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Kanak Jha makes the main draw. This is an amazing month for him so far.

Everyone tends to time slower balls better so they use more acceleration on them usually. Against topspin off the table, when the ball decelerates, people can do similar things.

That is a timing and swing trajectory issue. If your wrist is making the racket go faster, there isn't anything clearly wrong with that. The question is whether you can control the planr and timing of the movement so that you get the effects you desire. Usually I encourage people to just time...

It is an illusion at the end of a kinetic chain. What usually characterizes those players is that they don't move as aggressively as other players and often don't get low. So people think they are using wrists. But you can't hit the ball either your wrists, you can only use a chain motion to...

The most important thing IMO is that you have the knowledge and the flexibility to make the choices. Many people don't and have been completely miseducated by the commercial and ideological interests driving the "one plant based diet with 3 or more meals a day fits all" paradigm to dominate...

Quitting playing last year in some ways was one of the best things that ever happened to me. I started gaining weight rapidly and having a visible recalcitrant fluid buildup in my right leg after I stopped. That fluid build up kinda freaked me out. So trying to address that led me to...

Ito is a completely different animal from the others. It shows. Hayata is the only one that sounds like her. Hirano and Ishikawa sound dominated.

The final of the most recent U2000 at Princeton. If my health continues to improve I might make a sincere push at training for 2100 again. But that assumes a lot about married life.... https://youtu.be/xbRVOrmnnsE

It is a kinetic chain illusion - the core motions are just not as obvious. I am at times considered this kind of player and I train witth one so I know the type. Moreover, such players can only do well against incoming power if they maintain this approach at higher levels. Especially with the...

It is an acknowledgment of accident but I find it trivial. Sometime overblown.

On the Hayata issue, I actually think the best bet for Japan is to play Ito and Hayata in doubles and then give Hirano or Ishikawa or even anyone else the two singles spot. Remember, the key is to win 3 matches not to have your best player play two singles. The Ito-Hayata combo is the best bet...

Don't post after drinking.

It is very dangerous to look at the end product of a forehand topspin and from it derive what drives the stroke unless you have worked with good coaches or an experienced player. The primary drivers of the forehand topspin from a physics stand point is the speed of the swing and the trajectory...

There were lots of nets and edges throughout the match with no apology. Adam pointed out that it might be the match tension.

Jang Woojin hides his serves in the nastiest way. Giving Lin major fits. When Lin sees the contact it is point over. Lin should take the serve later.

I said a while back that Taipei has a strong team without CCY and people asked me how. People are seeing that CCA is fully back and he and LYJ can carry the team with a decent 3rd player. And I think they have about 2 or 3 players at the LCT level (though not all are righties).

Yeah, I can see how it fits Sergey Scooby Doo to a tee. I started rolling the ball off the table and stepping back to play soft counters. You would be amazed by the levels of players that game frustrates because the ball isn't coming with the weight they are looking for.

I think G1 and T05 are made for the same kind of player but one wants a bit more control than the other. I think MX-K is made for someone who prioritizes control but is willing to spin the ball when the opportunity arises. I could see an all out attacker using it but IMO, if you want to do...

So I have tried MX-K on a Mazunov and a Hadraw VR and MX-K (H) first on a Hadraw VK and Carbonado 190. Both are quality rubbers. Very good topsheet grip. The softer version (still hard if going by sponge hardness) gives me more all round control to play my favorite type of game but both...

Youthful ignorance can be a beautiful thing. I admire her drive and it will serve her well even in 2024 if not in 2020.