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This is kind of a second-best solution, but have you tried moving back immediately? That would still leave you taking the ball later than you ideally want. But at least you could move forward into the stroke instead of shifting your weight back during your swing which is no fun.

What are your 5 - 6 serves? Since you don't always get good spin on them it might be better to only work on two paired serves, practice them a lot, and make them good. Having two good serves is much more effective than six mediocre serves. The obvious candidate pairs are backspin/no-spin, or...

This is one smart guy.

Tabletennis11.com has every flavor of hurricane available. I don't know what the VAT is for Austria but in $USD they have reasonable prices.

I vote for Rozena, excellent rubber to start. Vega Europe is okay but I wouldn't choose it over rozena, or even fastarc g1. Of the other rubbers mentioned baracuda is also very easily playable. I'd take the rozena first, baracuda second, fastarc g1, and vega only after that. I wouldn't...

You are not alone in this. This is how other WR top 10 men would describe playing ML in his prime, for example.About your point #2 -- against a player with these skills and style you have to get the initiative right away. Not win the point on third ball, that's typically impossible versus a...

imo fx makes more sense. You are already changing to spring sponge and it's going to feel very different from other rubbers you played. If you also change the hardness by a lot it's going to be tough to evaluate the tenergy. Compare the softer 05fx to the 38 - 43 degree rubbers you have been...

Hi Gozo, Great video you posted as usual. Your improvement over the year is wonderful. You have worked hard and gotten results. In the match it seems to me you have a mind-body problem. You want to be an attacking player. The strokes you have practiced are attacking strokes. But your...

I had a pair of Li Ning TT shoes. They were good except no cushioning at all. I hardly used them because of that. But I am old and need some cushion.

Gel rocket will last longer and give more support than the stiga liner. I haven't used the other two kinds. You can often find the asics on sale when they go to a new model number. Maybe you can get for $50 - 60 that way.

The hardness of the sponge will make more difference than the thickness. Maybe go for something around 47 degrees if you use euro rubbers. That's kind of a neutral, in-between hardness. You can go up or down from there after you get a feel for what suits you.

Just buy max in whatever rubber you choose. There is no reason not to.

If the 2100 guy played doubles with you for *15 games* then he was having fun, no question. Strong players who are very gracious will play way down for a match or maybe two just out of kindness. But they don't play with you all night unless it's fun for them. And doubles is fun, because...

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I agree with you 100%. I was simply responding to wrighty's stated desire to start re-looping against choppers, that there is a pre-requisite there to be in great position for every loop, even if you are WR pros. Loops are what choppers crave, so when you decide to go strength v strength you...

Hi Gozo, I am sorry all the advices didn't allow you to win more than one game. That's not really how it works, alas. I still think you are very lucky (and also very, very smart) to be the one who will play with this clearly quite strong partner. My suggestion to calm your mental anguish is...

Very good players can do this because they move to perfect position to play all forehands vs the chops. There is plenty of time as a chop floats in from far back. Whenever they are not in great position for a fh they push, maybe three pushes in a row. It's not based on a pattern, it's...

It sounds like your coach may be trying to teach you how to play at clubs, and in a pretty structured way. You may appreciate that later. But if truly all you want to win your office tournament, it might be quicker to hit a lot with a 1200 - 1500 long pips guy. Not that your officemates use...

Hi Gozo, imo this guy is the perfect opponent for you to get better quickly. Defensive players aren't going to make a lot of mistakes. You will have to develop your shot selection, consistency and tactics to beat him. When you play against junk rubbers you also have to think more about the...