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The differences are not worth making a big deal about, JYS could probably imitate that backhand if asked to, and Fan can definitely imitate JYS backhand if asked to. JYS takes his backhand a bit earlier and more for speed than Fan, Fan is practicing controlled backhand looping vs block in that...

I have taught many people backhand, so I clearly disagree. In fact, from a conceptual standpoint, I teach the backhand in my head the same way Pitchford teaches it, I teach people to hit the ball solidly off center (on the side) and then supinate around the ball either upwards for backspin or...

I'm also talking about the one's in zeio's video. Those are almost all off the bounce countertopspins played with different degrees of spin and speed/control. As I explained, he was trying to explain the use of the hips and the legs similar to how one plays the forehand, but claiming it was...

Harimoto now a training partner only at this event lol...

wow... down goes Harimoto....

Fan Zhendong cs Franziska on table 4. Way to promote the sport though to be fair, it is still on TV.

You're overthinking this, he is on the current Olympic team and with FZD as #1, WCQ and ML are the Olympics doubles team.

This is true for both forehand and backhand, the speed of the game requires you to take early backswings while moving (cross and semi-cross footwork) and to swing at the ball while moving. But Musaab isn't even discussing this scenario, he is seeing something in very basic backhand...

Why do you think those are counters and blocks? And where precisely in those videos do you see him taking it from the side? He is showing how to use the body to generate power, but the mechanism is not visible on most of his shots (I have seen Wang Hao show similar things). The main thing I...

This is technically true for optimization, but in a general context, even with the nuanced biomechanics, one can just mirror stuff and have decently good results. But I agree for optimal technique especially in practical play, the nuances matter a lot.

I learned TT as an adult too, started in 2011, so regardless, there is no alternative to putting in the time. The problem is the list, when you have a list, it means you have not understood what to do and you are following conscious process, and conscious process is a no-no in something as fast...

Your framing of the technique probably reflects your understanding of it. Even in forehand looping, players take the ball at different positions relative to their body.

The backhand can be an arm thing just as the forehand can be an arm thing. You can throw frisbees with your arm no? But you can also throw them with bigger use of the body. IT doesn't even have to be rotation, just coiling the lower arm can generate a lot of power. The first and most...

Good to see Uda back on tour and playing well.

Wasn't it a round of 64 match?

But this is true for forehand as well? No one plays the same forehand stroke all the time either. Even Timo extends slightly more when playing kill shots. There is a coach on the internet who makes youtube shorts whose overall playing level I am suspicious of. But one video he made that I...

Let me guess, you are a forehand player and your backhand is not so good? I think one feels comfortable with what one understands. There are as many different (and similar) backhands as there are forehands, but if you don't understand the stroke, then you see everything as different or...

Yes, this is what I mean when I say "engaging the upper arm" - upper arm should hardly move relarive to the core and most of what is happening should be in the lower arm and elbow.. Or engage the upper arm but stop sharply and let the lower arm whip into the ball,not lose the whip mechanics by...

So now I am at a computer, I can be a bit detailed. Take this in good faith, as I will point out one big thing, might be a bit curmudgeonly about it. The biggest mistake you make is that you engage the upper arm in your serve. So what you do well in some other contexts, you do a bad job of...

Your elbow is not properly positioned if you want sidespin. Google Brett Clarke pendulum serve. For backspin, you are twisting the racket too much, you can go straight underneath the ball with less curve to get good backspin.