Search results

What helped me when doing chikita is to get really low, with body and head, almost like the head is in the ball height (a bit overstated). I think it was recommended by Dima Ovtcharov in a video made by Dan, if I remember correctly. What I'm sure he said is to properly curl (not sure it is the...

This is useful for me. I can't say I like his (KJH's) FH technique very much, but that is exactly the point. It makes one think about the no "Jung-Dap".

Yes. When I see these players, like WCQ, FZD, how low/wide they go, and they are not very high in EU standards, then I think we need to get even lower. I remember interview with TB where he so casually says something like: "just get a little lower". It makes such a difference... Because of...

OK, so if Ma Long were higher, he would possibly have lower tonicity, and as a result he might have been worse (or maybe more like different style)? I know it's a lot of what-ifs, but let's say he were 10cm higher and had same tonicity, what then? Edit: he'd be like Wang Liqin :-) P.S. I guess...

Understand, good points. I was wondering whether the TT would, because of table dimension and height, more strongly favor certain body height than other sports. But it seems the consensus is that the body height matters much less than other stuff...

Some appreciation :-)

Do you think if Ma Long were himself but 10cm or 15cm or 20cm higher and proportionally heavier, he would be even better player?

I pray it is the "King&Spin" blade :)

I'd recommend the TTNuri youtube channel, in particular the "Skill" playlist... It is better than some simplified answer. Some links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqFpwd599eo (at 13:42 is ML & TB, you can see the diffs) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS-uwOXXZOc (ML & TB techniques, 3:29...

You raise good points. The "I'll optimize the h... out of you" trend continues everywhere. Sometimes its results are good, sometimes less. There are more pressing concerns than that small children train "like robots", all belonging to the same category. I prefer to either speak fully about...

I really like to watch them too. Actually more than europeans/americans. With velocity of the ball - I'm not so sure. I think the ball is not flying faster than what profis playing in Germany and elsewhere produce.

I see it similarly, I'd say LSS is using >95% of his concentration, but not more than 65% of his craft... Focusing, staying in point, but not really trying to kill it... The BH at 6:54, wow... The "creation of Adam" at 10:52 is cool...

Sometimes the individual concentration points in the match feel like so: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * In each of them you focus in what is in front of you, which is usually the ball. But they are scattered, intertwined with unrelated thoughts...

I know what you are saying. They both are in later stages, and must have quality. As usual, when you see others, they don't look so good, until you see yourself again, now they look good... You're right sometimes he wins with FH, say 5:33. I think the problem with his FH starts because he...

Yes, you are correct. (edited)

Interesting. I didn't know you can adapt to specific drink. But when I said that the vacation would be cool, I meant more the other stuff & TT happenings. We have a very good beer culture here. People from club get together, say 6-8, we buy 30L beer kanister, but we are very particular about...

;););););) Poor guys, I read they have lower tolerance against alcohol. When I drank with guys in VN they looked at me as hero, and I am very sub-standard in "czech" measures. Vacation there would be cool.

:-) By that time we may also develop a kind of training suit, which will give you feedback on those parts of the body which don't move optimally. Imagine wearing such Ma Long suit.

From the sound of the hit I'd also say she plays short-pips on FH. Also, when serving she uses red, and when smashing, she rotates and plays FH with red rubber. He didn't seem too confident with his FH. When he managed to make heavier spin, she sometimes failed to block. But when his topspin...

A friend of mine has Donic Akkadi Taichi on FH and GD Talon OX on BH. Probably many other rubbers will suit you too. It depends what you want to play, as PushSmasher said. Another friend has Friendship SuperFX, he plays more defensive. When you manage to twiddle and make the FH stroke movement...