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Yes, but it all depends on the basis of the supposed unfairness. In America, we have affirmative action policies as well and that are built into the law as needed. It really comes down to what the law says and how a judge interprets it. She has to show that she is disparately impacted in some...

My point is that her challenging the system does nothing other than to make it clear she is against it. Similar complaints have been lodged in the past about how the national teams for boys and girls have been selected and they didn't get far if I remember correctly.

Well, Kanak Jha didn't. Lily Zhang didn't either. Ariel Hsing did. The whole dynamics is interesting. Consider China. Their inverted players used to beat the pips out players in training matches/trials. Yet they sent their pips out players to compete because they thought it was best for...

She can do what she wants. Maybe she will win maybe she won't.

I actually trust the USATT HPD on this one. I know why the other athletes like Wang Chen are complaining but I think that Jorg Bitzigeio has been good for our sport in the US and that there is little wrong in making sure that spots are used to develop talent and not to satisfy the wishes of...

Chopping on the forehand (with thick inverted rubber) is much harder. Joo Se Hyuk is the notable exception of a defender who had this ability. Usually most defenders who chop on the forehand use something slower and thinner to play on the forehand. Those who play offensive loops off the table...

Here are the Hinoki outers with inner ZLC/ALC/C that I have. 1. Garaydia ALC 2. Garaydia ZLC 3. Garaydia T5000 4. Tibhar Inca 5. Rossi Emotion I also have a BBC Hinoki Ghost that doesn't qualify.

I struggle to play with the hinoki outer ply blades I have. The plastic ball seems to have affected my feeling and I can't block consistently with them anymore.

There are many grips that work. The main thing is that it works for you and you feel comfortable transitioning into the grip when you want to play a backhand. Ma Long does a major grip change to play his backhand as do Timo Boll and Dima Ovtcharov. I don't put my thumb on the rubber but those...

When you are close to the table, using the body is far more important than people realize. The question is what do you mean by "using the body"? It is all about subtle use of the core and hip movements. If not the stroke will not have power. Even if it is just a small shoulder shrug or a...

It's not so different that a player couldn't adjust between both blades. Wood is a living thing and the natural variation makes those blades more similar than different. At worst, TBS might be a bit more head heavy than the others but again, it is not a radical difference. It is just the...

https://youtu.be/OeLFTvTfhGY That's the video. The subs are valuable and I loved the unsheath the sword paradigm. I would say play forward more vs topspin, play more circular vs backspin. But in the end just experiment with different contact points vs different spins. My main point is that...

There is a really good video about backhand flick with FZD. Give it a look, the mechanics of cranking the arm helped me with the backhand as well.

As long as you remember that you are mostly going in a circle and you try to figure out where on the ball to hit to give you the result you are looking for, it tends to work itself out. I find the instructions for perfect technique too confusing, muscle and memory are built over time and...

The old backhand is not as bad as you think. The new backhand will still need to be trained vs incoming topspin close to the table so you can comfortably block and even transition into forehands. All that said, you are clearly on a better path and headed in the right direction. One of the...

You do remember that Ma Long was undefeated in Super League before he got injured and withdrew?

I said the same thing about Zhang Jike in 2016. Then someone pointed out to me that in every qualification cycle for the Olympics, China sends the WTTC winner(s) for the tournaments before the Olympics for singles and has never let a winner in that cycle not attend the Olympics. Both for men...

1) If you have seen Michael Maze play a backhand topspin, you will know it doesn't look anything like that. 2) The instruction for stance has him side on the the table and taking the racket to the the side of him but when he plays the stroke, he is square to the table and plays the whole...

He won't be playing to qualify, he will be playing to make sure he can get into form under competitive stress.

And those rules virtually guarantee Ma Long a spot in the 2020 Olympics barring a major setback. He will play the Marvelous 12 for practice but he is virtually guaranteed a spot regardless of where he places. USually they take 3 players or so and leave the rest to coach's discretion.