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Well, some of you may recognize a player/coach in the background. The match itself, well, it will show you what happens when you can't read the spin on someone's serve. Thankfully, that problem went both ways.

Understood. The difference between us is that I have had 5 years of play doing this and I have no natural read of spin. I could tell the balls were going long because they were no spin balls but reading that they were no spin balls is something that I currently cannot do. It's one of the...

I think the brain dead play comment is unfair because it ignores the fact that the first game score was 11-3 and it probably ignores that I beat same opponent using largely the same tactics badly so what in part requires explanation is what changed. The part where I think it is fair is that I...

Thanks, pgpg. I think the ease of the games just made me too eager to end the points in 2 shots. I could definitely have won them if I was okay playing 3 or 4 shots and moving him around.

Thanks, Ghostzen. Always great to have a player of your level comment here. The thing is that I am not reading the ball properly. How to adapt or tell? Any signs rather other than to simply know after and get frustrated?

Here is the earlier match. It is largely the first set of the later match replayed three times. He probably twiddled here as well, but maybe checking the paddle before the match keyed me in in a way that was missing in the second match.

Some technical advice can be helpful because no one understands technique 100%. In the end I just take what I can and ignore what I can't just as we all do. What gets annoying is the technical know it all who will never post video of their play. I check the bat and you can see the first game...

It just makes it harder to play properly or train to play properly for more than a day. After the pain sets in like I am feeling right now, I just wonder what through point of playing is sometimes if I can't sustain my play. I go through periods where I try to bend my knees and give up.

I suspected as much. This is the third time this had happened to me and I didn't adapt. I have to be more observant and adapt much faster next time. I beat him very very easily earlier on the day and I think that hurt me in this one.

Fixed - thx.

Most frustrating loss. Comments welcome.

Played Westchester today. Was playing relatively well until I lost 1-3 to a chopper I had beaten really badly 3-0 after winning the first game 11-3. Need to watch the video to see what he changed.

I think there are three Nigerian candidates for the greatest player in Nigerian history. How would you rank yourself, Atanda Musa and Segun Toriola? And please don't be too modest. Your backhand had improved a lot recently. How did this come about and what kind of work have you done with...

It's largely the nature of table tennis.

Well, you know I can't drink for health reasons but of course, I have all the tools and amenities to create all the possibilities. And I don't know if others drink but Chicken and all the other stuff is definitely possible. After all this is Philly.

We are off to Westchester on Sunday unless something changes. Maybe you could try the next Sunday/Monday since it is labor day weekend?

He is on the road most of the day and gets to Philly by evening/night.

Freitas ALC is almost definitely limba since he used the Michael Maze for a while. My guess it is a specialized take for Freitas on the Michael Maze and plays largely like a Michael Maze unless you have the world class touch to tell the difference.

WTF? Where was I when all this was being posted? Oh, working at work and working at TT. Alrighty then. Carry on.:cool:

My two favorite backhand sidespin flick videos.