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Ittf did some measures to slow the game down in the last years, namely the ban of speed glue, bigger ball and ban of celluloid ball. The goal was having longer rallies and a more attractive game for viewers? Do you think that this was a success and is enough already? Or has the development of...

Hi, I'm not a penhold player but this is something I wondered about: if you watch top penhold players like xu xin or wang Hao the serve looks more like a hook Serve than a normal pendulum serve. Is there a reason why that is? Or do I see that wrong?

I am not talking 14 yo national junior team kids but regular let's say 8-12 yo kids with some ambition to get better. Are they already playing like hurricane or more soft rubbers like European club kids?

Pretty interesting drills, especially for forehand https://youtu.be/qW-mspkbik4

I watched some pro videos and looked at the height of contact. Often in comparison to the net it was hit around net height or so and lower against backspin but I'm more talking in relation to the body. I have seen many pros staying rather low and then hit the ball around chest high. But when...

Are you doing exercises specific for TT to improve health and injury resistance? I had some shoulder issues that got better after doing some shoulder routine. I did 1 set of 10 of each excersise every day using a 2 liter bottle in each hand as a weight. Standing lateral raise...

I'm talking short underspin serve that is too low to be flipped. Are you using FH or BH to push or soft touch it back? Clearly into forehand or backhand it is easy but what do you use on short serve to middle of the table? ​​​​

This probably has been debated a lot but despite the advances in RPB technique there aren't many new penhold players. Obviously China went mostly shakehand since the mid to late 90s ​ because the one sided penhold attack got outplayed by the 2 winged topspin attack of the swedes and they needed...

Are there any stats on how often the server wins the point at the world class level? Obviously this is dependent on how evenly matched they are and how good the serve is but I wonder if there are any stats on averages. What percentage of serve points is the server expected to win in an even...

Looks really good in that Düsseldorf masters Series. At 23 yo he seems to have improved a lot, last Year he was one of the weaker bundesliga players but this series he has really dominated. https://youtu.be/8sGf-gLrLDI Obviously no Chinese players and also not all the top euro players either...

If you watch pros they will always start with diagonal flat drive rallies. Isn't a flat drive basically extinct at the pro level and more like a beginner level stroke? Pros never hit a flat drive/counter hit and usually hit a loop or loop-drive, right? Couldn't they just start with loop...

In the last 10-15 years there were 3 big equipment rule changes. 1. Ban of speed glue 2. Ball from 38mm to 40mm 3. 40mm ball from celluloid to plastic What were the effects of those and which of the changes had the biggest effect on the game?

I'm a lefty player, what serve locations are good for a lefty against a righty? When I watch timo boll he often seems to serve short to the middle of the table. What is the purpose of that?

There was some discussion in the other thread but I think there could be a separate thread. I think xx is good but he plays so far off the table and has no backhand. -First trait obviously would be a dominant FH like XX or ma lin. With all the penhold backhand advancements a penholder needs a...

What kind of spin does a counter or drive hit have? Are they like a knuckle ball, depending on the incoming spin or still a little bit of topspin always? I'm not good at reading spin yet and while I can see it on a clear top or underspin I can't really see it on flat hits.

I'm not an expert but could you say he has a more old school style than Zhang Jike or Fan? He can of course attack with his backhand but his returns are pushed more often than the the other two. His backhand is often blocked or moderately spun and generally he prefers the FH. Almost more like...

Hi guys, I'm dominik and Im new here. I'm a rec player but I used to play tennis competently. I have a question regarding the forehand loop. In tennis there is research showing that internal shoulder rotation is one of the main contributors of racket speed. (like in this excercise) The...