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Yeah. I remember. I love it that people are still dedicated. Wonderful.

Similar. Just no energy drink or memos. I used to be a chef and I never check recipes! I believe in this approach to art and sport!

In fact in Japan it’s not that costly to do this in general. In my case it would cost me $5-10 because I can go to a hot spring/cold plunge for $3 near my house or for free if I’m in the mountains for a MTB ride. Massage is $5 on National health or my wife charges me about $30 (lol). Swim in the...

This is huge imo. Well pinpointed. Also big respect for folks who love TT enough to be doing this. I'm not playing matches after work unless it's a Friday.

The venue is definitely a big one for me. I hate playing in big sports halls. Being used to a club environment ,the high roof and change in sound reflection times and volumes really throw me off. Always have. If paying a tournament (something I don’t do now), I’d make sure I practiced in a...

Yeah. fair enough

What’s your style and where do you play? In a club or with set partners? Does your club have a coach who sets routines and regimens? The structure of the club is in my experience and opinion, crucial.

I feel like maybe you have had overbearing coaches who gave you too much information at once or perhaps you are a person who gets frustrated easily and needs to work things out through chaos and consternation with the coach. I’m not dismissing that as a bad approach at all. There are many...

Little bit of a misunderstanding over my intended meaning of form. I meant in terms of how well people are playing at the moment. The wave of everything coming together well and the days when it just doesn’t work. Certainly interested to get your comment though. You are talking about technique...

Not just in measurable terms but also in terms of progress in technique, fitness and mentality. What worked, what didn’t? Did you notice any response to things you tried. What was the reason for your good or bad form? Is your form getting more stable? Interested to hear everyone’s journey on...

Elvis is corrupting the youth. Sorry mate, my footwork is really good. LP makes it no less essential. If you can’t fathom how to win against them you can always try using them. It’s like strikers complaining about wrestlers in mma. Be better at stopping takedowns or learn to wrestle.

This is the serve that convinced me to turn LP. I had used SP for decades (when I played at all) but was always LP curious. Coming back to play in early 40s there were so many LP players at my club and playing them was a brutal torture. Often they were pen hold too. Just a total head FK. So I...

Sounds like we're talking at cross purposes but I'm sure you are making a perfectly decent point.

Maybe. But I get totally screwed the same way when I order shoes from England. Estimated import duties are a total lottery too. Absolute rip off and so unpredictable. However, I just ordered a Yinhe 955 from Ali. ¥841 (£4) with free shipping and no add ons. My take is that they do what they...

Hugely appreciated. I have also been chopping since my mid 40s and struggled to find a good set up in this era of loop monster rubbers. Hopefully will get chance to play enough that I wear out this new Rakza 7 soft with my blocking game and get to testing some of the ones you mentioned. Who...

Your warm up sounds good. I stretch pnf method every day but warming up for sports is much more as hoc lately than it used to be . I just overdid it a bit last week. I could feel it was in a dangerous state and should not have played but men are dumb eh. Feeling better after this electric pulse...

Last week I went sea swimming, enjoyed carnal pleasures, mowed the lawn, washed the car, played table tennis and lifted my Jackery and camping aircon in and out of the car. An old sciatic nerve problem got gradually worse and I've been in pain all this week. I'm gonna need a week to recover...

Mitsubishi Delica or Subaru Legacy Outback depending on car or van preference. Could go with the Subaru Exiga Crossover 7 but it’s a hideous design. Just hideous.

I’m struggling with a push based player who uses Hurricane National on FH. Nasty backspin and I’m not good with nasty backspin. Feels like I’m a junior again and getting vexed by spoilers. I can accept it more though as part of the game and try to practice accordingly in multi-ball and drills...