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Germany was seeded #2 in the last WTTTC. Look at what happened with Boll injured and Dima not playing. In the end, no system is going to be 100% perfect.

That's fair. I used them to describe what I felt was essential. I assumed you had seen the video before but that what I was describing might be different to you. Good luck with the strokes. You would probably need to go to the gym to get more powerful than that. That's the easiest way.

It would be better to see it in a practice drill but as a match shot, it looks fine. I think most of it revolves around how much control you have in your elbow. It seems to be doing the heavy lifting for adapting to the ball.

Zhang Qiang should lose unless she is very strong vs defense. Li Jiayi can lose as well but that is lower. The rest should be safe. Sawettabutt has the talent but not the composure or experience.

Hit the side of the ball and cover - it's really more a circular motion. You may hook or fade the ball at first, but try to come over the ball, and direct the ball straight forward with topspin as much as possible. That's how I power loop with low arc. Looping is about circular motions and...

Here is Wang Hao blocking with RPB - this could just as well be any shakehand top player blocking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_pxzoqBKfo See that he is whipping is paddle from back to front with limited upward motion and bouncing with the ball. The preparatory whip motion with his body...

I suspected for RPB it could be different and Wang Hao had blocking as a relative weakness in his backhand. The thing about lobbing is that it implies motion in vertical plane and I suspect if I was to see your stroke, there is more to it than that. Maybe just the idea of actually doing a...

I would post video but I don't have anything that explains the issue (Ttedge does but it is paid content). But you can watch pros block during warmup and you can see their blocks don't arc the ball. They are flat practice blocks.

You control the ball in two ways - spinning with the Magnus effect or directional hitting. Basic hits rely mostly on the directional force, heavy topspin loops rely mostly on the Magnus effect, loop drives rely on both. A lifting stroke with an open paddle has no strong component of spin or...

Yeah, those are slower blades, so I am sure you can get away with the lifting block up to a point. But it's better to hit through the ball just a little more as you described so you can keep your technique consistent.

You are more than advanced enough that I wouldn't be worried to deal with your blocks and you could be fixed by a good player if he was really concerned. My coach told me that he has never lost to a guy who couldn't flat block in the game warm ups because topspin blocks in warmups are evidence...

In all strokes on spinny balls, to remain consistent, spin avoidance is the key. You need to make first contact on the side of the ball and then figure out how to follow through to give it the spin you are looking for. This is also important for off the bounce strokes and it is why many people...

Thanks for those videos, Nuke. They were helpful to me and I am not a penholder!

I have those same issues so I know them. When you are in position, the shot is very different. IT's one of those things you come to accept - that you missed the time when you should have gotten heavy footwork training and just maximize what you can by staying on the balls of your feet and...

If the ball hits the side vs the top of the table, is there a distinction in the sound values as well?

CNT must be relieved that Timo and Dima are not around ;);):p:p But oh, no, Lee Sang Su...

Even Hawkeye has false positives, it is just that they have tested and accepted the false positives since they find the accuracy rage acceptable and better than leaving it up to refs. False positive is not usually known until you do the actual testing you will be surprised at what can make...

Great stuff. I know it is just highlights but your strokes look really good. The serve selection could use some work though. You could easily break 2000 if your serve and return game get tighter and you hit a bit with Dan.

That is Matthew Syed. Former professional players, especially those who have been coaches, are a different level if they have the commentating ability.

And false positives won't be picked up by this microphone?