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Lula, How would you replicate this stroke on the forehand side? https://youtu.be/JilVcyc0k_E?t=2100

I think very few people stress the importance of finishing the stroke down. Stroke like an upside down U. Maybe people don't with their body when they are low. But I think you have to go up and down to be reliable close to the table. But I could be wrong. Of course saying low is not an...

I had an epiphany today. I have been trying to figure out how to play close to the table topspins for a while especially countertopspins. It has been a struggle as no coach or video has been able to give me good insight into how to think about it. I have tried a lot of stuff but none of it has...

I was about to point out that she was likely gluing but you mentioned it.

Yasaka Extra or Yasaka Allround. Relatively thin and small head and well balanced blade.

Yes, try a Tenergy. Cost is not the main reason I don't use it. It is too fast for my passive game since I don't train that much. You may prefer 80 or 64 to 05 but 05 is for close to the table and mid distance topspin. Tenergy topsheet and sponge is better than most but I cant control it in...

He is not playing Marvelous 12. Has he silently retired? Or will he still try for Olympics without WTTC 2019? Not sure how...

Yeah he needs an opponent with that style. I remember playing s tournament and was in the same group with an LP blocker and a looping junior. I beat the LP blocker 3-0, the looping junior beat me 3-0 and the LP blocker beat the looping junior 3-1. You get the gist.

That style is hard to play against without practice, it takes advantage of everything a looper is trained to do. You cannot back off the table because the ball usually stays short and backspin doesn't look like backspin nor topspin like topspin because of how it is being created. But finding...

I am partly taking a jab at someone like Wang Chen (and her supporters) who is not happy with how the next US Olympic team will be selected. Not so much because I don't think she has a point, but because she acts as if the people doing it are inherently corrupt and immoral.

When did he leave Yasaka?

For the Batos blade not MX-K.

The Batos blade sounds interesting. Given my love affair with Nexy handles and ALC blades, I might give it a try. I like the Boll ALC, I just wish I could magically install a Nexy handle. Lol. Nexy should make an ALC Calix 2 or Qabod.

Probably Korea but Karis is not a control rubber per se - I think the reason it ended up being that way was partly because of who produced it. Karis was supposed to be first and foremost a linear rubber - a rubber where you could gauge the output very easily based on your input and with a...

Yes, the speed is similar on basic loops but there is a slight difference in feeling when you hit the ball harder (Butterfly blades tend to feel as if they are releasing the ball a bit more slowly). But it is a tiny detail. You want a slower blade, I think Innerforce is the right place to go...

Maybe a full match would allow us to see these things. But if backhand is your Achilles heel, then it is likely more mental than real. It is also likely that you can still go to Timo Boll ALC speed levels but whether that would make a difference I don't know.

Does he think about any part of his game that he wishes could have been better and might have helped him become World Champion? What was his most memorable win and his most annoying loss?

MX-K, which I think should be an ESN version of Karis would be a game changer for me. Karis with ESN quality control would really be nice. Very linear rubber and likely good for my close to the table game.

I have a friend who is like NDH. It is like playing a more mobile and powerful version of myself and it helps me realize what pros feel like when they play Dima. NDH is just naturally stronger than the rest of us and don't let anyone fool you into thinking that strength doesn't matter in TT...

NDH is another sandbagger by the way. The sandbaggers are DerEchte, Richie and NDH. You will think when they compare their games to others that they have issues but they have things they do incredibly well that you can only beat them by taking away from them. If they complain about their...