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What I don't get is why everyone is debating technique with someone who literally dreams at night of coaching Olah...

What makes me scratch my head about the ITTF short forms is that the 3-1, 7-3 point that TTD highlighted did not even make the short form of the video. This is not uncommon BTW.

The correct answer (IMO) is that there are multiple ways to expose a weakness and you should keep that in mind when selecting how to play against an opponent with an issue. At the lower levels, it is simply a matter of putting the ball and expecting a weak shot. At the higher levels, you have...

If I had to guess from all the backhands I have had to fix with similar issues, you wanted more spin. I tell people that it is a big mistake to think spin with the backhand from the first movement. Think contact first and then over time, you will learn to add spin with subtle adjustments in...

My POV exactly. This is the second strongest national championship in the world. The only guy who is really head and shoulders above everyone else is Mizutani.

Hahaha... when HTSB starts serving, ttmonster will have all that eagerness confused out of him...

Thanks. The effect is present in all sponged play and while it is not as pronounced in short pips as it is in inverted, the fact that you are using sponged pips means that your stroke relies upon it more than you might realize. It's more complicated than my explanation obviously as both the...

So when NL says it, he is just making noise. But when Mark says it and Michael Landers does it, it is the best thing since sliced bread! Now I get it...:rolleyes:

Suds79, Your spin and speed analysis is not quite complete. The key thing is how much the ball is wrapped by the pips and that depends on a number of things, especially the stroke speed and the sponge hardness. While it is easier to get more spin from softer sponge, it is easier to hit...

Probably my best ever loop with a carbon blade... youtu.be/jZKrMIR-YSY?t=2390

Do you know Archos coached Olah? I know it was a dream and I know we aren't supposed to point these things out but...

I like the blade but it is too slow for what I do with Karis....

http://www.samsondubina.com/coaching/tactical-analysis

An American coach recommended to play him this way. Interesting.

The receiver usually has to take the ball off the bounce to make a good return but it is not necessarily true, The thing is that everyone has serve return strengths and weaknesses. Tom Lodziak recently wrote an article called the perfect serve and his point was that it doesn't matter what...

You don't have long arms, SchemeScC but dropping the ball short to the forehand side is a standard play and you need to have a few responses. Don't think in terms of right and wrong in table tennis. At your level, it is more about what you are taking and what you are giving up. People who can...

Do you have the plies or specs for the Titanbeat? Hard to replace or suggest replacements for a blade that I have never used or don't know the specs for. The outer ply is especially important as well as the thickness and whether there are any composites.

If he gives you one, then I should get one too.

The blade is pretty soft - I moved M off the forehand and replaced it with M+. Not sure it was the right choice, but it feels more natural now. Might partly be a weight issue too as the handle and wings are the same as the KJH, but the head size is clearly smaller.