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Carl, The Goon Squad again?????? And you were doing so well too... Stop it!

So while our personalities and stylesee are different, I would say something like this: Your game looks pretty good and you likely play at a higher level than I do. Sometimes, and take this for what it is coming from someone at my level, I am not sure you get enough brush when looping on some...

JJS, The embarrassing stuff can be insightful as well. I've done pretty embarrassing things too and they can either give insights or be pure accidents. I let the coaches decide as the embarrassing thing can be the extreme result of something that is marginally okay on my good shots but should...

I suspect that you are going to be lifting the ball as the racket seems to be coming towards the ball from below which is not ideal vs topspin balls but I can't tell what ball you are hitting in your head. The ball should come upwards at the end of the backswing. The circular backswing is a...

The drill at 2:06 in this video is the kind of thing that people should be doing if they have generally okay form. Not worrying about every detail accompanied to the knees or feet. And as always, stop anything causing injury unless you don't care or are earning money like pros.

You enjoy what you do. Don't take me so seriously. My point is that don't go obsessing over every element of technique. I would say that serve practice and getting the right whip mechanics for putting spin on the ball will always add to your level. The thing about serve practice without a...

Sure - not concerned with getting to a high level sure explains why you are concerned with things other than hitting the ball. The thing is that is - there is no magic way to play table tennis. There are things that are help and things that hinder and even eccentricities can be encouraged as...

Yes, I read the comment when I was busy yesterday and kinda understood what you were getting at even if I didn't fully agree. So how would you get him to work on his brush on the shots you think he lacked it? That's part of what would get your message across as well.

Sure - the motion largely looks fine and you probably need to work out the core and back muscles more to support it. You are also too narrow - your feet are too close together and your knees need to be more bent. People underestimate how much developing high level TT form is a process as much...

I don't think he takes offense to it and neither do I. The issue is whether you have even worked with people or have the experience to support what you are saying with insight. TT is one of those sports that some people watch and go "I will be 2300 in 3 months since I am 1900 today and I know...

Of course. The power might not be timed or transmitted 100% efficiently but it obviously does. Most of the power in TT comes from core rotation, not the arm. What bending the knees does is let you rotate the core over a wider and more stable base giving you more stability for a larger stroke...

When my loop is powerful, it is unlikely to be mostly arm. You just don't know what to look for because you keep thinking that pros are doing what they are not doing (some pro coaches do as well so this is okay). If you actually played matches to win or hung out with more high level TT...

Good to see you still wasting your time with stuff, archo. Whatever happened to video odf your match play?

When you use your arm as a whip, it is not the same as using your arm as a hammer. When people say that you should use the wrist, it's not so much that you should actually use the wrist but they are asking for whip mechanics. The sooner you bite the bullet and consistently use well timed whip...

This is true but in my experience, coaches focus on everything except how to transmit power to the arm. So I focus on that and let people figure out what other coaches ficus on in their spare time. If you watch the video he transmits power into the arm well on many shots usinf his body when I...

This was an interesting weekend. Had a training session on Friday with a Chopper who was my former coach when I started out. I tested my new keep the elbow down whipped grip looping technique for a while. Then I hit with a guy who I agreed to hit with for a hour. Went home to catch the US...

Use whatever you are happy using. You play TT for fun.

Who won the whole thing?

By the way, Stiga has come to its senses. I bought a Clipper from Dandoy and it came to 102g. I gave to a friend who I bought it for and he set it up. I borrowed it yesterday and today felt so good and balanced that I might just have to keep it. It feels like my Eternity which has the same...

I couldn't record Boogar's best win which was his first league match vs a 1600 player. Zheng is almost 1800 and the medium pips guy is underrated at 1500 (I have played him so I know).