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The basic principle is simple, calories in vs calories out. However, every person is different and the body is great at adapting to different stimulus. As an example, is was weighing 75 kg but was carrying a little too much BF for my taste. So i decided to cut, gradually reducing my food intake...

Butterfly G40 are awful, but unfortunately it's what we use in competition around here. They are light, smooth, sound broken and have an unpredictable bounce.

Whats wrong with Zhou Yu?

I have sensible feet and most table tennis shoes are too soft for me. Also, it's very hard here to find stores with table tennis shoes so I look at other indoor sports. I recommend you to look at badminton shoes, they are light and reinforced for sideways movements. Right now i'm using Carlton...

I think he saw, it just took him a while because the referee was being very stubborn. Yes, Dyjas choked in that set.

Nice game between Shibaev and Dyjas. Shibaev showing good sportsmanship by missing a serve after a point that was wrongly taken away from Dyjas.

I tried briefly the Appelgren and the Waldner. The handles are nice, very comfortable. The Appelgren is very playable, not extremely fast and nice touch. The Waldner is very springy, i didn't like it at all. I imagine the Persson would be even worse.

Hi Morgado, where are you from? If you live near Porto I have a few homemade blades that you can try. They are all all-wood ranging from all+ to off. The one i was playing until now is very similar to Korbel and i think it might suit you.

Ah ah, I actually like to play against lefties, it's just that some of my usual tatics don't work. Now i even like to play against anti and LP. Sometimes it's difficult but it brings variety to the game. The only thing that gets on my nerves are illegal serves.

My main tactic is to serve short to the FH side, followed by a strong BH opener to the BH corner. Sometimes i make a strong push if the return is short, just by making the opponent move a lot can get me the point or a easy ball to attack. I also try to vary the amount of spin on the serve, so it...

One thing i did different was to start my warm up very slowly, mostly because of the cold, but gradually increasing the speed and spin to get a really good feel for the ball. Then i was able to play much more relaxed, while still maintaining a good pace. The blade allows me to to that, my...

I didn't wanted to like it but damm... it's great. I have been playing with my homemade blades, but i always think there is something missing, some lack power away from the table, others are great for BH but not so much the FH and others the opposite. It was hard finding the balance between...

New year, new gear. I call this the heavy weight series :p Blade 2.2 - This one is a remake of my 2nd build. I liked the blade, but i didn't like the handle. This was when i was still using PVA glue, when i removed the handle the top layer just separated from the rest, so i had to apply a new...

Yeah, i bend my knees, rotate slightly to the left (i'm right handed) then explode up while accelerating the forearm and the wrist. I used to play tennis so my movement is very rooted on my tennis basics.

I think this is partially true. I know a professional player and he is sponsored by Donic, after so many years he's still using the same blade, and despite so many rubbers coming out he still uses Bluefire. But if he was sponsored by BTY he would use Tenergy for sure.

DHS H301 is not a frying pan but it hasn't got an all-wood feeling either. Of the carbon blades i played, the one with most feedback is the waldner senso carbon, it's not very fast tough.

Well, my team had another match last friday. I was in a good mood and tried to apply many of the suggestions made here, and saw some improvements, but i was just too anxious and lost the singles 3-1. The first set just flew by me, it felt like i wasn't even there... We went to the 4th match...

Ok, my summary of the thread, some are similar: Take time between points Analyse what happened, take a deep breath a remember the game plan Don't be afraid to loose Don't count points, enjoy the game, flirt and seduce the ball (love this one, is makes so much sense in my head) Don't get...

That has been my mantra lately, i even wrote it on my wrist to remind me between games: "Have Fun". That is why i play, nobody is pressuring me to play, i do it because i love the game. So why can't i just have fun and play? Sometimes is easier said than done, and i struggle to find that mindset.

Thank you all for your input. There is great advice here, now let's see if i can put it to practice. I will make a small summary of your tips an put it in paper to serve as a reminder before the games.