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Ratings are a result of performance not a result of looking a certain way. But if you want to continue down this path, feel free to, though it should preferably be the context of your personal table tennis. The point of this thread even if inconsistently followed is to discuss your own table...

My response was to NDH, I know you know who was who.

You're looking at the wrong video for the 2300 player lol... the pips player is not 2300... cybershape blade nor not... I am also using the cybershape in that video BTW... I just didn't adjust to his medium pips quickly enough...

I will await the uploads but making the shot with that power is easily 2300, just about everyone I know who kills that loop like that has 2300 in them. He didn't even just counter it, he loopkilled it for a winner. BTW, he won the Missouri state championships and came out 2360. He beat Alex...

Everyone can do such shots in practice but I know my ball quality on that loop so if you can do that to that loop with that timing, then you are going to be 2300 too.

When he made this shot, I did a double take during the match in my own calm style and asked - how is this guy 2100?

Too wise.

You are right, and maybe is not 2300, but he is definitely 2250+, and if I had recorded the other matches he won (both 3-0 against 2200+ and 2300+), you would have seen what I meant. As the level of opponent went up, his level went up tremendously. It was crazy to watch. I think he partly...

So I played a league on June 4, but it wasn't the kind of league I was used to. Usually, I am looking for many matches against opponents close to my level, which is what happens in most leagues. This league was more like a mini RR tournament, two groups of 4 players each with 2 advancing from...

This was my first tournament in over 2 and a half years so I was an overrated 2050 (I am now under 2000 with the points I lost). My opponent didn't lose an match in any event and was an underrated 2100. His rating right now is 2196 or so, but he is still underrated, definitely at least 2250...

From the May 20 tournament - one of my four losses.

Not on my knees but I have had similar things with other joints like elbows and shoulders. Even paid for MRIs out of my pocket sometimes to analyze them. The overall approach of the doctors didn't encourage me much. Once they just see arthritis, they tend to just accept it as something that...

I have had autoimmune arthritis for years (bad lifestyle choices). I am not professional athlete so most of my physical issues are not addressed or tested for and I cut down my carbohydrates for many years to manage the pain. But almost all my tendons and joints have inflammation or loss of...

it is just easier to get good spinning than any other way for most players who are reasonable athletes. Hitting with precision especially against players who are spinning requires more practice and work. Spin makes it easier to play faster and place the ball with confidence but speed if you...

Yes, it is an option for sure, but I loop at a high level on both sides and I also can do unnatural things with inverted rubber when I put my mind to it. I also see 60 year old players playing all out offense with inverted so I will just stick with what I enjoy.

The players who beat me hit the ball with higher levels of power and spin than I do and are usually much more mobile as well. I am fairly confident that if my lower body was fixed so I could play without risk of snapping my knees, I would be 2200+. That's how good my ball quality is. I just...

Danish - just saying...

Take your time, don't rush, test other's equipment, and whatever you get, commit to using it for at least 6 months, maybe 12 months with a focus on training. It is usually best to just use something that you know a good player is using, though that might make it Butterfly or slightly more...

Rubbers in my experience have more impact on overall playing style than blade, once the blade is in the ALL+ to OFF range. But if you change, change one at a time. The thing is that with the Cybershape vs SPW, you are dealing with different outer plies (harder on Cybershape) and carbon, which...

Yes, sometimes people focus on the sponge using the model of a cushion and forget that the sponge also has the effect of a trampoline.