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My primary wide lens camera is damaged - I took it to the repair shop and they told me they could not fix it this week so I have to make do with my backup which has a narrower view of the table and needs more distance from the table to capture anything. I finally switched to Nexy Karis 100%...

No, I meant brush more over the ball from the left front and put the ball into the wide backhand - it might not get there but at least it is the safer option with power as there is more table. Reverse serve into the backhand with heavy spin is designed to be hard to spin to the wide forehand...

The opponent has a consistent forehand opener and no backhand opener though he has an okay backhand block. In that case, usually I recommend that one should push to the backhand and go with power to the forehand as the forehand is usually a stroke for such players that requires a wind up to...

Then turn your arm upside down and do the hook serve and that is your pendulum serve.

Sometimes, my friend, you can't and shouldn't stop the darkness.

Let me put it to you another way. If I am working with Brett on something, until he approves the video of what I am doing or until I am tired of trying and give up, I continue to send him video for comments because I want to be sure that he is convinced that I am on the right path, or that I...

It's all in Brett's video on efficient serve mechanics. Carl knows better with his drumstick motion on his hook serve, but for some reason, he isn't applying it here. MAybe it is because his attempt to hold the ball as long as possible is interfering with his mechanics. Holding the ball as...

This is not a good camera angle but you get a better idea of what DerEchte is talking about. In Mark's video, he has a delayed whip effect that is very hard to pick up unless you know what you are looking for. For below, fast forward to 30 seconds in.

You said it not me ;).

You subconscious never really gets it if you are looking for some form of perfection. In this case, what I would be more concerned with is whether you have stopped using proper whip mechanics and timing to swing at the ball just because you are focused on these drills.

Sure, but remember to always find time to post video or you might develop another bad habit that will take forever to undo once it sets in. The higher your level and the more advanced what you have is, the harder it is to undo because you sometimes wonder whether it is worth it. Most of us are...

Which part didn't make sense? The degree of backswing on your backhand ( and I suspect on your Chiquita since they tend to be similar) is too limited to confidently overpower spin in matches. That was why I posted the FZD video. Chiquita is not a trivial stroke commitment. I used to have a...

A lot of people writing interesting stuff - they should post videos of their play... This guy in black first and foremost has extremely strong sidespin serves. That he can get a 2300 player to miss his long serves repeatedly says a lot - most of them are topspin to invite to fast loop into his...

Carl, Sounds like someone had good taste for music. Playing the music of my late great country man. The pull is less about holding the ball and more about the contact point of the stroke on the ball.

What is wrong with his serve?

The thing is that his strengths are things that go away once your opponents get familiar with you at that level. His serve and serve return game is still amazingly good but it won't get him past his JNT mates and it won't get him past the top Chinese given all the resources they put into...

The comparison doesn't do much IMO unless you know what someone is trying to do. Shinhyun does a decent job though I might quibble with one or two things.

Tough final. It seemed to me that Karlsson's over the table backhand short push and block will need some more work if he wants to play that way and break the highest level.

Bobrow doesn't seem to realize that Dima is back with T05.

No faith in Karlsson...