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  1. Why do pros risk tossing the ball outside the 30 degree window?

    I dont think it is right but I am not a physicist so I don't put too much into physics. What I do know is that very often , things that people who understand physics argue have no practical effect on table tennis. My favorite example is peole saying that only the time the ball is in contact...
  2. WTT Contender Taiyuan-2026 (7 - 12 April 2026)

    The first 6 points of a match can be so deceptive lol....
  3. WTT Contender Taiyuan-2026 (7 - 12 April 2026)

    Hirano looking fit again - sharper than the last event. which is good for her.
  4. WTT Contender Taiyuan-2026 (7 - 12 April 2026)

    Uda - out, Sahai - out, Shinozuka - out, Yoshimura.: (I sent Uda home so life goes on....)
  5. WTT Contender Taiyuan-2026 (7 - 12 April 2026)

    Forecast was correct but the matchup was disappointing - Sato knows how to play defenders lol... probably from ancient practice with Hashimoto...
  6. WTT Contender Taiyuan-2026 (7 - 12 April 2026)

    Wen-Shinozuka ... game 1 fooled us into thinking we had a match coming....
  7. ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup Macao 2026, 3/30-4/5

    Stop using Western values... https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/sun-yang-looks-crazy-good.31357/post-518335
  8. Why do pros risk tossing the ball outside the 30 degree window?

    I gave an example in my response to @songdavid98 . You can't see backward tosses when the direction is not side on to the table ao the balls are deceptively heavy. I remember playing a guy and wondering where all the spin was coming.from. A rules enforcing umpire faulted his serves during a...
  9. Why do pros risk tossing the ball outside the 30 degree window?

    Sure, feel free to share your spinsight data even as it misses the point. One of the issues with non vertical tosses is that they aren't easy to pick up for the opponent in many cases. So it isn't purely about the physics but also about the perception of the receiver. Keep the height the same...
  10. Why do pros risk tossing the ball outside the 30 degree window?

    None of this is quite true in terms of practical play.
  11. Why do pros risk tossing the ball outside the 30 degree window?

    Ma Long should have been faulted on a lot of his serves, even when he doesnt hid the contact, thr ball tends to disappear at some point behind his head. I still think he was thr biggest reason why TTR did not get traction early. It faulted him so much when he played Liang in one of the Grand...
  12. WTT Contender Taiyuan-2026 (7 - 12 April 2026)

    Weather forecast: Expedite coming.... 99% probability....
  13. WTT Contender Taiyuan-2026 (7 - 12 April 2026)

    Where is Chen Junsong?
  14. Sora vs Mizutani from 2021 before Sora became a MASTER...

    I linked to my favorite point but you can watch the whole match and see what makes Sora the same or different...
  15. Sabine Winter switches to antispin

    Can you explain the underlying logic? You mean that because the players on the team 9 years ago were better than she was 9 years ago., what should we learn from that?
  16. WTT Contender Taiyuan-2026 (7 - 12 April 2026)

    Some of the Chinese who play for other countries like to go back to China for WTT events. Li Jie is already a constant in French League, I doubt she will return full time to WTT unless she wants to do Olympics and honestly, she doesn't need to play much to have good results.
  17. WTT Contender Taiyuan-2026 (7 - 12 April 2026)

    He lost to Luka so it has to be just the rubber....
  18. WTT Contender Taiyuan-2026 (7 - 12 April 2026)

    Nagasaki just lost to a chopper. I think I just have to excuse the Japanese girls when they play in China and lose to combination players. Winter is so unlucky that she has to play these girls elsewhere.
  19. WTT Contender Taiyuan-2026 (7 - 12 April 2026)

    Of course something is wrong with Kihara. But that still doesnt mean that Winter will struggle with her. Diaz is also playing better so I don't know if that is a confirmation of anything. but my point here is that the idea that Winter will lose to anyone from Japan isn't supported if they can...
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