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Yeah, for different reasons I used to get sometime 3 hrs before driving another 3 to play. But I am older now with family, not going to do that any time soon. Yes the black on black guy looked interesting as well. Even the pips guy looked better in the solo video but again too passive. The...

The main point is that the whole stroke has a path, and the path affects the quality of ball you produce and the quality or spin you can control. Good players know what they are trying to do to the ball and swing through paths with their whole body primarily and usually use arm adjustments as...

Not sold that is a linear stroke per se but I get what you are trying to show and the explanation is linear..

I don't disagree on that the instruction has a similar effect, I just think that what you call the twisting (I prefer turning) effect is more significant than the enhanced contact time but they may be inseparable. Not so much because the racket head speed is faster (I suspect it might be slower...

You only played 2 guys whose games I could read, and the guy in green looks like a decent and better player. The others (and even the two guys) give you a lot of time, the game is too slow IMHO, maybe it is the camera angle and the lack of sleep. But it will help to see one complete match...

I don't know whether it is about extending contact time as much as it is about following the shape of the ball which enhances spin with a more significant turning effect, all other things being equal. Regardless, it Timo Boll can teach it and claim it improved his technique, doesn't it make...

Can you please reshare the video? If you do and the video shows you looping, I will give you a glorious theory to critique.

Welcome to life.

Of course, the way you have framed it, yes. But a couple of things - no one is going to get from 1500 to 2500 in a short period of time. So the question is what do you do to get better? If you are going to get to 2000 from 1500, do you need 1800 players everyday in practice? Or if you have...

I think it is accurate for everyone. Werner Schlager echoed many of the things Dubina said in a recent interview. I think the real key is context and application ultimately with the goal of developing a player. You can do what he says are myths and develop a player - I think Dubina would...

Thought this video about beliefs that create mindset that prevent you from improving would be helpful. I don't think Dubina is so much absolutely right as challenging fixed mindset.

The human body has joints that are round and that pronation and supinate, so claiming it is as "simple as that" is probably missing a few important facts just on the basis of limited awareness. People who topspin swing through curved paths whether they think they do or not. The question is not...

Until you actually post video showing that you can hit a ball with heavy topspin or that you know how to play a hooking or fading loop (or alternatively, that you have coached someone who can do these things), I will gladly stay out it. It is stupid to discuss topics like this with someone who...

Very fast setups challenge your ability to play good topspin shots, especially when you are not in position (they don't give good arc so you can't bend it like Beckham, but they produce great shots when you are there on time). But as you said, you were happy with how you played and how you...

It happens. I don't do it with rubber switches, but I would definitely pick the slower of my identical setups if my opponent was more defensive.

The Ignito is not the comp though, the Strato is - the Ignito is more like a Gergely - the Strato is more like the 6.7mm thickness that is the Primorac Carbon (my original post got that wrong). EDIT: My dimensions are way off, seems a Gergely is thicker lol. Well, other than 3+2 Hinoki carbon...

I play with shoulder arthritis and in addition to rotator cuff tears, I haven't had a normal shoulder in almost 6 years. If you want to avoid surgery, you will need a prolonged period of not playing and a lot of exercises to see whether you can rebuild muscles to support the shoulder again. I...

Golden Tango is a high spin rubber with good control. So is Tibhar K3. They are harder sponge though so they require consistent fast swings if you want to loop with them.

I like it a lot. I think you can go for more power on some of the shots - tuck the racket a bit in between the legs or on your left hip (not literally, but it will feel that way, so you get some forward as well as upward motion) then you can add power to the shot on demand, You might also feel...

Memory is an interesting thing. 1) You definitely *lost* the first game/set, but won games/sets 2 and 3. 2) You either lost deuce in the 5th or at 8, but I am not in the mood to count seriously. Your game is clearly better on things like serve and touch, but the issues I (and others have...