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I'm not a shoe expert, but the sole of the shoe in the picture looks quite thick, whereas TT shoes tend to have thinner soles which gives more stability for sideway movements. Having a thicker sole can increase your chance of rolling your ankles. Instead of having 2 insoles, you can see your...

LJK + Yuen LiCen knocked out by Li Hon Ming + Pau Yik Man from Hong Kong!

My friend was diagnosed with this recently (he's in his 20s). He often stomps during his serves and when he hits big shots, he tends to make large movements with his legs and lands heavy on his feet, so that is most likely the cause for him. He is improving with rest + exercise from physio for...

I played tt today. First up, I played with a player in his 60s i estimate, and he likes pushes, and likes to punch topspins. He has a handicap difference from me, so I start off -4, while he starts at 0. I didn't really get any proper warm up and not been playing for 2.5 weeks so things were...

In order to keep myself fit and away from injury, I rejoined gym 3 days ago. I have been going every single day since, also because I have a few days off. I am aware of the dangers of over-doing it, so I am trying to be sensitive and see what can be done and what needs rest. I did some skipping...

WCT is not out yet! tough 3rd set but he managed to take it. now 1:2

I wish I could have the chance to run into that cat and receive some of the wisdom bombs.

Don't complain about tt locations unless you are living in a rural area where I am. Imagine having to drive 60km every time you want to train and that you only have 1 player around your level... Club session maybe once - twice a week.

Yeah I knew they were the women's team, just that you don't see DPR team often in the international stage yet Taipei's women team has Chen Su Yu and Cheng I Ching, both very strong in the international scene excluding mainland China players.

Thanks for the link. I am surprised Taipei lost to North Korea

This is very interesting. So basically if you serve side spin serve to them, expect their return as though they are serving the exact side spin serve back to you (except reversal of the top/back spin component)? A video would make it easier to understand.

Yeah haha, I know in my recent highlight video in the competition in July, I did show a few points where I was playing against a looper that was putting loads of topspin. I only showcased the points that I didn't straight away block the ball out. I wouldn't say I can't do it completely but I...

Today I met up with old coach for a hit for an hour, as usual. I really appreciate it as he is quite old but he is doing it for me. It is sort of a mutual benefit as he gets some practice from someone who can loop while I get some practice and tips from a coach. This is especially important as I...

Ahh right, thanks blahness. I don't seem to be able to do the first style well, so I might try the second one. But I find even predicting the trajectory of the ball is sometimes hard as they don't often bounce up but sometimes they just dip due to the spin.

Hi NL, thanks for that. Yes, I kept trying to serve short heavy backspin yet each time it just flew out the back edge and that actually made it very easy for him to kill me with the spin lol. I will have to try to keep the concept of using more 'sponge' rather than 'topsheet' and see how it...

I am trying to see how I could improve on that aspect of dealing with the spin, and I am open to not being risk taking. But I can't even deal with it even in a conservative manner. The only time it has ever worked is if i stand back and literally wait for the ball the drop so much that I but my...

Hi guys, just curious as to how do you guys deal with crazy top spins. Context: in matches and competitions, players often try to spin the ball up so I cannot control the spin and the ball either flies off the back edge of the table or ends up in the net. This happens when I try to serve...

Today I played some great table tennis at the state open Championship. I won 2 medals: Mixed Country Doubles Champion Mixed Country Singles Runner-up The day started out with confusion, and that is to be expected with events like this. For our country doubles, the opponent team were...

Yes I'm in the same boat. Initially I was expecting weekly episodes too but I am guessing they noticed they weren't getting as many views when they were doing that, so they are changing it. Weekly release is good for us their followers but perhaps they have a different agenda.

I didn't post yesterday as I was quite run down and tired. Yesterday, I had an hour of training with a coach that recently moved to Perth. Since I knew who I was going to play today, I asked her to specifically train 2 things: my fh loop against backspin push (as I was slightly less confident...