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  1. Reading Spin + Tactics

    No he very rarely comes. Also they play with the mindset of having those serves as an advantage and not to teach you how to return their big weapon. Also I can return any type of long serve. I also dont mind missing a few. Its just that they all look the same pace and spin wise. I guess what...
  2. Technique correction - Trying to Fix my FH backstroke + hitting through the sponge

    It was similar but higher quality obviously. I was rated 1300 something back then and now I am rated a few points higher than him although after this tournament he might be slightly ahead now. This time he could counter topspin aswell. If I gave him a harder ball he would set up with a setup fh...
  3. Reading Spin + Tactics

    I tried that. Not understanding what it was I was just chopping it back. Maybe I am also not used to receiving no spin serves. But it is still rotating. And if I take it late the ball is falling down too or it kicks into me or it kicks sideways meaning I miss the contact alltogether. From what...
  4. Reading Spin + Tactics

    Since it was his backhand serve and the sidespin makes it curve to my fh side. Should my stroke be a bit snappier and more upwards so in case of its being backspin it has a good low arc and if its topspin it will be higher but wont fly out? The sidespin was only annoying to hit the ball I...
  5. Reading Spin + Tactics

    This is the thing I just don't see it. Again I can't even tell when watching the serves in slowmo. It's not that illegal imo. I think he just throws it a bit towards him thats it. Technically that should make it harder for him to put quality on the ball. Idk maybe I am smoking and he served 80%...
  6. Technique correction - Trying to Fix my FH backstroke + hitting through the sponge

    sorry I had to read this comment many times and yet still not sure if I understood correctly. When I said elbow positioning I mean exactly that the arm "shouldnt" fall that far behind in my case with the new vid. I just used elbow but I guess you could say I rotate the shoulder back too much...
  7. Technique correction - Trying to Fix my FH backstroke + hitting through the sponge

    after 1:56 I do it vs block aswell. Have you watched it? It was definetly harder for me to keep the consistency without rushing and shortening the stroke. Edit: It's a delicate balance, keeping yourself loose enough but not flappy like a noodle. This is how it feels with the last video with the...
  8. Technique correction - Trying to Fix my FH backstroke + hitting through the sponge

    Why not an option to me? I start every session by driving the ball first for 2min or so. I actually lowered the time doing drives because I want the looping feeling to remember and found out the longer I warm up drives the longer it takes me after to loop the ball. 2 years ago I couldn't drive...
  9. Reading Spin + Tactics

    I wouldnt mind if the ball had higher arc. He seems to block and chop it anyway. So I felt like if I survived his serve and reset my stance I was favored in the rally. This is also how I tried when looping. I didnt go for full power but I wanted to overwrite the inc spin whatever it was. But...
  10. Reading Spin + Tactics

    One of you say I go immediately back and the other says stay close to the table. In the last few sets or in the last set atleast I stood even further back where I couldnt reach the table with a stretched arm even. You might not be able to see in the video. Since I was on the opposite side...
  11. Which way to go from Bluestorm Z2 for slower and higher arc ???

    Yeah this is definetly a big understanding issue. I assume you have no coach or good players in your club who can teach you how to return that particular serve? But basically you need to recognize first that the sidespin has topspin on the ball aswell. Once we see that we have to close the bat...
  12. Technique correction - Trying to Fix my FH backstroke + hitting through the sponge

    I need repetition aswell. Unless I do multiball training there I go try harder. It also makes no sense to go really hard on FH vs Block. Especially at the beginning of the training session its about having control and get a feel for the new technique and see if I do the weight transfer correctly...
  13. Which way to go from Bluestorm Z2 for slower and higher arc ???

    Don't focus too much on this. You won't produce the same result with your technique anyway. What you need to understand is how the rubber should be and what kind of topsheet you like more. The rest is about technique swingpath racket angle how much forwards/upwards you brush. Whats your brush...
  14. Reading Spin + Tactics

    This is a long video since we played 2 matches in a row. 1-3 and 2-3 (we didn't change sides in the last set because I thought I am 2-1 up and he didn't want to disturb me because I was focused on serving) Anyway win or lose doesn't matter here. He pressured me hard with his serves even though...
  15. Technique correction - Trying to Fix my FH backstroke + hitting through the sponge

    This is from Timo. He even advocates for it. I seem to do it aswell but maybe too much. His elbow isn't going that far back from this angle atleast. I also do whatever you wrote clearly to be seen at this timestamp: So I wonder if you actually watched the 3min video. Not sure what you mean by...
  16. Technique correction - Trying to Fix my FH backstroke + hitting through the sponge

    So in yesterdays training session I tried to do it. I cut the video super short so everyone can watch the full video (its under 3min) I took like 30-40sec of each video. I feel like without opening the arm(the video previous to this one) I achieved the same "quality" or not? Maybe you can...
  17. Technique correction - Trying to Fix my FH backstroke + hitting through the sponge

    Yes I noted this and wrote it in the post aswell. In the earlier trainingsession I was opening that angle even though the motion still looked jerky to me. Now in the last one I agree its exactly how you describe. Because the focus was purely on contactpoint and not how my backswing looks like...
  18. Technique correction - Trying to Fix my FH backstroke + hitting through the sponge

    Sorry its still uploading in a better quality will take approx 1,5h. I also took took your feedback and timestamped each different drill in the video. Focus today was mainly on hitting forwards and "thick" contact nothing else. Highlight from a Drill: (one parellel one diagonal) Match...
  19. Technique correction - Trying to Fix my FH backstroke + hitting through the sponge

    You completely missed the entire point of this thread. I keep posting new sessions which start with just basic FH TS (I start with drives but not filming that anymore) and then move to different FH oriented drills. We can agree on that FH has a lot of spectrum and I need to train against...
  20. Where to train in London?

    28 Apr - 10 May I am planning to go there around that date and maybe there is also not an expensive option to train while visiting the city and watching the pros matches? If there are just people around my level around >1600TTR thats also cool.
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