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So they would not hear a ball hit a racket they are holding? Which is just about the only relevant thing to the definition of feeling that I provided?

I By feeling, I mean the sensation of the ball on your racket. You probably mean touch or ball manipulation or something else, which people might define as feeling a well? If you ask a deaf person how/why they can dance or listen to music, they will tell you the feel the vibrations. In the...

I do think feel in table tennis is clearly mostly sound. That's why we talk about vibrations. OF course, other senses are important, but sound is a big part of it, not just the ears, but the hands obviously. I think because kids are growing, all kinds of body parts are augmented for table...

So my temp decided he wanted to switch coaches. His wife had given me the first hint of this on Saturday and he beat 2 1700 players and one 1800 player on Sunday. I think that because most of my approach to TT coaching is Zen-based to the degree that I picked it up from Brett, intellectual...

Well, it's your fault for not getting me the first time. Of course I know he has the right handle. It doesn't mean he didn't stick it on another blade! (And in case it isn't obvious to anyone, I have almost zero doubt that Drinkhall, a fave of mine, is using his Tibhar branded blade.)

Yes, but it could also be what you said before. Unless you look at the details, it is hard to know. That's why you need to know who talks to who about what in your club so that you can figure out what people are saying about how to play you and what you may need to work on.

What's pictures of the handle going to do other than confirm what we already know? Don't you need to do some analysis of the blade materials with a spectrometer and then look at the dimensions to confirm that it is a Drinkhall Powerspin Carbon and not another blade?

You are officially a Forum Treasure!

I built one by putting a wire through a ball. It helped me and the kid I built it for. I am going to build one again for my forehand as well.

But he forgets that there was a time when China came to Europe to learn from Europe how to do X and Y. He parodies what Europe does by forgetting that Europe has also been greatly influenced by Chinese coaching and success. Just about all the top players in Europe have been to China or have...

A lot of assumptions in here. Suds79's point is that there is an amazing amount of investment in the sport both in terms of financial and human capital. The top athletes in the rest of the world play soccer. In China, they can play table tennis. And you don't remember the ones that got...

Amazing final two points and two forehands from Ma Long. I thought the Chinese were supposed to stay close to the table... LOL.

IT's this drill with Waldner: youtu.be/DIzW16bITyo?t=125 Note the wrist action that produces the heavy whip. I don't see you doing that.

Remember, swing fast but have a slow ball. It will get better with time. Also, spend more time on hitting a quality ball and less on movement. Sometimes, try to go all out and hit a massively spinny ball or a massively fast ball. It is almost as if you are unwilling to do a Rambo loop or a...

The good thing is that you are moving well. The bad thing is that you are still hitting the ball way too fast and not putting enough into rotation, especially on the opening topspin. I think it is partly because your whip is not enough, but I think the real problem is that you do not realize...

All the good stuff happened before the 10th minute. The rest was mostly bad. You need to play more like JeffM - learn to put excess energy into the rotation of the ball and use your whip in your wrist better. You are over compensating with racket angle and this will lift too many balls off...

Here is me on the other end of it - it is not as uncommon as you think, though it is not easy to deliberately loop a ball that high and spinny. youtu.be/f5X0ZJaIrQM?t=382

The video is still private, Boogar!

During the Rio Olympics, China, the best team in the world had a private facility built and setup to mimic the playing environment in the Olympic playing halls. So you see, they didn't just come in with the best players. They also spent more money getting those players prepared for the...

Despite the superficial thinking (BS) and the inaccurate statements (CR*P) often pushed around by this Youtuber, this video is actually good for a certain level of TT player and I shared it with my students yesterday. So I can understand why Ray posted it.