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Yeah generally, but in the future it will be interesting to see if ITTF regulate the surface finishes. Many tables could be unsuitable for the higher level tournaments and league matches!!!

Maybe!! generally there is a curve for back/side or top/side, it can be harder to produce an almost straight flight with lots of side spin !!

Hi Langel, It depends on what you want!! if you want the ball to react more on the bounce, ie for a topspin shot kick forward more, then a surface with higher friction is better (last photo, right-hand side) If you want less reaction from the ball at the bounce with the spin on the ball being...

Hi, a very pure side spin serve can have a fairly shallow curve in its flight (either left or right) have little sideways kick from the bounce but have loads of side spin on the ball. This is due to the axis of rotation, in the clip I posted with the ball with a needle thru it, the needle...

Hi Lange, I watched a vid of the ITTF material committee teams meeting when Claudia W and co were discussing rubbers and tables, they were very interested in standardising the characteristics of the playing surface. Looking at the final photo showing the difference in spin and bounce I’m not...

Hi, Try serving at home in a room with carpet, no table needed, just use your serve action, you don’t have to worry about the net, or serving long etc any spin on the ball is sort of exaggerated!! The ball will really stop quickly with backspin and come back to you, topspin and it will shoot...

Hi Latej, I use to do Pilates, our instructor said Pilates was 'designed' originally as exercise for Boxing (not sure if this is correct, but that's what we were told). The main aspect we learnt when I first started out was that the stomach muscles are tensed continually, whether breathing IN...

Hi BB, Is there an optimal bat angle and swing plane for producing both most speed and spin? so if you're bat angle is 45 degrees would the best swing plane be 45 degrees as well? Cheers,

As far as ‘rolling the wrist’ is concerned I’d agree that it’s pretty pointless!! bat angle at contact is exactly that!! bat angle after contact is meaningless!! For example a ‘fake motion’ as part of a serve, the fake motion does not effect how the ball is going to spin, it’s used as...

Hi Ritchie, I’ve seen some vids where the coach advise to pinch with the fingers for serving, it’s supposed to increase the racket speed therefore increasing spin potential, the timing of the ‘pinch’ can vary depending at which point of the stroke / contact point on the ball you want to achieve...

Nice to see that you’re using an All+ blade!! I have a couple of Donic Appelgren Dotec Control blades which are rated as All, they have the ergonomic handle but I think they would play pretty similar to your Appelgren. great feel and touch, good control and enough speed. I also have quite a few...

5 out of 5 rating for Slice 40 Donic Slice 40This was one of the first rubbers I used when I started playing again about 3yrs ago.1.5mm sponge on Backhand. Mounted on a Stiga Def Pro Blade.During practice and play I did swap over the Slice 40 to FH to get a feel for FH strokes.Even though this...

Hi Thomas, No vid clip, I was just watching him at the end of a training session, he was using a bat wallet case, which is much higher than the 25mm I was talking about!!! he just said it was all he had to hand at the time!! but 25mm is a good height to be higher than the net!!! keeps 2nd bounce...

Some serves!!

I think that a good serve not only produces a weak return, it should also produce a ‘predictable’ return of serve, in general terms. If you know that the ball is likely to be returned in a certain way, to a position or area on your side of the table 8 times out of 10, then you are in a position...

So taking it back to basics!!! Blade is most important, no blade = nowhere to put your rubbers!!!!🤔

Hi Baal, hopefully that’s what the clip is trying to show, one motion with different contact points within that motion. Side spin is always gonna be there, back spin and top spin may not be massive, but it’s enough to either drag the return down or pop it up!! With a fast enough action it can...

Hope this helps as well

Hi Yogi, Great that you’re back home and on the mend!! Keep on with gentle exercise, don’t over extend yourself etc. My mother has Pulmonary Fibrosis and struggles to breath, she had her vacation 3 months ago and is due the second jab this weekend. She’s 90 yrs old, and after the 1st jab...