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I don't play tournaments and probably I am at a much lower level than you are. But in my opinion, if you have power, you should try some softer sponge first because your power would compensate for it. Unless you are well above 2000 rating and like to play far from the table, you don't need very...

I would suggest allowing each player an option to wear a headband that would place a small official hawk eye camera at the forehead. This would give the most fair judgement and also provide us some good replays. I know it would feel a bit uncomfortable, but if I know my opponent likes that kind...

From the opposite point of view. Sometimes when I play against better players (like 300 ranking better), I got a few good shots and/or lucky shots, and is winning like 8-5 or something. Then I think more than half of the times, I still lost at the end. What should I do to keep pressuring my...

I think FZD will very likely return for the 2028 OG. Just my speculations: 1. I have been hearing that WLQ and FZD are very close. 2. WCQ's FH rally is not consistent. He relies on his serves to get advantages. But the 2028 OG is in the USA. Knowing that the USA and China are expected to...

I am also learning this too. When playing the supposedly weaker opponents, I wanted to have some fun with them instead of doing mean serves and attacking. But many times, I lost a few points, got pressured, and lost the games. So now I keep reminding myself stop being nice, this is sport. I was...

thanks. So unless there is any rule change to the ball or equipment. I think I am set for the next 20 years at least.

A couple questions. 1, I would want to know your background. Are you a fan? pro player? coach? scholar with sport degrees? 2, You want to talk about the history? culture? tactics? the future? or a little bit of everything?

I think this is the author's point, showing that the GOAT discussion is always subjective. Most people won't consider Wang Hao to be a GOAT candidate, yet he has good H2H against Ma Long, which makes the Ma Long GOAT debatable.

I keep reminding myself 2 things that are not skill related. 1, keep my body low. 2, focus. To me, there are different levels of focus. This happened many times when I didn't track the score and just completely focus on the game, I played much much better. But when I realized I just won a...

Borrowing your post for a side question. I was using H3 for FH and Battle 2 for BH. both rubbers were unboosted commercial. Now using G1 max on both FH and BH. The transition was good, and I think G1 is easier to play with. I have no complaint and don't think I need to change. But I also...

In my opinion, it depends: For one hit with power, it's Wang Liqin. For one hit with placement, it's arguable For consecutive hits with power, it's FZD. For consecutive hits with placement, it's ML.

yep this is a very systematic way to learn. I just don't have that resources. It would be nice if I can hit with a robot for a couple hours a week. And it's quite hard to get rid of bad habits like not following the ball all the time.

1850 is very good for hobby players. I do want to get to around 1900 in the future. My understanding is, in that level, I don't make much unpressured mistakes and can return most shots as long as I am not badly out of position. Winning a game from a 2000 rating is very rare. Even though I know...

I started playing when I was in elementary school, no coach, just having fun with my buddies and tried to learn by watching Olympic games. But I have been on and off for like 20 years, playing maybe 5 times per year on average. I started playing again in the summer of 2024. Like you said...

I often remind myself to look at the opponent, but it's hard. When I look at the opponent, I would "forget" to look at the ball. And when I look at the ball, I would "forget" to look at the opponent.

thanks for all the good comments and recommendations. It sounds like I need to work on my consistency and things will come to me more naturally. I just don't have enough time and resources to practice more.

Yep, I understand the importance of following the ball with my eyes. But previously I just hit the ball, adjusting my blade angles according to the situation. Now I tried focusing on where on the ball I should hit and forget about my blade angle. It makes a difference to me, at least in my last...

Usually, when the ball comes, I do a stroke, focusing on my movement and blade angle. Then, last time, I just had this idea out of no where. I tried to focus on where on the ball I should hit, and let my natural instinct to figure out the blade angle. I felt I have better consistency in this...

it would be awesome to also include features to look for places and partners to play.

Spin doesn't really change in a fraction of a second. If you do a side spin serve, and just watch it bounce, the spin is still very strong after like 5 seconds. It's because bouncing on a surface does not slow down a side spin much, and the air drag force isn't really that much to slow it down...