Search results

By calling 911!

Better than the coaches at Lily? ;)

What's funny about this is that only a couple of months ago, Shuki was complaining about being in the U1700 event and says he should have played higher events. Now he is saying he needs to sandbag to win. Life is funny and sad like that.

Sandbagging is unethical. You are better than that. And 2000 is not beyond anyone per se. It just requires putting in the hours and building the skills and tactics. There are players who broke 2500 despite starting at age 21. It's just that starting younger always makes things easier...

So I played another tournament today. 2 hr drive, wasn't feeling perfect. Wanted to play as I was not sure I would have a chance to play this month. Learned a lot. Had 2 bad losses - one to a 1600 kid coached by Ernesto Ebuen and one to an 1800 blocker who scrubs his paddle after every...

Siva, most of your technique on all your strokes including serves has elements a coach would have to undo. That does not shorten the process AFAIK. That said, it's all relative and goal dependent.

Siva, in all honesty, and it is not necessarily a bad thing, you sound like someone who is more interested in impressing people than in developing technique that is relatively sound and wins matches. On a relative scale, Ma Long is a pace player while Zhang Jike is a spin player. Every...

Are you still coming to Philly?

So no Howard County TTC for you. Oh well...

Are you playing tomorrow?

Princeton Pong, Lily TTC and NJTTC at Westfield are all close to train stations so you can go to any one of them by train (you might need a short ridge at Princeton).

My family is aroubd so it is going to be interesting. Most suitable club for me is my home club, then Princeton Pong, then Lily Yip TTC. None of these are in NY though.

Combine that with not responding to so many people as if you know what you don't know and you will get a perfect score.

Archo, unfortunately, you still writwant a lot of things that show you have ways to go. Just a lack of self awareness I guess.

Yes, it is, but there are nuances that you need to be aware of and for most people, it is better to have a stroke that you can adapt to multiple balls, including tricky ones, than to have a stroke that you can only use when the ball is easy (which is what most lower rated players already have by...

To get proper feedback, you have to share some videotape.:p

Pot calling the kettle black,,, But seriously, the nuanced differences in the top CNT strokes are part of what makes them so appealing to watch, but are also part of what leads many people astray in wanting to play like them and copy their techniques. If you have good coaching and train a lot...

And the 10 year old almost always plays everyday. Who wants to bet that the 30 year old does the same?

Someone once asked a top player whether he holds the racket the same way for forehand and backhand. The player said yes. Then the person asked the player to show the forehand. The player showed it. Then the person asked the player to show the backhand. The player showed it. The person...

IMO, even those warm up strokes are relatively advanced and there are better players for amateurs to emulate but to each his own. Ma Long has multiple forehand swings adapted to a lot of balls and his shot selection is supported by his experience and training (physical) and footwork. Its just a...