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Twist the BODY into the ball, and the arm follows along to accelerate into the ball and into the follow through. You don't leave the arm out, but you don't focus on it either. For a warmup stroke like this it shouldn't move a lot. I think Sean O' Neill shows it perfectly. EDIT: I think Izra...

Exactly. There is no shame at all in going to the absolute step 1. You will look a lot better in some time and it will feel better too. Start with one part of the body at a time like the kids do.

Siva, imagine your body is a clockface and 12:00 is in front of you, 6:00 is behind you. Rotate your body 45 degrees, to 1:30. Keep your elbow close to you and raise the bat to your side at 3:00. Now rotate to 12:00 without moving your arm. Your bat should be pointing to roughly 1:30, or 45...

Siva, let me tell you, don't try to reverse engineer high level technique as it is. Build up on it by slowly developing the mechanics of your own body. Then maybe you can branch into something similar: but not before you work on all of the parts one by one. If I had to explain simply why I...

Ma Long probably doesn't have the all out best forehand in table tennis history. However, he's probably the most technically complete player to date. Maybe his forehand looks so much better than the rest of the crowd (Hint: It doesn't. Look at FZD.) because he can set it up so well with the...

Oh yeah, about when I said to have a "slow return": don't hold it. Holding it is what causes most people to bulk up like crazy. Just, slower. Don't drop the weight. It's bad form and it won't help you either because gravity is on your side. I was going to advise doing exercises in the 4 - 6...

I've found isometrics, like holding onto a moderately heavy barbell at waist level or holding a pull up with added weight to be useful. For all I know it's placebo effect when it comes to strokes, but it should help for endurance at least. I think penholders would like anything relating to grip...

Hey, I never said NL or Echte were wrong. You're absolutely right. You can't just start bashing and expect to get better. However, I somehow think Jeff already "knows" the technical details. Like I used to "know" some technical details but had absolutely no actual idea on what to do, in a...

Jeff, serve practice should just be playing around. Do you think I gave a shit about bounce height or amount of spin or placement or whatever when I was learning my serves in the beginning, when I was learning my short serves or my spinny serves or whatever crazy thing I saw somewhere? All I...

Boogar, isn't that why it goes simply with the no-bullshit method of "If you can't consistently beat X then you're not X."?

NL, the bare beginner basics are things you can develop pretty fast. I might not have great footwork but I'm not attempting to roll over my ankle anymore. :rolleyes: What kind of loop would that shot be an example of then? The difference is just height of the return you're looping, or what...

Oh, I don't have the problem anymore myself. I was DEFINITELY nearly all the way on the heels and your explanation makes sense. Pretty much went away when I forced myself to stay on the soles and made it habit. Of course, an added benefit is that it's a lot easier to move to balls. Like night...

Yeah, I figured as much. That is why I said "during the stance" because it's a bit black and white to say for example "Never put your weight on the heels" when I'm sure there are times when it's ideal for technique and safety. Now, my point was really about footwork. If you step on the outside...

It's also good knowing that the blades are made by someone who can really play. No wonder they seem to be pretty good.

The title has "advice welcome", which probably means that if anyone sees anything, they can try to help. As someone with not exactly the best condition for super fast movement, I was thinking you could perhaps offer advice on playstyle and other aspects on how to avoid the negative sides of...

So what's the problem? The difference between 1300 and 1500 and 1700 and 1900 etc. are all somewhat apparent. From the 2000's the differences get bigger.

Like everyone's said. I can't advise, but I was immediately impressed. Your serves are good and you have good spin technique. I think most people here would struggle to play with you. ;) But that said, maybe some experts should watch the video, because I did see some things you probably want...

Siva, I tried to take pictures to explain but I don't think I can. So here's a chart of where I am saying the weight should be when in the stance vs where it should not be. Of course, due to your own leg anatomy and shoes (I'm a bit flat footed and use quite flat soles shoes) it's gonna be...

About standing on the balls of the feet: make sure to also stand more to the inside than to the outside of the foot. I feel it is better and a more mobile platform, and pretty much all good players standing on the inside of the feet probably also reinforce my thoughts. I used to stand on the...

I can't give you advice, but thanks for posting the video, and may it bring great improvement. Carl pointed out some things I also need to work on, so it was useful for me as well. As a reminder.