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Your opinion. Possibly true. But definitely not certainly true. Experience is almost as important as athleticism in this sport. Mizutani is from the same generation as Ma Long etc and was a prodigy which is why you might almost put him in a different generation. But Boll has only one WTTC...

I disagree for obvious reasons. 1. The prior generation lost medals to Timo Boll, Ryu Seung Min, Oh Sang Eun etc. at major events. THe current generation has lost fewer, maybe in part because of fewer Olympic spots. But Xu Xin, Ma Long and Zhang Jike dominate the World Cups and the WTTCs...

I like your post, but I disagree that the WH, WLQ and MLin generation were greater than the ML, XX and ZJK generation. THe results were virtually identical in terms of domination and they don't call the ML, XX, and ZJK generation the special generation for nothing (they dethroned the prior...

Since I am probably one of those people, I don't think that is an entirely fair characterization. In addition to being a talented junior, Ma Long pretty much was doing well in just about every event, just not winning it. But the thing that really sparked this was the 50 match(maybe a bit more...

They now have 7 pt 5th set in Russian league too?

Dima was the top player on Jiangsu when he was healthy. He went the next year injured and had a bad year so people now dwell on that, forgetting how deeply international stars are studied for weaknesses in China. One can argue that the real strength of China is the coaching intelligence...

To further elaborate, both players above are the best two players in my league on a regular basis. I haven't beaten the first player in probably 2.5 - 3 yrs now, as he is an improving junior/college student - he deliberately tries to push against me but keep the pushes and flat balls a certain...

Thanks. You probably just play at a higher level than I do. Most of what I do is typical for play at my level and I don't read serves very well. He rarely served short backspin so I don't think my receive is that bad and most of the serves I tried to keep short, I could not keep low enough to...

We all have illegal serves. Me I have developed an unfortunate habit of a backward toss that isn't high enough and my had on my backhand serve isn't always in the right place, he has a variety of dubious ones. I just try to play and learn as it is a league match and you never know when or...

The main topic is over - are you going to only discuss the meal during and after dinner?

Because I wipe my sweat with the T-shirt I am wearing, you often see my boxers. So I am the last person to complain about how someone looks playing TT.

This guy has the most powerful forehand in the league I usually play at. Enjoy: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tcaR_Kj1oYQ&feature=youtu.be&t=148

But not before entering his ready stance. You are still missing the point. And noise from other places is not the same as noise from the opponent. You are not speaking like a table tennis player. Our brains change to track certain things acutely especially cues from the opponent and the...

Most high level players who practice a visualization serve routine will wonder what you are talking about. THe routine is not just when you serve, but is the whole thing you go into before you serve, grunting during that routine is a way of disturbing the opponent. It may or may not work, but...

How many world class athletes with daily physical training have you consulted for? Just curious.

Michael Phelps, who some consider the greatest athlete of all time, used to eat 10,000 calories a day, including a significant amount of pizza, to fuel his workouts. At that level, you need concentrated amounts of energy. Sure, there may be healthier ways, but at that age, it is not as big a...

The thing about me is that my forehand really needs revolutions. Hard rubber requires too much work to get revolutions and Karis M does not produce enough. I probably should be using M+ on forehand. The R47 makes me remember when I looped to people and would get a long high block. Those...

My arthritis is usually so bad that every time I try to get into my knees, I get injured and have to stop playing. I was watching Fan and I was like, this guy is so low, this is why I will never be a great looper. I had this conversation with Azeez and his simple summary was that if I could...

And according to me, unless you are Koki Niwa, that response will get you in trouble. You have to pump yourself up to play. That said, this is a league match, but this is my first league match against him in a while. I just could not believe that I lost the first two games 11-9 despite looping...

They are from different TT generations so it is not a 100% fair comparison.