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The saddest thing in a sense for me is that I never got to actually play him. I kept on thinking that eventually, I would get good enough for it to happen in the league, rather than just asking for a match and doing it.

A story for you, SchemeSC. There is a guy who I played a lot who is now in college. He plays a lot of players there. One of his opponents is a really powerful 2000+ (probably over 2100 but rating not fully caught up yet) looper. When the college guy pushes or spins a straight ball to the...

Good stuff. The real issue is that you didn't reset after every feed, so you got closer to the ball and could take it earlier. Also, AS should mess around with your brain a little more. He should dink the ball softly with little spin, do a hook sidespin serve or a backhand serve that barely...

Nothing wrong with this, backhand looping against topspin consistently is one of the most difficult shots in table tennis. Most people do a short counter/kick topspin, and it really isn't a brush stroke as topspin is not easy to brush unless you are something thick on the contact.

Yes. In my head, that is how I open 95% of the time unless the ball has backspin in my optimal range and I can feel it. You need to practice that kind of loop while moving, when the ball is falling off the side of the table, when you are out of position on the forehand side, and even against...

Yes, but it is rampant lying, DerEchte. Fostered by internet facelessness. I know we all committed similar internet sins but we can't encourage it in the young... But my point is that Archo can be dangerous if not confronted. I was actually speaking about the good side of Pnut, the side that...

Yes, and the good thing is that if/when he gets emboldened to repeat his old posting patterns, you will be aware enough to see what is happening. All of this seems excessive now, and there are a couple of times when I find the piling on Archo to be gratuitous, but I avoided starting my fair...

Maybe he didn't cause any real harm because some of the egos he supposedly damaged took it upon themselves to stop him before he damaged someone's table tennis? I think this is what I meant when I said that you think I am a petty person. No, he didn't just hurt some egos, if he ever developed...

Tip 1: Don't do it. Tip 2: If you have to do it, set aside 2 hours of your life. Tip 3: Use acetone and lighter fluid carefully to see which solvent affects the glue. Tip 4: Get to work!

Now if he can drag (kidnap) ttmonster to come with him...

Thanks, Carl, for the post on archo. I appreciate your post in part because the detail reminds us of some of the things that people here who didn't read archo on other threads or even myself who likes to just forget some things may not remember when we bring up the label "dishonest". I think...

For some reason, I don't remember recording video of the match we played but he had some of the best offensive lp play that I had ever seen which was how he beat me. Would like to believe that my allround serve and offensive game would give me a better chance today but his game is not in a time...

The late great irreplaceable, inimitable Barry Dattel. RIP. http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Ten...ttel-1958-2016?

The late great irreplaceable, inimitable Barry Dattel. RIP. http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/Features/2017/January/01/Barry-Dattel-1958-2016

Greg, I have an "answer" of sorts to your "how to loop if you cannot be as fit as a pro" question that I really should post sometimes. I had it earlier this year I think, but I have not been able to work out all the details honestly so it is a little half-baked. But I will post it sometimes...

People who are not familiar with that post cannot see archo the way I do unless they consider how good a player Archo must have been in Feb 2016 and think about his first videos and wonder how someone who plays like he did could have written something like that. IT shows you how much he thinks...

Thanks for your post. I knew at some point it would come to this, because people who don't know what happen3d always show up in the 90th minute and see the score and think whoever is losing badly is getting bullied undeservedly. I actually put archo on my ignore list to avoid pulling my hair...

It happens to me too from other posters. It is a site software bug.

High toss backspin no spin. Do you think that is a problem with these balls?

What is Ma Longs favorite serve against banana flickers when in trouble?