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  1. Greetings from osp from nyc

    You don't know how bad I am! 18 only?! i'm at 30 yrs if not a tad more !!!
  2. Greetings from osp from nyc

    You are a great training partner! As I am still getting used to my new racket, you are so forgiving/understanding when I didn't feed to the proper area! You exhibited great footwork also to get to the balls where i erringly hit to the FH side. I am the weakest link. I couldn't read serves...
  3. Fundamentals of shakehand vs penhold grip

    Hello: As an oldschool penholder, I was taught to curl the fingers in the back loosely, not a deathgrip. On FH shots, the thumb grips tighter and index finger is looser and the reverse is true ... on push-blocks (aka "punches") or regular blocks, the thumb is loose and the index finger grips...
  4. Greetings from osp from nyc

    UpsideDownCarl, Thank you for the training! Yeah too bad we did not have the foresight to vid the doubles matches or the prior training hour. I definitely was the weakest link as 42andbackpains said that night, was fun and an honor to play with you 3! Thank you!
  5. Greetings from osp from nyc

    Thank you Suga D for the welcome as well as the links! Your friend is very lucky to have a blade Guo sifu himself! I'm going to stick with the Avalox for awhile however if I can't get the hang of it I will look into the 08 and/or 032 again. Thank you again!
  6. Greetings from osp from nyc

    Very cool The Omega Man that you are playing better than before! I have not gotten back to my previous level yet. My timing and touch/feel are still off. And now getting used to my new blade/rubber is an added challenge for my unretirement after a 30 yrs layoff. Thank you and yes! TT 4eva!
  7. Greetings from osp from nyc

    Hello TTDers: *salutes with left palm to right fist* I'm 51 yrs old, back in my teens (late 1970's-early 1980's), I used to play a lot. As you can guess from my nickname, I play traditional penholder style. I learned from Alex Tam and Richard Ling at an old NYC Chinatown club in the firehouse...
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