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Fun one. Few things will test your patience & consistency more than facing a retriever. (lobber / Fisher. whatever you want to call it) I don't particularly enjoy facing them. :P But whenever I do I like to try to work on my drop shot, try to stay steady on smashes and not trying to kill it...

I generally record with an old camera I have which is a Cannon Elph 300 HS. Think it sells for less than 100 bucks. But it does 1080p. My buddy records on his phone and I hate it. Video quality is awful. You can get a cheap 1080p camera that should do the job. I don't particularly recommend...

I'm sorry to hear that OSP. It is kinda annoying when you run into players like that. There's this old man at our club who use to warm up like like. He would warm up as if we were playing points. You hit to his FH, he hits it to wherever you are not trying to run you around. Eventually I just...

Well until you get a table situation figured out, at only 3 years old. You could spend a long time seeing if she can balance a ball on a paddle. Then bounce a ball. etc. No table needed. It's your choice to parent but I'm always a little weary (because I went through it myself with my brother &...

$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Don't basically all these pros make more from endorsements than they actually do say winnings from tournaments? I don't blame him. Get you money Hugo.

I did have a lady at club the other day, an experienced player no less, say "I can't see his paddle during the serve". It was casual play in doubles so I just reminded her that she only has to be able to see the ball & contact... I've been hiding my paddle behind my back during the toss for years.

Well I think the guy vs Chen mostly tried to win it. I certainly think he tried to win on that smash and tried to get it back on the table based on his hustle trying to get that last ball. But I'm not really interested in that or if he was trying as much or not. What I'm interested in was who...

Deleted my post - Didn't see Carl's post on page 2 asking your age, weight, etc. He hit the nail on the head. As someone with a tricky right knee, i feel your pain. You definitely have to play & workout with caution on those problem areas knowing they're more prone to injury. This is not a...

I had to vote for Can. I've never seen an around the world point before that wasn't an exhibition point. And he finished it off in style. To call that shot & point a 1 in a million is actually under-selling it. _______________ BTW, I came across an article some time back that said...

+1000 I think equiptment is so overhyped by most TT players looking for that magic elixir. When I read the OP's comments, I could relate completely. I too prefer people give me underspin to my FH as looping that is my signature shot. On the BH, I can do it but it's far, far less consistent...

I don't think it probably means a whole lot of difference but I've been playing Black on FH for so long now, I can't go back. I know it's weird.

FZD. His power is pretty extraordinary.

Sigh. Where to start. Something I agree with: - With the advent of the RPB, does that bring the style more closely related to shakehand? Sure. Does it for you not seem that great of a difference? I suppose not. Take that and run with it. Be happy about it. But after seeing the video, your...

Yes he is. And doing a bang up job I might add.

The Subtle Key Technique Adjustments of the TPB Over the last few weeks, my TPB block vs power loops or heavy spin confidence has improved tremendously as well as my consistency. I do use the RPB but that is saved mostly for slower balls I want to loop. With my upbringing & comfort level, I...

So why not just try a traditional grip? Fingers together, ever so slightly curled. Sounds like you've done a 3 fingers extended flat grip. Yes I agree that'd take up too much real-estate. Also sounds like you've tried the fully curled approach. I made a video as proponent of this grip but think...

I've at times thought to try to push with the RPB side to encourage and train me to use RPB on a significantly higher % of shots. This why if I want to attack or push and play more passive, RPB. But whenever I try it, I can do it okay but it feels a bit awkward and I feel I have better touch on...

yes the table did scoot a pinch when i bumped it. It was in doubles and just a club night so they were nice and gave the point to myself & my teammate saying we earned it but by the letter of the law, it's my guess we would have really lost that.

Pretty simple question here I'm sure some of you will know. I'm not fully 100% of this but it's the bump table rule. I had a smash last night that hit the table, went past my opponent but I would say before it actually make its 2nd bounce on the floor making it my point, I bumped the table...

Hard to say. You have favorite things. Like for blades I like Stiga & Nittaku (Jpens) but have never had a rubber for either and I hate the price of Nittaku balls and the fanboys that follow their balls. For rubbers I do like the DHS hurricane series. So if I had to pick just one I guess I'd...