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Which is what I'm trying* ;) Without a coach and serious practice partner, this is very difficult. I have to basically force myself to play at a much higher standard than my body would like to, and I have no one correcting me. I make many mistakes even when I can probably do it better in...

Played a bit today after a week away from the game. During that time I did maybe 20 hours of footwork shadows and shadows in general. I noticed that I swing really slowly in games compared to what I can, so I tried swinging faster. I think Carl called this "poking at the ball". I also got a...

To contribute a bit, I'm gonna leave a treat for Carl. Wang Hao getting ready for the exclusive photoshoot @ 7 min.

I wouldn't be so sure, I haven't even begun on Wang Hao yet. :p

Well, I for one am secure enough in my sexuality that I don't feel the need to associate homosexuality and negativity with appreciating the male figure. Besides, we all know that Carl's just jealous of Ma Lin's stunning figure. :rolleyes:

I guess if you want to get better, then it's best to understand what's going on sooner than later. Can't get anywhere if you don't know where it is you're going: it's just hit and miss. You and me both know the dangers of over theorizing, though. My post wasn't trying to make people not reply...

Well, for some context, I don't think OP actually plays. I'm under the impression that he's only watched the sport. Not sure if he's said so himself. If that's so, then maybe he'd want to try it out himself. My apologies if I'm wrong and OP has actually played a lot. Der's post is great, but...

Going out there to play for yourself is probably the best way to find out things like this.

I haven't been able to play at all for some time, so I've just been doing bed serves and shadows. I think I'm getting somewhere with whip mechanics and relaxation: what felt like overuse of the wrist feels just fine now, and my old mechanics stress my shoulder quite a lot now when I can...

Are you deliberately using the wrist and tensing it?

Yes, exactly. What I mean is, striving to perform the same with my non-dominant side as I do with my dominant side. I DO NOT mean using more weight, more reps, or isolating the non-dominant side, or whatever. What I mean is pushing myself to do at least the same reps and not any less, and...

Due to a variety of small muscle imbalances, my head is usually a little bit tilted to the right. My chest is also a bit too strong compared to my lats and shoulders. I have nothing really serious going on that causes discomfort, so I just approach it by training normally, but pushing the...

I've never seen a pivot like the one at 2:55 out of NL. Good stuff.

Putting potentially legitimate coaching maneuvers in the same category as self hit rollers or table dropshots is quite insulting, don't you think? ;)

A long pimp.

Carl, that's interesting. The holding breath being an unconscious response to stress. Is he trying to quite literally calm himself down with the whole holding breath method? Is it a reaction to stress caused by the situation?

I'm talking about his arm, not his body movement. Look at his racket hand when he goes in for the block. What's that shaking? It's not energy being spent after a swing, so what is it?

What exactly is this shaking at 2:45 or so, when blue shirt, farther away goes for the block? I've found myself doing it on basically every block, that I can notice it on at least. Usually when my opponent misses and I'm stuck there in the blocking pose. Why does it happen and is it an...

Every forum I've been to has a "General bullshit" thread. Surprised it took so long for one to form here.

I still see no reason to publicly shame anyone. This is literally time down the drain from your life dedicated to someone else, that could be spent on something better.