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Yesterday was a tough day. It was insightful to be reminded of my strengths and weaknesses. One pain point is that the Teams is played on concrete floors with the sticky matting and I haven't played on that in a while since I moved to Texas. It does make a big difference for my movement...

The problem with TT is that it is expensive fo build a player that breaks through, especially with the dominance of some other countries. So the funding may never come if that is the case.

While I don't post my full name on forums often or ever in the age of Google and Facebook, I do post a lot of video and share a lot of details that make it fairly easy to tell who I am. I started playing seriously about 12 years ago. My current USATT is around 1950 (though my current play is...

Wrote a long edit to the post above but lost it. Basically I managed to win that match 14‐12 in the 5th there by keeping my team in balance as i wasn't favored against any of the kids but our #2 had lost to one of them and we needed to give our #1 two wins to add to his three. I also played a...

So we played two more teams matches. Unfortunately I broke my tripod so I couldn't record anything. Wil ln try to find glue and see whether I can fix it tonight. The first was against a 2 girls and a boy, likely all below the age of fourteen. The girl I played was rated 2008 and has long pips...

Worship at the altar of spin generation for a year. You won't be disappointed. After that, your options will expand and you can decide whether you want to focus on speed or spin.

Played a really experienced 2000 Indian guy with good touch. Won the first game then started returning his serves really awfully and went down in 4. Beat a 1400 lady teammate of his 3‐0. The day continues.

Playing at the NA Teams. Always a reminder of how slow I am. Lost to a lefty who was too good. He had dubious serves but no ppoint in complaining, I was toast regardless. Better luck next time....

Not if you learn to play against them. For some players, including myself, the lower levels of spin actually make some things much easier to deal with.

Yes, good players can do anything including turn water into wine. My point though is that you can develop multiple styles to play against pips players once you accept the challenge as opposed to making it an insurmountable difficulty.

The thing about the body is this (and this is why I recommend that everyone watch kneesovertoesguy or anyone of the YouTube muscle and movement specialists): I used to think resistance training was just for people who wanted to build muscles. In fact it is one of the most important things you...

Shots with steroids handle inflammation for a while so it is a temporary effect. If you can manage with carb control, look into the keto or low carb diets. Doesnt mean the underlying condition will be fixed with either, but I an not sure steroid shots have benefits if used repeatedly unless...

Ultimately, it has to feel right. But the main thing is that if you like slower equipment that forces larger strokes, you do. It has its strengths, but for relatively higher level play, especially if you back off the table to play high level opposition, it has significant weaknesses as being...

Gozo, it is really funny that someone like you who likes to smash has problems with long pimples. In fact, if you push, just get ready to smash the next ball, you only need to topspin if you feel that the opponent has made you move and you need to set up. Smashing topspin and no spin balls...

The thing is that a lot of table tennis is not inherently technical once you get to a certain level, it becomes more about ability to execute point winning sequences at certain speeds and with certain levels of consistency, which may be related to technique but may not - after all, one can talk...

Maybe. The thing is that he has short pips on his forehand and in my experience, most pips players don't use powerful or fast looping blades.

The HL5 is just a slower blade with all the benefits and demerits of being a slower blade. IMHO, it is better to get a faster blade like a W968 or a Viscaria and put a stickier rubber on the forehand than to get a slower blade like the HL5 and hit more powerful shots on the backhand. But you...

Your backhand must be really atrocious... you never use it! 😜🤣 More seriously, what NDH said. Post video of your broader play if you really want insightful commentary, not just the highlights. Or maybe just get a better forehand since that is obviously your strength. In all seriousness, if...

Here is my recommendation - was impressed when I played against it and now I am more impressed playing with it: https://ttgearlab.com/2020/12/30/tibhar-bernadette-szocs-signature-1-overview-lab-test/

The first guy I lost to was a lefy pips player. So the forehand is where the backhand is supposed to be and vice versa. He was clearly underrated though. Californians like to say they are underrated lol. I now see that most parts of the country outside of North East just don't play that...