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Why would he use a TB handle from the same company?

I think not like this guy. Truly atrocious looking forehand. Its just a pure hook shot.

Sure, I did some version of that. The guy I mentioned that I beat is probably around 1600-1700. Last two times we played I beat him, but I still call myself 1500-1600 because maybe I just matchup well against his style. But I don't think 1400-1500 or 1200-1400 is crazy either. When I play...

Ok, i will stop thinking about points and just concentrate on being able to handle those random balls. The frustrating thing is that I know I can play better. I see myself playing better in practice drills, and I played some really competitive games against players in the club. I beat a guy who...

See, the thing is my regular partner I can usually play quite well against. He has a more "normal" style, where a topspin is clearly a topspin and a push is clearly a push. I struggle against the more random players, where the border between a push and a loop is less clearly defined.

Yes, I lost a lot of points today where I did a heavy sidespin serve, the opponent chopped it back, and when the ball landed on my side of the table it jumped to the side and caused me to whiff completely. There are just unlimited ways to lose silly points like this.

How do you train the random elements?

I just had a practice session and tried to take the advice from here. I played games against a 65 year old 1200 guy i normally wouldnt bother playing games against. It was really really ugly. I had so many misses, whiffs, and all over the place mistakes. I managed to win 3-1 and 3-1 again, but...

One other shot that I encounter against a specific player is the sidespin "loop". There is a guy in our club who has horrific FH technique. He doesn't/cant brush over the ball, but he brushes the side of the ball. It's very ugly, and he himself makes a lot of errors of his own from hitting the...

Thanks I will try this. Are there any other major sequences/categories of junk balls or random balls that you might see in a game?

I don't have a coach, I just try to analyze my own weakness and figure out how to get better. But as you said in your 2012 post, I think many of my shots look high quality like a 2000 player in practice, but it doesn't translate into a game. You posted 50 common errors, and Maybe 35 of them...

BTW Tom, I didn't realize it was you on this forum, but I watch your youtube videos all the time. Thanks for those, those are great videos. One unique situation that I often fall victim to, is that I become video to my own spin. For example, I do a heavy sidespin pendulum serve, and my...

Yes, I think this is very spot on. I struggle more with random shots (ie opponent slicing a ball too high) rather than purposeful shots. Maybe it's a good idea to play more games. But what's the difference between serve+receive drill and an actual game? Isn't it basically the same thing in...

Yes, I will try to think positively and focus on having quality rallies rather than caring too much about the points.

But I mostly know what my game looks like. When I get on the attack with my FH loop, I am usually winning the points. When I am giving away cheap points as I described, I am falling behind. And I generally have reasonable strategic control when I am serving.

Footage of who? I don't think those other 2 guys would like me taking video of them. But maybe I can take some video of my own game sometime.

Yes, there's a guy in our club who has really terrible technique. His FH drive stroke looks bad, and he cannot loop a ball at all. But he has unusually good hands and he controls the ball really well. In a game, 95% of his shots are over the table slices, but he just has great control over this...

Yes, I think most of my errors are not mechanical errors for the most part. Most of my errors are errors of judgement. I slice when I should've looped, or I took a step backwards when I should've held my ground, etc.

I feel like I'm stuck at my current level. I think I'm somewhere between 1500-1600 USATT currently. But I cannot break past this level. When I practice my little drills, I can hit most shots with a reasonably high degree of quality and confidence. Drive, topspin loop, opening loop, block, push...

What makes you think the Hueison blade is the same as Stuor and Boer? I'm pretty sure those are separate operations and designs.