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Some of that is right and some of that is a bit confusing so let me clarify. Boogar was saying that he didn't know how to keep the ball on the table when close to the table with a powerful stroke. I was trying to tell Boogar that if you hit the back of the ball, you may even spin it but you...

Compare the two videos above. The first loop looks harder and faster, but will get you into trouble once you need to hit the ball harder and once the incoming ball is spinny. The second loop is slightly riskier because it is coming round the side of the ball to shape it. But for slightly...

Yes, all of the above that you mentioned depending on the incoming spin. You may have missed when I tried to explain to SchemeSC. Do not graze though - hit the ball.

You are still hitting the back of the ball my friend. Stop this nonsense as soon as possible - it will only hold you back from getting better for much longer than necessary.

Not just that, but when you do a full stroke, the ball still stays on the table!

Carl got it, but let me try again. I think you think there is a major difference between 1) getting a point off your serve outright, vs 2) getting an easy thirdball opportunity, vs 3) getting a controlled return, 4) vs getting an offensive return vs 5) getting your serve killed. There are...

I started a thread like this on mytt but it didn't get very far. This was before I met Brett, after which I have learned much more. Will be back to share some stuff later. May not be today tho.

Learning in table tennis is never wasted. You have neurons and experiences stored in your hand as a Penh older that will help you as a shake hander and vice versa. Grip is not a static thing. So please continue to share your eternal evolution.

Well, I decided to start with that. Here is a match vs a much better player than DerEchte. See again what happens on serve return. I could show my videos of me repeatedly missing DerEchte's serves as well. Of course you need an attack behind your serves, but misses come in different...

Don't worry - I will fix the thread hijacking. Have you won the serves tournament?

People have a wrong perspective of table tennis sometimes. USATT 1900 is well above average especially if you didn't start intense training as a kid. People don't think about how long it takes to get there and think that it is a cakewalk. People who are above 1900 in China usually got some...

You aren't playing the app enough and you are focusing on the wrong things. Always focus on the contact. Eventually, even if you don't think you are seeing it, you will. It gets slower with exposure. It's like your brain builds out the systems required to see everything if you give it a...

Fantastic poster.

Why magic? Aren't you supposed to lose anyways? For me, it is simple - serve and return in ways that let you get into rallies. IF you can't, he is a better player so that is what is supposed to happen. If you can, then your chances are as good as they can get. Try to play the first attack...

Ma Long wouldn't say any different or he wouldn't train so many hours a day, would he? You're a good guy so I am not sure why you are making it sound like improving in table tennis is magic.

Great post with a fantastic analogy. Unfortunately, people don't like to accept straightforward explanations. When you can select from the best athletes, that is easy. When you have to create the best athletes with limited resources (Portugal), that is ridiculously impressive.

Coach Wu Jingping has retired from the CNT last year (he was coaching FZD and XX at the time before the Olympics) so that is likely an old photo. Seeing Jike in recent multiball and training videos, I doubt he will withdraw.

The fact that he presided over the team during its return to dominance is what gives him the credibility to make these claims, and I can't imagine being in his position and not showboating a little bit. He does create some attention and press by doing these things so it might not be all negative.

Block practice is incredibly important in table tennis and I would not recommend one skip it entirely even if one is extremely advanced. The key is to introduce or add random elements so that the brain is challenged to make reads rather than to fall into a routine where it is not challenged and...