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LOLOLOL - you know me well Carl !!! Lao Tzu and this other philosopher, some guy named Bruce Lee :) "To learn to die is to be liberated from it." ~Lee (as played by Bruce Lee on Longstreet)

You have an expectation on outcome in the first 2 games ... this causes tenseness when you lose the point. Which is like a snowball rolling down the hill, it gets bigger and bigger ... your previous lost points weighs heavier and heavier In the last 3 games, you just let it all go. You didn't...

I knew you post this!

Adding on to the great advice from NDH, suds, and Baal... 1) Law of Specificity - you have to keep doing the activity to get better at it. Multiball may (or may not help you). If fed fast to you, you have no time to think of grip and only have time to focus on your stroke/return the ball. You...

There are some rightys who short push righty's backspin serves too -- lazy slow me LOLOL

Agreed to WH as to RPB emulation/inspiration! Although for me, I'm not looking to be Wang Hao level - it's highly improbable I will get to his level. But at my level, if i can RPB successfully 25% of the time in gameplay, I'll work towards being successful with my RPB 50% during gameplay, then...

Posting this without watching your video yet, but my reply is based on XX's practice with Ma Long. https://youtu.be/UFEJ01dboBk Not sure if your definition of passive push takes into account his placement of the push ... in the video I posted, you can see Ma Long serves FH pendulum to XX's...

suds, Thanks for the video, will watch after work. You and Der_Echte are 2 people I know who keep track of stats like this! Or somewhat like this for Der (we played a match ages ago before I went EJ'ing ... he told me after the match with words to the effect of, you did well, you won 80% of...

A good and steady blocker is a great training partner to hit with! Awesome to hear suds! Interesting on your stroke. My RPB punch is similar to my TPB punch ... not much up, straight out from center ... oh wait, I reread, you wrote "RPB block" and not punch. Am reminded of a scene from the...

~2 hrs RPB punch training last night. My friend gave me some tips and feels as I'm learning RPB for the first time, i should start with the basics instead of go straight to RPB spinning. My challenge is that I rush my shots and I don't have the timing down and he has pointed that out to me many...

Last week Tuesday - 4th week with new setup and really committing to RPB in earnest Nothing extraordinary to report. Blocked for some friends a little. Went to a different table where the members have all beaten me easily mostly because I beat myself. Waited my turn. Played 2x and lost 3-0 both...

Wow, I missed all the excitement this weekend! To think, I was off the forum and went to train some TT instead *shrugs*

It's in my fingers. As I ball up my hand into a fist, i feel it in the fingers and knuckles. Nothing in palm or wrist for now. I tried your grip of just the middle finger and putting pressure onto the blade. I felt discomfort. I tried moving it to left and right, also slightly curled. Felt the...

I'm 53 now, played as a kid for 5-10 years, don't recall exact amount, took a 32 yrs break, started up again at 50. Happens to me too as we both started off as TPB. Will take time to override my TPB instinct. I watched some of Wang Hao's matches to help me get into a RPB mindset. But...

Welcome to TTD and this thread Ranger-man! Cool to have another traditional PH. I couldn't get the BH smash and always had problems on strong serves to my BH, so I finally am trying out RPB. ~osph

Sir, Given the information in your post, if I'm understanding correctly, there is not many tips I, (and I may go so far as to say any of us) can give you with an almost 600 rank difference for you to win vs your competitor . 3 general tips though: relax, don't rush your shots, and have fun...

Hello Penholder Brothers! For the past month, I have tried to update my game by learning and practicing RPB much more than I have in the past ~3 yrs since my 30+ yrs break from TT. Since I was an oldschool penholder, I played with only one side and used to the weight of one rubber. I used a...

Sir, Do whatever it takes to help your game ... of course, within the rules of the game too. I don't grunt or stomp my foot on serves, but I have seen others do it. With the stomp sometimes it's to disguise the serve and lack of sound on contact for different spins/no spins. ~osph

Si-hing, As I am going through learning new strokes and trying to correct my bad strokes, I am in no position to give advice. Wanted to comment though with a thank you for the share of your practice videos! This confirms it, when we meet, I'm getting 9 points from you!! LOLOL Seriously...

Sir, Given the lack of proper warmup, you are looking good in the rallies. 2:06-2:12 / 2:39-2:43 / 3:28-3:34 CHO! 2:50-3:02 Excellent point! Move him side-to-side and the block at 2:56-2:57 was Waldner-like! I will watch your other set later. Keep at it! ~osph