it's not a problem specific to Xu Xin, but it is common across many high level players.

Because it is basically outdated. It's much more passive compared to the RPB. RPB also gives more options when it comes to service return.

A friend of mine is working on a statistics project, and needs people with a USATT rating to fill out her survey for data. She needs at least thirty people to fill out her survey. Please take the time to answer her survey. She will appreciate it very much. Thanks ahead of time for helping out...

That's what I've been thinking. After all, he does lose a lot of points on the backhand anyways. If you look at Xu Xin when he was way younger, you'll actually see that his backhand was actually fine.

I agree with Der_Echte It's not that simple and not easy to train for. Even players who have been playing for years will sometimes mess up returning long serves. Not only that, it depends on how good of a server your opponent is, so it's not just you. You say you've only been playing for a...

This is how I hold my racket Note: the side of my middle finger isn't perfectly perpendicular to the paddle. It's actually diagonal. Also, my ring finger also lightly touches the rubber. my pinky is loose. I'm curious as to how you grip the paddle with your thumb and index finger. From what...

In table tennis, it is generally not a good idea to grip your paddle so tightly all the time. You need to be able to securely hold the paddle without using much hand strength. Usually, the positioning of your fingers will do that for you with the penhold grip. In the case of penhold, the...

You shouldn't be gripping your paddle very tightly. If you don't find it relaxing, then your fingers might be in the wrong place somewhere. Could you take another picture, this time a picture of you holding the paddle?

Nice, you got it! I guess it wasn't hard at all.

I was looking through old posts, and this caught my eye. Guessing players seems like a really fun idea! Anyone want to take a guess who this is? I have no idea whether this one is easy or not.

Oh that's a nice tool. It's generally understood that lefties have a small advantage due to the change in tactics that is necessary. The fact that there are few lefties means that they are encountered less often and players might not be used to them. I'm a lefty myself and I find it very...

It depends on what aspects you want to emulate. Do you just want to emulate playstyle? That might be a little difficult, given the lack of lefty penhold players. I am also lefty handed penhold, but the playstyle I want to emulate is Ma Long's. If it's only certain parts of a game, like some...

Can I ask you about how people like Timo Boll and Dima Ovtcharov are viewed in your country? Are they well known to the public? Also, where do you think I can find authoratative sources? I have trouble finding some. I was planning on maybe interviewing somebody. Maybe Will Shortz

Thank you for sharing this with me! Can I ask you about Hugo Calderano? Is he well known in your country? Is he viewed as someone successful in your country?

You make good points about infrastructure. You make another good point that I never thought about. I never really thought about how the only thing that supports table tennis in the US is foreigners that already play table tennis. I'll think about this. By the way, can you tell me about table...

Thank you! I will definitely use this in my paper! This seems like a good idea in the US too, given the epidemic of obesity.