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When it comes to spin production, the most important thing above all things, is to follow the shape of the ball (the part where the coach talks about the round ball and the round head and the round earth applies) and to emphasize turning the ball more than giving the ball forward speed. Once...

He said he tries to update every 3 months.

Thanks for posting. You are a clearly a good player. Posting helps so we can know the games of those who are getting advice from and also helps us stay humble given others can see our games. It is unfair for me to tell you to play more like Ma Long when I stand straighter than you and your...

The blade vibrates as one unit. It doesn't vibrate as one side then the next lol. There many be other frequencies affected by the composition, but that is not the point. The stiffness is a property of the whole blade, not of either side.

Taking backspin early (unless your opponent is giving you float) tends to make your stroke more consistent on the backhand, because backspin can do nasty things if you let it come to you. This video discusses a lot of things - I like the coach because while he is clearly a better player than I...

Nah - humility is good for TT IMHO. I blocked almost all his forehand loops off the table except that one. It was a good time to make the block. Watching the match though makes me see how much I haven't adapted to the Boll blade vs my Innerforce T5000 - I even looped some serves long that I...

Here is the video unedited.

I will try sending a PM to the guy on MYTT and see whether he responds.

Shuki, is that you? You are still alive?

So I played today with a Timo Boll T5000. It is interesting that the old Innerforce T5000 and the Boll T5000 have similarly shaped handles but different outer plies(limbs vs koto). The first thing that was clear was that I was dealing with something different. The ball was again quicker and...

Yes. One of my mission this year is to play with more variation in my rally game. My game is too clean,l and predictable I need to practice more options. More sidespin pushing, more misdirection on backhand. And definitely more feints on serve receive.

Obviously this guy is cheating a little bit with the speed of racket and the rubbers but he has one of the best backhands of all time (and he clearly has updated it to keep his game modern) as a coach. The main thing you should watch is how he leans forward to prepare the stroke and give...

I am not a high level analyst. That said, let us separate game reading and rally skills slightly from the first four balls of table tennis. Understanding the first four balls is where one should focus for tactical development in my opinion. The biggest issue in this matchup is that the quality...

Well maybe Dignics 05 is the wrong idea, but if you use D09c to spin, you will get suboptimal results for a while and a lot of fairly important backhand strokes which will help you a lot will not get rewarded (aggressive punching and blocking off the bounce is the biggest one). But I fully...

I did test those precise setups somewhat, but it was way too long ago and I think the hybrid rubbers have improved quite a bit since then and most of my tests back then were with regular chinese rubber. The thing I am learning is that with these faster carbon setups, you aren't focusing on...

Anything that forces adaptation in reasonable doses is good, I suspect it is good training for watching the blocker and anticipating the right ball with the right movement and stroke. But definitely one should not hit with someone like that all the time because the adaptations would likely hurt...

NOt those ones, I thought I would be breaking the law. I do have a Garaydia T5000, which I think is the Schlager Carbon remake but I have never put rubbers on it. I also have a Gergely with a modified handle that I bought used. I do have the Garaydia ZLC which is the Amultart with a different...

So I tried out a slower blade today hoping to learn something about my game and I think I learned what I needed to learn - even against a short pips backhand player, slow equipment hurts my game because I have become heavily dependent in blade stiffness to confidently smash the ball and spin...

With some important exceptions (and no, Kreanga is not one of them), the backhand is rarely as powerful as the forehand for any individual. Most good backhands are good because of the spin or speed element, not because of the absolute power element. Focus exclusively on getting extremely...

You are doing the right things. Do 2-point backhand footwork drills, where you need to move into position between the backhand corner and the backhand or forehand middle to play backhands. As part of the movement, you need to bow, use your legs and prepare the backswing while moving...