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  1. 19th Asian Games Hangzhou

    Nah, definitely closer to Akeem Olajuwon if you want to take these comparisons seriously, Wiggins just shows you absolutely devalue the actual results of Harimoto. Do you realize that Dimitri Ovtcharov has never won a WTTC medal in singles - I am not sure if he has even ever made it to a...
  2. Rakza Z and Rakza Z Extra Hard vs Golden Tango PS and Golden Tango

    Golden Tango is pretty heavy as well, so I suspect that Rakza Z EH weight may not move the needle, though I could be wrong. The other thing is that I am now using Golden Tango without the protector sheets, which means I have to be patient to let the stickiness wear off to make the rubber a bit...
  3. 19th Asian Games Hangzhou

    You said the trajectory the past few years has been discouraging, and I pointed out that his results the past two years have shown an upward trajectory despite the recent injuries. You are writing like someone who only believes in hockey stick improvement, real improvement tends to come in...
  4. 19th Asian Games Hangzhou

    His trajectory hasn't looked good "the past few years" even though he lost 4-2 to a (now) 3-time bronze medallist with each game being decided by 2 points or less in the Quarter Finals of the WTTC this year!! In 2021 he went out in the first round. What is the trajectory of that analysis? Do...
  5. 19th Asian Games Hangzhou

    Again, which part of being visibly injured (in the 5th game) during the match are you missing? You are going to lose credibility (not that you care as an ERT fan) if you continue to push these arguments without educating yourself on the details. Harimoto was well on his way to winning before...
  6. 19th Asian Games Hangzhou

    So you are the only one who didn't see him beat both Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin in the WTTTC last year? Or are you just someone who only watches when he loses? How many players who are not Chinese have ever beaten everyone on the current Chinese national team at some point in their career...
  7. Rakza Z and Rakza Z Extra Hard vs Golden Tango PS and Golden Tango

    Thanks - I am thinking about giving both a try.
  8. 19th Asian Games Hangzhou

    He was visibly injured during the match. It helps to get context before arriving at radical conclusions, though I know in this case your conclusion has been arrived at for a few months now so any information will support it regardless.
  9. Anyone get their hands on Rasanter C45 yet?

    yoass is a pretty strong playert, his POV is perfectly understandable. Other POVs are possible, but I side with him (because I want to be a strong player some day lol).
  10. Rakza Z and Rakza Z Extra Hard vs Golden Tango PS and Golden Tango

    Anyone know what the differences are like? I definitely don't like Golden Tango PS but was wondering whether Rakza Z played better. And also, how does Razka Z Extra Hard compare to Golden Tango?
  11. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Yeah, if you play in the US and you don't train your mindset to be adaptable to lots of crap, and even if you do (because tables and balls and flooring and lighting and space ans ceilings vary quite a bit), you will always find something that effs you. The first time I went to Nationals in...
  12. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Yes, using the elbow as the pivot point on both sides is very important - to me, it is what makes footwork and transition possible, though in full context, the forehand is really a hip stroke, while the backhand is more of an elbow stroke so to speak - what I mean is that you rotate the body to...
  13. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    This one is for you, @OvrChkn she discusses some of the issues with lining up the stroke, swing size and why sometimes you need to use arm straightening to get the stroke to work in a more relaxed fashion (and this can be true if you don't intend to impart topspin per se but you also don't want...
  14. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    It's a good video. The biggest things are knowing your sweet spot and learning to swing in large curves that approximate straight lines in the contact region of your stroke. The body *always* turns in a circle, it all depends on where the racket force is being directed at impact and this can...
  15. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Of course, I am not Damien Provost so this is all just thinking out loud :ROFLMAO: . But there definitely is some balance to be struck between taking big cuts at the ball and being able to take quick strokes close to the table since I don't backup - my style is towards the latter, but I just...
  16. Daily Table Tennis Chit Chat

    Another weekend of TT just ended. I went to play on Saturday morning at my friend's church. His other long time training buddy had returned so it was going to be 3 of us playing best of 3s going round and round. I thought I wouldn't lose a game given the level disparity and played the first...
  17. 19th Asian Games Hangzhou

    She probably wanted to have a better chance to influence her future. Maybe she looked at the competition and saw no reason she couldn't be hiw favorite and best player.And he is the head coach of the women's team.
  18. 19th Asian Games Hangzhou

    Results aside, he just doesn't have a good bedside manner on the bench from a public relations standpoint. That I think hurts him more than the results.
  19. 19th Asian Games Hangzhou

    She never looked like she was really in control, not so sure she blew it as that it was taken away from her. Though the forehand she missed off the side of the table was pretty funny and reminded me of many shots in my own game lol.
  20. 19th Asian Games Hangzhou

    The more things change, the more they remain the same... that said, silver beats bronze.
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