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Yes i know most of us suffer from this, almost everyone plays better in training than in real matches. But in my case it seems to be worst, even my coach says i must be bipolar :p Anyway, i will have a look into those, and really appreciate all of the suggestions.

I agree with everything you say regarding technique. The thing is, i usually do just that in training. In games, i fluctuate between playing with way too much power or being very passive. I really feel that the mental game is lacking and i'm not able to manage my emotions well. It might not seem...

Thanks for your input!

It doesn't work like that over here. We don't have clubs, we have teams and different leagues and divisions. The only chance i get to play different people is during league matches, or tournaments, which we don't have many.

I also think he is wrong. He based it on the last game, but i was just having a bad day. I just couldn't get out of that negative headspace and assume a positive attitude.

This video is cut between points. I always take time to breath and try to focus but sometimes my judgment is so clouded that is just make bad decisions. It's funny because my coach says that when i think too much is just mess up. I consider the matches to be important of course, and i want to...

Sometimes i feel mentally tired, if that makes sense. My mental fuel runs out pretty quickly. Ok, you can try now, the video was set as private.

I try to do that, but even in practice matches i sometimes struggle to find concentration and the will to win. I don't know why that happens, sometimes there are external factors like too much noise (the volleyball kids train right next to us), or i just feel tired, but sometimes i was actually...

This has always been my problem. I find i loose many games just because of my attitude rather than my technical ability. In fact, i'm one of those guys that is very consistent in training, but makes stupid mistakes in actual matches. If i'm in a good day i can stay motivated and and actually...

I'm with JST on this one, i have played with the three versions and although they are light and cheap they are just average rubbers. They feel dead, no dynamics when comparing to Euro tensors.

7 ply blades are usually stiff and hard. Rubbers don't influence blade stiffness but they can change the way the blade feels, so a hard rubber + hard and stiff blade will make a hard feeling bat.

I think someone over at mytt has a custom blade made with Innegra.

How can there be less spin? Does it magically appear out of thin air after the top of the bounce? Generally, if you want be aggressive you time the shot early, there will be more spin but the ball is higher. If you want to play it safe you let the ball drop. More time, less spin but the ball...

It's very difficult to change our playstyle, even more so if you say you don't train as much as before. You can pratice that but if it's not consolidated enough you will revert to your natural instincts when in a pressure situation. To make a change that big you would have to take a break from...

Calderano has more tics than Nadal :p

I never played with Viscaria but i have a feeling i wouldn't like it very much. However, after playing with the DHS301 i have found that i don't like it at all. It is very low throw for my game, and very slow on the lower gears. I paired it with several rubbers but the outcome was always the...

Lin played well against Dima but had some lucky points in critical moments. Park was very frustrated near the end against Calderano.

It doesn't seem a good combo in my opinion. T11 is stiff and hard, AK47 Blue is soft and bouncy. It's a fast combo with little dwell and control, not very allround...

It's not only de Janka hardness that matters, and in this case they are close enough that we can assume they equivalent. However, koto is stiffer than anigre by 2 GPa. All other variables being equal, a koto blade will feel stiffer than anigre. But i don't know the composition of the YSE and...

The sweet spot is basically stiffness. The way tt blades are shaped, the maximum stiffness is located in alignment with the handle. However, wood is an orthotropic material, meaning that the mechanical properties are not equal in all directions. The maximum stiffness is along the grain. As such...