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To be fair, I wouldn't discuss most of this stuff with a student. IT is also best just to be around good players and to learn by copying and mirroring them. But when you are coaching someone, a mental model like "throwing a frisbee" works for some people, but if the student has bad physical...

Gauzy had Harimoto on the brink. We would never have heard the end of it from TBH lol.

If you coach a bunch of adult learners, including yourself, who want to get to a decently high amateur level, take this approach and tell me how well it works and then we can discuss.

A subtitled version of this video had a huge influence on how I view the backswing and the stroke. The subtitled version might be on a dead channel or something. But I will post some of the video points where there are graphics that how your backswing arm should be shaped for maximum effect...

I'm here. Your game is not worth discussing, the ball is relatively dead on most of those strokes. The fact that you think it is a loop is a source of disconnect, it's a Dunning-Kruger thing where you really don't appreciate how low your level of play is. And I don't find our discussions...

Maybe I am biased because I play all my backhand strokes already in flexion, but try the following experiment: start in flexion with adequate backswing, whip the wrist backwards (mild pronation) and move forwards to the finishing position, and decide whether most of the effect was caused by...

Not really. If you press the thumb, you close the racket more on the backhand and push into the ball more. If you press the forefinger, you open the racket more or pronate more on the backhand. What she was saying was that for a backspin ball, she was hitting and pushing into the ball a bit...

Thumb and index finger usage and theory means different things to different people. Some coaches don't teach it, while some teach it to activate/enhance pronation (index finger) or supination( thumb) during strokes. If such things help you, keep doing them. In the end, anything you try for...

This will be interesting, I can't play with a T5000 racket with hard outer veneers like the ZJK. In fact, this was why I bought the Mizutani SZLC, which is better but still has its issues for my playing style. For me, I either need such a blade to be innerforce or have a dampening composite...

Here is a video where you can see what Liam is doing as his base multiball technique in slow motion. It isn't that different from what KJH is teaching the difference in wrist usage (which is the primary tool for the supination when the stroke is more advanced): This is not the only good...

The light is fine, I have never heard a player complain. The visuals have more to do with the cameras. Timo is live now vs Jang...

The videos are there for you to see exactly what the experts recommend and you can discuss them to your satisfaction. Explain what is happening in the videos and why the coaches are wrong, and then, just then, I might dignify you with a response. The link below is to the time where the...

Without video, the biggest thing is the preparation. 95% of high level backhand topspin vs backspin preparation is in the squat. The squat makes reshaping the stroke much easier without major swing changes. Dropping your arm excessively to drop the racket is far less stable and gives less...

I posted two videos of high level player coaches taking about the need to supinate and press down through the stroke. You come with your low level advice to keep the racket angle constant. This is the entire problem in a nutshell. Someone who has no clue how to play a high level backhand...

So here is the KJH video. Just like the Coach Hoang video, he emphasises the requirement of supination. But while it isnt obviously looking at his technique, he is advocating making solid contact with a more open blade face and supinating it through the swing . I teach doing this with the...

The beauty of the internet is that people can make posts like this without ever having the responsibility to back up their posts with evidence they know how to hit the ball or have taught someone how to hit the ball. But this is not a special problem with just this poster, so I will just let it...

I have seen players I respect use Mark V. But the style was not modern offensive I put their balls more in the net than I do off the table.

I have played good players who give me trouble using rubbers like Mark V and Flextra. And of course. Short pips, which are not extremely spinny nor necessarily fast. are used by all kinds of high level players. So I know players with certain styles can use them. But if your style is based on...

Mark V, I don't know about that, it suits certain styles but no professional offensive player is going to be using it as is for sure.

My USATT 2200+ teammate at the NA Teams played with a Gergely. He had an off the bounce countertopspin style. I also remember a 2200+ off the table looper playing with it back in 2017 or so. it doesn't feel good to all styles but if a Primorac Carbon is still playable, a Gergely definitely...