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I am also learning this too. When playing the supposedly weaker opponents, I wanted to have some fun with them instead of doing mean serves and attacking. But many times, I lost a few points, got pressured, and lost the games. So now I keep reminding myself stop being nice, this is sport. I was...

thanks. So unless there is any rule change to the ball or equipment. I think I am set for the next 20 years at least.

A couple questions. 1, I would want to know your background. Are you a fan? pro player? coach? scholar with sport degrees? 2, You want to talk about the history? culture? tactics? the future? or a little bit of everything?

I think this is the author's point, showing that the GOAT discussion is always subjective. Most people won't consider Wang Hao to be a GOAT candidate, yet he has good H2H against Ma Long, which makes the Ma Long GOAT debatable.

I keep reminding myself 2 things that are not skill related. 1, keep my body low. 2, focus. To me, there are different levels of focus. This happened many times when I didn't track the score and just completely focus on the game, I played much much better. But when I realized I just won a...

Borrowing your post for a side question. I was using H3 for FH and Battle 2 for BH. both rubbers were unboosted commercial. Now using G1 max on both FH and BH. The transition was good, and I think G1 is easier to play with. I have no complaint and don't think I need to change. But I also...

In my opinion, it depends: For one hit with power, it's Wang Liqin. For one hit with placement, it's arguable For consecutive hits with power, it's FZD. For consecutive hits with placement, it's ML.

yep this is a very systematic way to learn. I just don't have that resources. It would be nice if I can hit with a robot for a couple hours a week. And it's quite hard to get rid of bad habits like not following the ball all the time.

1850 is very good for hobby players. I do want to get to around 1900 in the future. My understanding is, in that level, I don't make much unpressured mistakes and can return most shots as long as I am not badly out of position. Winning a game from a 2000 rating is very rare. Even though I know...

I started playing when I was in elementary school, no coach, just having fun with my buddies and tried to learn by watching Olympic games. But I have been on and off for like 20 years, playing maybe 5 times per year on average. I started playing again in the summer of 2024. Like you said...

I often remind myself to look at the opponent, but it's hard. When I look at the opponent, I would "forget" to look at the ball. And when I look at the ball, I would "forget" to look at the opponent.

thanks for all the good comments and recommendations. It sounds like I need to work on my consistency and things will come to me more naturally. I just don't have enough time and resources to practice more.

Yep, I understand the importance of following the ball with my eyes. But previously I just hit the ball, adjusting my blade angles according to the situation. Now I tried focusing on where on the ball I should hit and forget about my blade angle. It makes a difference to me, at least in my last...

Usually, when the ball comes, I do a stroke, focusing on my movement and blade angle. Then, last time, I just had this idea out of no where. I tried to focus on where on the ball I should hit, and let my natural instinct to figure out the blade angle. I felt I have better consistency in this...

it would be awesome to also include features to look for places and partners to play.

Spin doesn't really change in a fraction of a second. If you do a side spin serve, and just watch it bounce, the spin is still very strong after like 5 seconds. It's because bouncing on a surface does not slow down a side spin much, and the air drag force isn't really that much to slow it down...

I didn't read through everything here. Maybe someone has already mentioned this. If you are comfortable, please take videos of your training and tournaments and post them online. I am interested in seeing your progress. This will be an exciting journey.

One unique aspect of TT is that there are so many combinations of blade and rubbers, yet you cannot try them out before you buy. When I was looking for a new paddle, EJ seems quite tempting because you can find so many reviews online. But once I picked my blade, I was completely settled. I...

I guess I underestimated the crazy fans. If there aren't rules, make some! ITTF and WTT should do their work. And there should be serious consequences for violations.

As long as the fans are not breaking any rules, I wouldn't care if they are rude if my pay eventually increases because of them. Everyone knows they don't even know how to hold the paddle correctly, so I don't care who they support.