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I actually have two of those serves. It's just that I was afraid I was miss them. Ironically, I missed my safe serve anyways :) I'll be creative and braver next time, thanks! I guess I should be more familiar with this choice of play. It's just that in this scenario, luck got in the way :P...

Sorry, I meant type of serve. Short to the forehand-ish middle-ish. Also, he did adjust to it. He was pushing heavy to my corners or trying to push it short. It's just that my serve is hard to push short. He did end up pushing it short once, but I just forehand flipped it hard and won the point...

I don't know much about equipment, but if they do use the same ply, it's probably because it gives a good feeling. Spin is generated through skill and rubber. I don't think the wood has as much as a large effect. I'm a lefty penholder by the way.

Should I serve safely or try to serve a surprise to win deuce game? Story time: Well, yesterday, I was playing against a 2389 guy named Ahmed Elmallah in under 2400 in the round robin. The game was 2-2 and I was winning 17-16 and it was my serve. I'm left handed, and he's right handed. Now...

I'm interested. I'd love to see how you approach your training(both physical and table tennis).

Kudos to sticking to the thread. So you mean that they are more familiar with probable shot combinations and they force you to play their game, due to experience. So I've mixed up adaptability with familiarity. Do you mean that their familiarity with their game and how effectively they...

I assume your setup allows you to spins balls onto your bedsheet where you can see it spin. This makes sense. I can do this with the wall. I would loop the ball against a wall, the ball would bounce off, and then spin back towards the wall. Brushing the ball should be like peeling an apple as...

Although equipment can hinder imprvement, I usually say skill is more important than equipment. I agree with the above comments: work on your technique if you know it isn't good. However, most people don't realize don't look deeply enough at the source of the problem. If you have have only...

Whoops, I didn't realize you were making a joke. I saw your post on the NextLevel thread first. I got a little mad when I saw this one.

I was just a little confused. No harm meant. I just found it weird that he managed to stalk me to another thread.

I'm referring the USATT ratings. If you want to extend this to other countries, I'm asking for the difference between people who have solid fundamentals and professionals. The obvious 400 point difference means better everything obviously. So better footwork, attacks, and services are kind of...

Turns out a lot has happened in the 12 hours I have gone. True, I thought I was giving advice to a more developed player. However, that doesn't mean my advice can't apply to developing players. After all, I just suggested to lean forward and get lower, which are fundamentals. Still, Carl...

Stop trolling, fais. I don't know who you are, but it's getting annoying.

Fais, Are you being a troll or are you pretending to be me?

No 80-90 degrees is too open. Your looping motion would be forced into an upwards motion (since that's how you would spin it). Trying to hit the ball in a forward motion with that racket angle wouldn't even result in a loop(more like a drive or smash, which is still a fine way to return...

Do your best when making that video. I'll be waiting. Sincerely, A Lefty Penholder (I am the 1%) :D

Not many people analyze the backswing or the elbow or their stance tldr; if you plan to loop hard, get your body lower but, don't lower your backswing too low. Assuming you know how to topspin the ball well: If you can loop underspin fine, but still loop out when encountering no spin, the...

Ah, I did mean to say that looping well is a necessity. I'm one of those guys who love looping against underspin(my specialty :D). I guess I forgot who my audience was(sorry). Either way, variation is key, whether it be depth, angle, speed, or spin. Just be careful not to make a bad push if...

Well, it takes two jumps to get from personality to play style. Personality -> How you feel about ping pong -> Play style Personality: I'm a pretty optimistic guy and I don't really feel bad about losses. I care most about learning and improving. Losses are learning experiences. How I feel...

From when I played with him, his opening attacks seem far above his level. However, the secret is to not let him attack(serve well, attack first or drop shot). So his rating seems about right.