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But I also get the impression that the increased surface friction and less spin potential make the used rubbers usable for longer. I can loop with rubbers that I would have discarded ages ago with the cell ball. Or maybe my technique is just better and I am overthinking it.

Federer did not win a big title since 2012 - no one other than the Chinese has won big Titles since Samsonov in 2009. You think the fact that Federer got luck in 2017 now makes you right after the fact? Or you would have been wrong in Samsonov had beaten Mizutani despite being injured? When...

What kind of hair spray do you use for protecting yours?

Haha... IMO, Korbel has better balance than SPW. I could only use Hexer confidently on the SPW given its weight.

The big difference is that in internal tournaments, they have coaches by their side. In international tournaments, they do not. That is why FZD struggles against ML internationally, he doesn't have a coach to reassure him on the tactical and psychological front. Whether this tournament or the...

Yeah. He is still playing great table tennis. Still capable of great results. Just has more bad days because of his age. I have never understood the argument that playing past your prime hurts your legacy.

Running shoes are bad for TT. Cross trainers are better.

I am switching to the Korbel. There is something about the head heaviness and the weight that makes it feel better when I loop. Hopefully, my shoulder will survive it.

The thrill of victory: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_2gxQ0l6kuc&feature=youtu.be&t=163 The agony of defeat: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QF1C2DORnfI&feature=youtu.be&t=1297

You gotta move beyond this if you want to get good, your timing should be tied to the ball bounce. The spin, I understand that is to each his own. But you could hear CNT arguing that the Nittaku ball spins less than the DHS ball especially when generating backspin for short push.

Are you jealous?

You must have excellent training partners and coaching to have achieved an advanced level in 3 years. I do know a couple of people who did it so it is quite possible even if quite difficult.

The TSPW is an interesting blade - it is rated OFF- and some people think it is straight OFF. I can see both views, but I am more in the OFF- camp. The Extreme S is also an OFF blade at best - these are not the days of the 38mm ball.

As DerEchte pointed out, it is important to play them with your particular set of skills and see how things shake out. I find that if people play them ling enough with a few general rules in mind based on understanding how pips and anti generally work, they develop their own understanding and...

My feet are on the same line (I don't put one in front of the other) - so both are on the same line, but one is looking at 10 and the other is looking at 2 or more likely 3, hence the time 10:10 or 10:15. But I try not to put one far behind the other.

Foot positioning. My feet are relatively parallel. It is just how they point.

It is correct. I am more like 10:15. Some people would advocate 10:10 but for me, 10:15 is more stable. I try to play all my shots out of 10:15. Unless I bias myself to play a power forehand or backhand to end the point.

BTW, Dubina is not recommending a specific stance. He is saying that your stance should be able to support forehand and backhand to all points on the table as you get better in order to play faster. This is related to what Takkyu is saying. I used to argue with my coaches for a long time...

My precise assessment as well. When I learned to beat such players, my game actually got better because it enhanced my ability to read and eliminate certain kinds of balls. I also suspect that he has major short game or in and out issues that can be exploited if you build out that skill set...

I don't feel that I play any differently from how Dubina describes. I just do it with the right foot pointing slightly outwards. I rotate over my base and I don't bend my knees as much. I try to play my backhand out of that stance as well as much as possible, even down the line, by moving...