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Yeah, I have tried emulating his flip and trying to do that thing where he goes far to his forehand to use his backhand, but its so hard to do it at any consistent level. His backhand flip is so fast, and so spinny that generally the only thing his opponent can do is to block it back, so at...

I do a decent amount of running and quite a lot of ab work just in general to be in good shape and have a good six pack. I also do moderate weight lifting and do squats quite a lot. In terms of specific table tennis workouts, there are several pretty cool Chinese national team videos out there...

Both have amazing backhands, and have better ability to convert from a defensive position to an offensive one when they are far from the table by unleashing a powerful backhand. But I think I am going to go against the grain and actually say I would prefer ZJK's backhand. In terms of all around...

I am curious, where does the belief that Boll never boosts comes from? Does it just stem from the fact that he has a nice personality? Granted he seems incredibly nice, incredibly humble, but to just automatically jump to saying he probably doesn't boost seems kind of absurd. If all the top...

WHAT!?!? maybe I don't understand the question well enough, but the greatest weapon in table tennis in my opinion is Wang Liqin's forehand definitely. In his prime, no one could deal with the all out power of WLQ's forehand.

I don't while Hao Shuai, might have been "smiling" I think it was more just exasperation/almost embarrassment, that he kept on missing those lobs. When ever he misses those shots that an elite player should generally make, he tends to have a half smiling, half perplexed, confused look on his...

Nah, Schlager was in his prime from like 1999-2004 or so, I am not really sure, but during that period he won the world championships, and also beat Boll in the Olympics. Back then, he was able to use his unique playstyle to its utmost advantage, and usually beat Boll in their matchups. Now...

I want this blade because I think it would be a good high level blade to use and establish a base from which to practice seriously and make big improvements to my game.

Ronaldinho in his prime was just amazing to watch. He did things in game that other players would only be able to do while practicing by themselves. His speed and skills were insane. I also like the REAL Ronaldo, he didn't do anything fancy but he was so insanely effective. It was too bad he...

I started playing on and off from probably age 10 or so, mostly because my dad loved it. Then after training for like a week while on a trip to China, I really got into it and played a ton during the last two years of high school and especially undergrad. But that was just with friends who...

I wouldn't really classify them as training videos, but I think by far the best are the videos by this guy names tabletennisphotos on youtube. I highly recommend that anyone interested in table tennis, and getting better watch those videos. He films them from an amazing angle, and you get to...

It's a tough standard, thats correct, but really at the moment, there isn't anyone out there other than Boll, who has more than a 20 percent chance of beating Ma Lin, Ma Long, Xu Xin, Zhang Jike, Wang Liqin, Wang Hao. Samsonov, Mizutani, and maybe Joo are the only ones who I even have a greater...

Yeah this is such a hard decision, which makes it all the worse that Hao Shuai got a spot. Seriously, I don't know if he got a spot in 2007, but in 2005 he had his chance, and lost to Maze, allowing him to comeback after a early lead, and just bombing those lobs. Hao Shuai has also shown no...

I mean, I guess he deserves it, but ask yourself, why do the coaches not like him? why are you surprised he didn't cave under pressure? its because normally he does cave. Which is horrible if they expect you to perform on such a large stage as the WTTC. Hao Shuai has had tons of chances to prove...

hmmm, interesting.... Hao Shuai is a total waste though. I would rather have any of the alternates, than Hao Shuai.

awesome match between Ma Long and Ma Lin. The skills are definitely all there, maybe Ma Lin's desire to achieve a grand slam can provide the necessary motivation to win! He deserves it.

I think it also helps rhythm wise. They don't do it for every serve, but some serves stamping your feet helps coincide with your wrist flick. It is kind of absurd that people have complained about stamping to you Charlie, I mean they should get over it. It doesn't affect the game that much, they...

I would really love if Ma Lin won. It would be awesome, and a culmination of a lifetime of hardwork. Ma Lin's style takes so much work, so much out of your body, and his utter mastery of the penhold style is breathtaking. It would be great if Ma Lin was finally able to achieve the grand slam...

Yeah there is something about Ma Long, and his style of play and mastery. Most European people dislike/hate Chinese players, but Ma Long transcends that dislike. His game is just so beautiful and so amazing that its impossible for people not to like him. And he is quiet and humble.

Yeah, Niwa Koki has a good feel for the game, but unless he grows taller and stronger, he is going to hit a wall, and other players will just by pass him. Zhou Yu is going to be really good because he also has the size advantage. He just got onto the A team in China, so when you combine his...