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i have some idea of 1600 or 1800 or 2000 ... i really don't think i'm 1600 or more. definitely not 2000. One day we may meet at a secret Goon Squad death mission via the Brooklyn Bridge to an undisclosed location near the Bat Cave where no spyphones will work, and you tell me LOL

Agreed NL. I'm getting older and slower, and not physically fit lol... i can't smash them all. Wang Chen's club had the ceiling space, but not the distance side to side. At my current club, smashers have advantage over lobbers as there are banners everywhere. So I get to smash more than partners...

Very cool 42&bp! Want you 100% healthy before you kill me 3 straight games ;-)

I believe aspects of his game elevated/facilitated the strengths of my game. I don't recall scores or how many games, only recall being lucky to win the match vs him. As you noted, his off the table game that night fell victim to my close to the table game of smashes and punches moving him...

NL, Sent you a PM regarding D. Vila. He looks like someone I've played 2x at my old club, Wang Chen's. He killed me the first time I played him, early in my unretirement, I used my then backup blade, Avalox. 2nd time I played him was some months later when I gave up on the Avalox and went to my...

“If you don't know where you're going, you might wind up someplace else.” - Yogi Berra --------------------------------------- Didn't have a focus for last night before i headed to the club. Got there and changed, a father with a special needs son, asked me to hit with him. I blocked him for 5...

nice swag Der!

hmmm... may not get a free pass this weekeend from the family :(

04:41-04:45 (slomo 04:45 - 04:56) ML's 4th ball - LOL - what was that? Magic! FZD's 5th ball - cross step right? :)

One day/night I will be hooking up with UpSideDownCarl and hopefully we will remember to video the session. One of the points mentioned to work on was my pendulum serve to Carl. Just curious, any SHers use a pendulum serve on you ttmonster? If so, are you able to return their serve?

Shuki, I think, don't know for a fact yet, that some video editors may have a feature where you can blur out part of the video, so perhaps your video editor program may be able to blur, so you can blur out your partner's face. I posted 2 vids of myself and after the fact, didn't remember to...

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." John Wooden (one of the greatest basketball coaches) I'm not going to let my lack of shortstroke loop interfere with my longstroke loop :) Rain today - not sure if it will be all day. Club can get humid ... some players complain...

Basics IMO: Partner stands too close = serve fast and long Partner stands too far = serve short Partner stands too much to his BH = serve to his FH Here's another one I use: Serve fast wide sidespin to partner's BH ... get him leaning that side, then serve down the line to his FH (or vice versa)

Pysch-out Tactics 101 (aka Jedi Mind Tricks) courtesy of my man Shuki!

Hmmm, you didn't mention that you have been playing for almost a decade. Not sure why you have not a decent BH by now. Perhaps you learned/trained it improperly? You are only as strong as your weakest link. My general suggestion is to work your BH more, to at least a decent/basic level. Watch...

It's easy to just get so wrapped up in an activity to neglect oneself of food and water. I'm a victim of that far too often. Take it easy, be sure it's just a lack of food and/or water before getting super physical again. Good luck on exams/grades JeffM!

One of Life's Dilemmas! I'm not a coach, but there are aspects of my game that gives my partners challenges... I actually teach them what i know on how to overcome that challenge. So next time I play them it will force me to elevate my game. Hope your Student can help you improve! One of my...

IMO, this is spot on! Many aspects of Life, not just table tennis, but piano, riding a bike, iceskating, etc - we just rush through it and trying to emulate what we saw and trying to do but our skill level is not quite there yet. Work it slow before working it fast. Good luck in your training...

Thank you Archo. Due to my other training, I don't cross my legs. I would shuffle instead, but yeah, those wide shots may not be reached in time with the shuffling steps.

No promises, but I am curious about the modern PH style :) I do like watching Ma Lin and Wang Hao play (Liu Guo Liang also, but he has pips FH). Have not watched much of Xu Xin yet. I would have to relearn the game with the BH strokes, the serves, adjust to modern grip (or vary between...