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Don't think of it as changing your playstyle. Think of it as expanding your skillset. I made myself do this too, in order for me to get used to situations that I otherwise wouldn't normally be in. I used to always serve short underspin and loop. Now, I am able to serve topspin and other...

what is the checkmark thing that you guys are talking about EDIT: nvm, i think i know what you guys are talking about EDIT 2: holy shit, I'm gonna try this out later

I'm talking about short sidespin/ sidetopspin serves. How hard can you flip those confidently? If they're high, it's easy, but the low ones, I usually end up flipping them long. Maybe I'm lifting them unnecessarily, but I already feel that my shot is pretty low, so I don't think that's the case...

hey, how do you guys feel about forehand flipping serves? Are you confident in it? Penholders supposedly have an advantage, but I'm not really feeling it. (maybe it's because I'm a lefty flipping righty serves?) EDIT: I'm talking about short sidespin/ sidetopspin serves. How hard can you flip...

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oh wow! I took 4 years of Japanese in high school, and I took Japanese last semester in college. I'd be glad to help translate if there's a need.

but you live in Japan and speak Japanese right? May I ask what common phrases that you hear in the club in Japan? I'm imagining stuff like バックハンド、すごい！when complimenting others. do they curse themselves when they make a bad shot?

The new ranking system measures who is more successful rather than who is a better player. This system... I can see why it was changed (to make players more active), but I don't like it

a piano cover of Unravel played by the king of anime piano music - Animenz you know it's good when it has almost 3 times more views than the actual song

In the world of the internet, there will always be criticism, although it is not a bad idea to tackle it head on. I can see where those comments come from, after seeing your seemingly unimpressive(probably the cause of the nasty comments) forehand loop in the looping backspin video. But ignore...

If I owned a VR headset, I would gladly do this for free. You're looking for a pretty small subset of people (good at table tennis, and owns a VR headset), so at the very least, my comment gets helps others see this post, because (as a table tennis lover and as a gamer) I want you to succeed...

Are you talking about Shao Yu? It depends on your playstyle. As a someone who likes to loop with power, I would back up a little, and start looping. I have some time to adjust to the amount of spin. In any case, I wouldn't risk doing a drive if his backhand shot comes too fast or too deep. A...

Only a sith deals in absolutes In general, good timing for performing topspin shots is at the top of the bounce. The timing that I feel is the norm is 1. your backswing happens when your opponent swings. As the opponent's ball is coming towards you (before it bounces), you should be able to...

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I almost never ask about equipment, but can anyone figure out what rubber Xue Fei uses on his backhand? I want to test whether a european soft sponge rubber or a chinese hard sponge is better for rpb

If you know how to deal with his no spin serves and counterloop, he's not too difficult to play. However, since you're right handed, I see you'll have a harder time than I would. I usually beat him since I can easily backhand flip his serve and beat him early in the rally.

Hey, is that Benjamin Zhang in the army shirt on the table next to theirs (table 56)? EDIT: probably him

Oh I have three signature serves that catch people off guard. Two of them are down-the-line underspins that don't look like underspin. The third is a sidetopspin that looks like side-under. :P

Today I figured out what was wrong with my pivot forehand. At 8:23, I found that I needed to turn my body to a little more extreme. Slowly but surely, I am learning and improving.

Unless you had a consistent way of winning points (if you did, please tell), he probably wasn't playing seriously. There's not much you can do since there's a huge skill gap. how 'good' your technique is doesn't really matter too much in games if you are at 2200 and below. There are players...