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It's a feeling. They will move a little but nit the way you are moving them and they will move because the rest of the body especially the core is moving but not because the upper arm is moving. The upper arm is the slowest part of the body in table tennis. It should only add very little to...

Ball being visible throughout the toss is actually in practice very similar to being visible to both corners because it is hard to shield the ball through part of the toss without making it behind some part of your body and when a player starts putting it behind some part of their body, all they...

I have argued with many coaches too only to understand years later what they were trying to say. It doesn't always mean I was wrong or they were right (though usually I think i was wrong and they were right). One of my coaches told me to fix my elbow positioning on the forehand side and that...

I think they have probably corrected the early round umpires and explained to them that challenges should only occur on decisions they make. It's unfortunate because it leaves everything in the hands of the umpire on critical points. But let's see how TTR evolves.

And Miwa is what? Felix is what? Lin Yun Ju is what? Fan Zhendong was what? Had little to do with rising. Other trajectories were possible. The story isn't finished, but the real issue is the quality of the opposition and the pressure of Tokyo Olympics.

The opponent lost to Fan Zhendong in singles - no post healing there. The opponent also lost in Teams but those matches are not a comment on his personal growth timeline. The opponent is also 20/21. Hugo lost a match where he lost after having a 10-4 lead in game 1 and never used his timeout...

Do it and hit a ball like in the videos you have posted prior. I looked at myself in a mirror shadowing my most powerful backhands and my elbow moves nowhere as much as yours even when I use the full body. You need to stop using the upper arm to push forward and keep the elbow in place and...

Ito and Calderano replace Odo and Harimoto - maybe their draws were nor as good as I thought? Hayata and Togami lost immediately to their next round opponents. World Cup is tough. I think on the whole, Shinozuka should be happy, he played much better vs Calderano than Harimoto.

Sun Yingsha doing crazy things, those gets in game 5 were ridiculous.

In the post match interview, you can see he emphasized short short and holding the table. This is usually how thr Chinese and Harimoto and Truls beat him. But Hugo was better today in all the above. Obviously Wang has a better short short game than Harimoto so Hugo will need miracles.

When you are overwhelmed by your opponent, it is hard to have good body language. Moreno when you haven't lost to said opponent in years. Because it means your usual tricks are not working.

Healing begins, medal secured.

Calderano looks really sharp and intentional under Monteiro's coaching. And that bizarre timeout was completely disarmed by Hugo.

That's an interesting timeout from Harimoto.

A match Hugo has to win as part of his post-Olympic healing.

Well it depends on the CNT prep level. But definitely no chance in hell Ito would beat WMY. So dealing with Kuai is a bit better though Kuai has likely been prepped since her last close encounter with Ito.

When a coach tells you something, it is okay to ask questions but it is even better to try it out and just send the video or what the coach is asking for back. The coach is not so much trying to give you a final stroke as he is trying to give you exercises that might enhance your overall...

You lose the point if the serve is legal. It is not a risk less challenge. You make it sound like one.

Looks like Bruna's improved form is showing here, the match like the Duda match looks winnable.

That's why I said his coach did him wrong. That is the coach's job, to tell the player what to do in between points. He speaks German so he didn't even have to do it in English.