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Carl, I understand. Well, there's then only two things I can do; I either post video or I shut up. I can most likely post video of my serves, because all I need is something to prop up my phone or a camera on, I don't even need anyone to film me, nor a partner. Of course, someone returning...

NL, you know exactly what I mean. Shuki even spelled it out for you. Hell, I didn't know you were so bad at taking compliments. I can cease all of them if you wish.

Hmm, I get your point. I don't think I can argue. For one I should apologize for appearing to undermine your efforts. I've under or overestimated people's ability due to lack of understanding, but I don't want to do it out of stupidity. Shuki, thanks for the effort, but NL has a point. I am not...

So in other words, there's too much bark and not enough bite. Why would your words not have as much weight as theirs? Your perspective is inherently different from theirs, and I want to hear it too. Don't worry about it.

I'm pretty sure you can beat most people around the low 1000's just with your normal quality of game. Your torso and arm movement are MUCH better than any 1500's I've seen. Not to mention the serves and your blocking ability. Maybe you are on the higher spectrum of mid 1000's in tournaments...

OSPH, you post stuff like this and then you claim that you're 1400's. You damn well know that people at that level don't play that way.

Probably I don't. Otherwise I wouldn't be posting like this, would I? So do tell me, what exactly is the issue? Do my posts seem pretentious ie: trying to make myself sound smarter than I am? Or am I just posting wrong things? Is it my word selection? Am I being insulting? I'm really not...

NL, you can't please everyone. I will try to mind my manner of writing more, but you can get annoyed by just about anything that anyone can write. Maybe some footage will calm your nerves. ;) How am I not talking from personal experience? I reference other people, but did I say that none of...

Oh, sorry. I hadn't read the thread you're talking about, but I somehow suspected that you'd already been told of this already. I'm not just parroting what someone's said, if you think that's the case. The idea's not an original one of mine though, obviously. How does your shoulder feel when...

Hah, don't take it the bad way, I'm not doubting your serve: I'm just trying to assist. Has Brett said anything about your elbow positioning? There might be a merit to it that I don't understand. However all of his videos and footage I see of good sidespin pendulum seems to have a high elbow...

NL, a tip from me for the pendulum: Try to keep your right arm more level with the ground. Your elbow will probably move down just a little when you swing, but I believe that it should still stay fairly high. Brett shows this in his videos. A good way to do that is indeed lean more into the...

That's true. However you gotta remember that topspin and backspin looping off the bounce vs on the fall are a little different because the spin affects the ball oppositely. Even if you have huge racket head speed, you can't loop it exactly like you'd loop topspin or no-spin, but the pros sure do...

That makes sense. Sometimes I get a really mean long inverted chop back my way when I serve light spin and I've done it myself after I learned that you can dig into light spin by chopping/pushing down with a more vertical bat. Would they be less spinny if I serve no-spin, or would they just go...

Played with some utter beginners today. One was a little better than the other. Funny seeing their level bump up a little when I let them take turns with my setup and explained some things about spinning the ball and playing against spin. Had to also stress the importance of racket speed and...

The spin will decrease as the ball spends time in the air, but it will also have caused more effect on the ball. I guess if you take it right off the bounce, it's gonna be more static compared to slowing down rapidly and starting to float or fall.

Hitting a slower wide forehand gives you a LOT more time than a few milliseconds. Just make it spinny. From what I understand, you want to make the ball arrive at the opponent's side slower than normal, but you want to have as much acceleration after, to give them pressure. They can't hit the...

Wow. I guess if you can go and make that kind of serve real low it's a big problem. At my level, people net those even if they're a cm or two too high, it's pretty comical. @Baal Isn't that a little bit like NL's method of light spin? His heavy serve is damn heavy, so his light spin can...

Yes. Players at a very high level are well accustomed to dealing with all kinds of spin. However no-spin is a very strong tactical tool because it can help you gain your own initiative, or hit a winner directly if you play enough mind games. If you serve heavy backspin, very high level...

I don't understand how your first statement relates to mine. Surely it's a given that people can get better at reading and receiving well hidden no-spin, but what's your point?

Well, perhaps the reason no-spin is so popular on the very high levels is because there isn't even a question of "less options" there: everyone can do whatever the hell they want with the ball for the most part. For amateur level players, maybe our views are coming from a fundamentally...