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re: coaching Sometimes some of the lower level members of my club ask me questions as they see me practice and see me a little better than them. The first thing I always tell them I'm not qualified to coach/teach. Do not watch me and copy me as I am in the process of reinventing my game. I...

AHA!!! My USTTA (way back before they changed it to USATT) was 1350! When I first joined the forum, i was a little bold and rounded up to an even 1400 LOL Seriously though, I practice like I'm ~1600, but my play has been 1400ish. A few months ago, I posted a match with 42andbackpains and we both...

I don't have backup to support what I say but have heard it and it is logical. So take this FWIW... A study (or studies) have shown that boxers have bigger left arms than right arms generally. As the world is 90% (or whatever large percentage) right-handed and generally boxers are taught to...

Simple and yet profoundly deep! Thank you Sir!

IIRC, you are way more skilled than me so take this FWIW. When I used to play TPB, one of my tactics was to serve a rocket to oppoent's BH and they return to my BH and I punch down the line. Right or wrong, I have my left foot in front and my right in the rear, like on a clock ... 10-3 or 10-4...

Hello PHers! I haven't posted in a month or 2. Here's a brief recap in my "unretirement" from TT lol 1. I haven't played for 32 years. A little over 3 years ago, I unretired from TT and starting playing again. 2. I have been mostly self-learning RPB for the past year. With a little help...

Hello DTT CCers! I haven't posted in a month or 2. Here's a brief recap in my "unretirement" from TT lol 1. I haven't played for 32 years. A little over 3 years ago, I unretired from TT and starting playing again. 2. I have been mostly self-learning RPB for the past year. With a little help...

My club is a Dept of Parks recreation center. The walls are white! I can't pick up the ball at times. To compound that, some members wear white shirts lol I should wear my glasses when playing but I don't. Not comfortable wearing them during strenuous activity.

Si-hing, 1st, thank you for posting a video of your match. Not many people have the courage to do that and ask for advice and be receptive to the advice. I watched your whole heartbreaking match. 2nd, I am not qualified as the others on technical aspects who have given you excellent advice...

Great to hear Ranger-man!! (Begin suds' voice) Come to the Dark Side! (/voice) LOL at me!

Tuesday night, I had a good session vs multiple partners. Shoulder still achy. Concentrated on RPB block/punch/flat hit. Starting to feel comfortable in the RPB strokes. Have not really thought of TPB at all. Kind of know this in the back of my mind, I truly believe there are 2 approaches to...

Tuesday night, I had a good session vs multiple partners. Shoulder still achy. Concentrated on RPB block/punch/flat hit. Starting to feel comfortable in the RPB strokes. Have not really thought of TPB at all. Kind of know this in the back of my mind, I truly believe there are 2 approaches to...

Thank you Sir. I should do this but haven't mostly as most members have the decency or know the etiquette of proper warmup. [/FONT] Not an option. Too many members of my club, if i call next on table 2 and go to table 1 to warmup, the others after me on table 2 will say they saw me play on...

I'm a high road kind of guy. I got to be me and not stoop to his level. Call me stupid or naive LOl As always, thank you Suds! I know this and part of my struggle is this: 1) After a 32 years break from TT, at the age of 50, I start playing again, that is a little over 3 years ago. As a kid...

You say Batman, I say Bruce Wayne.

Sir, At my club, I play a friend regularly. Everyone believes from seeing me stroke/practice/serve that I should win vs him. I'm 3-25 or however amount of wins he has over me. We both lost track LOL. We both know I've only won 3 so far. Even he believes I should beat him. He has one major...

You say Superman, I say Clark Kent.

RAMBO LOOP! And if Chicken and Beer are at stake, +1,000 to Der_Echte's play ... WATCH OUT FOR HIS PATENTED PULL SLEEVE UP AND KISS AND FLEX BICEPS AND WAVE BYE BYE!

Ain't that the truth Ruth! Although I spent almost a year practicing my RPB and neglecting my FH loop, sometimes I practice with a higher level partner and am able to FH loop. For the most part I'm ok. When it comes to matches, I have zero confidence in my stroke. What was a decent smooth enough...

Didn't intentionally do stuff out of the ordinary which may aggravate my shoulder. I played my normal game and setups. I tried to probe for his weaknesses and exploit them too. Due to his overconfidence of his skills and underestimating my skills, if i played steady enough to return his shots...