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If your coach thinks the change will be good for you, and you feel confident also, it would be crazy not to change.

So you're saying your backhand concept only works in practice and not in theory? Not much use then, is it? LOL

I agree with NDH. Definitely you are rocking back slightly because your right toes come off the ground as you swing. I do this too - it isn't helpful. Don't try to fix it with your feet, just lean forward from the waist slightly, like 10 degrees. If you look at your blocker he appears to be...

Hi Gozo, everyone says that about Rozena, Meh! I don't know. I used T05/05fx/80/80fx for 6 years. Then took a long detour through G1, and off into chinese tacky-land. Now I have used rozena since August. My Meh! rozena shots land on the table over and over and over. This shows up especially...

Very nice, safe forehand. You have good feeling because the sound of your contact is almost the same every time, even when your partner blocks harder or slower. My one suggestion is that you could get some easy quality improvement if you think about looping by pulling your left side/shoulder...

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As someone who trained thousands of hours with high-end robots and then became like the chief Robot-Hater on TT forums, I was really happy to see you emphasize this constraint Carl. Technique is important, and Dominikk's video-assessment-correction-video process is super sound. But there is...

Doesn't this kind of feel like TJing? I mean, you say it's difficult to change, is this the best use of your limited training time? Other than looking beautiful in freeze-frames, how many more points will you win if you make this fh finish position lower?

The positive is that your Dad is 88 and still above the ground. My Mom is 90, same kind of deal like you and LDM7. I hope we all do so well.

Seven ply wood blades like a clipper or any clipper clone are good for hitter style. But the sweetest blade for hitting if you don't mind to spend a lot of money is the Darker Speed 90. Stiga calibra LT used to be the rubber of choice for flat hitters, but it looks like they replaced it with...

I was replying to the OP. It seems unnecessary to quote it when everyone in the thread is replying directly to the OP. I can understand why this strange behavior of answering the OP might confuse you, sorry for that.

Defense? Didn't hear you mention that at all. How are your blocks? Can you lob and fish? What is your plan when your opponent gets the upper hand in a point and you are forced back from the table? It will change the outcome of many matches if you can steal one or two points per game which...

One helpful coaching I got about high balls is not to aim deep on the table. That makes the ball go out more, and it makes a worse ball. Smash down as close to the net as you safely can and the ball will bounce higher when it gets to the opponent. And excessive height is much harder to deal...

Same shit, different day.

He is the same guy from the other recent short pips thread, just posting another new name.

Yes, it is an acoustic carbon with a purple handle. I wouldn't recommend the player-branded one except right now it's on sale. And if you like all-wood acoustic then the MI carbon or acoustic carbon could totally be an upgrade later. It feels similar, obvs faster, but the acoustic carbon is a...

Imo sweden extra will not be a good test for short pips. It's quite flexible and will be harder for you to control. Idk how much you want to spend. You could get a seven-ply wood like a clipper (or any clone fextra or whatever). Or if you have more money the mima ito carbon blade is on sale...

Really you will always do both, block and counter. Watch Kanak vs Hugo at PanAm. He fh blocks when he needs to. That's the challenge and fun of planning your TT development. You need to bring every skill up to a good level, but you can't do it all at once. What do you learn first and last...

I actually agree with pretty much everything in both your posts. Knowing what I know now I would have started countering earlier. My idea was that learning a proper FH block should not be skipped over. Not that you were advocating that. And I don't want to step back. But those are quibbles...

So I have some different opinions from NL and Der on learning TT. *NOT* saying they are wrong and I am right. Only that everyone is different. In general it is smart to listen to your coach and trust them to guide you. But I'll put this out in case anyone finds it interesting or maybe we can...