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Thanks NL. So I should reach a bit/adapt my arm position and hit the ball more on the side depending on where the incoming ball is, rather than always attempting to hit the ball right in front?

Thanks guys. @takkyu Good observations, I don't like slowing down 😆 but realistically it's what I need to do to really do this drill properly. NL, when you say use the core, do you mean bending a bit more with the back or at the hips and this unbending motion? Like going from a bit scrunched up...

I haven't been able to practice as much as I used to. Usually 1-2 times a week now, sometimes less. Other things have started taking priority, plus I'm still having some small injuries. But despite that I love practicing and prefer practice matches to league and tournaments. We went up a...

I've been following the thread and appreciate the wisdom being spread here. I was gonna chime in with exactly this. When I played in my university club in the UK all we did was mess around. I wasn't really exposed to drills until I came back to Sweden. One or the other extreme isn't optimal of...

I think he's quite well known in the English TT scene and probably knows some of the english commentators. I believe he goes to nottingham university which is a big TT hub over there. I played him last year at a tournament, He's a nice guy and no doubt loves TT. He remarked "it's like I'm...

Not too bad it seems, according to Swedish news articles he should recover in 1-3 weeks. It was a deep wound but nothing broken.

He does work very hard though. When he was in Sweden I heard someone training with Alexis said Alexis would often go for a long run just a few hours before training. Seems like he has tons of energy. So considering his age and all this activity this kind of diet may not really make much...

Grateful to have you here, Tony. It's good to get insights from all kinds of people imo. All these different characters make the forum lively, at least 😀

Yeah, so for some people I guess they'll say they have some "break-in" period for their shoes when it feels optimal for them. To me it's just different levels of degradation, which seems to be bigger in the beginning. BB just seems to be pedantic about words and what we mean.. but where is the...

Textbook TTD thread. BB as a hardcore scientist wants everything clearly defined. Sorry to say this BB, but you will never be satisfied, no one will live up to your expectations and criteria. But the arguing is about semantics imo. I think it's a pretty big difference playing with a fresh set...

Thanks for the comment Latej! I will give this more of a go, I have had it in mind before but not really tried it much. I've always heard to hit the ball right in front of my body with the BH, but maybe I've taken it too literally. That could explain some comments in the past saying I hit it too...

Thanks both for the comments. It is more difficult after the injury to push off and jump with my right foot. I am cheating a bit in the second one too because I'm anticipating the ball more in my FH. So I can't really execute the moment like I used to right now. That's probably also why my body...

Really great posts here, very inspiring to read.I thought I’d share one video from a bit over a month ago and one from around a year and a half ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ0SGaYBq3E (older video)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwCQNBP5xlc (newer video)I know that I’ve had some...

Yeah it's not like he blasts FH's past his opponents or does monster FH flicks which he also blasts past his opponents. I always wonder, what is the intent behind leaving a comment like that? If you were a bit more well-intentioned with some nuance you could say Harimoto's counter FH isn't that...

Adam is a great player, but honestly I don't think his block is good. He is standing up straight and just sticking his arm out. He isn't using his body at all to give him stability in his block. He has good feeling so he can get away with it to some extent. Maybe he's nervous. And because he...

I feel like this is a myth. I've tried several viscarias and they felt near identical to several TB ALCs I've tried (and my own). Their composition seems to be exactly the same according to Butterfly, some argue they do something to make the TB ALC slightly harder.. but has that even been...

I wish you a speedy recovery, it's good that you can play some at least.

I did before, now 05 hard on the FH and regular 05 on the BH.

Yes, it makes for some fun games! He doesn't play tennis but he is good at padel and golf as well.

I know someone who played on the same team as Alexis here in Sweden for a while. Alexis stayed at his house and they trained a lot together. He only had good things to say about Alexis. Seems chilled and trains hard and seriously. I've seen or heard nothing that suggests that he's arrogant. I've...