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Hi, have you got any footage of you playing? not really enough info to advise properly. for best advice - seeing is believing. Technique is key, equipment secondary.

It’s interesting that you mentioned Tom, I’ve been having some training sessions with him throughout the summer. At the end of last weeks session he mentioned that he has to stretch and exercise his legs, knees etc on a daily basis as maintenance for his knees!!! You are right in that he isn’t...

At present, £60 for a 2hr session once a month. Aug and Sept increased to 2 2hr sessions as prep for new season league matches. In between the monthly sessions I try and bed in what I Have been practicing during the coaching sessions with the better players that I coach.

those beers look tasty!!!

when he plays this slow mo BH, it looks like a fine brushing contact. So depth of contact is important.

A good MP player I know, told me when he plays (what looks like a normal BH topspin stroke)he has to play it with the tip of the bat. Most disconcerting!! The ball comes back with light backspin (when compared to a chopped or blocked ball, which usually has more spin retained) Again, it’s...

Throw in some chicken and fries for good measure, plus a 24 hr free pass to watch paint dry might sway the scales!!!

Yeah, but this guy has contributed to many of the equipment changes!!! so this should be a hot topic!!! Perhaps he's been lurking in the wings thinking up some more equipment changes??? 50mm+ balls, pyramid bats, (even more scope for EJing there!!! and the manufacturers would be over the...

maybe 9 11 has something to do with this.

There's as much chance as a monkey painting a Monet lily pad scene!!!! give em enough time and anything is possible!!!

So, if it’s a block type return, more vertical bat face, add sideways movement, slightly down, if it’s push type return face slightly open and again sideways movement, etc

Yeah, I get the frequency thing!! The last pair you made for me were circa 980Hz!! I think the one you made for me with Hinoki was about 1050Hz, from memory. Blades in the photo, great work as per usual, regarding the lack of bounce, is it the type of balsa, physical properties of the balsa...

If it’s light top spin, god dam push blockers!!!

You can‘t see the serve action, judging from the bat angle any reasonable amount of backspin and the ball would be dumped into the net. To me it doesn’t look like there’s much back spin, but hey, I’m crap at reading serves!!!

Sergio, How slow do you think you can go!!!??? Still playable of course!!! perhaps that‘s the next challenge!! Dotec wings of course!!

Hey Sergio, got any pics of them? Or composition breakdown?

I don't like playing vs LP, MP And even SP, and at the lower levels, it can just seem like the bat is just stuck in the way of the ball. player doesn't move much, but that's more because they are usually older, and at a lower level. Bumping/push/blocking the ball back, close to the table takes...

I have an old Butterfly case, red, white trim, bats are separated by a sheet of thin plywood, not sure how old but its got to be pre 1990. still in really good condition. Joola 'thermo' case , silver, blue trim. that one's not as old but pre 2000 Another Joola case, and a Tibhar 'Shanghai'...

Hi Sergio, have you made any blades with 1050Hz or less recently??

I generally use soft rectangular, double bat cases. One with 4 bats in, reasonably comfortably. Spare bats for new players to use. ( bats with inverted rubbers ) Another with 4 bats, 2 bats with inverted and LP/MP set up, plus another 2 spare bats with inverted set up. So that’s the ‘coaching’...