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Yes, it definitely takes time. As Der Echte said, some people will actually tell you not to do what I told you because it loses control. They will say start with a little and add it over time. For me, it is a matter of how much you train. If you practice a lot, do it all the time in practice...

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Well said. IF Archo posted a minute or two of serve practice on a daily basis or at least 3 times a week and asked for tips to improve his serve, then I can get him off the ignore list for that. Serves are something you can improve all by yourself and in fact, if you can get the serves better...

T80 surprised me enough that one day, at my level and with my slow blades, I might do T64. But the real point of this post was to say: See you there, I am going for all 3 days too. Unfortunately, your concubine, Ding Ning, and your girlfriend, Liu Shiwen, decided to pull out at the last second.

Every time I play HTSB, I go back to square one on serve return. His motion is fast enough that if you don't attention and photograph the contact, you will just not remember what happened and the ball trajectories are all weird enough that they confuse you even though the kick is there and then...

Yes, it is what I described - you may actually need to open the paddle more as you brush sometimes - I actually don't close the paddle when I Want to hit the ball hard if it has no-spin - any appearance of closing is forced by the ball height. My wrists are also quite a bit more flexible and...

Great to hear. If you want to relax more, get something even softer on both sides. I switched to T80 from T05 and I finally started blocking and smashing even better. Not saying you should per se, but my point is that you are still using some of the most challenging Euro/Japanese rubber and...

The biggest thing Archo needs is a friend who wants to get good at TT as badly as archo does. That by itself will do magical things for archo's game. A soliloquy of the sort he presently engages in only results in internal chaos or delusional order.

This is a different version of the same problem. Is table tennis knowledge about practical results, ability to teach, level of play , ability to write about etc. First of all, anyone can intellectually understand and repeat words if they have the requisite linguistic skills. The problem is...

I remember when an amateur friend of mine, who likes to review CNT videotape with his friends, came along with me to ask a high level coach friend of mine a question. The amateur friend's question was simple - he and his friends had found ways of looking at videotape and developing high level...

I remember when an amateur friend of mine, who likes to review CNT videotape with his friends, came along with me to ask a high level coach friend of mine a question. The amateur friend's question was simple - he and his friends had found ways of looking at videotape and developing high level...

The general idea is important - the rest is practice. I've always shaken my head when people say things like top of the bounce etc. You just practice the different timings and see what works and let the brain adjust. But if you want to get into that, if you relaxed and took the ball later...

One of the mistakes we make in TT is feeling well can do better without practice. That said, if you close your paddle more, you are 99% likely to keep hitting the ball long as I suspect this is what you are already doing. What you need to do is a bit more technically complicated and requires...

It doesn't have to be any time soon.

BTW, I was going to respond to this in detail and explain in greater detail the differences between athleticism/movement and footwork that you alluded to in your response. But then I remembered the reason why I put Archo on my ignore list a few days ago was that in addition to his being...

You guys do know that I have 24/7 access to the club in Philly, right?

Tell Nicole she can hit balls with me anytime :cool:.

I wish it was just skill - sometimes it is raw patience and guidance and a willingness to put in the hours when nothing seems to be changing. And you need a feedback system or nothing will ever change. On one of my recent attempts to fix the pendulum elbow problem, here is my coach: That's...

Rubber Cement has been known to make people fail VOC tests 24 hours later. Just letting you know how much you have really cheated ;).

What don't you like about it? You still have some technical work to do on your serves. Also, your forehand finishing position needs to get a little higher or you will be struggling with trickier balls but this is a match though - maybe your standard forehand is better and just can't work as...