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Should be $40 max but if you can scam one of those weirdos with the fetish for 10 year old Viscarias as if they age like fine wine, then go for it..

The whole point of Rozena/Glayzer is to give a beginner friendly introduction to modern rubber feeling that is suited to work to the new ball. Other companies have similar product lines. And they do a good job of doing this. Another huge myth I see here is that sponsored coaches/players have...

Hitting 50-100 consecutively in practice is basically a practice for early beginners as they're just grasping the concept of making the ball hit the table. But after the beginner levels, 50-100 shots is not practical if you're doing anything besides for single strokes cross court especially when...

Why are you hijacking this thread which has nothing to do with Honoka Hashimoto?

Do they advertise it as "better quality component made"? If so, I wasn't aware. Do you have any example?

For the player named versions of Butterfly blades, there are still clearly noted differences in head size, thickness, handle and wing shape, and maybe other things, even if the wood comps are all the same. So while the blades are similar construction wise, those things make a difference. And...

I didn't say to just "arm swing" - but just to temper down the leg/hip/core movement and re-direct it forwards instead of so much upwards. You are free to disagree as much as you want, I won't be interested in or useful towards contributing further until I see video of you consistently putting...

Well there are plenty of videos on the internet that are easy to find of people doing proper forehands but I don't think trying to learn from imitating a video of someone else is very useful either. You need to feel things out for yourself but to guide yourself in the right direction you need to...

What nuance am I disregarding? There are plenty of videos online of people doing proper stable forehand drives and they are very different from what you're doing with your body in the shadow stroke video, if this is your way to question my credentials you are free to disregard my opinion but I...

In pretty much every way - the upper body rotation is way overdone and not in the right direction - you should be rotating mostly forwards rather than mostly upwards as you are in that video, same for the hips and left leg rotation, the arm speed is almost certainly not the speed you will be...

She might be better, I wouldn't want to say for sure, my point is that I don't think Anna is so much better that losing to Amy would be considered a big upset or unexpected in any way

You said you would have never expected her to fall to Amy Wang which is effectively the same thing. My point is, I think you underestimate the level of Amy and/or overestimate the level of the players Anna beat to win those accolades you mention. Don't forget that Amy is generally competitive...

Great post. Dead equipment "forcing someone into proper technique" is such a ridiculous myth that seems to get thrown around here constantly but people stick to what they want to stick to - while we're at it, maybe said players should also consider training in shoes with worn out soles, that...

What was the momentum she was having that made you think it was impossible for her to lose to Amy?

My hunch based off reading this thread is that he tries to do this stroke on every ball

Yeah, the thing I would caution against is drilling in unsustainable technique early on so that is why I would like to see what happens when he has to reposition to get to the ball either laterally or in-and-out or how he recovers for a second ball and then see what elements could be kept and...

The shadow strokes you are doing are completely unrealistic and unsustainable if you were using a real ball. The "in-game loop" is also unrealistic, as your partner basically spoon-fed you a ball that you could have done anything with. Do you have video of you doing this 10, 20, 30 times in a row?

I am almost certain he is not even a little disappointed with a World Championships Silver Medal.

You seem more focused on the "tensor sponge" and not the topsheet which has more to do with proper gripping of the ball. Which TT ball was it designed to grip, the 40+ ABS plastic? Or was it designed for a ball that hasn't been used in decades? Do you think the differences in those balls are...

"Learning power generation" especially in the context of beginning and developing players is mostly a myth. Power comes when the strokes become subconscious and a player can now do them with more force and acceleration. And in order to get to that point, using a 50 year old rubber that isn't...