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Will dark mode be making a return? :D

This is been my goal with the BH for some time after seeing how effective my teammates BH has been . He doesn't hit the ball very hard, just rolls into the ball and creates more spin than you'd think just seeing the motion. I've liked hitting hard backhands, it's probably the most satisfying...

As we see, what we believe to be basic principles really aren't basic principles at all. It's tough, because it's very easy to interpret a lot of advice as absolute. I still do it, even though I know it's dangerous I'd say this skill in particular, taking the ball later, is relatively easier...

Truls with his extremely rare and creative playstyle is 1-dimensional? Can you elaborate what you mean?

I think this is a total myth. It's really contextual. https://youtu.be/8nN-REA-fSE?t=84How about in the video above which also shows the upperbody coming back on the BH vs push? If you need to lift backspin, especially if it's heavy, you might need to go back a little for the added lift. But...

I can identify with the bolded part. When I really got into table tennis and wanted to improve I felt like I lacked the information to improve. It was always extremely frustrating to find that even really good players couldn’t give good information. And I do seem to be a sucker for accurate...

I really don't think it means what you think it means. I didn't watch the match, but it's possible he's not playing with 100% focus because he knows he can pull out what he needs to win when he wants to. Some lack of focus and possibly luck or if their opponent is playing really well, it's not...

Thanks NDH 😄 I think it was the TTnuri channel that said, that the order of how things are done are very important. This is the takeaway from pro players imo. Every single pro executes technique in a certain order which proves the point above. Their exact backswing, stroke structure etc varies...

I get what you're saying. But in my opinion, if someone only has a great BH or FH in warm up, then they don't have a great BH or FH at all. But if they do have that situation, that's better than having no BH or FH but having good feet. Because even if they manage to move perfectly to the ball...

I'm still doing rehab for my right leg (seems to be a muscular issue with my hip flexor and knee) with now another physiotherapist. So I'm only doing the exercises he gives me. Some rubber band exercises focusing on the lower body. But I could probably do a little more. Some light running etc...

For sure. I actually don't know what to focus on in my training anymore, or what drills to do. But since this may be affecting my FH-BH transition it does seem in my interest to change. What do you guys think I should focus on? Right now I mostly do the same stuff every training and don't think...

It's an interesting discussion and I’ve thought about how high my finishing position is prior to the latest comments. It was always a bit too high for my liking, but it’s difficult to change. So what to focus on to change it?In the same clip from above when ML is counterlooping: That to me looks...

Listen to the sound of ML and FZDs loops here. Is that the sound of a thin hit? Or is this what you mean by a thin hit?

Tough matches in div 2 here in Sweden today, it's above my level for sure. But I finally felt like I could relax a bit and could play without any pressure.The venue really makes a big difference, today my old club arranged the fixtures. It feels so much better to play in a familiar setting. We...

I feel this happens to me as well. Hitting high balls out with the FH is probably the most painful, feels like giving away free points. But when I really think about it I almost never in a practice setting practice putting away high balls with sound technique. It all feels like guess work based...

Do you happen to have a link to one of those videos?

Cheers! Gonna give it a go and see what happens. When I make changes it always feels like I'm making a massive change in practice, then when I review the video it often looks like no changes were made, funny how it goes. No problem to write here, maybe others can learn from this, better to have...

Hey Latej, thanks for your input! That might be the case! I think one of my strengths is my brain seems to be quite good at locating the ball in space. Don't know if that makes sense. I was quite invested in another sport before TT and played a lot of sports as a kid, so I'm sure that helped a...

Ok, good point. I find it a difficult balancing act, but I guess I'm taking some things too strictly/too rigid in my approach. Glad to have my own self concept questioned, thanks for the thought provoking questions 😂

The irony is that I'm trying my very best here to not play so arm oriented and trying to push with my legs as I backswing. But I guess it isn't the way I imagine it. I find it very difficult to find the right feeling for it. But one takeaway is to be flexible with my arm position, which I used...