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While most likely true, I'd still like to at least assume someone is socially a bit slow, instead of being intently malicious. Not like they're an actual problem in the first place.

While sarcasm and jokes are quite hard to spot via a text medium, you've gone far enough to make it pretty obvious that this is a joke. It's really not your fault if someone doesn't get it, at this point. :rolleyes:

Yeah, I mean, Ma Long lost to ZJK a while ago, but NL is up there playing with ZJK and kicking his butt. NL can kick ZJK's butt with pips, but Ma Long lost even with inverted. Lol what a scrub.

Wow, Zhang Jike's pushes really have improved. He puts so much backspin on the ball that it even has a slight windup period before it blasts off the racket. But, they're no match to your superior reflexes. ;) EDIT: I'm also a fan of the DonicSpin table. Although are you sure the different...

@kukamonga This is you right now.

"This was pretty much the nail in the coffin. My dream of breaking 2500 was done." ;)

My penhold loop is a lot better than my shakehand loop and the natural mechanics I do are a bit better, so this might have some kind of sense to it.

Let's not go pointing fingers, now. Xylit was just expressing his opinion and not attacking anyone in particular, had anyone done such an act or not. I take responsibility for whatever criticism and harsh reactions I might get directed towards me. Don't persecute him, and Xylit please don't...

@UpSideDownCarl ;) @Xylit We were talking specifically about blocking, though. The argument is that a closed angle during blocks will hamper one's progress in learning the block. So maybe not so advanced players should try to deal with heavy topspin in another way. I will have to play around...

Quite testing is quite a polite way to put it. Hahah. Well, at least you have learned to withstand the tests and can know you've done right for that. I don't want to blame people for not stomaching what I have to say, but I do want to thank them if they can. It's my fault, in the end. Well...

I understand your point. Well, fear not. I'm not delusional enough to request monetary compensation for teaching friends. I really hope people haven't misunderstood and thought I'm doing that. It'd be an insult to competent coaches everywhere. The topic of technical ability and temperament...

What are you suggesting? I have a hunch, but I'd like to understand your view better, NL.

Yet you are still a terrible player in your eyes, who does not possess the knowledge, and is just repeating what people who do know and can do have told you because it's worked. The only actual difference between us is that you're just higher level, then.

The players I am playing with have specifically problems in consistency, conserving energy, generating economic power and recovering fast. I don't have as big problems, so it's natural that I can help them at least lessen their problems. But, their end goal is not to become a lean, mean table...

We're talking about recreational players here. They play for kicks and to develop their technique a bit and to play some fancy shots. You're failing to understand that NL's game didn't develop from the study material. His game developed from his own action and later when he got coaching from a...

I fail to see how a few minutes long online video will actively help someone develop feel and understanding. You don't need a world class coach to experiment with spin with someone else feeding you balls. I have told my friends many times: get a proper coach if you want to really do it right...

So you are suggesting that instead of teaching people the things that I am sure of and have received confirmation for being correct, I should let them potentially injure themselves and at best develop really strange and unpractical habits?

I've heard only good things about the book. I'll read it, at some point. Thanks for the suggestion, even if you weren't the first. The book seems to be a kind of "everyone must read this" piece.

Sharing your knowledge is good. When you give it away, you get to keep it, too! So, why would I not be helping people who cannot get a better coach and just want to improve a bit? Are you really crooked enough to try to discourage me from doing that?