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To further elaborate, both players above are the best two players in my league on a regular basis. I haven't beaten the first player in probably 2.5 - 3 yrs now, as he is an improving junior/college student - he deliberately tries to push against me but keep the pushes and flat balls a certain...

Thanks. You probably just play at a higher level than I do. Most of what I do is typical for play at my level and I don't read serves very well. He rarely served short backspin so I don't think my receive is that bad and most of the serves I tried to keep short, I could not keep low enough to...

We all have illegal serves. Me I have developed an unfortunate habit of a backward toss that isn't high enough and my had on my backhand serve isn't always in the right place, he has a variety of dubious ones. I just try to play and learn as it is a league match and you never know when or...

The main topic is over - are you going to only discuss the meal during and after dinner?

Because I wipe my sweat with the T-shirt I am wearing, you often see my boxers. So I am the last person to complain about how someone looks playing TT.

This guy has the most powerful forehand in the league I usually play at. Enjoy: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tcaR_Kj1oYQ&feature=youtu.be&t=148

But not before entering his ready stance. You are still missing the point. And noise from other places is not the same as noise from the opponent. You are not speaking like a table tennis player. Our brains change to track certain things acutely especially cues from the opponent and the...

Most high level players who practice a visualization serve routine will wonder what you are talking about. THe routine is not just when you serve, but is the whole thing you go into before you serve, grunting during that routine is a way of disturbing the opponent. It may or may not work, but...

How many world class athletes with daily physical training have you consulted for? Just curious.

Michael Phelps, who some consider the greatest athlete of all time, used to eat 10,000 calories a day, including a significant amount of pizza, to fuel his workouts. At that level, you need concentrated amounts of energy. Sure, there may be healthier ways, but at that age, it is not as big a...

The thing about me is that my forehand really needs revolutions. Hard rubber requires too much work to get revolutions and Karis M does not produce enough. I probably should be using M+ on forehand. The R47 makes me remember when I looped to people and would get a long high block. Those...

My arthritis is usually so bad that every time I try to get into my knees, I get injured and have to stop playing. I was watching Fan and I was like, this guy is so low, this is why I will never be a great looper. I had this conversation with Azeez and his simple summary was that if I could...

And according to me, unless you are Koki Niwa, that response will get you in trouble. You have to pump yourself up to play. That said, this is a league match, but this is my first league match against him in a while. I just could not believe that I lost the first two games 11-9 despite looping...

They are from different TT generations so it is not a 100% fair comparison.

#1 and #2 automatically qualified, but the point was that ML was not even being seriously considered for singles because he was not a world champion. That he showed the resilience to play well enough to play the teams is to his credit, but forget the ITTF rules, if he had won the world...

Had one of my best footwork and forehand days in a long time. Went 3-2 in the league, beat Big M 3-1, and pulled out 2 tight matches, one against a guy with the most powerful forehand in the club deuce in the 5th and one against the pips out penholder from 0-2 down (in both matches, I do my own...

It is official. I am an EJ. Nexy Karis is leaving my forehand at some point. Might stay on backhand. Rasanter R47 is paying the bills now. Well, not so fast. Lol. Will need to try a new Karis M sheet on a KJH to really compare...

We had this argument on mytt when ZJK was picked for Roo. A forummer produced stats showing that since 1988, no reigning or playing WTTC singles champ had been left off the squad, especially if they won in the cycle before the Olympics. He did this in part to prove to me that the only way Ma...

ZJK's speed and body was a concern. We all know that turned out. I agree with you, just small differences doesn't mean we have real disagreement.

Yes, and it doesn't matter. Which was why I said champion in the past cycle.