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'Vertically challenged' ;)

That doesn't really follow with how physics wants to work, though. If you really want a ton of speed with a short movement, the above post is quite good for you.

Are you sure you're swinging correctly and not muscling it? Usually spin is the hard part, not speed. Anyone can get good speed with nearly anything.

I'm inclined to believe that is just a word lost in translation. If not, I don't think I want to know what "partner" means in that context. :rolleyes:

There is no such thing as an x level forehand if you don't have x level footwork, x level attack set up, x level reflexes and anticipation and x level tactics and strategy if your opponent isn't dumb and doesn't let you get out your x level forehand.

I fell into the trap of only developing only my forehand, to the point where I was basically just a very confused one sided J-pen looper in a shakehand body. :rolleyes: Then I got a backhand loop. Now I can play backhand loops from my reverse backhand with penhold, too. It hasn't impaired my...

When comparing rubbers, we must remember the skill level of the user. Tenergy seems to be easier for most people to generate spin with, because it slightly compensates for lack of technique with how great it is.

I'm personally a bit too stuck up on the rules myself and get a little pissed every time I see a hidden serve, but it does reflect most of the community's opinion, doesn't it?

That's hilarious. The ITTF really know how to make fools of themselves.

"If it was important to them, they would have fixed it by now, wouldn't they?" Exactly. The ITTF basically made these rules and mostly forgot them, so we might as well assume we can mostly forget about them.

So my latest question was on the money. Thanks for going through the work to teach me the definition.

So the string would be the vertical axis, but the ball is spinning on a horizontal plane?

I don't think the aim is to disguise the spin. I'm pretty sure Ma Lin knows what spin's on it. The strength is probably due to the sudden movement and spin drawing the ball way from the opponent. Even if your opponent knows what spin's on it and where it's going, it won't do him any good if...

I'm pretty sure that European players have been doing that for ages. I can remember Waldner playing a high, spinny chop.

@SpinQuark 38 seconds and 31 seconds respectively. The ultimate form of the technique.

Let's say you have a string that's hanging. It would be a vertical plane with whatever dimensions it has, and a ball spinning around the string would be spinning on a horizontal axis. Correct?

Axis translated to Finnish, according to Google translate, means axle or center line. Axle can refer to a rotational axis from a fixed point, like a hinge. The way I think of it in this context is: "a fixed reference line for the measurement of coordinates." The reference point is from the...

Sidespin/backspin block, seen very commonly among young top US players. From Kenta Matsudaira, I believe.

Aren't you supposed to drop pants and do 3 laps around the table in the event of a skunk?

What I mean is that I don't know what exactly axis means and doesn't mean in English. When it can be used and so on.