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This is not the way it is works. Everyone caps out at a specific level where the amount of training they need to improve or to maintain their best level is only possible I'd they are pro or semi-pro. If you are really serious about improvement it is going to come down to relentless practice and...

Too many tables not sure which ones to watch...

I have all those issues with my forehand too... but I have to work on something and get better at something. I am working hard on my technique and usage of the body and my footwork, but I have a practice partner who really believes I can get a lot out of my game if my power forehand has more...

Sure, but in the end, you try to squeeze as much out of your technique as possible and I can see the spin from the improved contact and I even find that I am probably not hitting the actual tip but my contact has improved even on my backhand. And it all depends on how far from the tip I am...

So I think I have figured out why my forehand often lacks spin. I hit the ball too close to the center of the racket and too far from the tip. O. My backhand I have always been close to the tip. So this will be my focus in training and matches.

Yes. I did in the US. Since you use pips, the weight shouldn't be a huge issue for you.

I can't believe the thread got this far and no one mentioned the Butterfly Mazunov.

I forgot to add PD, the translations of the Ryu Seungmin tutorials are insightful even to me as a shakehand player. As for the gaps in coaches, I have worked extensively with Brett Clarke so I mostly have biased and positive experiences with Western coaches. I find that once a coach is...

Those are the Korean channels.i was referring to. Lots of really good stuff if you understand where they are coming from. There is also a guy/channel called TTNuri who does what ERT does but has a very different and far more humble approach.

Like I said ERT has a lot of fans. Ultimately if you enjoy his stuff and to be fair the most silly part is the Chinese secrets nonsense, then that is okay. And if you learned a lot from him good for you. But the highest level player I know in person who likes ERT is BRS. And for me that...

Depends on how you define quality and of course the ball changes and technical advances have affected everything.

There are people who will tell you that Hinoki blade is completely outdated and not for modern looping. So the people still using it are not the majority either. I struggle to think of a top player using Hinoki.

I think many people don't realize that a lot of feel is personal preference and of course that personal preference can change. I tried using a slower setup this week and I felt like I was going to damage my shoulder. As someone who has used slower setups for most of 8 years and used a faster...

I think everyone's mileage varies on that one. Sometimes one can be correct and uninsightful, and one can also have an offputting style (Chinese secrets). Emrathich also has no clear idea what level of player his videos are being pitched at, and this kind of discussion is important when...

Brushing the ball is the beginning of the concept. The more advanced concept is to swing through a path with a starting point, contact point and finishing position while turning the ball with varying degrees of contact depth to control speed and spin. This video illustrates the concept which...

I have found that with the kids I know, and one of them is 1400 roughly at the age of 8, it doesn't really matter what you give them as long as they learn proper technique, love the sport, and the blade isn't faster than a Timo Boll ALC.

He lost 4-3 to Zhou Qihao, who beat Xu Xin 4-1 and lost to Fan Zhendong 1-4. Table tennis is about fighting, and honestly, ML doesn't need to be 100% to be the favorite in 99% of the matches he plays. I wish he could get back to prime ML but I have accepted he is now in his ZJK period and even...

Everything I have heard says separation by association will e maintained for the Olympics.

IMO, send the world champs as long as they are not injured. The prep for the Olympics will allow them to come up with adequate solutions.

Moreover it is not just the wins but the losses in those matches you had opportunities. Why did CM lose the Asian Cup to ZYL at a time when everything pointed to CM being the better player? While LSW went supernova at the WTTC, Chen Meng usually beats LSW. Why did she falter at the last...