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The most important part of the forehand loop is specific to each individual and is always the part you are missing to make it better. If I had to give an answer, I would say racket head speed/whip mechanics. You can't loop without that. Other things are important like timing, ball tracking...

Both sides look technically much better. You need to be more consistent about coming over the ball with your backhand though even when it feels uncomfortable.

In the past, I used to get my power by brush looping with hard rubbers. So switching back to Euro rubbers has been interesting. I have concluded that I need to improve the power of my regular loops to get better. I look at a kid I play at my club who is 2300 and his power loops have heavy...

Smash flick of the day. youtu.be/PdyqEgX-Sls?t=2834 Some of you may enjoy watching the video as the style of my opponent is fairly interesting and for many people entertaining. He's actually beaten a 2500+ player before even though his rating mostly hovers around 2100.

Tournament at my home club in Philly. Have fun in NY.

You are about the same level as I am give or take a few points.

Yes. T05 responds very precisely to the path of the spin trajectory. What is your TTR?

The expression "feed me balls" is correct in English. I was going to comment on your technique but you already know it is non-standard. Some good club players use similar technique all over Europe and your racket head speed is excellent. I haven't used Roxon but if you don't feel that Tenergy...

Is it this guy?

A Sweden extra is about $45 from the most expensive retailers. Last blade I would consider expensive. I might even go back to it some day.

If you watch the video I posted with the pips penholder, you will actually notice that for that point and many points, I was low with a wide stance and knees bent while looping. So don't let some of practice clips fool you. I know the importance of getting low, especially to make opening...

Carl just put in the dreaded 666 post - DerEchte is envious...

The difference in level is not as large as you think. IT's just that I like to teach, that's all, and it is easier to teach adults when you have an idea in words of what is happening. I just got lucky to be exposed to coaches who could explain to me things that most people have to take for...

Then go make your own thread and chit chat on it about how much you have improved. At some point, not getting the plot makes you a nuisance and you are old enough to be held accountable.

You are talking about quality video or recording long practice sessions. But for self practice, you can simply stick the camera on the other side of the table and even hit back and forth over it with someone. Or you can ask someone to please record two minutes of your practice. Or you can...

As an aside, I also coach. I try to get my students better. It can be an extremely painful process because I am coaching people who play once or twice a week and have lives with family, but who want to play well. All of them have health issues of one kind or another. All of them are over 35...

Archo, other than the fact that none of this discusses *objective* evidence of your improvement, you forget that I have only being playing club table tennis for 5 years. So I still remember when I thought I knew stuff and I really didn't understand jack. Moreover, there are many people that do...

Of course it is possible. What you need to realize is that all of us have different levels of familiarity with Archo personally and with similar personalities throughout our life. First of all, making video is easy and cheap these days. Whether you decide to do it and whether you decide to...

He's about 27/28. Your journey in China is almost ending at that age!

LGL has retired already as as LXX I hear. It will be interesting to see whether and when Ma Long will retire too as I think no one wants to be a victim of the FZD train.