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Pain in a sport without some obvious cause means you are doing something wrong very repeatedly. That is not good.

In China you often find cheap Double Fish tables with a very shiny surface that is like playing on glass. On my first trip to China I started to get used to it on the day before I came back to the US (where I was relieved to have Tibhar 28 and Butterfly tables). Check early rounds from 2008...

No doubt. The differences in tables don't get talked about (almost ever). But they have as big an impact as a ball, I think.

Or you could keep your blade and try one of the newer more linear rubbers like Rozena, or Rasanter or Bluestorm, etc. etc.

I guess one other reason for getting a ZJK-ALC instead of a Viscaria is if you are a big ZJK fan (even though he uses a Viscaria) or it you think it looks better or something. All valid reasons I suppose.

The main reason for getting a ZJK-ALC is if you want a ST handle or if something about its FL handle makes you happier. Other than that, if you play with five of each, you will find that the variance of speed, hardness or playing property X does not apportion to which blade model you choose...

Doesn't really correspond to the eye test.

The only way to know would be to try it yourself. I love Viscaria blades, the feel, the speed, everything. Not everyone will like it but there is a reason it is such a popular blade. A switch from a Korbel would take awhile for you to feel perfectly comfortable in short game and serve. But...

No too things made of wood are identical. If you like TBS better you are still better off buying a new one.

Just play with it longer and get used to it. It should be fast enough.

I spend a lot of time on exactly this.

One of the best understood tenets of sports physiology and medicine is that recovery is an essential part of training. You train. This stresses your system. You recover so that the system rebuilds itself stronger. If you don't give yourself time to recover you will not gain the full benefits...

Bircham boi is right about the scientific literature on stretching. I once did a deep dive into that and it is a mess. (I am a physiologist and have access to a great medical library). Some studies have shown that static stretching before an event reduces performance (for sprinters in one...

Love your name. I tell myself that all the time.

That is why I said that I endorsed the first part of your statement. But yes, you are right about this too. Practice without implementation is useless. You have to get accustomed to being nervous and then you aren't so nervous anymore. (Zen). I think my main point is that I rarely see...

It has been for me. But I would also say that I trained that one thing with pretty extreme intensity for a long time because I knew I needed as many easy points as I could get (and after 40+ balls came out I returned to that aspect of the game with the same intensity because it was immediately...

Don't expect to play your best.

A simple way to think about it is power to weight ratio. Usually people who are not taking steroids and who actually make time for table tennis and don't just go to the gym to try to increase muscle mass will get stronger but not a lot heavier. You are thinking you will gain 7 kg. That is...

It is a lot easier if you actuallt train it the way I described with the chopsticks and string. The one thing I KNOW I can do no matter pressure is serve low snd short. Evrtything else may fall apart but ZTHAT I can do. Because I trained it so much I can almost do it with my eyes closed.