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I guess this depends on the players level and their physical preferences. Hardly anyone plays choppers with their backhand, so I would say in general the forehand loop off underspin is much easier than with the backhand. The backhand seems to have less flexibility and requires more precise...

In America a pretty decent player (2700+) wrote to a company for sponsorship and was told they only sponsored people who were top juniors or ranked 100th or better in the world. At the time, outside of the juniors, that meant they would only potentially sponsor 3 people in the USA. You...

Way to go guys! Congrats on the WR!

For me, the handle can feel different during a training session because of the excess water thus effecting the way I hold my racket which causes all kinds of problems. I am not sure if my hands are swelling or the blade is so wet the handle is changing shape slightly. The racket would just sit...

The problem is so bad with some people, even watching table tennis on TV will cause their palms to sweat like a torrential downpour. If someone's hands are wet with no racket in their hand, how can they hold the racket even looser? If I held my racket looser, I would kill at least 3 people at...

If you have the problem bad, most gels are useless. There are gels doctors can prescribe that have tons of aluminum in them and probably aren't good for you considering connections between aluminum and neurological issues. Playing with the glove is like night and day. No slippage. I can...

Today I tried these gloves in practice and they make a tremendous difference. There is absolutely no slippage. Serves are much easier to do as is every single aspect of the game. Get the racketball gloves for $19.99: https://www.bionicgloves.com/

If your brother has only been playing for 18 months or so, I don't think they need to find any magical coach in China or Korea to work with them. They need volume now. That is to say see if you can find a place they can play 6-8 hours a day, 5-6 days a week. Maybe they can get 1 hour of...

Right now when you aren't feeling well, just view practice as physical training. If losing annoys you, as it does most people, just do drills and have fun controlling the ball. Rather than focus on power, see if you can control the arc of the ball. Vary the spin, vary the height, vary the...

You need both a large group of players and a good coach to guide you to reach your full potential. Showing up for group training without a coach or only playing 1 on 1 with a coach will end in disaster. If your technique is lacking then it is probably better to spend time with a coach to fix...

100% unquestionably an edge. Unreal that Gauzy claimed side and even more unreal that the ref gave in.

I find playing long pips pretty easy unless the player completely outclasses me. However I would still ban them from play. Table tennis is already viewed as a sideshow by the general public and seeing long pips in action is just going to turn off most spectators. It makes table tennis look...

New article about Princeton qualifying for the playoffs: https://www.majorponghead.com/blog/the-revolution-is-here-princeton-advances-to-the-playoffs-with-stellar-performance-in-front-of-rabid-home-court-fans

Since you are in the USA, I would say take the money you would spend on hotel and airfare and get a coach in the USA. Unless you are willing to spend a ton of money to train with a province team, you are just wasting your time. Training in China is very hit or miss. I traveled to China to...

New article from MPH on the upcoming MLTT matches: https://www.majorponghead.com/blog/lawrenceville-were-coming-for-you

Bingo! We have a winner.

New developments in MLTT: https://www.majorponghead.com/blog/breaking-news-floridas-matilda-ekholm-signed-by-florida-marlins-as-lefty-middle-relief-pitching-prospect

Some exciting information on who is playing during this weekend's matches: https://www.majorponghead.com/blog/thats-no-moonthats-a-fully-armed-and-operational-death-star-western-division-roster-reveal

New update on the MLTT blog: https://www.majorponghead.com/blog/a-farewell-to-texas-and-to-10-years-of-our-expected-lifespan

Review of this weekend's matches: https://www.majorponghead.com/blog/daytona-beach-was-a-total-blast-carolina-and-florida-show-off-chicago-shows-up-princeton-shown-out